Posted by ShelliR on February 21, 2001, at 17:09:36
In reply to Re: Cost to have this site hosted., posted by Dr. Bob on February 18, 2001, at 23:46:38
> What if your first few posts were free, so you could try it out?
Probably not. I'd probably be a stalker for quite a while. I have never been asked to pay for participating on a board, so I think I would have felt strange about it. I listened to NRP for a long time and then it hit me that I should be contributing, and now I contribute a generous amount each year. But if they had made me pay in the first six months, I don't think I would have joined.
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> > If you want money from us you could have a fund drive like WETA or PBS twice a year with pledges (rather than a fee).
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> Hmm, there's an idea. Although there probably aren't as many regulars here as at a radio or TV station...
>Yes, but psychobabble doesn't have the budget of a radio or tv station. I think having only several target dates a year would remind people to contribute. And of course, not everybody would contribute, that's a given. I think if you just had a banner all the time to contribute, people would think "I already did," even though it was over a year ago.
Who are the big non-profit depression groups besides NIMH? NIMH gives away a lot of money but I'm not sure if they respond to outside ideas.
And I guess I'm surprised with a large university and a large budget, they won't lend any support to PB even if it's not on their server. Have they been approached with a proposal?
Shelli
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