funding creativity - kickstarter
Kickstarter is the world's largest funding platform for creative projects. Every week, tens of thousands of amazing people pledge millions of dollars to projects from the worlds of music , film , art , technology , design , food , publishing and other creative fields. (from http://www.kickstarter.com/start ). Learn more. http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/kickstarter%20basics?ref=nav See also: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/magazine/why-would-you-ever-give-money-through-kickstarter.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Kickstart in numbers Total Projects Posted : 84,502 Total Projects Fully Financed : 35,405 Total Donations Since 2009 : $470 million Category With the Highest Success Rate : Dance (70.12%) Lowest Success Rate : Fashion (27.42%) Successfully Financed Projects That Raised More Than $1 Million : 20 Highest Total Amount Raised by One Project : $10,266,845 (Pebble E-Paper Watch) Projects T...