[Foundation-l] fundraising idea

[THURNER rupert]

hi,

to gather things a little i created
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Payment_methods.

rupert.
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On Nov 18, 2007 4:08 PM, Brian McNeil <brian.mcneil at wikinewsie.org> wrote:

> I've processed direct debits from a programming perspective - i.e. written
> mainframe COBOL code (don't laugh) to produce the tapes you submit to the
> bank (in UK). So, there is an ongoing cost to the Foundation in setting up
> a
> system to create a request that the bank make the payment and sending the
> list of requests to the bank. There may be other implications in retaining
> the data, perhaps the U.K. Data Protection Act, or similar in other
> countries.
>
> For a number of countries, the alternative is a standing order.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_order_%28banking%29
>
> Belgium has a mechanism for setting up a recurring payment/standing order,
> but that isn't in the article which is not as comprehensive as [[Direct
> debit]]. Your standing order puts the processing and data protection
> issues
> in the bank's lap. You just need to be able to publicise a bank account
> number in the country.
>
>
> Brian McNeil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: foundation-l-bounces at lists.wikimedia.org
> [mailto:foundation-l-bounces at lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Thomas
> Dalton
> Sent: 18 November 2007 15:36
> To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] fundraising idea
>
> > Micropayments are a possible approach. In the UK, charities like to
> > get people to subscribe to a monthly direct debit - £5/month is a lot
> > easier to get out of people than a single lump of £60/year. I'm
> > surprised this isn't common in the US.
>
> That's not a bad idea. We should try and encourage regular donations
> using direct debits rather than just trying to get one-off donations
> during a fundraising drive (a drive has it's place, though - we should
> have both). How easy is it to set up direct debits, especially
> internationally? Would we need to have donations all going to local
> chapters, or can you pay direct debits to foreign countries (without
> enormous overhead)?
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