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Ben Stanfield

Rockville, MD

By Day: Data Center Czar for the National Human Genome Research Institute By Night: Jack of many hobbies, master of none.

  1. on May 3
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    Inscape Chamber Orchestra: American Reflections by Inscape Chamber Orchestra

    Inscape needs your support to fund our May 20th concert, "American Reflections," with music by Adams, Ives, and Torke.

    • 106% funded $5,841 pledged
    • 88 backers
    • Funded May 16, 2012
  2. on April 17
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    Protect Your Content Anywhere on the Web: Privly by Sean McGregor

    Privly allows you to seamlessly view and post encrypted content on any website. Post encrypted Tweets, Updates, Chats...anything.

    • 268% funded $26,891 pledged
    • 565 backers
    • Funded Apr 17, 2012
  3. on March 6
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    Shell Game: An Art Show About the Financial Meltdown by Molly Crabapple

    For Shell Game, I'll create 9 giant paintings about the world financial meltdown, then have a gallery show in a faux gambling parlor

    • 215% funded $64,799 pledged
    • 701 backers
    • Funded Mar 27, 2012
  4. on February 27
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    A Show with Ze Frank by Ze Frank

    In 2006 I created a show called "The Show with Ze Frank." With your help I'd like to start a new show. Same, same... but different.

    • 293% funded $146,752 pledged
    • 3,900 backers
    • Funded Mar 09, 2012
  5. on February 17
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    Ben Stanfield
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    This is Not a Conspiracy Theory by Kirby Ferguson

    A True Story About Why We Are. From the creator of Everything is a Remix.

    • 113% funded $54,610 pledged
    • 2,231 backers
    • Funded Mar 16, 2012
  6. on June 1, 2011
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    Open Goldberg Variations - Setting Bach Free by Robert Douglass

    A new public domain score and studio recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations - set the Goldbergs free!

    • 158% funded $23,748 pledged
    • 406 backers
    • Funded Jun 03, 2011
  7. on May 18, 2011
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    Ben Stanfield
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    DC's Field to Fork Network brings DC-grown produce to market by Neighborhood Farm Initiative

    Help us start a market stand to share knowledge, access, and opportunities about fresh food and urban gardening to a wider DC audience.

    • 102% funded $4,098 pledged
    • 91 backers
    • Funded Jun 04, 2011
  8. on March 30, 2011
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    Ben Stanfield
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    I'm one of the $2 freeloaders, so I can still look down my nose at those $1 freeloaders! I kid, I kid. I fully expected to pay a lot more than $2, and knew that I could up my bid when it came time to figure out how close we were as a group to the $50,000. I figured it was more important to reserve my spot now, since the limiting factor was 3,000 people, and then figure out later: A) What I can afford to pay, and B) what the fair price is based on the goal the group is shooting for.
  9. on March 28, 2011
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    The Cosmonaut: A Wide-Grip Stylus for Touch Screens by Dan Provost & Tom Gerhardt

    The Cosmonaut is a minimal, wide-grip capacitive stylus for touch screens. Perfect for sketching and doodling on any tablet.

    • 268% funded $134,236 pledged
    • 6,192 backers
    • Funded Apr 20, 2011
  10. on October 4, 2010
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    Ben Stanfield
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    Glif - iPhone 4 Tripod Mount & Stand by Dan Provost & Tom Gerhardt

    Glif is a simple iPhone 4 accessory with two primary functions: mounting your iPhone to a standard tripod, and acting as a kickstand to prop it up.

    • 1,374% funded $137,417 pledged
    • 5,273 backers
    • Funded Nov 02, 2010