BackerKit FAQ
How does BackerKit crowdfunding work?
Crowdfunding is a collaborative way to bring ideas and projects to life. Project creators post their idea for a project, and backers pledge money to make the project possible. Backers get behind the scenes access and backer-only rewards, which can include exclusive products, special pricing, creative input, content, and more.
To become a backer, select a pledge level that features the reward(s) you would like to receive when the project is successfully completed and make your contribution.
All-or-nothing crowdfunding model: The creator sets a funding goal and a deadline to raise funds. If the project does not meet the goal by the deadline, backers credit cards are not charged and no money changes hands.
Crowdfunding projects can happen at various stages of the creative process. Make sure to check the estimated timeline of when rewards will be delivered. Project creators will keep you updated on the progress toward completion and delivery of your rewards.
Backing a crowdfunding campaign is not the same as purchasing an item from a store. When you back a campaign you are supporting the creation of something new. Rewards are almost always delivered, but are not guaranteed.
When will I be charged for my pledge?
Your payment method will not be charged right away. You will be charged for the amount of your pledge when the campaign ends and the project reaches its funding goal. You will not be charged if the campaign does not reach its funding goal.
What happens after the campaign is over?
The Creator will send out a survey that will ask you for more information about your pledge, your shipping information, additional items you may want to add to your pledge, and collect shipping fees if applicable.
The survey will be sent to the email address we have on file with your pledge.
Any additional payment will be charged when you complete your survey and confirm your order.
Project FAQ
What Happend Last Year?
So last year was a rough project. We launched later than I would have liked and we also tried a new printer (and tried to get gold foil), which didn't really work out the way we had wanted to or the way we would have liked. In retrospect, since sending the files to that printer, it took a little over a month for us to get our calendars in-hand to ship..and by that time, was already in the new year, which led to people getting their calendars late. This year, we're returning to our old usual printer (no more weird last minute experiments) which has been very reliable to us in the past. Their whole process is local to the US and takes 10-days from ordering to arrive at our warehouse (far faster than the above). The current plan is to have, latest, files submitted to the printer, last week of October, which should lead to getting calendars to ship mid/late November.