What’s in a Fundraiser?

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Plume Fundraising Update

Many of you contributed to our GoFundMe, and we can’t thank you enough for your generosity. We haven’t quite reached our goal yet (We’ve raised just over $1800 at this point), and have found that GoFundMe is not the best platform for us moving forward (It’s a long story, but the TL/DR answer is that we don’t recommend GoFundMe if you want helpful, expedient customer service and easy access to the information you’ve gathered via your fundraiser), so for the final leg of our fundraising efforts, we are switching over to Kickstarter.

The Kickstarter Pivot

In the next 30 days, our goal is to raise $1000 so that we can finish giving our website a professional, functional makeover and so we can purchase some business software—both of which will ensure that we can provide an excellent customer experience. As you may already know, the way Kickstarter is structured, you must meet your minimum goal to collect any money. That’s where you, dear readers, come in. If you’ve already donated, great! (Though you are certainly welcome to do so again–and you’ll receive all new rewards). If you’re not able to at this time, no worries. All we ask is that you please consider sharing our endeavor with friends, family, and any writerly folks you may know. The rewards for the Kickstarter fundraiser will be linked to our August subscriptions and will ship at the end of August/beginning of September.

Plume Plus box, including chocolate, an old photo, a book and a bath bomb
If you missed my…charming (?) video before, or just want to watch again to glimpse our products and hear me talk about our mission, fear not! It will also appear on the Kickstarter.

Let’s Keep in Touch

If you already donated and loved the rewards you received, let us know (and please consider subscribing to continue receiving Plume products on a regular basis!). One of our recipients described the Plume Basic subscription as, “…like a spa day for writers!” You can always give us your thoughts on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. Just share your picture and/or post, and remember to include the hashtag #plumeforwriters so that we’ll see it.

Woman grinning and holding Plume products
Subscriber (and upcoming featured writer!), Samantha Tetangco opening her first Plume subscription

Finally, if you’d like a peek at our updated website, please check it out! It’s still a work in progress, but you can get a better sense of what it’s going to look like and you can subscribe, becoming one of our early adopters who will help us shape this exciting new business.

Thank you for your support, whether financial, emotional, spiritual, or some combination thereof. Happy writing!