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| From | Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com> |
| Subject | Re: Kelly's idea -I'm in...and more. |
| Date | Fri, 21 Feb 2003 01:00:44 -0500 |
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At 05:51 PM 2/20/2003 -0700, Not Lame wrote:
>She leveled the donations, but say, for the sake argument, there are two:
>
>one: $50
>two: $100 or more
>
>For the former, the fans gets:
>
>Autographed copy of album upon release. Special CD-R of demos/live
>material. Sticker of the band and a thank you p rinted on the record.
>"Thanks To"
>
>For the later:
>
>Same as above plus, another CD-R of more live/demos, poster and listed as
>"extra special thanks to". A handdrawn autographed doodle. And a
>handwritten letter of thanks from the artist. No emails from brothers who
>are questionable communicators for their stead. ;-)
>
>(be creative w/ what goes into the package.....i'm just throwing the obvious
>out here)
I like the idea of there being multiple levels of patronage. As a longtime
supporter/volunteer of public radio, I know that different people have
different abilities to give; as much as I like the idea, nobody should have
to miss a mortgage payment or a student loan bill to help. Say $50, $100
and $200, with the understanding that anyone who wants to give more will be
more than welcome to, even though they won't get anything more for their
money than an increased sense of mental well-being.
Just throwing this out as an idea: any of the lawyers on list who know how
to set up a non-profit organization might consider doing that. Besides
being a good idea for general legal reasons. it gives the donors a little
extra incentive, since donations to a non-profit are tax deductible beyond
the list price of whatever you get in return. (For example, at WBUR, we
just did a thing where you could have some roses or chocolates delivered to
your sweetie at Valentine's Day. The donation was $120, and the list price
for the truffles was $17.99, which meant that $102.01 of the donation was a
charitable contribution and therefore a legal deduction.)
Not to mention it provides another hook for any potential press: the irony
of a "non-profit" recording company is just too good to pass up.
I agree, this is a *hugely* better idea than the "pop ad" nonsense. I'm in
for bucks and whatever organizational/pr/whatever skills I can contribute.
If Owsley doesn't want the money, bugger 'im, we'll find someone else.
S
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