Sentences with phrase «of creative funding»

The Department is focused on making it easier for states to utilize these types of creative funding solutions.

Through the Creative Distribution Initiative, Sundance Institute became the first curatorial partner of the creative funding platform Kickstarter.

Not exact matches

For hardware products like the Triton gills, a certain amount of money will theoretically reward an individual funder with the actual product being described; for a creative project, a donor might get a download of an album or a subscription to a magazine.

The group of inspirational judges includes Aaron Firestein and Raaja Nemani, co-founders of BucketFeet which produces shoes designed by artists from around the world; Lance Rios, founder of Hispanic communication platform Being Latino; Roberto Torres, Luis Montanez and Chris Findeisen, creators of made - in - America apparel brand Black & Denim; Sulaiman Sanni and Ben Lamson, creators of the crowd - funding website WeDidIt; and Marve Frazier, CEO of premier destination website for African American popular culture and entertainment Bossip.com and Chief Creative Officer of Moguldom Media Group.

Green helped Weiss raise $ 2 million in seed funding, which she used to assemble a small team, including creative director Helen Steed, a beauty industry vet who'd helped build Bumble & Bumble, and COO Henry Davis, who came from the London office of venture capital firm Index Ventures.

The verdict: Brands that house ingenious and relatively well - funded creative teams have the potential to make a significant splash using YouTube, even if the site lacks the nimbleness of Twitter, and the flexibility of Facebook.

«One of the biggest misconceptions is that crowdfunding is purely about the exchange of funds,» says Liz Gerber, assistant professor of design, technology and social behavior, and director of the Creative Action Lab at Northwestern University.

Fan Funding The most popular type of customer financing is probably fan funding, which involves websites like Kickstarter soliciting donations to finance creative prFunding The most popular type of customer financing is probably fan funding, which involves websites like Kickstarter soliciting donations to finance creative prfunding, which involves websites like Kickstarter soliciting donations to finance creative projects.

In just five years, this Brooklyn, N.Y. - based startup has helped fund a ton of creative projects and entrepreneurs.

Succeeding in the entertainment world is a lot like launching a successful tech startup: you come up with something creative, pitch the hell out of your product, try to secure funding, create your venture, and then announce it to the world, hoping it will gain both popularity and credibility.

New Form Incubator, the studio's name for the creative venture, will develop and fund 14 short films, three to 10 minutes in length, produced by YouTube stars such as Joey Graceffa, Joe Penna of MysteryGuitarMan and Sawyer Hartman, who have 3.6 million, 2.8 million and 1.7 million subscribers, respectively.

Most of the top funded projects on Kickstarter are consumer products, like smart watches and clothing, or creative projects, such as TV shows, films and video games.

The once - sleepy world of corporate philanthropy has been sizzling lately, as these funders think bigger and become more creative.

What do you think of this strategy as a way to get money back into the hands of really creative people who have small financial needs than the big banks want to fund?

They'll come up with every creative way possible to relieve you of your assets, even when it means declaring you dead and «escheating» your funds to the state.

Hedge funds and other restless shareholders are not dark angels but rather agents of progress for creative destruction.

Sites seeking donations for charity or funding for creative projects in return for non-financial rewards - such as merchandise, access to computer games, or autographed albums - raised a total of $ 1.4 billion, Massolution said.

It is not surprising that the financing of early - stage creative projects and ventures is typically geographically localized since these types of funding decisions are usually predicated on personal relationships and due diligence requiring face - to - face interactions in response to high levels of risk, uncertainty, and information asymmetry.

You have to be creative in your use of limited resources, have the ability to catch a potential investor's eye - especially if you're looking further than their circle of friends and family for funding - and see things that other people can't, including having faith in your own vision when others may not.

Accelerated the impact of 11 projects, through a combination of funding, creative input, profile and making connections.

Average baby boomer investors also can take advantage of this unique service to be part of those funding creative development projects in their local communities.

Even though statistics prove that art education benefits the child in so many ways, funding for art and music and other creative instruction is continually one of the first program cuts from public school programs.

We have also received pro bono graphic design and website services, as well as funding for several of our parenting classes through other non-profit organizations (thanks to Mark Eckstein Creative, Housatonic Valley Substance Abuse Coalition, Sandy Hook Promise and the Resiliency Center of Newtown).

When asked how schools paid for the ovens, Carithers noted that in addition to using the funds from the sale of the fryers, the grants appeared to be an effective catalyst to motivate many schools to find creative funding methods from local, state, and federal sources.

Tickets to this show were FREE thanks to generous individual donors and a consortium of funders including the Boston Cultural Council, NEFA's Creative City grant, and the Bob Jolly Charitable Trust.

