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Shark Wheel - the SQUARE skateboarding wheel that shreds! by SharkWheel.com and SharkWheelSkate.com
Go faster. Slide better. Ride on wet surfaces with incredible grip or go smoothly through gravel. We reinvented the wheel. Literally!
- 532% funded
- $53,239 pledged
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The ancient wheel, reinvented. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/ZOZ8iw
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Question Bridge Interactive by Hank Willis Thomas
A responsive design platform that reveals the true complexity, diversity, and humanity within an identity group.
- 27% funded
- $18,867 pledged
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Question Bridge is an interactive educational design platform that initiates valuable discussions about race. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/11mkSA1
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Bucketlistmap: Putting the Awesome Back in Maps by Simon Schuetz
Worldmaps used to be awesome and inspiring. Now they're boring. We're fixing that with bucketlistmap - a map of everyone's bucket list!
- 399% funded
- $31,922 pledged
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Simon Shuetz is documenting all the best places to surf via map. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/143uNw9
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Recognizing the Renosterveld by Evan Eifler
Using photography to increase scientific understanding and local awareness of a critically endangered ecosystem
- 34% funded
- $3,426 pledged
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Biologist and conservationist Evan Eifler is photographing and mapping plant species at risk of extinction within the renosterveld, the richest and most biodiverse floral ecosystem on Earth. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/13NnCIw
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WALLONWALL - A photo exhibition on the Berlin Wall by Neil Burgess Pictures / Kai Wiedenhoefer
A photo exhibition on the Berlin Wall about 8 border walls that separate people worldwide.
- 31% funded
- £4,088 pledged
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Photographer Kai Wiedenhoefer has been documenting the walls that separate people across the world. Now, he wants to post 9x27 photos of the walls on a section of the Wall of Berlin. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/168CtPJ
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Home: The 50 State (and DC) Poster Project by Nathan Hoang
A photographic documentation all 50+1 states and a list of why people call their state "Home" in the shape of the state.
- 84% funded
- $10,188 pledged
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Artist Nathan Hoang is compiling words and phrases that define the word "home" into shapes of America's 50 states by interviewing locals within their hometowns. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/16T2yGx
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Red Bread Brick & Mortar Market by Rose Lawrence
Red Bread is a Seasonal Organic Kitchen & eGrocer. We're trying to build our home.
- 68% funded
- $17,212 pledged
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Seasonal Kitchen and eGrocer Red Bread brings healthy food to Los Angeles, along with cooking classes. Now, they want their own space. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/15Kt5Sd
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The Culinary Cyclist: Concocting the Good Life by Elly Blue
Love bicycles and eating well? Anna Brones has a cookbook for you. Classy gluten-free meals to fuel your ride without breaking the bank
- 210% funded
- $6,303 pledged
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This lifestyle guide and cookbook can teach us how to live a simpler and healthier life. Read a recipe on good.is: http://bit.ly/15DaaZA
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B-25 Bomber "Sandbar Mitchell" Rescue from Alaska by Patrick Mihalek and Todd Trainor
A Brighton, Michigan man is rescuing a crashed WWII B-25 Bomber to restore. This airplane is a piece of WWII and aviation history.
Successful!- 135% funded
- $27,154 pledged
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Jun 10, 2013
These two aviation experts are mentoring youth in the community through aircraft restoration classes. Their plan is to restore a WWII plane for a local museum. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/18EUWV5
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The Focus Microscope Camera by Exo Labs
Help us engage students and inspire the next generation of scientists. Our new Focus Microscope Camera connects iPads and microscopes.
Successful!- 125% funded
- $36,362 pledged
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Jun 15, 2013
This focus microscope allows you to explore organisms in a more detailed way by using a camera that can connect to iPads. They'll be given away to schools to encourage students to become future scientists. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/11gWOBi
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The Smart Citizen Kit: Crowdsourced Environmental Monitoring by Acrobotic Industries
An Open-Source Environmental Monitoring Platform consisting of arduino-compatible hardware, data visualization web API, and mobile app.
Successful!- 136% funded
- $68,000 pledged
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Jun 16, 2013
This mobile app empowers you to collect data about your own environment, including soil and water, electromagnetic fields, energy consumption and air composition inside the home, and even biometrics. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/13qO9er
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Monkey Light Pro - Bicycle Wheel Display System by MonkeyLectric
Display images and animations on your bike wheel. Download your own graphics to the Monkey Light Pro and show them while you ride.
- 87% funded
- $158,190 pledged
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How do you encourage more people to ride bikes? Pimp their wheels. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/17J7cXM
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ARKYD: A Space Telescope for Everyone by Planetary Resources
The first publicly accessible space telescope! Take amazing photos of space or have your photo displayed above the Earth.
- 91% funded
- $917,155 pledged
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This space telescope that orbits the Earth can be controlled by you. Plus, the company is planning to form educational programs for kids.
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P.S.1010 by Concord
P.S.1010 is a mobile laboratory for researching the connections between social spaces, art, and education.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $12,100 pledged
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Jun 12, 2013
This mobile creativity classroom will host collaborations, lessons, workshops, performances, and conversations. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/192JDZJ
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BRCK - your backup generator for the internet by Ushahidi
The easiest, most reliable way to connect to the internet, anywhere in the world, even when you don’t have electricity
Successful!- 137% funded
- $172,107 pledged
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Jun 04, 2013
This backup generator for the internet could be used anywhere, even in places with no wi-fi. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/13P7WCV
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The Kua Fu Initiative by Doug Cambron
A low orbit photography and video research experiment designed to rekindle interest in exploration and inspire people of all ages.
Successful!- 280% funded
- $2,800 pledged
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Jun 07, 2013
The Kua Fu Initiative is launching a payload capsule into the lower stratosphere with the intent to record HD video and photography of the curvature of the earth and surrounding areas. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/Z2u0hr
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Expedition Everest, Climbing the Mother Goddess of the World by Producer/Director Sonja Stark
A documentary that will follow Helen Kinuthia, the first Kenyan and black African woman to climb Mount Everest.
