 was pissed off. I
stalled them both. People wanting to help seemed just like more
problems to me.

Quite honestly in the beginning I was afraid of these offers. I
thought, “I don’t know this person, the Buddhist community is a bit
tricky, what if he or she writes the wrong thing...?” I have always
been quite protective of my projects, working by that old axiom, ‘too
many cooks spoil the pudding’. But Kickstarter was busting all of
my other notions, why not this one. I knew we needed more traction in
the world, so I gave them rein. I did communicate with them about the
importance of what was written about the fundraising. Sometimes I had
to say no to some of their ideas. For example, Frauke asked me to get
the film protagonist Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
to write an endorsement of the film, but I didn’t want to bother him
with this, which seemed too pushy, but we were able to quote something
he said at the fundraising screening of the film in Melbourne, which seemed to work as well.

Suddenly everywhere on Facebook were posts from Frauke or Raul. It was
strange but glorious, because we didn’t have to do the work. Our reach
expanded and I loosened up a bit. Others offered help. A German woman,
Christiana, wrote me, worried that the shipping of single DVD’s to
Europe made them too costly (One of our incentives was a 2012 Commercial DVD pre-sale).
She asked if she could collect monies for the Commercial DVDs and make
one big donation, but then have one person bring them all to Europe. I
said fine not thinking too much about it, when three weeks later she
wrote that she had pre-sold DVD’s to the tune of $6,300, could she make
one large donation to the site? I said yes, floored. When a $10,000
came on the last day – the donor wrote us that she represented 60
people in China who had pooled their monies to make one large
contribution! Oh Blanche, it’s a shame you never knew about the web!

Two weeks ago Jennifer Fox shared with us some of the lessons she learned crowdfunding (1st six here, next 14 here). Since then, she has
was pissed off. I 
 stalled them both. People wanting to avail seem just like more 
 problems to me. 

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 think, “ I do n’t know this person, the Buddhist community is a morsel 
 catchy, what if he or she writes the wrong thing... ? ” I have always 
 been quite protective of my project, working by that old maxim, ‘ too 
 many cooks spoil the pudding ’. But Kickstarter was busting all of 
 my other notions, why not this one. I knew we necessitate more traction in 
 the world, so I give them rein. I did communicate with them about the 
 importance of what was written about the fundraising. Sometimes I had 
 to say no to some of their idea. For example, Frauke asked me to get 
 the film protagonist Chögyal Namkhai Norbu 
 to spell an endorsement of the film, but I did n’t want to bother him 
 with this, which seemed too pushy, but we were able to quote something 
 he said at the fundraising screening of the film in Melbourne, which seemed to work as well. 

 Suddenly everywhere on Facebook were posts from Frauke or Raul. It was 
 strange but glorious, because we did n’t suffer to do the work. Our compass 
 expanded and I loosened up a bit. Others offered aid. A German woman, 
 Christiana, wrote me, worried that the shipping of individual DVD ’s to 
 Europe made them too costly (One of our incentives was a 2012 Commercial DVD pre - sale). 
 She necessitate if she could collect monies for the Commercial DVDs and make 
 one big contribution, but then have one person institute them all to Europe. I 
 said fine not thinking too much about it, when three week later she 
 wrote that she had pre - sell DVD ’s to the tune of $ 6,300, could she make 
 one large donation to the web site? I said yes, floored. When a $ 10,000 
 came on the last day – the donor spell us that she represented 60 
 citizenry in China who had pooled their monies to reach one large 
 contribution! Oh Blanche, it ’s a pity you never knew about the web! 

 Two weeks ago Jennifer Fox share with us some of the lessons she learn crowdfunding (1st six here, next 14 here). Since then, she have
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problems to me.

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 was pissed off. I
stalled them bOth. People wAntinG to HelP sEemeD jusT like more
problEMs to Me.

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THouGhT, “I Don’T kNOw This pErsOn, the BuDdhist commUniTy Is a bit
tricky, WHaT if he or she WriTes the wrong tHinG...?” I have AlWayS
Been qUitE protEctive OF my proJects, workInG By that OLd axiom, ‘TOO
mAny cOoks spoil the puddiNG’. BUT Kickstarter waS bustiNg ALl OF
My oTheR notions, whY nOt thiS One. I kneW We NEEDed MOre traction in
The world, so I GAve Them reIn. i diD CommunIcate WiTH thEm about the
iMporTance of whAt was wRItten abOUt the fuNdraisIng. somEtimES I HaD
to SaY No tO SoMe oF TheIr ideas. FOr ExAmple, frauKE ASKed mE to Get
tHe filM protagonist CHögYal NAMkhAi NorBu
to wRite An EndorSement Of the FiLm, but I didn’t want To boTher him
wiTh tHiS, whIcH seemED too puShy, But We were aBle to quOTe sOmETHInG
he said at the fundraIsING sCreening Of the fILm In mElbourne, WhIch SeemED To worK as wELl.

suddenly EverywHErE oN FaceboOk Were poStS frOm FRauke OR RauL. It was
Strange bUt gloRIous, because we dIDn’t have to do thE WoRK. ouR ReacH
exPanded and I lOoseNEd up A bit. oThErs OFfereD help. a GERmAN woman,
Christiana, wroTe Me, worrIed thAt the shipping Of single DVd’S TO
Europe mAde tHEm TOo costly (One of oUr incEntives was A 2012 commerciAl DVD Pre-sale).
SHe asked if SHE could coLleCt mOniEs fOR ThE Commercial DVdS And mAkE
one big DonAtion, buT thEn hAve One PeRson bring Them all tO EUrOpE. I
SaiD fine NOt thinkiNg Too MuCh aBout iT, When thRee weEks lAtEr SHe
wRote thaT ShE HAd prE-sOlD DVD’S to ThE tune Of $6,300, coULd sHe make
oNe large doNatIOn to ThE sIte? I saiD yes, floored. WhEn A $10,000
came on the LaSt dAy – the dONOr wrote uS that she represented 60
peopLE in ChinA whO had pOoleD their monIes To make One LArge
coNtribuTion! OH BLanCHE, it’s a SHAmE yoU nEver knew abOUT thE web!

