Crowdfunding: Connecting Creators and Patrons

This is the last week for nominations in the Rose and Bay Awards.  Voting will commence on Monday, February 1.  Please keep spreading the word.

Activity Report
Here are the current tallies for the categories.

Art -- 4 projects nominated.  We need more nominations here.
Fiction -- 21 projects nominated.  This is our leading category.
Poetry -- 4 projects nominated.  We could really use more poetry nominations too.
Other Project -- 13 projects nominated.  Remember this is the category for webcomics; more nominations are welcome.
Patron -- 12 people nominated.  If you have a CFC project from 2009 and you haven't nominated patrons yet, please do!

Promotional Materials and Art
We have created materials to support the award. Here are some things you may find helpful for promotion.

Use the landing page as a focal point when you are telling people about the Rose and Bay Awards.  This page describes the award and its rules, gives links to the individual nomination pages, lists our volunteers, notes features in progress, and explains how people can help.  Most links about the award should point here, unless you are talking about a specific nomination page.

Artwork, including Nominee badges, is here.  We would like to thank all the folks who have posted the various badges and banners on their blogs!