Pay It Forward (or Sideways)
Feb. 11th, 2013 09:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alanajoliAt the beginning of January, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
asakiyume posted on facebook:
I thought this was a fantastic idea, and, knowing how wonderfully creativeasakiyume is, I definitely wanted to get in on that action. Not being super crafty myself, I posted to my own facebook page that I'd produce some sort of story snippet for people who posted on my page. It never occurred to me that baking would count toward the creative pay it forward until I received these in the mail:
Six cookies (one not shown here because its broken arrival meant I ate it immediately) that were as beautiful as they were delicious! Now, I am no artist, but I do like to bake, and I've come up with a few fun words about molasses and a small hero named Elias that my own pay-it-forward friend will be receiving.
A close up of my favorite image by the fantasticasakiyume
One of the things I'm noticing about having a Kickstarter campaign up and running is that I'm far more likely to donate to other people's Kickstarter campaigns. I'd donated to two, and one indiegogo, in the few years before starting my campaign; I've doubled the number of campaigns I've backed in the last two weeks, and I expect that trend to continue. There's something about funding other people's creative endeavors that's really satisfying, and because I'm so grateful that people are funding mine, it makes me even happier to give to others. I suspect that's one of the reasons Kickstarter is so successful -- and hope that other people feel as good about contributing to mine as I feel about contributing to others!
asakiyume posted on facebook: 2013 Creative PAY IT FORWARD. The first 5 people to comment on this status will receive something from me this calendar year - a surprise gift of some sort. There will likely be no warning. It will happen whenever the mood strikes me. The catch? You must also post this as your status and pay it forward. (Please PM me your address if you are one of the first 5).
I thought this was a fantastic idea, and, knowing how wonderfully creative
asakiyume is, I definitely wanted to get in on that action. Not being super crafty myself, I posted to my own facebook page that I'd produce some sort of story snippet for people who posted on my page. It never occurred to me that baking would count toward the creative pay it forward until I received these in the mail:Six cookies (one not shown here because its broken arrival meant I ate it immediately) that were as beautiful as they were delicious! Now, I am no artist, but I do like to bake, and I've come up with a few fun words about molasses and a small hero named Elias that my own pay-it-forward friend will be receiving.
A close up of my favorite image by the fantastic
asakiyumeOne of the things I'm noticing about having a Kickstarter campaign up and running is that I'm far more likely to donate to other people's Kickstarter campaigns. I'd donated to two, and one indiegogo, in the few years before starting my campaign; I've doubled the number of campaigns I've backed in the last two weeks, and I expect that trend to continue. There's something about funding other people's creative endeavors that's really satisfying, and because I'm so grateful that people are funding mine, it makes me even happier to give to others. I suspect that's one of the reasons Kickstarter is so successful -- and hope that other people feel as good about contributing to mine as I feel about contributing to others!
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Date: 2013-02-12 05:50 am (UTC)(and I love the idea that your pay-it-forward involves a *story* and molasses cookies--what an excellent combo)
I love Kickstarter too--it allows me to be a patron and a supporter of all sorts of great causes and ideas. Not by very much, but every little bit counts.