In a message dated 12/7/2005 12:26:46 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
sly@victoria.tc.ca writes:
>
Also, the more prominent placing of the DONATE link *has* resulted
> in
noticably more donations via PayPal. Most donations are smallish
>
($5-10), but sprinkled with $50 and $100 donations. This really
helps
> to support our DVD/CD giveaways, book-buying, and other
programs.
That is very good news. Thanks for
sharing.
That's what we're seeing here--small checks (one woman sent $4 in cash)
sprinkled with larger donations--one a few weeks ago for $1000. We're
also
receiving letters containing both a donation and a request that we not
sell
their name to mailing lists or send the donors endless donation
requests.
We assure people that we do not do this. It might be a very good idea
to
make that promise again in the write-up, because we might be missing
donations from people who would donate if they knew they would not
be put in anybody's sucker list. We do keep careful records,
because "how much from which state" is required in some states and
occasionally by the IRS, but we definitely do not share names and
addresses with ANYBODY.
Anne