[frgeek-michiana] Re: Breadsmith donation

It sounds like it may be a good thing, I have no problem in acknowledging
our benefactors in a similar fashion to the way NPR and PBS acknowledge
their corporate sponsors.  I think the amount of promotion should be
proportional to the size of the donation.  I'm not sure I want to take on
advertising such as pop-ups, banner ads or other intrusive advertising
methods but, I would have no problem displaying their logo and linking to
their website.  I'm not sure how to evaluate this type of donation without
some idea of the amount of money we could reasonably expect to get.

Mike Cook

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Brown" <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "FreeGeek Michiana" <frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 1:04 PM
Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Breadsmith donation


> I received a phone call from Breadsmith, a local bakery on South Bend
> Avenue. Breadsmith is looking to promote their business and benefit local
> nonprofits at the same time.
>
> Breadsmith wants to donate money to us on a monthly basis. The owner has
> not decided the exact program. The following options are being considered.
>
> ~ Donate 10%-20% of a day's or week's profit once per month.
> ~ Donate 10%-20% of the profit on the sale of a particular product for a
> day or week once per month.
>
> In return they ask us to promote the bakery or the product on our web site
> and to our lists whenever we are the recipient of their donation cycle.
> There is no guarantee of revenue for us. The potential donation appears
> tightly linked to whether our volunteers, clients and supporters purchase
> products at the bakery.
>
> I told the representative that I would bring the offer to our board and
get
> back to her next Wednesday with a decision.
>
> Your thoughts and reactions?
>
> Tom
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