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Originally Posted by Chloe

I think most people these days use KickStarter to really fund things but even than, it is a gamble of getting support. It's a shame you can't hold small things offline to gain funding, sometimes a real life venue would allow a night where a person could hold a fundraiser, etc.

You can only use Kickstarter to fund projects with well-defined results. You can't use it to raise money for a good cause or for personal needs or for an on-going project (e.g. a webcomic or serial novel).