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Thanks Brad Feld: Silver Sponsor

We’re thrilled to announce that Brad Feld has signed up to be our fourth Silver Sponsor, contributing $2500 to the We Make Seattle Project.

Thanks Brad for helping support us and the city of Seattle  – you’re awesome.

Who will be next? I hope it’s you. Maybe get your team to go in together? Or you might be a leader who can have the company sponsor? We’d be grateful.

5 reasons Your Company Should Sponsor We Make Seattle

Hi Seattle. We’re off to a great start, passing 50% of our funding goal for the project, with 18 days to go. Thanks to everyone who has backed the project and helped spread the word. We are grateful to have made it this far.

But as with most big projects, the first 50% is easy, it’s getting all the way that’s hard. We need backers, including silver, gold and platinum sponsors to ensure we make our goals.

Here are five reasons your organization should get involved: 

1. Rare opportunity for your organization to be a visible community leader. This is a unique chance to have your organization listed as a primary contributor to something that represents the entire Seattle area.  This is likely the first and only time a film like this will be made.
2. Attract local talent. We have the attention of the local creative and tech community. Lending your name to the effort will increase your visibility among Seattle’s best and brightest talent.
3. Gain access to a recruiting resource. As a sponsor you’ll be able to share it with your staff, network and potential recruits with your name as a sponsor. While your use of the film won’t be exclusive, you can gain the exclusive privilege of your logo in the credits for the film itself.
4. Give something back to your city AND get something in return. It’s unusual for a community projects have such clear business  benefits. You can satisfy your standards of benevolence for your community, and at the same time help your own organization.
5. Get in before it’s over. We only have about two weeks left in the campaign. When funding closes, it’s all done.

Convinced? Our kickstarter campaign is waiting for you to stop by.

You can read why GeekWire and Time magazine think the project is important too.

Thanks Washington State Department of Commerce: Silver Sponsor

We’re thrilled to announce the Washington State Department of Commerce has signed up to be our third Silver Sponsor, contributing $2500 to the We Make Seattle Project.

Thanks for helping support us and the city of Seattle  – you’re awesome.

Who will be next? I hope it’s you. Maybe your team will go in together? Or you can share this with your boss who can get the company to sponsor? We’d be grateful.

GeekWire article about We Make Seattle

John Cook at Geekwire wrote about our project last week:

Now, some enterprising Seattle geeks are looking to raise the profile of the tech community and its unique spirit. They’re turning to Kickstarter to finance a short film that can tell the world why the home of Macklemore and Bill G. “is the greatest city in the world for entrepreneurs, creators and makers of all kinds.”

Read the full article here.

WMS named a kickstarter staff pick

Over the weekend Kickstarter chose We Make Seattle as a staff pick, helping boost us a few more percent of the way towards our goal.

Thanks Nick Finck: Silver Sponsor

We’re thrilled to announce that Nick Finck has signed up to be our second Silver Sponsor, contributing $2500 to the We Make Seattle Project.

Thanks Nick for helping support us and the city of Seattle  – you’re awesome.

Who will be next? I hope it’s you. Maybe the person next to you? Or perhaps you’ll share our project with your team, or your boss?  We’d be grateful.

Thanks Jackson Fish Market: First Silver Sponsor

We’re thrilled to announce that Jackson Fish Market has signed up to be our first Silver Sponsor, contributing $2500 to the We Make Seattle Project.

Thank you guys for helping support us and the city of Seattle  – you’re awesome.

Who will be next? I hope it’s you. Maybe your coworkers want to get together? Or perhaps you’re a leader in your organization and can step up for your company, and for Seattle?

Films about other cities

As a reference for the We Make Seattle project, here’s a list we’re compiling of videos other cities have made about their tech and creative cultures.  Some of these projects are government sponsored, others corporate and a few are grass roots and community led.

Philadelphia

NYC – Why we are made in NYC

NYC – Made in NY (channel)

Brooklyn Tech triangle

Portland Tech City

Built in LA

Cincinnati

NYC – American Express / DeNiro / Scorsese

Visit Seattle

City University of Seattle – Advertisement

Las Vegas – Downtown Project

If you know of others, leave a comment.

Kickstarter Update: $6k (23%) and climbing on Day 1!

Thanks to all of you for tweeting and Facebooking word of our project. If you haven’t yet, now is a great time as our kickstarter campaign is still only a few hours old. And to our 30 supporters so far, we can truly say, you have helped make We Make Seattle.

If you work for a large Seattle corporation or organization, please consider reaching out inside for Silver, Gold or Platinum sponsorships.  Having a major sponsor as a backer will go a huge way to make sure this project happens.

Thanks for your help and please spread the word.

Kickstarter Campaign is LIVE

Hi folks. Our kickstarter campaign is now live!

Please head straight to our campaign page and jump in. Any support you can lend will be greatly appreciated.

Spread word to your coworkers and friends – we’re looking for silver and gold sponsors to help lead the way to funding and you might be our key link for making this project happen.

Thanks!

We Makes  Seattle – a short film