WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH AN EXTRA $1,000?

Hello Friend,

We’re celebrating 20 years of our fiscal sponsorship program by giving back to the wonderful community of artists we’ve been proud to work with for two decades. Which you are a part of!

We’re giving 20 of our fiscally sponsored projects $1,000 to make whatever it is they would like to make.

20 projects, randomly selected from the eligible pool, will receive $1,000 from Fractured Atlas. Every project who receives individual one-time donations of any amount from May 2 through May 8 is eligible to be entered into the pool to receive the $1,000. The more donations you get, the more entries you will receive, and the better a chance you will have to receive the extra funds. It’s a little like a match campaign, but with a twist!

Matching campaigns use the incentive of an additional gift to spur more donations. It’s an opportunity for you to reach out to your community with the extra incentive that their donations can stretch further. Commonly, the funding body will match the first donations that come in until the entire amount of the match is tapped out. This ends up benefitting projects that are most ready to fundraise. We’re hoping that this different approach can help us distribute funds more equitably.

By distributing more funds to fewer projects, we hope to boost those projects in a significant way while also giving a great opportunity for all of our projects to reach out to your communities for support whether or not you end up receiving the $1000!

In the coming days, we’ll share some language and social media templates to help you use this opportunity to connect with your donors.

FAQ’s

When will this happen?

May 2 (12:00 AM ET) - May 8 (11:59 PM ET)

Does it matter how big the individual donations are?

No. Every one-time individual donation of any size counts as one entry!

Can I donate to my own project?

Nope, unfortunately donations to yourself won’t count for this fundraising campaign. The goal is to help you raise funds from your community of friends, family, peers, and other fans!

Do I need to create a crowdfunding campaign?

You certainly can if you like, but you don’t have to. Donations that come through both general support pages and crowdfunding campaigns are perfectly acceptable for the purposes of this spring fundraising campaign.

What about monthly donations?

We love to see monthly donations, but for the purposes of this campaign, only one-time individual donations will be accepted as eligible entries.

What happens if I receive a grant during this time? Will that count as an entry?

Congrats on the grant! We love to see it! But just remember, only one-time individual donations are considered eligible entries.

How will you select the recipients?

Using the pool of fiscally sponsored projects that received one-time individual donations during the fundraising period, each one-time individual donation will count as one entry, and we’ll randomly select the 20 recipients from the pool of entries.

How will recipients be notified or announced?

Should you become one of our $1,000 recipients, you will be notified via email and funds will be transferred into your available fund balance which you are welcome to release for any of your projects needs. You can release funds from your project's available balance by submitting a fund release request. You can find instructions on how to do so in this Knowledge Base Article.

Fractured Atlas reserves the right to change or modify any of the terms and conditions for the spring fundraising campaign, without notice, at any time, and in our sole discretion.

Here’s to a great week of fundraising for all!

All best,

Colleen Hughes & Elena Muslar

Associate Directors, Programs