- 3% funded
- $3,225 pledged
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Helen Kinuthia will be the first Kenyan and African woman to climb Mount Everest.This documentary is capturing her journey to inspire women across the world to make similar explorations.
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Prints for Preservation: A Project for Memphis History by Rebecca Phillips
Memphis Type Illustrated & the landmarks documented through it are disappearing. Help me preserve the history of my city with art!
Successful!- 137% funded
- $825 pledged
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Jun 06, 2013
Photographer Rebecca Phillips is preserving the vintage signs and typography of her neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee with affordable prints for her community. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/112GEHn
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Bold Tendencies Summer 2013 by Bold Tendencies
A radical arts organisation commissioning new artworks and performances for an annual exhibition in Peckham, London.
- 4% funded
- £2,434 pledged
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U.K. based non-profit arts group Bold Tendencies produces radical art and performances in public spaces, including their main location, a multi-story parking lot.
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Walk the West by Owen Martel
A 50-minute video documenting 100 days on foot from the Gulf of Mexico to Seattle, exploring transit development in the American West
Successful!- 131% funded
- $3,296 pledged
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Jun 15, 2013
Long distance walker Owen Martel will be walking from the Gulf of Mexico to Seattle to document the development of transit through video and grassroots journalism. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/10wSM4s
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milk+sugar: good coffee. good cooking. good cause. by natalie+whitney
seeking a food truck to support milk+sugar's mission to provide youth with valuable internships to inspire entrepreneurship.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $20,667 pledged
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Jun 01, 2013
This baking and coffee roasting company teaches teens business skills by letting them run the show. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/12hZFrB
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Community Roots: 85th and Knapp Intersection Beautification by Mic Marusek
Be a part of building community in the Kelly/Glenwood hood! Start by helping to create a beautified intersection at 85th and Knapp.
Successful!- 165% funded
- $745 pledged
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Jun 15, 2013
A community in Portland, OR is beautifying their local intersections with street art. Support their civic efforts.
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Mark's House - A Ceiling Installation made possible by you by Two Islands
Mark's House will open this June and its ceiling installation gives everyone the chance to be an integral part of the architecture.
Successful!- 100% funded
- £10,063 pledged
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May 20, 2013
This ceiling installation for Flint's Art Walk in Michigan plans to use images of community members in its architecture.
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Hey, I'm Walking Here! by Los Angeles Walks
L.A.'s first-ever pedestrian campaign celebrating walking in Los Angeles through design, awareness, events, and action.
Successful!- 127% funded
- $12,798 pledged
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May 31, 2013
Los Angeles Walks aims to make the city more walkable. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/15yHynG
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Arts in Parts: Summer in the Rockaways by Arts in Parts
A 4 week summer program that integrates diverse forms of art making, ecology, nutrition with the backyard wilderness of the Rockaways.
Successful!- 104% funded
- $15,661 pledged
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May 29, 2013
Seeing a need for creative stimulation for the kids in the Rockaways, Arts in Parts offers four sessions focusing on the arts, environment, exploration, and nutrition. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/10S1JV9
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Music Box on Governors Island by Ashley, Kelly and Geddes
A giant, interactive Music Box that will be installed on Governors Island in New York for the entire summer.
Successful!- 123% funded
- $4,335 pledged
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May 25, 2013
These Brooklyn artists are making a giant sculpture of a music box that can be played by two people so visitors can harmonize and collaborate with one another.
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Sparki - The Easy Robot for Everyone! by ArcBotics
Easy, affordable, feature packed Arduino robot. Comes w/ sensors motors and more. Great intro to programming/electronics/robots
Successful!- 314% funded
- $188,786 pledged
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May 31, 2013
This robot will introduce coding and programming to youth to inspire them to be interested in engineering.
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Through Our Eyes: Photojournalism for Women Around the World by Cristi Hegranes
Global Press Institute uses journalism as a development tool to educate, employ and empower women throughout the developing world.
- 41% funded
- $10,995 pledged
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Global Press Institute is training women across the world to be local journalists. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/121IPxA
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The Siva Cycle Atom - Powering your life one pedal at a time by Aaron Latzke & David Delcourt
A lightweight generator to charge your phone, lights, and removable battery pack as you bicycle. Pedal power by you, for now or later.
Successful!- 148% funded
- $126,082 pledged
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May 23, 2013
This pedal-powered generator can charge your phone, lights, and removable battery pack. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/18oPaoy
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STEAM Carnival by Two Bit Circus
The carnival reimagined with robots, fire, and lasers to inspire young inventors in science, technology, engineering, art, and math
Successful!- 102% funded
- $102,699 pledged
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Jun 03, 2013
This traveling carnival will include games based on science, technology, engineering, and art to encourage an interest in STEAM. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/18aGWmQ
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Green Deserts - The Salt Water Revolution by Julie Bayer
A documentary about the people and progress of the visionary Sahara Forest Project - a groundbreaking effort to "green" the deserts.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $35,385 pledged
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May 05, 2013
Scientists from The Sahara Forest Project are attempting to green deserts with saltwater. Read more from the documentary filmmaker on good.is: http://bit.ly/17tCvlJ
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PARKING LOT PROJECT-an OLD building made into NEW things by Architecture for Humanity-Denver
We're re-purposing old building parts into a much needed Outdoor Classroom and into new rewards so you can have a piece of it too!
Successful!- 101% funded
- $20,345 pledged
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May 23, 2013
Because this summer camp for Museo de las Americas is over capacity, they're building an extension into the parking lot. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/18paixG
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Creative Despite War by MONODUO FILMS
A documentary film that follows the life and work of some of the most talented young artists in Afghanistan!
Successful!- 122% funded
- $36,742 pledged
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May 09, 2013
A documentary featuring four young artists of Afghanistan, working on different disciplines, despite the war. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/12oMtT7
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LeeFest: A Music and Arts Festival Run By You! #growLeeFest by LeeFest
Project to #growLeeFest into a 5000 capacity festival that remains independent. No sponsors, no corporate investors - just run by you!
Successful!- 103% funded
- £51,627 pledged
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May 01, 2013
A music and arts festival in the UK run by the people, without corporate sponsors.
