permaculture

[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network <lakinroe@silcom.com>]

KICKSTARTER FUNDRAISER $15,000 so far raised $6,840 of $15,000 80 backers 37 
days to go need your support
Permaculture Activist, the world’s longest running permaculture journal, 
needs your support for a new and vibrant online presence.
You may access the campaign page directly using this link:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1425590312/the-permaculture-activist/posts/1131463?ref=backer_project_update

MESSAGE from Publisher and longtime friend Peter Bane
Dear Friends,
After nearly 25 years at the helm of the magazine, I will be turning over 
management to Senior Editor John Wages on April 1st. Trends in the publishing 
world have shown that it is time to update the magazine's outreach and some 
aspects of its presentation. It is our view that this will best be done with 
fresh thinking and new management; my personal life is moving in other 
directions and I am happy that John is willing and prepared to step into the 
path I have been walking.
We want to launch soon a digital version of the magazine, under the new name 
Permaculture Design Magazine, for e-subscription to supplement the print 
edition, which will continue, also under the new title but with our familiar 
format. With digital subscription we would expect to reach a wider readership 
with greater flexibility, and would be able to publish some stories and items 
for which there is presently no room in the quarterly. We have indexed 90 of 
the 95 issues and will soon complete that project with the 2014 issues added. 
This gives us good purchase on making the back issue content available 
digitally to subscribers and others over the Web. And our website, so capably 
administered by Keith Johnson these past 16 years, needs a major overhaul, 
better navigation, a clearer user interface, and more capacity. We have a 
professional designer at work right now and could expand that work if 
additional funding can be found.
To do these things we need money, more than the magazine generates under its 
present business model. We are asking for your help to raise $15,000 (or 
more) via a Kickstarter campaign launching today. It is especially important 
to the success of the campaign that a good surge of donations comes in the 
first few days to build momentum and show broad support. Numbers of gifts are 
as important as dollars. Our potential audience is large and you could help 
us expand it by spreading this message throughout your networks.
A letter with somewhat more detail is attached if you care to read more about 
our thinking on this transition. The Kickstarter site carries a video of 
myself and John addressing the need, and of course, we are happy to answer 
questions by email.
You may access the campaign page directly using this link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1425590312/the-permaculture-activist/posts/1131463?ref=backer_project_update
Please share this request widely, give as much and as often as you can, and 
help us keep community journalism vital for another 25 years.
Peter Bane
Publisher