An Alternate Life, Help support my project Options

[cmac]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/caseym...a-photo-project

I've started this photo project that I've been interested in since moving here that I'm trying to raise money for. If you can't donate I would appreciate it if you could pass it on to anyone that might be interested. Or even a facebook/twitter post to get the word out would help tremendously.
Thanks everyone for your help.

[cmac]

wow, only you would turn a thread like this into a quote breakdown.

my comments weren't the only negative ones, and I see zero positive ones. you keep thinking I have some personal vendetta against you on here. ever think that perhaps I just don't agree with most of what you have to say?

your comments are the only negative ones i've received directly about the project, and i'm discussing positive that i have received outside of this site. i didn't just promote here believe it or not. i think the three generous donations from random strangers explain this pretty well. people are supporting it, and i'm pleased with the progress. i've gotten $200 from random strangers so far. the power of the internet.

it sounds to me like you're using other people's resources

resources, meaning kickstarter.com, a website created for such thing. twitter.com, facebook.com, digg.com, reddit.com, and others. marketing my project. no one is making anyone donate. if you feel it's a good cause, donate. if not, don't. does self marketing and promotion bother you? does the offering at church bother you, or the "help the cancer patient" bucket at the checkout at the grocery store, or any of the other billion situations where people ask for donations? or shold everyone just do anything at all on their own counts. if people are passionate, they're generous. i've donated money and food to the homeless on my own count before. this is bad in your eyes? granted i don't know their situation but i give them the benefit of the doubt. is there a problem with ambition and asking for contribution to a cause? there are people on kickstarter asking for help producing records and creating iphone apps. is this a problem? is mine more "moral" because i'm donating to an organization. they're offering just as "silly" as "awards" as i am. it seems like a great service that encourages creativity and imagination. positive thngs.

haha ok... you said you don't "wish" to profit from it... massive difference... rolleyes.gif

you took something out of context as usual.
"I don't wish to profit...........from the plight of the homeless or exploit their current state, so a donation will be made to Denver's Road Home organization from the book's proceeds."
In other words, i am not exploiting the homeless. I am giving them money and donating to an organization.

again, it's others that are making the donation it seems, not you. and IMHO giving them money doesn't help them.

i'm toying with giving them giftcards to restaurants or something similar to ensure that they buy something that they need to survive, but i'm not sure yet. who cares who's making the donation. it's my work, and a donation exists. you actually have a problem with where it comes from? you've heard the phrase "a donation will be made in the name of..." right?

how much?

$500 isn't going to cover my costs. so as much as it takes to cover my overhead. probably around 2-300 more.