The Launch of "Gazillion Voices" - The LGA Magazine
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LGA to launch Gazillion Voices, an adoptee-led magazine focusing on topics and issues important to the adoption community and beyond.
Backers: 247
Average Pledge Per Backer: $75
Funded: $18,595 of $15,000
Dates: Jun 25th -> Jul 25th (30 days)
Project By: Kevin Haebeom Vollmers
Backers: 247
Average Pledge Per Backer: $75
Funded: $18,595 of $15,000
Dates: Jun 25th -> Jul 25th (30 days)
Project By: Kevin Haebeom Vollmers
$18,595
current pledge level
Last Updated: July 25 @ 15:30 -0400 GMT
123%
of goal
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Latest News
Gazillion Voices Will Launch On... 
July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Monday, August 5, 2013. Thank you everyone for your support! (Read More)
Gazillion Voices in The Korean Herald
July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Co-editor Kevin Vollmers was recently interviewed by The Korean Herald. Here's what came of it: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2013/07/135_139831.html. Gazillion Voices will also be a part of CNN International's broader adoption... (Read More)
Award Change Notice
July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
The pledge amount for signed copies of Kathryn Joyce's The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking, and the New Gospel of Adoption has been changed to $250! Please note that this only applies for new supporters who pledge starting 7/22/13. Thanks! (Read More)
Gazillion Voices In The Press
July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Gazillion Voices will soon be the focus of a Korean Herald article and featured in a CNN International article about adoption reform. We'll send them along when they're published. In other news, we may hit $18,000 raised! Thank you again for the... (Read More)
Celebrity Chef Alex Pilas of Eataly to be featured in Gazillion Voices
July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We are delighted to announce that the world famous Eataly and its chef Alex Pilas will get the film essay treatment soon and very soon on Gazillion Voices. Alex, who is a Korean adoptee, will be film by our very own John Sanvidge. For those of... (Read More)
Thank You
July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
From all of us here at Gazillion Voices, thank you so much for all of your support. Yesterday was another great day for our campaign. We reached our goal, and then quickly surpassed it. We also received the largest gift to date: $2,500 from Susan... (Read More)
96% Raised!
July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We're sitting at 96% raised! Please spread the word and help us reach the goal...perhaps today? Thank you again for all of your support. You are the reason for our Kickstarter success. We can't thank you enough, and we look forward to delivering a... (Read More)
Less than $1,000 to go!
July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We are currently sitting at less than $1,000 from our goal! Please help us cross the finish line! (Read More)
Almost there!
July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to all of you, we're at 86%! 193 backers! $13,020 raised! 7 days left! Please help us get to 100% by continuing to spread the word. In other news, we had our inaugural issue cover image photo shoot last night. Kim Jackson, the... (Read More)
An Image From the Second Film Essay, Featuring Julie Young and Family
July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Similar to other magazines, we've scheduled out our issues well in advance. Some of our contributors, in fact, have already started working on their future pieces. Here's an image from John Sanvidge's second film essay, which features Julie Young and... (Read More)
Free! Amanda H.L. Transue-Woolston's Entire "Adoption Competence in Generalist Practice, Outside of the 'Adoption Worker' Box"
July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
You're all making this Kickstarter happen! As a huge thank you and to showcase the quality of work we'll be pumping out monthly, below we give you Amanda H.L. Transue-Woolston's piece for the inaugural issue of Gazillion Voices in its entirety.... (Read More)
Kelly Jackson Brownlee: A Glimpse Into Our First Photo Essay
July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We are closing in on $10,000! As a thanks, here is another image from Suzi Pratt's first photo essay featuring Kelly Jackson Brownlee. (Read More)
A Gift In Honor of John Moon Pickell, Who Passed Away 5 Years Ago
July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Today Karen and John Pickell made a gift in honor of their son John Moon Pickell, who passed away five years ago. We here at Gazillion Voices are humbled to receive such a wonderful gift. It's a good reminder to all of us why highlighting the... (Read More)
First Gazillion Voices Film Essay Available For Free!
July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We're offering the entire first film essay - "Adoptees in the Wild: Milton Washington" - here for FREE to show the quality of work that will be pumped out every month. Please watch and spread the good word! (Read More)
Happy Post 4th of July!
July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, Happy Post 4th of July! We're nearly halfway to our goal. It would be great if you could help us put the push on for the next 17 days. Thank you in advance! - Gazillion Voices Team (Read More)
Stretch Goal Plans
July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! Thanks to your help, we surpassed the $6,000 mark! Because we got to this point so quickly, we're thinking about implementing our stretch goal plans, especially if we reach the $10,000 mark by the end of the week. Stay tuned for... (Read More)
Jane Jeong Trenka In The New York Times
June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you everyone for continuing to support the magazine by passing it along to your networks. We greatly appreciate it! We're at 92 backers! As a related side note, we want to pass along this New York Times profile of our good friend Jane... (Read More)
Gazillion Gags - A Big Thanks!
June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We're fast approaching $5,000 raised! As a big thanks, our film essayist John Sanvidge, who created our Kickstarter video, uploaded a gag reel. It's funny, and will show the entire world how amazing he is as a filmmaker and editor. John made all... (Read More)
25% Funded!
June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
25% funded in less than 48 hours! Thanks everyone for helping to make it happen! (Read More)
Thank you/New Award
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
A HUGE thank you goes out to all of you who have contributed to our campaign and sent it out to your contacts far and wide. We greatly appreciate the support, and encourage you to keep on spreading the word. This campaign has taken off, and we would... (Read More)
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