A Life's Work

You may ask yourself…

How can I support A Life’s Work?
You’re doing it now by reading this. But there are many other ways you can support this film, too.

1. You can contribute monetarily online via Artspire.org. It’s very simple: click the artspire.org link, click the “make a tax-deductible donation now” button, enter the amount you want to contribute (as little as $5, as much as $15,000) and the other specifics. That’s it. No login or registration required.  Your contribution does not line my pocket; because the film is fiscally sponsored by Artspire, an initiative of the New York Foundation for the Arts, all money given this way is overseen by them and is guaranteed to go toward the completion of this film. Being fiscally sponsored also means that your contribution is tax deductible.*(Scroll down for more on fiscal sponsorship.)  So why not do it? The amount doesn’t matter as much as the fact that you’re helping to bring a work of art into the world.
2. You can subscribe to this blog.
3. You can leave a comment on the blog.
4. A Life’s Work has its own Facebook page. (Previously known as a “Fan” page.) You can go there and click “Like.” You’ll see the interesting stuff I post related to the film and its subjects.
5. You can leave a comment on the FB page.
6. If you already “Like” the FB page,  you can suggest the page to a friend.
7. You can put a favorite post on your FB wall or share the post on a friend’s wall.
8. If you’re on Twitter, you can follow me, do the occasional retweet, or do the Follow Friday thing (#ff).
9. You can tell a friend about the film and/or the blog. Who to tell? I have no doubt other filmmakers would find A Life’s Work interesting, but folks interested in space and technology, architecture, the environment, and music might find the film and the information I post interesting.
10. If you use Stumbleupon, you can give a post or page on this blog a thumbs up.

How does leaving a comment or becoming a fan support a film that is still a work-in-progress?
If you’re still reading this, you are one of the influential early adopters. You are a trendsetter, someone in the know. Your friends want to know what you’re reading and what films you’ve seen. You have the power to spread the word about A Life’s Work just by showing that you’re interested in the film. You can be pivotal in helping this small but ambitious work secure funding and after that, an audience. My pitch to grantmakers and producers becomes more potent when I can tell them a fan base is already established, when I can show them an active blog and FB Fan page.

What do I get?
The second you leave a comment you have become engaged not just with me, but with the film, the film’s subjects, and the people who are checking in on the film via these various portals. You have contributed to something bigger than yourself. You have become part of a community and a vital contributor to a work of art. If you contribute financially, even just $5, you get the tax deduction, but you also become a patron of the arts, and that is something to be very proud of.

*If you prefer, you could write a check payable to Artspire, earmarked for A Life’s Work in the memo line, and mail the check to: Artspire, 20 Jay Street, 7th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Either way, your contribution will go toward completing this unique and important film.

A Life’s Work is a sponsored project of Artspire, an online community for artists and arts organizations brought to you by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), one of the country’s most respected not-for-profit arts organizations.

What does “sponsored” mean?
“Fiscal Sponsorship provides individual artists, artists’ collaborative projects, and emerging arts organizations in all disciplines with the ability to apply for funding and other resources usually available only to organizations with 501(c)(3)nonprofit status.”

To read more about Artspire’s sponsorship program, click here.