AniFem Fundraiser Update and Site Announcement: August 2019
It’s been a busy month all across the AniFem board. We’ve got fundraiser updates and a September Site Announcement, so please read on so you’re up to speed on things!
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AniFem Fundraiser Update: July 2019
This month: Concept art, color palettes, and early podcast transcripts!
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AniFem Fundraiser Update: June 2019
This update has been a long time coming. Thanks so much to all our supporters for being so patient with us, and our sincerest apologies for not providing this sooner. The good news is there is no bad news: We’re still pursuing all of our fundraiser goals and making steady progress on our promises! The rest of the news is… well, realistic, mostly.
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Crowdfunding close, clarifications, and concept art
Earlier today our crowdfunding campaign closed – a success, by any measure.
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TeamTalk: If Money and Time Were No Object…
As part of our fundraiser campaign, the team decided to look even further into the future, asking: If money and time weren’t an obstacle, what kind of projects would you like to see Anime Feminist work on?
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AniFem’s 2019-2021 plans – in detail
Many of you have had fair and thoughtful questions about how we’re going to make more money in an ethical way. To answer you, here is our complete and transparent three-year vision and strategy.
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How Anime Feminist raised $20k in 39 hours – and how you could do the same
Our niche feminist website made history last weekend.
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We did it! On crowdfunding success and stretch goals
Over one intense weekend, we met our $19,900 crowdfunding goal just 38 hrs after launching the campaign. We met our first stretch goal just two hours later.
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Crowdfunding campaign live update post
The countdown is over! Our crowdfunding campaign just went live on Indiegogo, and you can finally read our campaign, see our list of perks, watch our video, and contribute.
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How much money are we aiming to crowdfund?
I’ve written three posts setting the scene. Now, it’s finally time to give you hard numbers, and walk you through the story they’ll tell.
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Who will get the money we crowdfund?
Who will your money actually go to? And how will we make sure we pay them properly?
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What happens if we don’t meet our crowdfunding goal?
Crowdfunding is a risk, but one that should pay off. If it doesn’t though, there will be some fallout for AniFem – not all of which may be visible to you.
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The Future of Anime Feminist
AniFem CEO Amelia here, with an exciting announcement…
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Funding for Premiere Reviews
We knew our community would step up… but response to this post has blown us away.
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The future of Anime Feminist starts this week… with $880
I’ll cut to the chase: in just one week, we’re facing up to $880 worth of premiere reviews with only $500 in the bank. We need your help, or we’re going to have to reconsider whether we even do premiere reviews in the future.
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Anime Matsuri Moves to Silence Vlogger with Cease & Desist
John Leigh, a showrunner for Anime Matsuri—the second largest anime convention in North America—is digging up his own accusations by attempting to silence a vlogger who talked about them. It’s a bad look at any time, but especially during the #MeToo era. It’s also an unusual choice considering this scandal was all but forgotten.
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Crunchyroll Expo Convention Report
The AniFem August Con Reports conclude with Crunchyroll Expo! Amelia, Lauren, and Frog-kun flew in to meet Peter in San Francisco, CA, to check out the very first CRXperience.
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AnimeFest Convention Report
Our Con Reports continue, this time with AnimeFest! Caitlin and Amelia traveled to Dallas, TX, to hang with anitwitter pals, wince at chaotic autograph lines, and come face-to-face with Sayo Yamamoto. They have the scoop below.
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Otakon Convention Report
Team AniFem is out and about at anime conventions this month. We’re kicking things off with our Otakon Report, where a whole lot of us were able to get together for a whirlwind three days of fans, panels, and more cool cosplay than you can shake a stick at.
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What’s feminism got to do with Nazis?
Feminism means different things to different people, so let me share my approach and you can decide for yourself if you’re on board or not.
