14hrs Left: Are You Ready For An Anxy Year?
over 7 years ago
– Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 10:53:52 PM
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We met our goal, thanks to all our generous backers, and we’re incredibly grateful! We haven't stopped celebrating since! Our celebrating, of course, involves hitting the refresh button on our Kickstarter page constantly—just like we've been doing since the launch on Sept 19. The campaign is still running, the clock is still ticking, and now we’re wondering: How far can we go with our crowdfunding?
Thanks to your overwhelming support, we can now say that next year will be an Anxy year! In that spirit, before all pencils are down and the campaign is officially over (it ends at 11am PT on Wednesday), why not share just a little more Anxy love? Because if there’s a way to help Anxy reach an even bigger audience, why the heck not?!
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WOW! You did it! You are the reason we hit our fundraising goal!
over 7 years ago
– Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 10:57:04 PM
We did it! Actually, you did it! Through your support, we’ve reached our fundraising goal! We are so humbled by your generosity, your stories, your support. Seriously. Thank you, thank you, thank you! (And more exclamation points than we are usually comfortable using!!!)
We’re usually Anxy, but at the moment we’re quite weepy — with happiness! We can’t thank you enough for helping us bring this very personal passion project to life.
If you haven't already, we suggest you sign up for our newsletter over at our website. That way you'll be the first to know when we post contributor guidelines, you'll get all the news about our first issue, and you'll be first to get any other important Anxy updates.
In the meantime, thank you so much for believing in this project. I guess it shows that feeling Anxy can be a really good thing after all.
Last 48hrs: Highlights From Our Anxy Month With You
over 7 years ago
– Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 11:37:43 AM
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Dear friends, Family Members & Anxy People Everywhere,
We are SO close to reaching our fundraising goal of $50,000!!! Last time we checked, we’d raised just over $45,000—and that’s all thanks to your incredible support and generosity.
Thank you to everyone who forwarded this email to five friends, to those who shared Anxy’s Kickstarter page with their social networks, to the folks who reached a little deeper into their pockets to donate what they could. This has been a true community effort and we couldn’t be more thrilled that each of you are Anxy too.
But we’re not there yet: we have 48 hours left to raise $5,000 and make Anxy a reality—do you think we can do it? We do—just look at how far we’ve come in the past four weeks! We know there are more people out there who are Anxy like us. We just need to find them.
On the eve of reaching our Kickstarter finish line, we’re looking back at the highlights of the last four weeks:
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Sept. 19th 11:11 AM (PST): Campaign Launched!
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First 24hrs
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First 48hrs
- Raised $15,000 from 195 Backers
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September 26th:
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September 27th-29th
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October 3rd
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October 4th-5th
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October 10th — World Mental Health Day
- Reached 500 backers
- Raised $3,000 in one day!
- And $10,000 in that same week, bringing us to $40,000 in funding!
- Featured on Fast Company
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October 13th-15th
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Last 96hrs
- We raised $5,000 and now we're almost there (90%)!
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Last 48hrs
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Now
Can we close the $5,000 gap and
reach our 100% goal?
Last 4 Days! New 12-Course Tasting Dinner for 2!
over 7 years ago
– Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 07:50:16 PM
Dear Anxy Family,
The finish line is in sight but we’re going to need a big push if we’re actually going to make it across. We know that you’ve been doing everything you can to support Anxy and we are so moved by and grateful for your support.
Still, with only four days left in the campaign and over $11,000 needed in contributions, we’re asking you to do just a little bit more.
Should you be feeling really Anxy-inspired, we just added a delicious donation from Michelin-starred chef Jared Gallagher of legendary restaurant Chez TJ in Mountain View, CA (which just won Wine Spectator’s “Best Of” award for 2016). Our new Tasty Patron pledge offers a 12-14 course tasting menu dinner for two with wine pairings (limited offering—only 3 Tasty Patrons available).
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If it’s possible for you to up your pledge by $5 or even $10 dollars, please consider doing so.
If you’ve sent the campaign to everyone in your family except Uncle Joe because he doesn’t like to talk about feelings, go ahead and send it to Uncle Joe. Maybe he’s just looking for a reason to share his Anxy self.
We’ve worked so hard and we are so close to making this important magazine and community a reality. But Kickstarter is all-or-nothing. If we can’t raise the difference between our goal and the amount contributed in the next four days, Anxy will just be a really awesome idea we had one time.
Please don’t let that happen. If there’s anything you can do to give us an extra nudge to get over the finish line, please do it. #weareanxy. And we are so grateful for you.
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Speaking of grateful, we are so thankful to all the amazing storytellers, comedians, filmmakers, and photographers who took part in our inaugural Anxy event, “Sharing vs. Oversharing” last night at The Battery:
Christy Chan, Tim Hussin, Anna Pulley, Molly Matalon, Damien Maloney, Zahra Noobakhsh, our own Bobbie Johnson, and emcee Will Kabat-Zinn. It was an incredible evening of funny, moving and thought provoking stories and images—an event we now hope to replicate with similar Anxy performances in the future. To everyone who came out and supported us last night, thank you too!
9 Days Left to Raise $20k, Here’s How You Can Help
over 7 years ago
– Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 06:46:06 PM
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Today, people all over the world are coming together to raise awareness for and end the stigmas around being (as we like to call it) Anxy. What better day than World Mental Health Day to support this project!
With just 9 days left in our Kickstarter campaign, we need to raise $20,000 to reach our goal.
We can do this, with your help! We’ve done the math: If each backer forwards this email to five friends—or texts/calls five people—maybe, just maybe, we can multiply our funds by five. Let’s try it!
You know what else could help?
1. Tell your social networks why you are Anxy on World Mental Health Day with the hashtag #iamanxy Tweet it / Share on Facebook
2. Send a personalized note to three people you know who might be Anxy too.
3. Talk about Anxy with your community—and anyone you meet :)
4. Have a newsletter or a blog? Link to our Kickstarter.
5. Have another idea for how we can get to $50k? Drop us a line at [email protected]
