[Theforum] another online community in trouble
Marlene Bruce
marlene at members.evolt.org
Tue Jun 18 21:13:10 CDT 2002
Hi Isaac,
>http://www.kuro5hin.org/
>
>Check out the "raise funds for our next year" bar at the top. And ways to
>contribute. Very cool idea.
I like the concept (if not the execution) ... a community fundraising
meter. If we're going to do any of this, it needs to be a coordinated
effort.
Where would we begin?
Do we want to offer:
* "Become a Sustaining Member"
Monthly or yearly fee for server space.
* "Give to evolt.org"
Donation options.
* "Buy a Text Ad"
Like you see on Google.
I'm not crazy about the text ad idea for the general
membership/visitors, in part because we've managed to stay away from
them. As far as corporate ads go, if we decide to include them we
should keep them as non-intrusive as we can get away with (e.g. at
the bottom of the page).
The sustaining member/donation option sure sounds nice.
On another note, how much do we need to operate in a year?
Thanks,
Marlene
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