When Civil Eats started it’s Kickstarter campaign I gave what I thought was a generous amount. Today, I tripled it. I just went back to Kickstarter and took the number I had entered before and jacked it way up. I am posting this here in the hope that maybe you want to do the same.

I did this not because I am sitting on a lot of cash. I did it because they have only 11 days left to raise their goal and they are only a third of the way there. I don’t think it is acceptable that they not reach their goal and I don’t think any of their supporters should find that acceptable.

Why aren’t they reaching their goal?

Did they ask for too much? I really don’t think so. This is their first attempt at funding after years of operation. All of their time and effort donated. They have done an amazing job.

So that left me with the idea that maybe, while intending to do enough, we all were just way off in terms of how much to give or how much help they needed recruiting funding. It’s tough turning a readership into supporters.

Something needs to be done. If they are only a third of the way there, well, I needed to triple what I gave and engage people around me to give or give more.