«In a time when the American government is failing to do its job, responsible governments like New York State have to step up and find creative local funding sources to take care of basic tasks like running our subways and buses,» Raskin said.

The creative sector - from not - for - profit art trusts to high - end commercial outfits - depends on an interconnected web of public funding, private donations, market dynamics, legislation and a free flow of people and information.

The Zylofon Arts Fund is a scheme structured to support the various creative artsarms of the Nation both locally and internationally, to boost the prominence of theArts and Tourisms in Ghana.

Funding for county programs is currently at the top of Dr. Spencer's priority list, he said, but he added that the county would work to reach a «creative solution» to help dependent children.

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funds world - class, independent researchers in a wide range of subjects: ancient history, modern dance, archaeology, digital content, philosophy, English literature, design, the creative and performing arts, and much more.

Chris Keates, general secretary of teaching union Nasuwt, welcomed the new funding, and also described ministers» attempts to promote the use of locally produced food in schools as «a creative and mutually beneficial strategy».

Surprisingly, more than a year of being in government, the topic of Creative Arts funding and welfare scheme from Government has obviously been given a languid approach.

But the incumbent Director of Creative Arts at the National Commission on Culture, Mr Socrate Sarfo revealed to attractivemustapha.com that there is inadequate documentation of individuals and firms who accessed the above - mentioned Fund.

The launching of a $ 1Million Dollar Zylofon Arts Fund on 19th January, 2018 brought a seemingly good news to the Ghanaian Creative Arts Industry.

The AG does not have subpoena power in public corruption cases, which has caused Schneiderman to get creative, teaming up with his fellow statewide Democrat, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, whose office does have that power, to prosecute the misuse of public funds.

«Confidentiality of scientists» email communications and prepublication drafts is necessary to ensure the uninhibited and creative collaboration among scientists that is at the heart of the scientific endeavor; to protect scientists from undue burdens; and to encourage scientists to enter into controversial yet important fields,» said the defense fund in its amicus brief.

Ari Patrinos, associate director of science for biological and environmental research at the U.S. Department of Energy, and Daniel Drell, also with the DOE's office of biological and environmental research, suggest that Jones employ some creative solutions, including «assistance with additional funding sources, perhaps an additional student or postdoc to work in Montgomery's lab (but funded by Jones), an active scientific collaboration, or access to other technologies or resources that Montgomery, on his own, could not command.»

The goal of all these proposals is to get the best young biomedical scientists into their own independent, well - funded laboratories earlier in their careers, so that they don't waste their most productive and creative years in a supporting role, pursuing other people's research ideas.

The innovation exhibition itself overflowed with creative and mediagenic products of international collaborations funded by Framework Programmes 6 and 7, the predecessors to Horizon 2020.

The twenty studentships are funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council via The Creative Exchange, one of four Knowledge Exchange (KE) Hubs for the Creative Economy established in January 2012 by the AHRC.

Previous work by Andreadis has been funded by UB's Integrative Research and Creative Activities Fund in the UB Office of the Vice President for Research.

It aims to stimulate scientific excellence in Europe by encouraging competition for funding between the very best, creative researchers of any nationality and age.

Funding was provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Hellmans Fellow Fund, the UCSF - Gladstone Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), Creative and Novel Ideas in HIV Research, and a California Institute for Regenerative Medicine / Gladstone Institutes fellowship.

Paying for science communication materials, especially with designated professional or grant funds, is a great way for researchers to enhance the impact of their work and support professional science communicators and creatives in the process.

With tuition fees at a record high and the cost of living rising, more and more students are looking for new and creative ways to help fund their education.

From funding that aeronautical degree that has been just out of your reach, to conquering Everest or crowdfunding your creative idea - GoGetFunding gives you funding freedom and lets you raise money online for all the things that really matter to you.

This collaboration between two of Sundance Institute's core programs (Documentary Film Program and Native and Indigenous Film Program) and the Guardian's documentary strand hopes to support Native and Indigenous storytellers in telling their stories with funding, creative support, and the opportunity to launch on a global news platform.

Now, Porterfield is ready to strike again with a crowd - funded follow - up that shot late last summer, which reunites him with much of the same creative team, musicians Ned Oldham and Kim Taylor and newcomers Hannah Gross and Deragh Campbell leading the cast.

Even when a campaign falls short of its funding goals, many filmmakers find other creative avenues to accomplish their film production goals.

Through an unprecedented collection of deals, partnerships, strategy, and resources, the Creative Distribution Initiative gives every Institute - supported film robust access to best - in - class digital distribution deals, creative funding tactics, and marketing Creative Distribution Initiative gives every Institute - supported film robust access to best - in - class digital distribution deals, creative funding tactics, and marketing creative funding tactics, and marketing support.