[Theforum] sponsorships
aardvark
roselli at earthlink.net
Mon Apr 29 16:45:02 CDT 2002
> From: "Daniel J. Cody" <djc at members.evolt.org>
>
> hypothetical question, but whats the difference between 'an
> organization sponsoring us' and 'a company supporting us'?
i'm talking about a company, but it possible another org might want
to do this at some point, too...
> the kicker is what they want in return.
see suggestions... perhaps we should establish what is
*un*acceptable, as well as what might be acceptable...
> another kicker is how much independance we lose. another hypothetical
none... i won't suggest a deal where we lose independence...
unless, of course, we lose it to the tune of a billion dollars apiece...
> question: would you rather have me continue paying the bill or be
> dependant on an outside company(i asssume, corect if wrong) who's
> bottom line is profits?
outside company...
*gasp* -- did i really just say that?
yes... but that's because i'd like to see enough sponsorships that
dan cody paying the bills is an exception, not a rule... i think you
should prefer that, too...
IOW, we wouldn't be dependent...
> again, just hypotheticals and a quick poke about how builder.com has
> sponsors too.
poke? huh? that hunk-o-terd?
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