Crowd-funding has taken its mantel in society. Ideas that banks, foundations, and government won't fund or will fund but with far too many restrictions, are being given new life by individual interest. This panel presentation will offer an interactive, question and answer session for individuals interested in using Kickstarter or other crowdsourcing platforms to fun projects an opportunity to directly learn from those who have already navigated those shark-infested waters. Come, ask, learn.
The Projects
Madison, Wisconsin has had a number of individuals and projects enter the Kickstarter arena. We contacted, successfully funded projects that were community focused to participate in our panel. All the participating projects, exceeded their funding goals—large or small; they each had more than 70 backers; and each had at least 3 project updates to their backers. The projects are:
Presenters
Owner, Jody Jacobson & Company LLC
For more than twenty-five years, Jody has been helping leaders create and sustain change in technology, education, healthcare, and non-profit settings. Clients especially value Jody’s positive, solution-focused approach and her ability to rise above surface complexities to quickly assess and address the outcomes that matter most.
Jody is passionate about…
Founder, Taking Autism to the Sky
I'm a dad of 3 boys (Harrison, Mitchell and Torin) and a husband. By day I am a sales executive in the surveying and mapping industry which was one influence as to how we ended up looking into this project. I've been in and around the GIS and mapping industry…
Organizer, Madison Circus Space
Carly Schuna is a full-time freelance writer and editor who has handled hundreds of pieces of fiction, nonfiction, journalistic titles, recipes, puzzles, crafts, games, and other writing in the course of her career. She holds an English degree from Grinnell College and has also completed a post-graduate fellowship in the…
Producer & New Media Director, To the Best of Our Knowledge, Wisconsin Public Radio
Raised by CBC radio, Sara decided to become a journalist when she realized that asking questions was her accidental hobby. Since then she's worked and lived in Canada, the United States, Kenya and the Netherlands. She's delighted to be the newest member of the TTBOOK team.
She is a multimedia…
Owner, Mad Urban Bees
He’s a home-brewer. He’s a bread maker. He’s a science fiction reader. He's a kraut fermenter. Nathan Clarke is an avid bee keeper and the founder of Madison Urban Bees LLC. He's creating one of the first urban beekeeping businesses in the country. There’s no better way to say it than how Nathan said…
Creative Director, Underground Food Collective
Emily Julka is a photographer, videographer, and social media consultant. She freelances, as well as being the Creative Director for the Underground Food Collective, producing their videos and imagery.
