—Meredith Graves, Director of Music and HWIC , and the only ingredient missing from our cauldron now is you! , a community devoted to supporting creators making projects that directly or thematically deal with magic, witchcraft, and the occult ..read more

–Kimm Alfonso; VP, Creator and Backer Success is a graphic novel anthology that collects 16 new stories by talented writers and artists exploring bisexuality through stories and genres ranging from comedy to superhero to supernatural romance. The samples Kat has up on her project page show off how beautiful and interesting this book is going to be. I'm proud that Kickstarter can play a role in helping creative projects like Kat's come to life. Please give it a look and consider backing it ..read more

More Commenting Improvements Designed to Keep Creators and Backers Safe on the work we’re doing with the , which launched in June, is made up of a diverse group of Kickstarter creators from across a wide range of creative industries. We’re thrilled to be collaborating with them to make Kickstarter as useful, welcoming, and inclusive as it can possibly be ..read more

—Kimm Alfonso; VP, Creator and Backer Success ways to tackle these challenges, alongside a number of measures we’re already working on. We want to be prepared for what the next decade brings, and shape the changes in ways that benefit creators, backers, and our mission. —the work of a small, independent team, focused on big ideas concerning the future of crowdfunding as an ecosystem. We also dove into the work of the Kickstarter team, addressing the most immediate needs of our community. Specifically, we talked through an area of focus for our product team in the second half of the year: build ..read more

Aligned with Kickstarer’s values as a Public Benefit Corporation, Everette is also deeply passionate about his philanthropic work and giving back to the community. He serves on the Chisenhale Council for Chisenhale Gallery, a non-profit that helps artists commission and produce contemporary art, supporting international and UK-based artists to make their most ambitious work to date by pursuing new directions in their practices. He also sits on the advisory board for Art at a Time Like This, which works with artists and curators to create art that responds to current social and political events ..read more

We’re excited to see what you come up with! at this year’s BFI London Film Festival!), released on DVD and Blu-Ray (like Don Hertzfeldt’s ), and selected as Vimeo Staff Picks (check out Matthew Puccini’s ). What’s more, Kickstarter-funded shorts have picked up three Academy Awards: won in the Animated Short Film category in 2020, won in the 2019 Short Documentary category, and took home the award in the Short Documentary category in 2013 ..read more