lunar1126 Posted April 23, 2006 Author Share Posted April 23, 2006 What a great response from everyone! Stay tuned to this thread for news on projects and different ways to help. We will also update the first post with any new information. As an_cat said, you can all start off by putting a link back to this thread in your sigs to draw in more support. And if you have a chance, go check out some of the charity links in the first thread to learn more about the issues that need help. You all are awesome! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li_cold Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Girls, I don't have a credit card, how am I suposed to donate 1 dollar per month?Is there another way to do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grange1975 Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 I have managed to put the link on my sig. I have had to take some things out, but it is worth it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an_cat Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Girls' date=' I don't have a credit card, how am I suposed to donate 1 dollar per month?Is there another way to do that?[/quote'] That's something that we're definately going to have to work on, perhaps money can be mailed to someone's address, and we'll just donate the money into the paypal account with OUR credit card (but you'd have sent your dollar, so it'd have been payed for and you wouldn't owe anything or whatever;) ). We'll keep you updated on how it'll actually work, just an idea I'm throwing out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grange1975 Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 I'm a bit behind on what has been happening, as I was on holiday for a couple of weeks. Is the Paypal account set up and ready to go yet? Can someone fill me in please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li_cold Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 ^Oh, I see...Thanks, Danielle!You girls are doing an amazing work!I'm going to visit this thread as much as possible to catch the whole process... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an_cat Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 No problem, Nadia (lunar), Allie (frostbite) and I will be discussing things a bit more today, and I'll mention that to them (actually I think I'll PM Nadia now... :thinking:). That's probably what we'll have to do since a lot of people don't like to use their credit cards online (if they have them). Of course, Paypal's very secure, but I understand the apprehension people have completely ;) grange, yes we've set up a paypal account, however we're still working out the bugs and making sure it's reliable enough to use for everyone. It seems that paypal takes 33cents out of each donation, so we'd only have 67 cents out of each dollar. So we came up with the idea that we'll do a $1.36 campaign (which related to Coldplay, heh). That way we can get a full dollar, even with the amount paypal takes out! Sound good to you guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grange1975 Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Sounds fine to me!! I will keep an eye on this thread for more information. I have a paypal account already, as I use e-bay regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an_cat Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Yay! Definately keep an eye on it, the first post is edited whenever the information changes. I think that when everything gets completely set up I'll start PMing all the people who have shown interest so far to tell them it's all set and ready to go.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grange1975 Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li_cold Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 ^I agree with the $1.36 campaign... :) I just have to find a way to get dollars...Sending reais won't be allowed thought... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplay_steph Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 So we came up with the idea that we'll do a $1.36 campaign (which related to Coldplay' date=' heh). That way we can get a full dollar, even with the amount paypal takes out! Sound good to you guys?[/quote'] 1.36 - genius! :thumbsup: Sounds great to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunar1126 Posted April 23, 2006 Author Share Posted April 23, 2006 The paypal situation needs some further thinking. I worked out the math, and if the minimum $28.00 was met each month (the minimum for Sponsor a Child), with everyone just giving the minimum $1.36, we'd lose $9.33 in transaction fees!! For each transaction, PayPal keeps 2.9% + 0.30 cents. The 2.9% isn't the problem...it's the 0.30 cents...because 0.30 out of one dollar is a huge amount, and it would add up quickly. Basically, we wouldn't be hammered as hard if people choose to donate more than the minimum. To give an idea, if just one person donated $28.00, we'd only lose $1.11. See what I'm saying? If some people are able to give over the minimum....like $5.00 instead of $1.36, it might work out okay. We will have alternatives for people who don't feel comfortable donating through PayPal. For example, an idea that was proposed early on was that people could donate directly to the charities themselves. Then forward email receipts to a specific email address so we can keep track how much is being raised for each charity. Kind of make sense? Like an_cat (danielle) said, for those who don't have credit cards, we could accept mailed in amounts. There is more planning that needs to be done obviously...and hopefully it will all be ironed out soon! :nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluMTonks Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 new member... may I help the cause and raise awareness also? :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an_cat Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Of course you can!:) of course of course of course! heh Definately visit the pages linked on the first post. Sign up for any of the campaigns you can, get on their mailing lists. You can learn a lot about the things they're fighting for (or against), and also learn many ways you can chip in! Until we get the paypal/donation situation totally under control, that's what I suggest you do ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockpolitiks Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I dont think its possible for ancat to get any more reputation, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockpolitiks Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Anyway, I would def be willing to do paypal. I have an account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an_cat Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Oh good! That's what I like to hear. Having an account through paypal is the easiest ;) Haha, it is possible, I want the gold star! LMFAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockpolitiks Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Do you know how much rep you really can get? Yea, paypal is so easy, It puzzles me why so many people dont have it. I understand with younger people, but some people my age (20) just refuse to sign up for it. Its worth any hassles that paypal throws at you (which arent many). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an_cat Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I don't know. I think I've only got a couple blocks left, and then I get to a gold star.... I have like 5700 points... ???? I don't even know what that MEANS, but it's kind of funny/cool. Paypal is definately INCREDIBLY easy, and very secure. I've never worried about anything when it comes to paypal or ordering things off in the internet (on sites that I KNOW are secure, that is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakfast_of_CHAMPION Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 wow I have missed out! Count me in! I will do whatever needs to be done. This is a great idea! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitepanda Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Welcome Mary! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakfast_of_CHAMPION Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 thanks allie, it took me too long to join bit it's good to be here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linnea Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 This is great!:thumbsup: I'm so happy to be part of this community:nice: I'll definitely do whatever I can to help the cause!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofy Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 hey, i wanna be in too, can i? But there is just one problem about donating money...that my parents dont like the idea so much. Guess im not so useful, but i´ll try to help doing other things, so count me in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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