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Public Art 3.0 by Centerboard
The third installment of our photo mural project on the MBTA railroad bridge. The art is street level and adds beauty to the block!
Successful!- 100% funded
- $7,000 pledged
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Jun 06, 2013
Nonprofit Centerboard is blowing up photographs by community members and placing them on MBTA's railroad bridge to bring pride and beauty into the city. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/14Qe3gQ
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Good News Baltimore: Taking News To Places Its Never Been by Jamar Jones
Good News Baltimore creates cinematic short films & docu-news style videos on issues and the actions of leaders for social change.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $12,696 pledged
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May 30, 2013
Focusing on the more positive and progressive stories about its community, Good News Baltimore promotes solutions for local issues. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/11D1kJJ
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Harvesting Hope by Growing Home Inc.
A new hoop greenhouse in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood will provide fresh organic produce and job training to local residents
Successful!- 105% funded
- $21,027 pledged
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May 16, 2013
This urban garden program teaches the homeless and unemployed in Englewood, Chicago important life skills.
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YOXO: fueling kid inventors by Play from Scratch
YOXO is a recyclable construction kit that inspires kids to invent their own toys out of Y, O and X links and reused cardboard tubes.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $10,532 pledged
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May 01, 2013
Made to fuel the inventor in any child, this construction toy is made of recycled chipboard connectors and reused cardboard tubes.
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Under the Mango Tree: Food, Health, and Love in Ghana by Katrina Moore
A documentary about Shekhinah Clinic, which offers free healthcare and meals to the mentally ill and handicapped of Tamale, Ghana.
Successful!- 113% funded
- $11,320 pledged
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Apr 27, 2013
This documentary raises awareness about the Shekhinah Clinic, which offers free healthcare and meals to the mentally ill and handicapped of Tamale, Ghana. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/15M7Pha
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Mark This Town by Meghana Khandekar
Collaborative street art that sparks conversation. Make your own statement using sustainable materials.
Successful!- 117% funded
- $943 pledged
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Apr 20, 2013
MarkThisTown will collect short positive statements from community members each week to spread all over New York City. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/14lV2SN
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FIRST CONTAINER: Collision Works Story Box Installation by Shel Kimen
Prototype of creative shipping container hotel and community space. Designed to connect people through art and stories. Pure Awesome.
Successful!- 110% funded
- $41,064 pledged
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Apr 19, 2013
Shel Kimen is creating a storytelling venue for Detroit that's also a hotel, and it's made of shipping containers. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/Z3qqSa
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Daphnis and Chloe: Tiny farms, Delicious herbs, Greece by Evangelia Koutsovoulou
Bringing the finest Mediterranean herbs to the cities, straight from where they grow (and taste) better.
Successful!- 100% funded
- £10,092 pledged
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May 07, 2013
Daphnis and Chloe sources fresh unique herbs from local farmers in Greece and distributes them globally to bigger metropolitan cities so that people around the world can connect to the ancient city through food.
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RigidBot 3D Printer by Michael Lundwall
A sturdy, customizable 3D printer that is easy to use and affordable for all. 3D print almost any object. There are no limits!
Successful!- 3,466% funded
- $1,092,098 pledged
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May 10, 2013
Utah County company Invent-A-Part is making an affordable 3D printer to inspire the creator in anyone.
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idBrooklyn by The idBrooklyn Collective
idBrooklyn is a large-scale design project aimed at creating the graphic identity of Brooklyn through your participation.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $30,511 pledged
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May 11, 2013
idBrooklyn is a large-scale design project aimed at helping the community of Brooklyn create the neighborhood's graphic identity. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/11AeU0l
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Nava: A Revolutionary Filtering Water Bottle by KOR
Nava makes ordinary tap water taste great by filtering as you sip. Finally—a stylish, convenient and fun alternative to bottled water.
Successful!- 523% funded
- $261,677 pledged
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May 09, 2013
With coconut shells and sleek design, this water bottle may just encourage people to ditch plastic all-together with a first-ever filter subscription program. Check it out: http://bit.ly/ZlWe0W
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The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change by Yoram Bauman
The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change will be a fun and accessible guide to global warming science and policy.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $21,129 pledged
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May 24, 2013
Yoram Bauman, a standup economist, has created an accessible way for kids (and adults) to learn about climate change: a cartoon book. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/10AXvqu
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Englewood Codes by Teamwork Englewood
A 10-week summer project where teens from Chicago's Englewood neighborhood will learn how to build their own websites from scratch.
Successful!- 186% funded
- $10,235 pledged
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May 18, 2013
Hoping to empower teens to build their own websites and learn coding, this summer program in Englewood, Chicago will help build the portfolios of youth in the community
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A Total Disruption: Ondi Timoner's Portal For Innovators by Ondi Timoner
Two-time Sundance-winning director tells the riveting stories of the tech revolution to feed the innovator in you.
Successful!- 150% funded
- $144,449 pledged
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May 14, 2013
Ondi Timoner is documenting tech innovators' stories in a web series to inspire people to learn how they can fulfill their dreams faster, better, and more efficiently. Learn more on good.is: http://bit.ly/14dU2k3
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Greene Street NYC Clean Art through REVERSE GRAFFITI by Greene Street NYC
Greene Street NYC is a REVERSE GRAFFITI clean art project. Aimed at cleaning art onto the streets of NYC to inspire you in YOUR city.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $15,136 pledged
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May 04, 2013
These artists aim to raise awareness about green tagging with their reverse graffiti in New York. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/17eyG3G
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Albuquerque Subway Poster by Ben Byrne
Albuquerque doesn't have a subway system, and likely never will. But if it did, the map might look like this 18" x 24" poster.
Successful!- 121% funded
- $3,659 pledged
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Apr 22, 2013
Albuquerque, New Mexico may not have a subway system — and it probably never will — but that doesn’t mean that this map could inspire the city to build one. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/Zxkm0P
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Forklift Danceworks - PowerUP! by Allison Orr
A grand civic spectacle featuring Austin's public power workers—50+ linemen, bucket trucks, 20+ utility poles, and a live orchestra.
