[Foundation-l] Fundraising "Bugging for Dollars"

[Ray Saintonge]

Screamer wrote:
> This seems very reasonable.  One can make restricted donations for a 
> purpose only.  And it can be made known, that such a donation is for the 
> restricted purpose of equipment purchase and upkeep, bandwidth, and or 
> network staff. 
Looks like an excellent way to generate useless extra bookkeeping in 
maintaining tainted accounts.  If we have $1,000,000 budgeted for 
equipment anyway, and we have $50,000 designated for equipment by 
donors, then we just use that $50,000 as designated, and add $950,000 
from general revenue.  It all comes to the same thing except for the 
extra bookkeeping.  If a donor cuts it too fine, and starts insisting on 
specific types of equipment as a condition for his donation, it's best 
to just send the money back, or better still tear up the cheque and put 
it in the trash.

Ec