I'm sure if we set up an Ebay account and got Jimbo to sign some stuff there would be
buyers.
More importantly once we are a registered charity we can tap into things like this:
http://www.justgiving.com/statements/about_us/charities.asp
As well as [[Payroll giving]]
As for T shirts, aren't they slightly old hat?
I would have thought cufflinks, coffee mugs, mousemats and library card holders would be
more appropriate for our target market.
And with the wonders of commons we ought to be able to do a neat line in calendars,
postcards and greeting cards.
Here are two companies that do calendars
http://www.suomiprint.co.uk/quote/calendars.html
http://www.thedesignfactoryltd.co.uk/
Lots of charities have calendars sold through retailers in the run up to Xmas, I'm
sure a wikipedia one could easily get shelf space. You could even print an in this month
panel to add interest; or do different versions - Sports, Milhist, bizarre happenings etc.
WereSpielChequers
--- On Mon, 1/6/09, Brian McNeil <brian.mcneil(a)wikinewsie.org> wrote:
From: Brian McNeil
<brian.mcneil(a)wikinewsie.org>
Subject: [Wikimediauk-l] Merchandise
To: wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Date: Monday, 1 June, 2009, 10:44 AM
I know this may
be early days, but I see mention of chapter
negotiations and this is a somewhat related
issue.
Most people here
(not in the wider public) know about the Cafepress
store for Wiki merchandise, but it doesn’t really cut
it anymore. I am
aware that alternatives are being looked at, but this may
not be global
coverage, and would likely not cope with localised
merchandise for WM UK.
I know the
Wikimedia name is covered in the chapters’
agreement(s), but if you wanted to do a members-only
T-shirt, could you do “Wikimedia
UK,
Supporting the
Wikipedia
Mission” shirts from a local supplier to keep
shipping costs down? Obviously
a cut goes to the WMF, but this seems like a good point to
cover in any future
agreement.
Brian.
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