Successful!- 146% funded
- $22,026 pledged
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Apr 18, 2013
Alison Orr created a dance company of community members and city workers in Austin, Texas to show the value of connecting neighbors to the people that keep neighborhoods in tact. Support a project that will foster appreciation for public power employees.
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LANDFILL HARMONIC: Inspiring dreams one note at a time! by Landfill Harmonic
A heartfelt & moving story of how instruments made from recycled trash bring hope to children whose future is otherwise spiritless.
Successful!- 122% funded
- $214,129 pledged
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May 15, 2013
Landfill Harmonic is launching a film about kids in a Paraguay orchestra that are playing instruments made of trash. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/17i9WZp
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The Gleaners' Kitchen by Maximus Thaler
We turn waste into wealth by making fresh, wholesome meals from food that others thought was garbage. All our ingredients are freegan.
Successful!- 214% funded
- $3,212 pledged
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Apr 18, 2013
Gleaner's Kitchen will serve freegan food, collected from dumpster dives. Support a public space that will minimize food waste.
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The BikeSpike by Team BikeSpike
A bike GPS tracker that automatically reports a crash to contacts, alerts you if tampered with, iOS/Android/Web friendly with open API.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $152,631 pledged
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Apr 09, 2013
This GPS tracker for bikers can let city planners know when to fix potholes. It will also keep bikers and their bikes safer. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/XrUmbL
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Runner Without A Country by Bill Gallagher
A documentary about refugee Guor Marial, the Olympic marathon runner who ran in the London 2012 Olympics without a country.
Successful!- 125% funded
- $15,004 pledged
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Apr 18, 2013
Olympic runner and refugee Guor Mariel plans to return to Sudan to talk to the government about becoming a part of the international athletic league. This documentary will tell the story. Learn more from the director here: http://bit.ly/13ZgkpA
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A Guide to Stroller-friendly Trails near Denver by Chris Sekirnjak
Bring your jogging stroller and run or hike the unpaved trails in this high quality guide book.
Successful!- 102% funded
- $2,046 pledged
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Apr 08, 2013
Chris Sekirnjak is creating a guide to all the stroller friendly trails in Denver, Colorado. Support a project that could get more families to enjoy the great outdoors. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/16ukYr6
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The Vermont Sail Freight Project by Erik Andrus
A sail-powered food-trading adventure connecting the farms and forests of Lake Champlain with the Lower Hudson Valley
Successful!- 111% funded
- $16,754 pledged
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Apr 25, 2013
Erik Andrus believes that he can transport non-perishable food by a community-built boat from the Lower Hudson Valley to New York City. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/12snhKM
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Unísono en el Zócalo by The Resurrection Project
Unisono is a public arts festival that features painters, artists and music from Chicago to celebrate the historic Pilsen neighborhood.
Successful!- 116% funded
- $5,836 pledged
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May 16, 2013
Getting the Pilsen neighborhood together in Chicago for the Unísono Festival, the Resurrection Project aims to support public arts and music while celebrating diversity, culture, and social justice. Support a project that will bring rich arts to an underserved community.
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Loud Silence Media by marisa.schwartz
Loud Silence is innovating journalism in Africa, bringing you real stories from the front lines.
Successful!- 103% funded
- $6,184 pledged
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Apr 17, 2013
Loud Silence Media is innovating journalism in Africa by bringing you guerilla-made stories directly from the frontlines. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/XZvCqw
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Smart Herb Garden by Click & Grow by Click & Grow
High technology meets your house plants. This smart garden lets everyone grow fresh herbs at home.
Successful!- 834% funded
- $625,851 pledged
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Apr 30, 2013
Click and Grow has created the easiest indoor garden to use with nanotechnology and LED lights that provide plant roots with the right amount of oxygen, water, and nutrients at any time. Support a project that could bring gardens into any city home. http://bit.ly/120Fhfc
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Visualizing Pi: Mural with High School Math Students by Ellie Balk
A mural project that uses mathematics to connect Brooklyn students to their community through a visualization of Pi !!
Successful!- 291% funded
- $12,541 pledged
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Apr 04, 2013
Students from Green School are revitalizing their neighborhoods in Williamsburg with murals of data they've collected. Read more on good.is:
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Hoist Up Our Hoophouse! by City Schoolyard Garden
The Buford Schoolyard Garden needs a hoophouse to grow seedlings for school and community gardens in Charlottesville.
Successful!- 116% funded
- $6,971 pledged
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Apr 10, 2013
Buford Middle School in Charlottesville, VA is planning on building a hoophouse to grow seedlings for the community. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/YLYgqR
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Complete Paine's Skatepark by Franklin's Paine Skatepark Fund
Paine's Park is almost done, but we need one final fundraising push to complete construction and open the park by this summer!
Successful!- 115% funded
- $11,511 pledged
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Apr 03, 2013
Paine’s Skatepark is being redesigned so that non-skaters can participate in the skating community. Support a project that will improve civic design in Philadelphia. To learn more, check this out: http://bit.ly/13RXh0g
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Honeybee Mobile Market -- A mobile farmers market by Tony Pavelko and Gina DiMaggio
We're creating the Twin Cities’ first mobile farmers market and filling it with fresh, tasty foods from local farms and artisans.
Successful!- 107% funded
- $21,420 pledged
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Apr 16, 2013
This is the first mobile farmer's market in the Twin Cities to bring fresh, sustainable food to the community. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/16hZbVk
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THE 10-YEAR HOODIE: Built for Life, Backed for a Decade! by Jake Bronstein
EVERY STITCH TELLS A STORY: A Premium Sweatshirt Designed for Life, Guaranteed for a Decade and Backed with FREE Mending!
