the Urban Death Project: Laying Our Loved Ones to Rest
A project in Seattle, WA by Katrina Spade000days
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What if our deaths didn’t just mean the end of our physical bodies. What if we could grow new life after we've died?
Backers: 1218
Average Pledge Per Backer: $75
Funded: $91,378 of $75,000
Dates: Mar 30th -> May 14th (45 days)
Project By: Katrina Spade
Backers: 1218
Average Pledge Per Backer: $75
Funded: $91,378 of $75,000
Dates: Mar 30th -> May 14th (45 days)
Project By: Katrina Spade
$91,378
current pledge level
Last Updated: May 14 @ 11:45 -0400 GMT
121%
of goal
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Latest News
Just hours left, will you help us with a final PUSH? 
May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear supporters, THANK YOU for making this a truly remarkable crowdfunding campaign. Because of your support, we will be able to continue the design and development of this new option in death care. Onwards! With under two days left, we want to make... (Read More)
Bold and Beautiful New Goal!
May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Katrina here. We have been absolutely humbled and elated at how quickly we were able to meet our initial goal of $75,000, engaging more than a thousand backers thus far. We can feel the momentum that is carrying this project – it’s quite... (Read More)
A Million Thank Yous!
May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, You've done it! The Urban Death Project Kickstarter is fully funded at over $75,000! "Thanks To You!" image by the wonderful Chris Looney. Thank you for donating funds, for spreading the word, for encouraging your friends to join in,... (Read More)
Caitlin Doughty, Member of the Board of Advisors for the Urban Death Project
April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
The progress on this campaign is stupendous! Thank you so much to all of you for backing the project - we simply could not do this without you. We are incredibly close to our official campaign goal, and figuring out "stretch goals" as we speak. Stay... (Read More)
New $5000 Matching Gift!
April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We have exciting news: a small group of donors has joined together to create a $5000 matching gift for our Campaign. For the next three days, all new backers - and all increased pledges - will be matched, up to $5000! Thank you so much for supporting... (Read More)
Happy Earth Day! And now, we need your help!
April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We are succeeding because of YOU! As of today, we've raised over $60,000 from over 700 backers. Magnificent! We still have 3 weeks to make this the most excellent campaign ever. But in order to do so, we need your help! Please share the Kickstarter... (Read More)
Visiting a Nurse Log at the Olympic Sculpture Park
April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 This morning, I spent some time at the Nukoum Vivarium, an art installation by Mark Dion at the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle. The piece features a 40 foot nurse log that... (Read More)
The Urban Death Project featured in the NYTimes
April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Today, the NYTimes published an article about our work with the Human Decomposition Research Facility at Western Carolina University. If you haven't seen it yet, you can do so by clicking here: http://nyti.ms/1H0DWuQ Thank you to all who have backed... (Read More)
The Kickstarter 'Urban Death Project' Will Compost Your Body & Give Back To Nature — Cool, Or Just Gross?
April 14th - via: bustle.com
While death is not typically a part of life that many people consider beneficial, one crowdfunding project might have the potential to change that perception, and perhaps completely alter how society views death as a whole. If you haven’t heard of it, the Kickstarter “Urban Death Project” will compost human bodies in a monumental project that at its heart, aims at having people give back to the earth in a final act of contribution to nature. (Read More)
Meet Board Member and Funeral Director Nora Menkin!
April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 Nora Menkin is the Managing Director of the Co-op Funeral Home of People's Memorial. She works to ensure that people have access to dignified, affordable death care, and that... (Read More)
Funding the Future of Death Care!
April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 A Visit to the Echoing Green Offices To all of you who have pledged to the project this far - THANK YOU! You are funding a paradigm shift, one dollar at a time. Let's... (Read More)
Hearts are FULL!
March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
This morning, just 24 hours into the Urban Death Project Kickstarter Campaign, we hit the 25% mark, raising almost $19,000 already! Dear backers, this is it! YOU are creating a new paradigm of death care. It's happening now, because you believe in... (Read More)
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