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Wicked Oni PublishingHostSubmitted79 days ago

🇻🇪 Venezuela Earthquake Relief Bundle - Call for Creators 🇻🇪

We are organizing a charity co-op bundle on itch.io to raise funds for the victims of the recent earthquakes in Venezuela. All proceeds (minus payment processing fees) will go directly to Cáritas Venezuela, with whom we are currently coordinating to make this work.

This jam is the coordination hub for creators who want to contribute their work. If you're a game developer, artist, writer, musician, or any kind of digital creator, please join and submit your project.

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Can I submit multiple projects? Yes! You are welcome to submit as many projects as you like, be it video games, TTRPGs, asset packs, comics, soundtracks, zines, or any other digital creation. Both new and existing projects are welcome.

Are there any rules for what I can submit? Submissions must be your own original work. We also ask that projects do not contain racist, transphobic, homophobic, sexist, or ableist content. Beyond that, all genres and formats are welcome.

How do I participate?

Join this jam (click the "Join" button).
Submit your project(s) through the jam page. Include a link to your itch.io project page and a brief description of what you're contributing.
After the submission deadline, the organizer will create the bundle on itch.io and send you a private approval link. You must approve it for the bundle to go live.

Will I receive a share of the sales?

No. 100% of the proceeds go directly to Cáritas Venezuela. This is a charity bundle, everyone contributes their work for free. Your reward is knowing you're helping thousands of people in need.

How long will the submission period last?

June 26th to July 3rd. Please submit before the deadline.

When will the bundle go live?

July 7th and will run for approximately 14 days.

How much will the bundle cost?

$10 USD, with higher donations encouraged.

Which charity will this support?

We are targeting Cáritas Venezuela as our charity partner. They have a long history of providing emergency relief across the country, and we believe they are the best organization to channel these funds effectively.

Important status update: I am currently in active conversations with Cáritas to finalize their registration (onboarding) on itch.io's payment system. While we wait for their official reply, I am moving forward with gathering creators and projects right now. This way, the moment they confirm and their account is set up, we can publish the bundle immediately with no delays, no wasted time.

I will keep everyone posted via the jam's community feed as soon as I have a definitive answer from them. Rest assured, 100% of the funds will always go directly to a registered charity, never to me or any individual organizer.

I have more questions. Who do I contact?

Please reach out via the jam's community section, or contact the organizer directly at anassiff@disroot.org.

How can I help spread the word?

Share this jam page with other creators! The more projects we have, the bigger the impact. You can also share the bundle page once it's live on your social media, newsletters, and with any media outlets you know.

Together, we can make a real difference. Let's show what our community can do when we come together for a cause that matters. Thank you for your generosity.

sonofthe28 days ago(+1)

This FAQ says the bundle was supposed to go live on July 7th and run for 14 days, but I can only find this page for the jam, not for the bundle, and the jam says it's still open for submissions. Will you clarify? Thank you!

Wicked Oni PublishingHostSubmitted26 days ago

Hi! Yeah, that was a very optimistic date on my end. The bundle needs a charity to work together with us to be able to link their profile, however, I haven't been able to find a charity willing to work together with :( I'll make an announcement this week on what the possible next steps are, because this has gone for longer than I expected

PixxeleSubmitted23 days ago

Cant you just collect the money earned through this bundle and provide the % you want to said charity supporting this?

Wicked Oni PublishingHostSubmitted23 days ago

Yeah, I wanted to avoid getting the money myself and just linking it to the NPO because how straightforward it looked, but I'll have to just go with this other option of me getting the money

PixxeleSubmitted23 days ago

I dont think anyone minds, as long as most of the money goes to where it was supposed to go to.

A FrankSubmitted22 days ago

I would agree with Pixxele that as long as the majority is going to the charity I don't think I'd mind some of it going to cover the taxes on the donation.

PixxeleSubmitted21 days ago(+1)

It's taking a long time for the bundle to start, so i would rather him just start now and give the funds....As long as everyone agrees

Wicked Oni PublishingHostSubmitted20 days ago

The general consensus does seem to be that its fine for me to get the funds so I'm gonna be going with that option, will send an email this week with that info and the actual cutoff date for submissions

Virtual NomadSubmitted18 days ago (7 edits)

in fairness, there is no "consensus" when only a handful of 175 participants has been a part of this short dialog while the conditions have changed from what was presented.

that said, i DO support going forward with your collecting the $$ and donating. and, please cover your own expenses (fees, paypal, etc); you should not lose money acting as facilitator while you've already invested tons of your time. and, i would bring itch's cut down to zero for the duration of the bundle so we can deliver the most support possible to those who need it more.

with that, i've some experience hosting bundles with dozens of participants/upward of 200 projects so, some advice:

your email expressed concern re: how long it would take for you to assemble the bundle; a tip:

when you go to enter the project urls, you can paste (at least) 20 at a time. so, what i do is open the jam's .csv file, select 20, Copy, go to the bundle project prompt and Paste. repeat and until you've pasted all 500+ but 20 at a time helps speed things up.

then, you've been relying on itch.io email and this forum for communication while you'll find a large portion haven't been following this nor do they check the particular email address they've connected with itch.io. aka, many of the participants will never receive the bundle link for them to Accept and, at this point, a number have forgotten about it, i expect.

that said, i would anticipate the first bundle failing (not enough will find their way there and Accept so that it could be published, even with the new self-pruning functionality). so, i would anticipate this by using the first bundle/run as a ping to see who is actually available and/or agrees to the new terms by clearly stating it in the bundle's Description along with a notion of "staying tuned" for an expected 2nd bundle that would only include those who received the communication and accepted the first.

you could try contacting itch and ask them to prune whomever doesn't accept the first bundle but i seriously doubt enough would have Accepted the first bundle assembled for them to do so (and they've not responded to my requests more than once).

then, i would set that first bundle's deadline to Accept to include 2 full weekends. then, if there needs to be another bundle, another 2 weekends which now puts the earliest Start Date for the bundle to be, say, October 1st.

while this is well beyond our initial hope for a Start, trust that it would finally be in motion and serving those who need the support, still. i know i'd be happy no matter when the Bundle finally goes Live.

finally, do update whichever final Bundle that goes Live with receipts of your making donations on behalf of supporters. it would help depict the notion of trust required for something like this to succeed.

add: i just re-read the Overview; i would run the bundle for AT LEAST 1 Month while you suggested 2 weeks. aka, give us a chance to help circulate it. since you didnt exclude NSFW, expect the bundle here to be de-indexed (unless ur manually gonna check each project ;) ) and/or not visible to many when browsing. so, we'll be the majority of the energy getting it in front of eyes.

/¢ :)

thanks again, Oni, for all of your time and effort.

Wicked Oni PublishingHostSubmitted17 days ago

Well as for the consesus part, I was taking into account the email replies I got from previous update, which were also all in favor.

On the other hand, thank you so much for your time, these paint a clearer picture of the process ahead, I honestly forget there's NSFW stuff in here as well, not sure how many of those have been submitted tho, but it's a fair point. And the time frames to handle is also a huge help. Thanks!

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