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Kickstarter is adding the ability to collect money indefinitely


Kickstarter is following Indiegogo’s lead on forever fundraising.

Currently, Kickstarter projects can last anywhere from one to 60 days, and creators hoping to continue fundraising after meeting their goal have had to go off-platform to keep raising money. Creators who are offering something in exchange for a certain level of monetary support — a digital download of an album or physical items, for example — will need to end late pledges for that tier as they begin fulfillment. Indiegogo introduced a “forever funding” model nearly a decade ago, allowing creators to continue collecting money past a campaign’s end date.

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