Originally published on Facebook on Friday, April 14, 2017

Our inaugural crowdfund was a success! $882.47 was raised from 47 total donors during the month of June 2016. In total, we spent $909.97 on SWAG production, shipping supplies, and postage. Thanks to 46 donors using payment options where they covered fees or used a bank account, we only lost a total of $1.03 to PayPal CC fees on a single $25 donation. The Crowdfunded SWAG was mailed or given to donors directly. There remaining supply was gifted to pARTicipants at Transformus, distributed to theme camps liaison, gifted to the super volunteers for 11th Principle: Consent at Greeters or the Choose Your Own Adventure tent, and distributed at other events throughout the year.

Financial Breakdown

SWAG Production:

$200 = 100 4” Light My Fire “Ignite” Patches (Snappy Logos)
$347 = 2000 2” “fuck yes” speech bubble stickers (Sticker Mule)
$275 = 1000 3” consent stickers (Sticker Mule)
$822 = Total for swag

Shipping Expenses:

$7.94 = Envelopes for mailing (Amazon)
$6.98 = poly bags to protect mailing contents (Amazon)
$12.52 = mailing labels (Amazon)
$60.53 = Postage (USPS)
$87.97 = Total for Shipping supplies & postage

Other Expenses:

$1.03 = PayPal CC fees on a $25 donation
$258 = 1000 “ Light My Fire “Ignite” stickers from Sticker Mule – donated by Jaime Chandra (everyone received at least 1 in the mailing. These were also distributed at Ignite!, given to Spark Scouts, and were also available at Transformus at the Choose Your Own Adventure tent.)