In reply to Nick Haskins.

crowd funding and kick-starter, is a perfect way to generate income and get your idea paid for. Its a farce as are most kick-starter projects. As Captain Sensible said 'Life's a Con'
All charitable movements are really just employment creators and wage makers.. but they only do charity to make sure there is no profit left after paying all the advertising and executives.. thats what makes one company that puts the food on all its employees tables a commercial enterprise, or a 'non profit' - non profit doesn't mean you don't get paid.. it just means no extra left over money is saved.
They should fund their own ideas, as do all people who work on their own merits. I would prefer to donate to a beggar kid in the Philippines than donate to some cool web forum project that has well paid people in it anyway