Successful!- 2,107% funded
- $1,053,830 pledged
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Apr 21, 2013
The 10-year hoodie offers a solution to textile waste. Support a project that promotes sustainable, made-in-America fashion. Learn more on good.is: http://www.good.is/posts/the-10-year-hoodie-designing-planned-obsolescence-out-of-clothing
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Slum Rising by The Seattle Globalist
A three-part series about the world's growing slums, told through writing and photography on SeattleGlobalist.com
Successful!- 108% funded
- $3,736 pledged
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Feb 28, 2013
Kibera is Africa's largest urban slum, with hundreds of registered NGOs that either offer critical social support or fuel futile projects. Slum Rising is a three-part interview series that explores this issue in the area. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/XQ7EbO
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L.A. River Bike-In Movie Theater by L.A. River Revitalization Corporation
Let's go to the movies on the L.A. River! Help us fund the first ever Bike-In Theater along the banks of the city's best kept secret.
Successful!- 105% funded
- $10,545 pledged
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Apr 11, 2013
The Los Angeles River Revitalization Corp is bringing you a Bike-In Movie Theater at the LA River so that we can start using the most underutilized resource in the city. Support a project that will bring the community together. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/Z8TeDO
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Saucee: Eat More Creatively by Antical Eats: Mohit & Himanshu
100% organic sauces locally made with love and purpose. Each hot sauce with a unique flavor and style. #GetSaucee #EatMoreCreatively
Successful!- 219% funded
- $21,996 pledged
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Mar 14, 2013
Saucee makes sustainable, all organic sauces straight from spices and vegetables. Made in San Francisco, Saucee inspires you to #EatMoreCreatively
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Public Coffee by Marie Janiszewski
Community Centered. Quality Focused. Passionately Driven. Public Coffee - A coffee shop on wheels.
Successful!- 117% funded
- $14,100 pledged
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Apr 01, 2013
Public Coffee is bringing back conversation into coffee culture, just as it was when artists and thinkers found each other not on the internet, but through a cup of joe. Support a coffee cart project that will fuel a better community. Learn more on good.is: http://bit.ly/ZW3Wlv
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Little Creek Oyster Ranch by NorthForkOysters
We are a small oyster farm in the beautiful Peconic Bay, NY. Help create a spirit moving oyster experience- Eat an oyster. Feed a bay!
Successful!- 191% funded
- $14,385 pledged
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Apr 12, 2013
By the time Little Creek Ranch harvests their oysters, each oyster will have filtered almost 55,000 gallons of water, or 50 gallons/day. Support a project that will create a sustainable way to process food. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/15Wc9Ih
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Grow Jar - A Simple to use Hydrogarden in a Jar by Grow Jar Project
The Grow Jar is an innovative product that uses no power and allows everyone to grow fresh edibles from home year round!
Successful!- 9,445% funded
- $47,225 pledged
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Mar 19, 2013
Everyone should grow a food plant to understand what it takes to get produce in a market. Grow Jar offers a simple hydroponic kit to grow foods like kale, peppers, or tomatoes. Support a project that makes gardening more accessible. Read more on GOOD. http://bit.ly/W65Hvn
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GrowUp! An aquaponic urban farm for London by Kate Hofman
Help us turn a car park in central London into a sustainable urban farm using a specially modified shipping container and greenhouse.
Successful!- 109% funded
- £16,467 pledged
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Mar 28, 2013
GrowUp! is an urban farming business utilizing hydroponics in a London parking lot to grow fresh vegetables without soil or pesticides, but rather fish poo. Support a large-scale project that will start a conversation about how we grow our food. http://bit.ly/16uIPtJ
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Pushing Pedal Pops into RVA! by PedalPopsRVA
Gourmet Popsicle Bike Cart
Successful!- 113% funded
- $1,706 pledged
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Apr 03, 2013
Healthy sweet treats for a hot day delivered in a sustainable way. Based in Richmond, VA, Pedal Pops offers an edible, gourmet, let's-cool-off experience at any community event or curbside. Support a project that brings food, bikes, and people together.
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Wood Burning Stoves 2.0 - the DVD(s) by paul wheaton
Four DVDs will be created: "Fire Science", "Sneaky Heat", "Boom Squish" and "Hot Rocket" - showing the most sustainable way to heat
Successful!- 515% funded
- $92,772 pledged
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Mar 19, 2013
Heat your home in a more energy-efficient way by building your own rocket mass heater. Paul Wheaton is making all of this possible with a 4-part DVD series. Read more on good.is: http://www.good.is/posts/this-simple-heater-could-save-serious-energy
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LoGROcal - Sustainable Mushroom Farm by Ryan Sansbury, Jeremy Bastian
LoGROcal is a sustainable mushroom farm that grows gourmet oyster mushrooms on spent beer grains and coffee grounds.
Successful!- 110% funded
- $11,076 pledged
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Mar 11, 2013
LoGROcal is building a sustainable farm using the waste of a local brewery to provide mushrooms and vegetables to a local pizza shop. They're also creating mushroom growing kits. Support a project that will provide a service to a community and educate a wider audience.
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Literary Lots by Kauser Razvi
Literary Lots is a program that "brings books to life" by transforming vacant lots in Cleveland into programming spots for children.
Successful!- 140% funded
- $7,745 pledged
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Mar 30, 2013
Literary Lots brings books to life by commissioning artists to design interactive spaces in vacant, under-utilized lots of Cleveland. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/XXR2mz
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Revive the Hive with The Beez Kneez Honey House by Kristy Lynn Allen and Erin Rupp
Creating a community hub for beekeepers and a space for our bicycle-powered honey production, delivery and education program.
Successful!- 114% funded
- $39,960 pledged
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Mar 31, 2013
1 of every 3 bites of food we eat depends on a pollinated plant, but bees are in danger. Help host safer hives for bees by supporting Beez Kneez's bicycle-pedaled production, delivery, and education program in Minneapolis. Read more on good.is: http://bit.ly/Zf4rCU
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/Crowdring, a mobile organising tool by Deepa, Adriana, Leo and Carina
What if people around the world could sign a petition for free using any mobile phone?
Successful!- 101% funded
- $15,252 pledged
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Mar 17, 2013
Crowdring is a mobile organizing tool that makes it possible to turn missed calls into signatures for petitions, for free. Fund a project that could potentially fight political corruption and immediately create social justice through automatic civic engagement.
