[CREATE] LGM Pledgieing

[Jon Phillips]

Hi all, this obviously didn't go out on WED. I think we should all
move our energy to sunday night/monday morning. I started working with
alessandro on the site, logo and registration form which is all cool.

He is doing a great job...and of course, we all have other things that
get in the way :) realidad....

Jon

On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Jon Phillips <jon at rejon.org> wrote:
> Heya, is the lgm at gnome.org email working? I got a bounce from you
> dave. Is gnome foundation going to hold funds again? Should I talk
> with stormy about this or can you do?
>
> Also, should we setup our own info at libregraphicsmeeting.org email to
> handle emails?
>
> Yes, good idea on the pitch...I think the website can suffice for
> seeking funding, then can make a 1 page pdf or something printable....
>
> thx
> Jon
>
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 2:38 AM, Dave Neary <dneary at free.fr> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Nathan Willis wrote:
>>> One, a press release is definitely in order for this.  I'm happy to
>>> draft one if no one else has a head start on it or wants to.
>>
>> Go for it! A press release about last year's fundraiser
>> http://pledgie.com/campaigns/613 with amount raised ($12,098), number of
>> donations (279), and the speed of it all (2 week campaign), and maybe
>> giving names of major or well-known donors (Michael Tiemann, Paul
>> Frields, Bdale Garbee, Eric Sink, Stephen O'Grady, Chris Messina, Steven
>> Garrity stand out on a quick browse) would be a good start.
>>
>> The campaign also got a lot of community support - other donor names
>> that stand out for me are names like Andy Fitz, Behdad Esfahbod, Vincent
>> Untz, Dave Neary, Jon Phillips, Andreas Nilssen, Louis Desjardins,
>> Nicolas Spalinger, David Crossland, Garrett Lesage - people from the
>> community who wanted to support the event, but not necessarily
>> well-known outside.
>>
>> All these names are in the public donor list, and thus can be used for
>> publicity purposes.
>>
>> The campaign from last year generated 60,000 page views over the 2 week
>> period, with over 6,000,000 badge sightings (there is a referral from
>> the campaign badge to the site on load) during the campaign.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Dave.
>>
>>
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>> Dave Neary
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