Creative itch? Don’t have the funds or motivation to see it through? Crowd funding is not free money; fewer than half of the projects on crowd funding site Kickstarter.com land any donations. But here are three in Chicago that exceeded hopes:
The Thumper TH100
“A throat microphone that I created specifically for beatboxers and vocal percussionists.” — Freddie Feldman, Chicago record producer
Goal: $7,500 (reached March 7)
Funds raised: $11,184
‘The Beat Cop’s Guideto Chicago Eats’
“Street-level guide to the best mom-and-pop food bargains.” — Chicago Police Sgt. David Haynes and blogger Christopher Garlington
Goal: $5,000 (reached Dec. 7, 2010)
Funds raised: $5,193
‘Cursed Pirate Girl’
Offset printing costs of artist Thomas Negovan’s comic book about “a salty little adventurer traveling in search of her lost father.”
Goal: $2,500 (reached Oct. 14, 2010)
Funds raised: $36,017
