[pradjs] Donations to the Portland Radio Authority

From: Noah Fence <itsaniceworldtovisit@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: PRA DJ's <pradjs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:08:57 -0800
Hello. I know that I have meet most of you at one or more of the PRA dj 
meetings, and if not, we have no doubt exchanged a few emails. I am writing 
today to discuss donations to the Portland radio Authority. In the past few 
years, I have been asking listeners to make a donation to the station, to help 
the station in general and my show in particular. The money donated has offset 
my monthly dues. I have made these requests for donations on air, in my own 
words, as well as using the facebook page I created for my show, and the weekly 
e-mail I send out to remind folks about my radio show.This year has been my 
most successful year since I started to ask for donations. This year I have 
raised $300.00 for the station. The strategy that I use when asking for 
donations is as follows: Once year during the month of January I ask that a 
person go to the PRA web site, and use the link at the top of the screen, 
("Donation"), I ask that people contribute a minimum of $25.00, but any amount 
is okay and greatly appreciated. This year I have had a couple of donations 
that were more than the $25.00 requested minimum. Then, once they have made the 
donation, I ask that the person e-mail me and let me know they have made a 
contribution, and include their mailing address in the e-mail. This helps me to 
keep track of who has made a donation. I keep an email file of the people that 
have made donations. In return for the requested donation, as an incentive 
gift, I put together four cd mixes a year, and mail them out to the people that 
made donations. A couple years back, as an additional gift, I made some coffee 
mugs made with a logo for my radio show on them. This year my plan for the 
special gift is to make a t-shirt for my show.It is important to note here, 
that the costs for the incentive gifts I promise, the cd-r's and postage, are 
coming out of my pocket. The donations made go directly to PRA, and do not 
assist me financially in anyway, except to offset my monthly dues. As Program 
director, I am not telling you that you have to ask for donations. But, I did 
want to share with you what I have done, as it has been somewhat sucessful. If 
you choose to ask for donations, you can devise your own strategy & incentive 
gift, or not as the case may be. It is completely up to you. I know asking for 
donations may seem troublesome, or perhaps desperate. But it does seem to work, 
and the money does go help keep the station, pay the bills and hopefully make 
small improvements.

Noah Fence (Program director, The Portland radio authority)
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