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James Portnow, Seattle-based game designer and co-creator of Extra Credits, a web series on pro-social game design.
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Raised over $125,000 from over 4,000 people.
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James and Extra Credits were featured at SXSW, Gamasutra, and the homepage of Reddit.

AFIA
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Meghan Sebold, Brooklyn-based social entrepreneur and designer.
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Raised $5,000 for a sustainable clothing line that uses the textiles and talent of Ghana, West Africa.
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Her fashion line, AFIA was featured in EcoSalon, TreeHugger, Refinery29, and is now available in boutiques across NYC.

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Aram Bajakian, NYC-based avant-garde guitar player.
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Raised $4,000 from fans and strangers to fund his album.
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Lou Reed heard Aram and chose him as his new guitarist while Aram's album is now released by John Zorn's Tzadik record label.

Here and There
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Darko Lungulov, Serbia-based award winning international filmmaker.
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Raised $9,000 from movie buffs for feature film project Here and There.
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Film won "Best New York Narrative" at Tribeca Film Festival, featured in Variety, L.A. Times, New York Times, and was a top-10 indie box office theatrical release.

When Last We Flew
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When Last We Flew, NYC-based Off-Broadway theatrical production team.
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Raised $7,000 from theatre fans for the premiere Off-Broadway run.
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Show sold-out at NYC Fringe Festival, won a GLAAD Media Award, and was featured in New York Times, Bloomberg, and American Theatre Magazine.

Through the Looking Glass
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Laura Boyd, NYC-based portrait and landscape photographer.
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Raised $6,000 architectural photography project on location in Paris.
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Photos featured in Artsicle Photography Show in the heart of Chelsea, NYC via LaunchPad.

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Joshua Reuben Lewis, NYC-based singer-songwriter.
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Raised $7,500 to record his first album.
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Showcased at The Gibson Showroom and made A&R connections at Sony, Warner Music Group, and EMI via LaunchPad.

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Paul Davis, Berlin-based fashion designer.
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Raised $8,000 from fans and strangers for a new fashion line.
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Clothing line featured at Berlin Fashion Week.

Big Puzzle, One Piece
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Caira Conner, Tennessee based NYU Master of Science.
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Raised $2,000 to study Brazilian land and infrastructure development.
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Featured in Americas Quarterly, completed innovative research, and submitted successful academic thesis.

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$12,000 Campaign Goal
$445 Raised So Far (4%)
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Rewards

Fuel $1 or more:

Any contribution of $1 receives: A big thank you and your name as a contributor in the credits of our documentary.

Fuel $5 or more:

Any contribution of $5 receives: All of the above and your name listed as a contributor on our website (under construction).

Fuel $10 or more:

Any contribution of $10 receives: All of the above and a picture of us, the kids of the village and the new sports court sent via mail to you.

Fuel $50 or more:

Any contribution of $50 receives: All of the above and a short video of us thanking you personally sent to your email.

Fuel $100 or more:

Any contribution of $100 receives: All of the above and a short video of us thanking you personally, filmed in the Dominican Republic, posted to our website for everyone to see.

Fuel $250 or more:

Any contribution of $250 receives: All of the above and a copy of our documentary.

Fuel $500 or more:

Any contribution of $500 receives: All of the above and a special edition copy of our documentary with all of the outtakes and a letter from all of us thanking you for your contribution and explaining the difference that you made in the children's lives.

Started by Derek Knies January 28th, 2012

Build a Court for Dominican Republic

Courts for Kids Promo

This is a video highlighting how Courts for Kids makes a positive impact in communities around the world.

Missions & Endeavors

Build a Court for Dominican Republic

Eleven friends and I will be traveling to the Dominican Republic with the organization, Courts for Kids, in order to build a sports court for an impoverished community. It is proven that when kids have more access to sports facilities, they are less likely to engage in dangerous behavior such as drug use and sexual activity. In addition to the construction of the sports court, we developed our own individual project of creating a documentary of our adventure. When filmed and edited, we will use this as a promotional tool for our fraternity and Courts for Kids. Also, we will use this as a way to raise awareness within our community about poverty around the world. We need to raise money for travel, equipment, and software costs.