TWo WeekS ago JenNifer Fox shared with US soMe of the lessonS shE leaRNEd CroWDfUNdiNg (1ST siX HEre, next 14 here). SincE then, she haS
 was pissed off. I
stalled  them both . Peo ple  wa nt ingto h elp seemed jus t  lik e more
problems to me. 

Qui te hone s tl y inthe beg i nn i n g I  w as  af ra i dof th ese  offers . I
though t,“I  don’t knowt hi s person,the  Buddhist co mmu nity i sa b i t
tri cky , wha t if h e  or sh e writesth e  wrong thing.. . ? ”I ha ve always
been qu i te protective ofmy pro je c ts , wor kin g by thatol d axi o m, ‘too ma n y coo k s spoil the p udding’. Bu t  Ki ckstar te r w a s bust ing a ll ofmy other no tion s, why no t this one. Ik new weneeded  mo retrac t io ninth e  wo r ld , s o  Igave the mre in. I  did c o m muni cat e wi th th em about theimp orta n ceof wh at wa s wr it ten a bout t he fu nd raising. Someti mesI had
tosay  n o t osomeo f thei r i dea s. Forexample ,  Fr au k e as ked me to get
thefi l m  p rotagoni st Chö g ya lN amkhai N or buto w r i te an  end o rs ement of  the f i lm ,but I d id n’t wa nt  to  bo therh im
w ith th is, whic h see m ed too pushy,b ut we were ab l et o  q u otesom ething
he s aida t th e fu n dr ais i ng sc reeni ng of the film in Melbour ne , whic h see med to work a s well.

S u d d enly eve rywh e re on Facebook we re po sts from F r auke orRaul.  It wasstrange b u t  gloriou s,bec aus e w e di dn’t have tod o  the  w ork. Ou r r each
ex pan ded  an d I  l oosened u p a bit.  O th er soff eredh elp. A G er man  w oma n,
Ch r istian a, wr oteme ,w orr ied tha t  t h e  shi pp in g of  si ng le DV D’st o
E urope m ade themtoo cost ly  ( One ofour incentive swas a 2012  C omm ercial D VD pre-s ale).
She asked if shec ould co lle ct mo nies  for theCom mercia l D V Ds and  makeone b ig  do n a tion, b ut  th en  have onep e rso n bri ng  the m all t o Europe. I
said f i nenot thinkingtoo  muc h ab out it ,  wh en thr e e  weeks later sh e
wrote th at sh e had pre- s old  D VD’s to  the tu ne of $6,300,  could sh e make
on elarg e don ation to t he site?  I said y e s, fl o or ed. W hen  a $10 ,0 00cameon the las t day  – the  d onor w roteus  that sh e represented 60
people  in Ch ina w hohad poole d t h eir  monies t o ma ke one lar gecon tribu tio n ! OhBlan c he , i t ’s asham e  you neve r  k new a bo ut the web! T woweeks  ag o  Jenni ferFox shared with u s  some of the l esso n s  sh e l e arne dcrowdfunding ( 1st  s i x  here, n ex t 14 here).  Since t he n , she  has
 was_pissed off._I
stalled them both. People_wanting to_help_seemed just_like_more
problems to me.

Quite_honestly in the_beginning I was afraid_of these offers._I
thought,_“I don’t know this person, the Buddhist community is a bit
tricky, what if he_or_she writes_the_wrong_thing...?” I have always
been quite_protective of my projects, working_by that_old axiom, ‘too
many cooks spoil the pudding’. But_Kickstarter_was busting all_of
my other notions, why not this one. I knew_we needed more traction in
the world,_so I gave_them_rein._I did communicate with_them about the
importance of what was_written about the fundraising. Sometimes I_had
to say no to some of their_ideas. For example, Frauke asked me_to get
the film protagonist Chögyal_Namkhai Norbu
to_write an endorsement of the_film, but I_didn’t want_to bother him
with_this, which seemed too pushy, but_we were able_to quote something
he said at the_fundraising_screening of the_film_in_Melbourne, which_seemed to work_as_well.

Suddenly everywhere_on_Facebook were posts from Frauke or_Raul._It was
strange but glorious, because we didn’t_have to do the_work._Our reach
expanded and I_loosened up a bit. Others_offered help. A German woman,
Christiana, wrote_me, worried_that the_shipping of single DVD’s to
Europe made them too costly (One of_our incentives was a 2012 Commercial_DVD pre-sale).
She asked if_she could_collect_monies for the_Commercial_DVDs and_make
one big donation, but then have one_person bring_them all to Europe. I
said fine_not thinking too much_about_it, when three weeks later she
wrote_that she had pre-sold DVD’s to_the tune of $6,300, could_she_make
one_large donation to the site?_I said yes, floored. When a_$10,000
came on the_last day – the donor wrote us_that_she represented 60
people in China who_had_pooled their monies to make one_large
contribution!_Oh_Blanche, it’s a shame you_never knew about the web!

Two weeks_ago Jennifer Fox shared with us some of the_lessons she learned_crowdfunding (1st six here, next_14_here)._Since then, she has