On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 6:24 PM, Angelique Weger
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> It's important to note that a lot of projects are funded through Kickstarter that are not in the same domain as those funded by the NEA/NEH. Though this
> article is over a year old, it provides some good context for those Kickstarter numbers:

True. But a counterpoint is that crowdfunding funds *anyone*. The
NEA/NEH only funds non-profits and to date, museums and other large
arts orgs haven't really taken advantage of crowdfunding. When I hear
complaints that "there's no money" then I point people to the Veronica
Mars movie which raised $2 million or the Tesla museum which raised
over a million. If people are supporting a

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