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-[{{::starfleet-procurement-475px.jpg|**SUPERIOR FUNDRAISING** Axanar produced this patch to memorialize its fundraising prowess on Kickstarter and Indiegogo.}}]+{{TOC}} 
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 ====== Crowdfunding Platforms ====== ====== Crowdfunding Platforms ======
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 Over the course of three crowdfunding campaigns in 2014 and 2015, Axanar raised in excess of $1.1 million from more than 8,000 donors, with additional undisclosed funds from direct donations and merchandise sales to donors. Over the course of three crowdfunding campaigns in 2014 and 2015, Axanar raised in excess of $1.1 million from more than 8,000 donors, with additional undisclosed funds from direct donations and merchandise sales to donors.
  
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 ===== Crowdfunding Campaigns ===== ===== Crowdfunding Campaigns =====
 <wrap lo>//See also: [[Prelude Kickstarter Details]], [[Axanar Kickstarter Details]] and [[Axanar Indiegogo Details]]//</wrap> <wrap lo>//See also: [[Prelude Kickstarter Details]], [[Axanar Kickstarter Details]] and [[Axanar Indiegogo Details]]//</wrap>
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 ==== Undisclosed Proceeds ==== ==== Undisclosed Proceeds ====
-In addition to raising funds on Kickstarter and Indiegogo, Axanar ran direct donation campaigns on its own website and through its exclusive [[Ares Digital]] Donor Store, where donors can purchase additional Axanar [[merchandise]].+In addition to raising funds on Kickstarter and Indiegogo, Axanar created direct revenue streams through:
  
-Proceeds from these activities have yet to be reported by Axanar Productions.+  * The PayPal link added to its Kickstarter page after the campaign closed.(([[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/194429923/star-trek-prelude-to-axanar/description|"PayPal" section, Prelude to Axanar Kickstarter campaign page]], retrieved 5/2/16.)) 
 +  * On its own website.(([[http://www.axanarproductions.com/donate/|Axanar Donation Page]], retrieved 5/2/16.)) 
 +  * Via its exclusive [[Ares Digital]] Donor Store, where donors can purchase additional Axanar [[merchandise]]. 
 +  * "Retroactive donations" that entitle backers to Blu-rays of //Prelude to Axanar//. 
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 +In an April 1, 2016, interview Peters refused to state how much had been raised from these sources, saying that information would be released in the future only to donors.(([[https://youtu.be/ZcPjJKzRdK4|Alec Peters, TrekZone Spotlight interview]], 4/2/16.)) 
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 +On September 29, 2016, a [[compel_discovery|motion to compel discovery]] filed by Axanar's lawyers against CBS and Paramount revealed the studios now had the audit that had been performed on Axanar's books, and that its undisclosed income totaled something like $200,000, raising the previous $1.3 million to $1.5 million.
  
 ===== Source Data ===== ===== Source Data =====
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-**Download the source documents** for the {{tagpage>crowdfunding&dynamic}} series of articles. The data was assembled into spreadsheets from publicly accessible information made available by the crowdfunding platforms.(({{::axanar_crowdfunding.xlsx|Download Excel spreadsheet}} with data from Axanar crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter and Indiegogo.))+<wrap lo>**Download the source documents** for the {{tagpage>crowdfunding&dynamic}} series of articles. The data was assembled into spreadsheets from publicly accessible information made available by the crowdfunding platforms and/or the Axanar Annual Report. Click on the citation number to access the downloadable spreadsheets. (({{::axanar_crowdfunding.xlsx|Download Excel spreadsheet}} with data from Axanar crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Also, the {{:axanar_financials.xlsx|Axanar Financials}} spreadsheet summarizes data from the Axanar Annual Report, 2015, Revised, and the data used to {{::ambition-achievement-source.xlsx|generate charts}} in the [[Ambition vs. Achievement]] article.))</wrap>
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-==== Submit Findings ==== +=== Submit Findings === 
-Readers who make interesting findings by sorting the crowdfunding data on their own are invited  +<wrap lo>Readers who make interesting findings by sorting the crowdfunding and financial data on their own are invited  
-to submit them to **AxaMonitor**. Please use the [[Feedback]] page to submit new information. Thank you!+to submit them to **AxaMonitor**. Please use the [[Feedback]] page to submit new information. Thank you!</wrap>
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 Fifteen million people from all around the world visit the site on a monthly basis. The site runs on a rewards-based system, meaning supporters who donate to fund a project or product can  receive perks, rather than an equity stake in the company. Fifteen million people from all around the world visit the site on a monthly basis. The site runs on a rewards-based system, meaning supporters who donate to fund a project or product can  receive perks, rather than an equity stake in the company.
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 +<wrap lo>Portions of this article were adapted from the articles, **[[wp>Kickstarter]]**, and **[[wp>Indiegogo]]**.</wrap>
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 ==== Indiegogo Model ==== ==== Indiegogo Model ====
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 Unlike similar sites such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo disburses the funds immediately, when the contributions are collected through the user's PayPal accounts. Indiegogo also offers direct credit card payment acceptance through their own portal. Those funds are disbursed up to two weeks after the conclusion of a campaign. Unlike similar sites such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo disburses the funds immediately, when the contributions are collected through the user's PayPal accounts. Indiegogo also offers direct credit card payment acceptance through their own portal. Those funds are disbursed up to two weeks after the conclusion of a campaign.
  
-According to The Wall Street Journal, by 2014 more than 200,000 campaigns had been launched on the platform, raising millions of dollars for projects in at least 70 countries every week. Already-funded projects have also used Indiegogo to create publicity or find distributors. +According to The Wall Street Journal, by 2014 more than 200,000 campaigns had been launched on the platform, raising millions of dollars for projects in at least 70 countries every week. Already-funded projects have also used Indiegogo to create publicity or find distributors. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}
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-Portions of this article were adapted from the articles, **[[wp>Kickstarter]]**, and **[[wp>Indiegogo]]**. +
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 **Keywords** {{tag>crowdfunding news}} **Keywords** {{tag>crowdfunding news}}