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"Truck-n-Trailer" Mobile Surfboard-Building Classroom by Mike & Brad from Grain Surfboards
Project: To share the craft of wood board-building with the West we need a truck we can sleep in, towing a trailer/mobile classroom.
Successful!- 112% funded
- $43,184 pledged
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Mar 21, 2013
Grain Surfboards builds sustainable wood surfboards on the coast of Maine. Now they want to share their skills across the nation with a mobile classroom. Learn more on good.is: http://www.good.is/posts/this-mobile-woodworking-classroom-lets-you-build-surfboards-anywhere
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Head in the Clouds by STUDIOKCA
53,780 plastic bottles- the amount, thrown away in 1 hour in NYC, turned into a Cloud-shaped pavilion on Governor's Island THIS SUMMER!
Successful!- 146% funded
- $13,216 pledged
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Apr 07, 2013
In 1 NYC hour, 53,780 plastic bottles are thrown away. STUDIOKCA is recycling these bottles and creating a cloud-shaped pavilion on Governors Island. Learn more about how they're celebrating GOOD's Neighborday here: http://bit.ly/120OkOS
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Badger 360° LED Jacket by Badger Gears
A New Type of Sport Apparel for Running & Cycling
Successful!- 100% funded
- $12,510 pledged
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Mar 20, 2013
This lightweight jacket keeps runners and bikers safe at night by making them more visible to drivers on the road. Support health, safety, and energy-efficient clothing. Learn more on good.is: http://www.good.is/posts/could-this-led-jacket-save-cyclists-lives
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Tapigami presents Hacker Glasses by Tapigami
The world's first glasses that use Tapigami lenses and 3d-printed frames to create custom, wearable art pieces!
Successful!- 107% funded
- $16,058 pledged
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Mar 09, 2013
Tape artist Danny Scheible and Hacker Lab’s 3D printing start-up Genesi5 have teamed up to bring you custom, wearable art glasses that will make you see the world in a different way.
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IN PURSUIT OF SILENCE - A Documentary Film by Transcendental Media
A documentary exploring the value of silence, our relationship with sound, and the implications of living in a noisy world.
Successful!- 107% funded
- $35,371 pledged
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Mar 09, 2013
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Sundance Award Winning Film on the Egyptian Revolution by Jehane Noujaim
What does it mean to risk your life for your ideals? How far will five revolutionaries go to fight for the future of their country?
Successful!- 126% funded
- $126,020 pledged
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Mar 07, 2013
Learn more at GOOD.is:
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The Taxonomy of Trash - an analytical approach to garbage by Tim Eads
We are building a mobile trash analysis laboratory, publishing a book of photographs and having a multi-media exhibition.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $7,511 pledged
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Feb 24, 2013
This pedal-operated mobile laboratory will collect and examine garbage, then take high-quality photographs and sound recordings of it for a published book and DCCA exhibition. Join the GOOD community in funding this educational project: http://bit.ly/XxGt5s.
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Saturn V Relaunch by Paul Sahre
A photography, design and video project documenting the restaging of a 40 year-old memory and a shot at dad redemption.
Successful!- 141% funded
- $19,753 pledged
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Nov 15, 2012
Super cool project, from a long-time contributor and collaborator with us at GOOD.
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Sprout: a pencil with a seed by democratech
Sprout is a pencil that wants to be a plant when it grows up. When it's too short to use, plant Sprout to grow herbs, flowers and more!
Successful!- 150% funded
- $37,715 pledged
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Sep 19, 2012
A pencil you can plant!
Join with the GOOD community in funding this: http://www.good.is/posts/fund-sprout-a-pencil-you-can-plant
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The Happiest Place : A Journey Across Bhutan by Ben Henretig
A documentary capturing an unprecedented, border-to-border crossing of Bhutan - one of the happiest places on earth.
Successful!- 249% funded
- $112,110 pledged
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Oct 14, 2012
Bhutan is certainly a happy place. Learn more about it over at http://citizen.good.is/bhutan
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Forage Kitchen by Iso Rabins
Forage Kitchen is the first Co-working space for food. A hub for the Bay Area food community, and a home for artisan food makers.
Successful!- 104% funded
- $156,502 pledged
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Jun 29, 2012
NEEDS FUNDING: Fund San Francisco's first food co-working space and build an incubator for the most delicious food businesses you can imagine. If this model works, it can spread across the country.
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The WATT? An Energy 101 Primer by Focus the Nation
A user's guide to energy in the 21st century. Everything you need to know about energy, a print and interactive e-book.
Successful!- 109% funded
- $21,903 pledged
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Jun 06, 2012
An interactive guide to combat energy illiteracy—from our friends at Focus the Nation
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Walk [Your City] by CityFabric
An open-sourced "guerrilla wayfinding" project focused on helping anyone create safe and healthy walkable environments.
Successful!- 195% funded
- $11,364 pledged
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Apr 29, 2012
Another fun urban intervention, this one down in Raleigh, NC.
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Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 2012 by Jeff Finley
WMC Fest is a grassroots event to inspire and enable the creative mind featuring 20 speakers, 20 designers, and nearly 30 bands.
Successful!- 149% funded
- $10,465 pledged
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May 04, 2012
NEEDS FUNDING: Weapons of Mass Creation Fest is looking for funding. In its third year, it is a quickly growing design/music festival with good things going on for all those in the midwest.
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CicLAvia 2012 by CicLAvia
CicLAvia is back! On April 15th and October 14th 2012, we'll get cars off of selected streets, and those streets will fill with smiles.
Successful!- 102% funded
- $12,343 pledged
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Apr 05, 2012
Help CicLAvia take over the streets of Los Angeles.
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Thank You For Coming by swearonourfriendship
An experimental food and art project where everyone can be a cook!
Successful!- 109% funded
- $10,951 pledged
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Apr 21, 2012
NEEDS FUNDING: Super cool new community project in the east side of the Los Angeles...
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To Be Brave by Jennifer Sukis
To Be Brave is a self-published book project about reshaping the American dream.
