[Noisebridge-discuss] Fundraising and membership at NB, a touch of history

[Elizabeth Sarah Quirk Goodman]

Err.  Didn't read this thread before my last suggestion on the other
thread.  My apologies.  Though for affiliate memberships I think Sai's
right that visibility is key.  Maybe something along the lines of
"Noisebridge system supporter" [cleverer phrasing?] pins or cards.
Quirk

2010/6/19 Sai Emrys <noisebridge at saizai.com>:
> On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Rachel McConnell <rachel at xtreme.com> wrote:
>> We already do have the concept of affiliate membership, small m.  You
>> just start paying some amount you're happy with monthly, and call
>> yourself that.  Boom, done.  There's Paypal links on the wiki which I
>> mentioned earlier in this thread.
>
> FWIW, I agree with all you wrote except this bit - and that's only for
> behavioral economics reasons.
>
> Yes you *can* do this, but it's just not a salient and supported thing to do.
>
> I think Steve is right that having something simple to make it a more
> obvious and easy choice - i.e. putting a paypal *subscription* link up
> and giving people some cheap token of membership in return - would be
> a good idea. Easy to do, doesn't disrupt the current process in any
> way AFAICT, cheap, should be effective.
>
> Most people IME - hackers included - tend to drastically underestimate
> the impact that these "superficial" changes of a process can have on
> how much people will follow through.
>
>
> Who has access to the paypal account to be able to create subscription
> buttons? AFAICT this is the only thing that blocks implementing
> Steve's idea immediately.
>
>
> Another thing that might help people choose to become members is to
> offer some simple token of membership, like a lapel pin or card,
> that's not available for straight sale. It works decently for my
> nonprofit. Yes it's trivial and superficial. But it works.
>
> FWIW, here's the pricing I got when ordering for the LCS (I'm pretty
> sure this is the best available short of massive bulk order):
>
> "300 - 1 inch hard-enamel cloisonné lapel pins are $0.89 each
> The one inch mold charge is $45
> Shipping is $14.00
> The total cost is $326.00"
>
> So basically they're $1.30 per for very high quality pins. Worth it
> financially if it helps push even one more person into becoming even a
> half-price member.
>
> If someone wants to design a suitable NB pin - I can provide specs but
> I suck at art - I can probably get the same deal from the same
> supplier. Email me offlist if you have the photoshop skillz.
>
> Thanks,
> - Sai
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