the advantage i can see with usa projects: people who donate can write it off their taxes due to non-profit status
the advantage/disadvantage: the circle of people that receive info on your project. kickstarter definitely has a way broader but less specific audience i kinda wish they had not named themselves 'usa projects' and it's too bad they take such a big chunk, unless they're really working for that chunk, in which case it's money well spent! here's a kickstarter hopeful story if there are any experimental filmmakers out there who are also rock stars: http://www.contactmusic.com/news/amanda-palmer-throws-block-party-to-celebrate-album-fundraiser_1337107 s On Jun 1, 2012, at 10:54 AM, Gene Youngblood wrote: > Yes, they take a commission in that range so you add it to your budget. I’ll > give you customer satisfaction reports. > > From: matt's frameworks address > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 7:41 PM > To: Experimental Film Discussion List > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] USA Projects for fundraising? Others? > > I have heard that USA Projects takes a 15-20% commission from each project- > which is significantly higher then the 5-10% that Kickstarter takes. > > I am very curious to hear whether artists feel like USA Projects is earning > that extra 10%. Keep us posted Gene! > > -Matt > > On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Gene Youngblood <ato...@comcast.net> wrote: > To participate in USA Projects, you must meet two criteria. First, you must > be awarded a grant from one of the foundations in the consortium that > supports USA Projects. That qualifies you for the second step, which is being > nominated to participate by someone who has gotten a USA Artists Fellowship, > which is the consortium’s philanthropic program. Once you’re accepted, they > are extremely professional in helping you prepare, design and inaugurate your > fundraising campaign. It’s a big job. I’m entering that phase right now, and > when my campaign starts, this list will certainly know about it. My friend > Daniel Martinez was successful, and so was Meredith Monk and many others > whose names I don’t recognize, but who seem to be well known in their fields. > On the other hand, I get weekly bulletins from artists who are approaching > the end of their campaign and have not met their goal. it’s an all-or-nothing > program, so in that case they get nothing. > > > > Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 1:57 PM > To: Experimental Film Discussion List > Subject: [Frameworks] USA Projects for fundraising? Others? > > Hi Everyone, > > Has anyone out there raised money for a film project using USAProjects? If > so, do you have any advice for a filmmaker considering it to fund a short > project? Are there other social media/fundraising sites (i.e. Kickstarter, > Indiegogo) that you would recommend? > > Thank you. > > CC > > -- > Caryn Cline > Filmmaker and Teacher > New York City and Seattle, WA > vimeo.com/carynyc > > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2171 / Virus Database: 2425/5021 - Release Date: 05/25/12 > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > > -- > ------------------------------- > www.rodeofilmco.com > ------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2171 / Virus Database: 2425/5036 - Release Date: 05/31/12 > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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