Successful!- 126% funded
- $3,795 pledged
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Apr 07, 2012
NEEDS FUNDING: Ever wanted to leave your job and travel the country, learning what exactly it is that makes your creative heroes so heroic? Designer Jennifer Sukis is doing just that, and reporting on her findings in a new book.
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LowLine: An Underground Park on NYC's Lower East Side by Dan Barasch
We plan to transform an abandoned New York City trolley terminal into a vibrant community green space using new solar technology.
Successful!- 155% funded
- $155,186 pledged
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Apr 06, 2012
NEEDS FUNDING: Former NASA Engineer is working on plans and designs for an amazing underground park in an unused subway station in NYC.
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Occuprint by jesse goldstein
We've collected 100s of Occupy images. Now we're going to print & distribute thousands of posters, to help this movement stay visible!
Successful!- 144% funded
- $24,218 pledged
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Mar 27, 2012
NEEDS FUNDING: Occuprint hopes to keep the movement alive in the time honored tradition of beautiful posters.
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Primetime by Ryan Waller
Brooklyn-based project and event space Primetime is raising funds to make itself available to artists for free in 2012.
Successful!- 296% funded
- $17,805 pledged
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Jan 10, 2012
FUNDED: Primetime, a collaborative space for artists and other creatives, is looking to fund itself for 2012. Help our friends in New York get another great year of lectures, artist visits, shows and receptions going by giving today.
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Twine : Listen to your world, talk to the Internet by Supermechanical
A wireless square with sensors and a simple web app to set rules, Twine tells you what your things are doing by email, text or Twitter.
Successful!- 1,590% funded
- $556,541 pledged
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Jan 03, 2012
FUNDED: Well, looks like we'll be able to get all of our data a lot easier. Where do we sign up to get Twine devices for the whole office?
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No More New (t-shirts) by Project Repat
Help us work with Kenyan artisans to turn the millions of t-shirts dumped on Africa each year into amazing new products.
Successful!- 157% funded
- $7,875 pledged
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Dec 16, 2011
FUNDED: Support the Project Repat Kickstarter campaign and help tell the world that it really doesn't need a new t-shirt.
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Slake: Los Angeles—Dirt, the Fourth Issue by Laurie Ochoa & Joe Donnelly
The new city journal revitalizing literary LA with its devotion to narrative journalism, fiction, poetry, photography and art.
Successful!- 106% funded
- $26,523 pledged
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Dec 25, 2011
FUNDED: Our friends are Slake are putting together their next issue. Give them a hand! So much great content to look forward to.
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ABACUS @ Sundance Film Fest 2012 by Lars America Jan
ABACUS is a visually immersive multimedia presentation about the future of national borders and how contemporary persuasion works.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $18,550 pledged
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Dec 10, 2011
FUNDED: ABACUS is a visually immersive, genre-bending presentation exploring the future of national borders and how contemporary persuasion works.
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Leaving a Disposable Camera in the Park by Katie O'Beirne
Disposable cameras fastened to benches in NY's lovely & bustling parks with a note attached, asking people passing by to snap a shot.
Successful!- 680% funded
- $3,402 pledged
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Dec 07, 2011
FUNDED: Within four days, this project reached its' requested goal of $500! Continue to support this great public art project.
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The Microlending Film Project - Saving the World's Women by Rachel Cook
An independently produced feature documentary exploring microlending to women as a tool for alleviating poverty and changing the world.
Successful!- 126% funded
- $9,189 pledged
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Dec 01, 2011
FUNDED: With filming completed, The Microlending Film Project need funds to complete post-production - this includes editing, sound mixing, color corrections, and narration/translations among other things.
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Whitelock Community Farm by Elisa Lane
Neighbors Building an Urban Community Farm on an abandoned city lot in Reservoir Hill, Baltimore
Successful!- 107% funded
- $10,799 pledged
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Nov 26, 2011
FUNDED: Whitelock Community Farm is a resident-run urban farm located on a formerly vacant block in Reservoir Hill, Baltimore. They are fundraising to invest in farm infrastructure projects and expand community education programs.
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Perennials: A Film & Exploration of Sustainability by The Perennials Project
The Perennials Project is an exploration of individuals & communities working toward a sustainable future by bridging complex divides.
Successful!- 102% funded
- $6,639 pledged
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Nov 19, 2011
FUNDED: The Perennials Project is a documentary film about sustainability and the future of our world. Only it’s not about wind turbines, green roofs, GMOs, or other technological solutions. It's about people.
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Elastic City: 2012 Season of Artist-Led Walks by Todd Shalom
Elastic City commissions artists to lead conceptual and poetic walks throughout and outside of NYC. Please support our 2012 season.
Successful!- 100% funded
- $25,143 pledged
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Nov 11, 2011
FUNDED: Started in May 2010, Elastic City commissions artists to give sensory, performative and ritualistic walks in New York City and beyond.
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The Id of the Grid by Hither Yon
Hither Yon is designing a new hybrid city and we want you to participate in its creation.
Successful!- 120% funded
- $6,049 pledged
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Nov 01, 2011
FUNDED: As a collective of four architects, these guys want to collaborate with the Kickstarter community in the design of a new city, created through a collage of spaces around the world.
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CicLAvia expansion October 2011 by CicLAvia
Help expand L.A.'s CicLAvia walking/biking street festival to 10.5 miles in October 2011
Successful!- 109% funded
- $11,540 pledged
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Sep 14, 2011
FUNDED: Help expand L.A.'s CicLAvia walking/biking street festival to 10.5 miles in October 2011
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Gis.to - Cliff's Notes of the Internet by Len Kendall
You’re a busy person, and there is so much great [long] content on the web. You need the information now, but don’t have time to read.
Successful!- 245% funded
- $2,454 pledged
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Aug 17, 2011
FUNDED: Gis.to is an aggregator of abstracts for the long-form web. It is a venue for the crowds to share the valuable nuggets of information held within long-form non-fiction content.
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110 Stories: Augmented Reality Twin Towers iPhone App by Brian August
An AR iPhone app that lets you "see" the Twin Towers, take a photo, comment & share your story with the world. Created by Brian August.
