19th April 2012, 07:48 PM
Quote:Rather than talk of failure (glass half empty) one should consider success... (glass half full)I didn't check Sponsume's terms before posting, or I would have phrased my questions differently. Unlike Kickstarter, projects on Sponsume that do not reach their goal retain access to the funds they have managed to raise (minus a 9% fee...ouch!).
This has created money/funding where none existed. therefore people can get involved more than before.
Quote:I say this due to my own (small) crowd funding. people paid a tenner a day for the site and this then covered the costs for C14 dating - The more that was provided the better. but I budgeted on a wish for 1500 but an expectation of half that. as it happens we achieved the goal and thus success.Good stuff, I highly approve! :face-approve:
Quote:Sometimes... money is not everything. And a skills bank - giving some free time to the community as a whole - can work as well as crowdfunding.You're preaching to the converted here!
My questions for DigVentures still stand though, and I think any archaeological group weighing up the pros and cons of using Sponsume to help support a project of that scale would be interested in the answers...