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on December 15
Maurice Cherry
backed a project
Menu and Hours: An iPhone App by Michelle Jones
All the information you want about restaurants (menus, hours, contact info) with none of the stuff you hate about restaurant websites.
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106% funded $6,407 pledged
- 159 backers
- Funded Jan 14, 2012
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on August 21
Maurice Cherry
backed a project
Finally — cool black superheroes by Carlton Hargro
I plan to publish a comic starring black superheroes who buck the stereotypes most of them get saddled with (without being corny).
Funding Unsuccessful (09/09/2011) -
on July 15, 2011
Maurice Cherry
backed a project
The Misadventures of AWKWARD Black Girl by Awkward Black Girl
ABG follows the title character and friends as she navigates through life, love and awkward situations.
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187% funded $56,259 pledged
- 1,960 backers
- Funded Aug 11, 2011
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on May 16, 2011
Maurice Cherry
backed a project
A Pug Named Fender • The Book by Fave (Trel Robinson)
PUG PLEASE! is a book featuring 100+ episodes of my music-inspired webcomic, A Pug Named Fender.
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107% funded $2,688 pledged
- 65 backers
- Funded Jun 30, 2011
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on January 20, 2011
Maurice Cherry
backed a project
Saturn Rising // short film by Garry Bowden
SATURN RISING is the story of the day in the life of a young woman, Olivia, who finds out she is unexpectedly pregnant.
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103% funded $10,383 pledged
- 88 backers
- Funded Feb 14, 2011
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on September 2, 2010
Maurice Cherry
Posted project update #3Close But No Cigar
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on August 9, 2010
Maurice Cherry
Posted project update #2Your Pledge Dollars at Work
Post CommentWith our Kickstarter campaign starting to gain momentum, we've gotten a few questions about what the pledge money goes to for our 2011 Black Weblog Awards Ceremony and Reception (and why our campaign goal is a lofty one).
Your pledge dollars will go towards the following things:
- Venue (plus insurance)
- Host
- Photographer
- Livestreaming
- Food and beverages (for the reception)
- Swag bags (and the goodies that go within, like USB drives, pens, etc.)
- PR/Advertising
- Signage
- Printing
- Event staffing
- Anything else we haven't thought of yet (which is probably is a lot)
On top of that, Kickstarter takes a cut from the final pledge amount. When you add all of this together, it ain't cheap.
This is the first time we've done anything like this, and it's a pretty big step. The Black Weblog Awards has operated since 2005 with a minimal staff (1-3 people), no sponsors or advertisers, and very little community financial support (< $150/annually). As the Awards have grown, so have our costs. Doing more with less (or nothing at all) pretty much means that every year, the Awards stay the same. We don't want that, and I'm sure you don't want that either. A live ceremony and reception would really help catapult our standing and also make sure we're able to keep the Awards going for years to come.
So please pledge today and help our campaign! Tell your friends and share it on your social networks -- the more the merrier! Thanks to all our current pledge donors and thank you for your support.
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on July 18, 2010
Maurice Cherry
Posted project update #1Why a Live Awards Show Now?
Post CommentI've gotten several emails lately about why after six years we've just decided to put on a live show.
The real reason is that we simply weren't ready. No one had ever heard of the Black Weblog Awards, and in niche blog award circles, even making it past year three is an accomplishment.
We didn't have the infrastructure to do something like this, and over the years, we have built a network that will allow us to do something like this (i.e., strategic partnerships with vendors, arts associations, etc.). Like the adage goes, Rome wasn't built in a day. If we attempted something like this in 2005 when we started, or even last year, it would not have been possible. Each year our web traffic grows exponentially, and right now, it's time.
Besides, if we have it next year, it will be during our seventh year, and seven is my lucky number. :-)
So thanks to our current backers, and we hope that anyone thinking about pledging will do so to help out our cause. Together, we can make it happen!
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on July 18, 2010
Maurice Cherry launched a project
2011 Black Weblog Awards Ceremony and Reception by Maurice Cherry
The Black Weblog Awards has showcased the best Black blogs since 2005. In 2011, we're putting on a live ceremony and reception...with your help!
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on February 24, 2010
Maurice Cherry
backed a project
SXSW Bound - I Get There With a Little Help From My Friends by Chanelle Henry
I am a multimedia designer, product designer and photographer with a lot of good ideas. I'm trying to get to SxSW conference to have them heard.
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106% funded $1,600 pledged
- 16 backers
- Funded Mar 30, 2010
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Maurice Cherry
Atlanta, GA
Maurice Cherry is a web, graphic and print designer in Atlanta, GA. A graduate of Morehouse College, Maurice is the creative principal at 3eighteen media, a small web design studio and social media consultancy firm. Maurice is also the creator behind the... view more