Successful!- 111% funded
- $27,809 pledged
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Aug 13, 2011
FUNDED: The 10th anniversary of 9/11 is coming up: here's a collaborative project/ iphone App on the topic that's looking for funding.
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Moving Takahashi by josh soskin
A mover who decides to rob a family must choose between pulling off a successful heist and saving the life of their suicidal daughter.
Successful!- 142% funded
- $24,944 pledged
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Aug 07, 2011
FUNDED: Our friend and former managing editor, Patrick James, has posted his latest film project in search of funding. Moving Takahashi sounds like a film that will contain a lot of charm and heart, and we're eager to see it get made!
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NYChildren Exhibit: Let's open Park51's doors to the world! by Park51 Community Center
1st exhibit at Park51 Community Center. NYChildren Exhibit includes photos of children from over 170 countries, living in NYC.
Successful!- 101% funded
- $70,722 pledged
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Aug 10, 2011
FUNDED: When you enter Park51 and walk into the exhibition, you will be surrounded by a salon-style presentation of over 170 beautiful color portraits of children. The photographs reveal a moving spectrum of emotions that we all feel.
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GMO Film Project (Untitled) by Jeremy Seifert
Giant chemical companies are feeding you and your family untested, unlabeled genetically-modified food. Join the growing resistance!
Successful!- 124% funded
- $31,165 pledged
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Aug 14, 2011
FUNDED: A documentary wants to explore how corporate agriculture and chemical companies are producing and serving genetically-modified food.
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+Pool: A Floating Pool in the River For Everyone by Family and PlayLab
An initiative to build a floating pool that filters river water off the shores of New York City.
Successful!- 166% funded
- $41,647 pledged
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Jul 15, 2011
FUNDED: + Pool is an initiative to build a floating pool for everyone in the rivers of New York City
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Longshot Issue #2 by mat honan
Longshot Magazine is a raucous experiment in harnessing new tools to erase media’s old limits. We create a print magazine in 48 hours.
Successful!- 226% funded
- $17,007 pledged
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Jul 24, 2011
FUNDED: Thousands of writers, editors, artists, photographers, programmers, videographers, and other creatives from all around the world will come together via the Internet to make a magazine from start to finish.
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry by Alison Klayman
AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY is the first feature-length documentary about China's (in)famous artist and activist, Ai Weiwei.
Successful!- 260% funded
- $52,175 pledged
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May 28, 2011
FUNDED: Help fund this documentary on the famous Chinese artist and activist.
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TiGr: Titanium Lock as Cool as your Bike by John Loughlin
A titanium bike lock that’s designed as cleanly and thoughtfully as a bike. It's secure but elegant, simple and easy to use and store.
Successful!- 288% funded
- $108,065 pledged
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Jun 03, 2011
FUNDED: Smart design for those that bike. Even though this project has met its goal, that doesn't meant we all shouldn't have access to a better bike lock.
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Urbanized: A Documentary Film by Gary Hustwit
Help finish the new design documentary from the director of "Helvetica" and "Objectified".
Successful!- 139% funded
- $118,505 pledged
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Mar 23, 2011
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Atwater Village Farm~ A Local Market by Piper Goldstein
We at AVF believe that everyone should have the opportunity to purchase fresh, organic local produce at an affordable price.
Successful!- 111% funded
- $22,365 pledged
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Jul 15, 2011
FUNDED: Help fund this new twist on the corner store—one that's funded and driven by the community. At this market you can connect not only with local food and farmers, but also with your neighbors.
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Neighbors Helping NeighborGoods by Micki Krimmel
Save money, live more sustainably and strengthen your local community by sharing goods and skills with your neighbors.
Successful!- 113% funded
- $11,391 pledged
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Mar 23, 2011
FUNDED.
Donate to NeighborGoods and you'll be one of the first to try out its new way to share your possessions with those around you. http://www.good.is/post/neighborgoods-makes-it-easier-to-share-your-stuff-with-groups-of-any-size/ -
Protei, Open Hardware Oil Spill Cleaning Sailing Robot by Cesar Harada
Oil spilled moves downwind : we are sailing upwind to capture it. Protei is an ocean cleaning and research open hardware drone.
Successful!- 122% funded
- $33,795 pledged
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Apr 12, 2011
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The Shape of Design by Frank Chimero
The Shape of Design is a short, accessible book about the creative process & the intersection of storytelling, craft & improvisation.
Successful!- 415% funded
- $112,159 pledged
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Mar 02, 2011
FUNDED.
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Bringing back the WPA (Work Projects Administration) b/c the Gov't hasn't. by Christopher Robbins
We will open two WPA offices - one in a rural hamlet, and one in an urban center - to do "government" recovery driven by the neighborhood itself!
Successful!- 119% funded
- $2,388 pledged
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Jun 01, 2010
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Foodprint LA: A Food-Shaped City by Sarah Rich
Foodprint Project is an event series exploring the ways in which food and cities give shape to one another.
Successful!- 102% funded
- $5,107 pledged
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Aug 26, 2010
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Following on from Foodprint NYC, Foodprint Toronto, and Foodprint Denver, Founders Sarah Rich and Nicola Twilley (GOOD's Food editor) are putting together Foodprint LA for spring 2011. More here: http://bit.ly/cjc6eU -
Sun Come Up by Big Red Barn
Sun Come Up is a documentary that follows the relocation of some of the world's first environmental refugees. www.suncomeup.com
Successful!- 100% funded
- $14,029 pledged
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Feb 01, 2010
FUNDED.
Filmmakers Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger manage to shrink the story of rising sea levels to a single island, and to the plight of its residents. The film was just nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary, Short Subject. More here: http://bit.ly/9e1iws -
PieLab by John Bielenberg
Neutral Place + A Slice of Pie = Conversation = Ideas + Design = Positive Change
Successful!- 100% funded
- $10,070 pledged
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Nov 01, 2009
FUNDED.
We've been following the fun, socially benevolent shenanigans of Project M since 2007. Pie Lab took the idea of small business and turned it into a community center. Read more on Project M here:
www.good.is/tag/project-m
