Patron Check-in: Donations and Desires

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

Crowdfunding Patrons:  What are some of your recent donations?  What projects have you supported by boosting the signal or other methods?  What kind of material would you like to see that isn't appearing or is very scarce?

Comments

[minor-architect.livejournal.com]

I know that public radio and television stations are technically nonprofits, but because most of their operating budgets come from listener and viewer donations, they could be considered crowdfunded enterprises. Which is why I thought to list my donation here. :)

Well...

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

Crowdfunding can be a business model or a technique. At its core, it's about getting a large number of people to chip in small amounts of money to support a cool project, in exchange for perks rather than investment dividends. Pretty much anything can be crowdfunded; it can be done by a nonprofit, an incorporated business, an individual, etc. It's often used to launch a new business or charity.

The closer I look at public radio/television, the better it fits. They do a fundraising drive. They talk directly to viewers. You give them money, you get a coffee cup or some other perk. Sometimes they take feedback on what you want to see more of. When I was little, this one guy called in and offered them some huge wad of money if they'd run all the episodes of ... Dr. Who, I think it was, in order. And they did it.