We have donated to many filmmaker’s and entrepreneur’s fundraising projects on IndieGoGo and KickStarter. It makes us feel really good to help fund new ideas, scripts, projects, and most importantly remarkable people making remarkable things happen.

Spidvid is based on the simple concept of people helping people to create new video entertainment. We looked at IndieGoGo and really liked the community of people they have who generously donate to projects of all kinds including web series, short films, new technologies, food, gaming, art, and other interesting endeavors.

I’ve known about crowdfunding for a couple years now, but didn’t really consider applying the model to help Spidvid’s community grow, and invest into new video entertainment development until recently. This is about connecting with good people who want to see Spidvid thrive and turn into something special.

If you want to show your support for evolving the Web’s open and collaborative video production ecosystem then please visit our funding page. If you donate we have some pretty interesting rewards you can earn, including a Spidvid advisor opportunity. If you can’t personally donate then please share our IndieGoGo project link with your friends, colleagues, followers, and fans. Thanks for investing into the future of open and collaborative video production.

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Many video creators and filmmakers struggle with raising funds to fully produce their video, film, or show. KickStarter is a brilliant one year old platform (it’s still a baby) that allows individuals to raise money for their projects, and offer gifts and rewards to the funders for their contributions.

Melissa Center is a Spidvid member who is seeking to raise $8,000 to create new episodes to compliment the 10 she has already produced on a $0 budget. She also wants to further brand, market, and promote her Missed Connections Live web series. $4,660 has been raised to date with another $3,340 to go with just 64 hours left to raise that amount. You can give as low as $10 to help make the show bigger and better. She has done very well with no money at all, so just imagine what she could do with a few thousand dollars, the possibilities are endless.

I think the show idea is brilliant because I’ve also wondered if the “Missed Connections” section was worthwhile on Craigslist. Each episode examines a unique situation, in some cases for romance, and in some cases for road rage as shown below.

Supporting good people is a core value of Spidvid, so it feels really good to have donated to Melissa’s project so she can make Missed Connections Live episodes well into the future. If you have a couple minutes, and a little money to help make dreams come true, then please donate to this KickStarter project now. Good luck Melissa, Spidvid salutes you.

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