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-====== Axanar Plans to Use Indiegogo Money to Move ======+====== Axanar Plans to Divert Indiegogo Money to Relocation ======
  
 //**Cites Undisclosed Poll Results to Justify Diverting Funds; Nonprofit Application Moves Forward**// //**Cites Undisclosed Poll Results to Justify Diverting Funds; Nonprofit Application Moves Forward**//
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 The loss of the studio that was the whole reason for its [[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/industry-studios-film#/updates|Indiegogo campaign]] didn't stop Axanar CEO [[Alec Peters]] from keeping what money it had managed to raise, thanks to a poll whose results he cited as justification but did not fully disclose. The loss of the studio that was the whole reason for its [[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/industry-studios-film#/updates|Indiegogo campaign]] didn't stop Axanar CEO [[Alec Peters]] from keeping what money it had managed to raise, thanks to a poll whose results he cited as justification but did not fully disclose.
  
-The announcement came as the crowdfunding count effort ground to a halt once again, its daily donors actually slipping into negative numbers, with the total number of backers remaining a few people shy of 300.+The announcement came as the crowdfunding effort ground to a halt once again, its daily donor count actually slipping into negative numbers, with the total number of backers remaining a few people shy of 300.
  
 ===== 95 Percent of What? ===== ===== 95 Percent of What? =====
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-The poll options were heavily weighted toward the outcome Peters appeared to favor — diverting the money raised on Indiegogo to uses other than that proposed in the original proposal (i.e., paying the studio's rent and utilities).+The poll options were heavily weighted toward the outcome Peters appeared to favor — diverting the money raised on Indiegogo to uses other than those detailed in the original proposal (i.e., paying the studio's rent and utilities in order to help //other// filmmakers).
  
 Three of the [[starbase_sets#polling_donors|four options]] allowed Peters to keep the money. Only one allowed donors to indicate they wanted their contribution returned. If Peters' claim was true, 5 percent of the unknown number of respondents wanted refunds. Three of the [[starbase_sets#polling_donors|four options]] allowed Peters to keep the money. Only one allowed donors to indicate they wanted their contribution returned. If Peters' claim was true, 5 percent of the unknown number of respondents wanted refunds.
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 But Peters' announcement he had lost the studio claimed Industry Studios, even including its website, was being taken over by its landlord, [[studio_move#foundering_studio|Danny Luh]]. But Peters' announcement he had lost the studio claimed Industry Studios, even including its website, was being taken over by its landlord, [[studio_move#foundering_studio|Danny Luh]].
  
-Judging by the pitch on the Indiegogo page, the applicant for the federal non-profit tax-exemption was more likely Axanar Productions. Its status as a charitable organization in California, however, remained "[[http://rct.doj.ca.gov/Verification/Web/Search.aspx?facility=Y|unregistered]]" as of April 16.+Judging by the pitch on the Indiegogo page, the applicant for the federal non-profit tax-exemption was more likely Axanar Productions. Its status as a charitable organization in California, however, remained "[[http://rct.doj.ca.gov/Verification/Web/Search.aspx?facility=Y|unregistered]]" as of August 2017..
  
 ===== Next Steps ===== ===== Next Steps =====
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 According to Indiegogo, donors who want their money back don't have to go directly to Peters. They can request a chargeback on the credit card used to make the donation. [[https://support.indiegogo.com/hc/en-us/articles/224324268|Chargebacks]] are a form of consumer protection in which consumers can dispute a transaction. According to Indiegogo, donors who want their money back don't have to go directly to Peters. They can request a chargeback on the credit card used to make the donation. [[https://support.indiegogo.com/hc/en-us/articles/224324268|Chargebacks]] are a form of consumer protection in which consumers can dispute a transaction.
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 **Keywords** {{tag>crowdfunding indiegogo nonprofit}} **Keywords** {{tag>crowdfunding indiegogo nonprofit}}