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= Distinct Differences From Other Offereings =
Thousands of creative projects are funding on Kickstarter at any given moment. Each project is independently created and crafted by the person behind it. The filmmakers, musicians, artists, and designers you see on Kickstarter have complete control and responsibility over their projects. They spend weeks building their project pages, shooting their videos, and brainstorming what rewards to offer backers. When they're ready, creators launch their project and share it with their community.
Every project creator sets their project's funding goal and deadline. If people like the project, they can pledge money to make it happen. If the project succeeds in reaching its funding goal, all backers' credit cards are charged when time expires. If the project falls short, no one is charged. Funding on Kickstarter is all-or-nothing.
==== [https://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/kickstarter+basics#faq_41848 Why is funding all-or-nothing?] ====
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All-or-nothing funding is a core part of Kickstarter and it has a number of advantages:
''It's less risk for everyone.'' If you need $5,000, it's tough having $1,000 and a bunch of people expecting you to complete a $5,000 project.
''It motivates.'' If people want to see a project come to life, they're going to spread the word.
''It works. ''Of the projects that have reached 20% of their funding goal, 81% were successfully funded. Of the projects that have reached 60% of their funding goal, 98% were successfully funded. Projects either make their goal or find little support. There's little in-between.
To date, an incredible 44% of projects have reached their funding goals.
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= Impact Achieved For Students and Campus =
