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Echoes from Elk Country

Name: Echoes from Elk Country
Brand: Jeff Gauger
Rating: 4.1 (14 reviews)

The Legacy of Pennsylvania Elk and the Keystone Elk Country Alliance

Created by Jeff Gauger · Launched Aug 26, 2026 · Closes Sep 25, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$830

Goal $500

Backers

14

5 data points

Funded

166%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

28 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟢 Outperforming the Nonfiction category average. This project has hit 166% of its goal, while the average live Nonfiction project on Kickstarter sits at 45% (3.7× the category median).

Early Momentum: 32 / 100 — low potential. Project is in its first 49 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Funding trend

5 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Aug 26, 2026Aug 28, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

steady

Hit goal in 1 day.

Steady accumulation — sustained backer interest throughout the campaign.

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EARLY MOMENTUM

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32/ 100

Low potential

Project is too new for 24h trend data. Score is based on funding velocity per hour, backer signups per hour, and staff-pick early signal.

Hours since launch49h

Funded so far166%

% per hour3.41%

Backers14

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$4K

Predicted to fund 826% of goal

○ Low confidence (early)

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Project is in its first day or two — forecast is highly speculative and will tighten as more data comes in.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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BackerLens analysis

🟢 Outperforming the Nonfiction category average. This project has hit 166% of its goal, while the average live Nonfiction project on Kickstarter sits at 45% (3.7× the category median).

Early Momentum: 32 / 100 — low potential. Project is in its first 49 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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