Comments on: Logic and Social Justice http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/824 A tiny principality in the Commonwealth of Letters Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:09:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: Will Duquette http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/824#comment-801 Thu, 02 Sep 2004 03:07:46 +0000 http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/824#comment-801 If Modest Needs manages to survive, I think it will be due to word-of-mouth and the Internet, rather than traditional ways of advertising. A charitable organization that can demonstrate that it's really helping people and that the money you give is virtually all going to help people is nearly irresistable to somebody like me or Jane. And they make it really easy to sign up to give a little automatically every month. Not to give the wrong impression--Jane and I haven't at this point given them any money. But we're thinking about it. And hey, suppose the concept doesn't work out in the long run for lack of funding--they will still have helped a lot of people through a lot of tough spots, and they'll be able to point to each and every one. Job well done, as far as I'm concerned. If Modest Needs manages to survive, I think it will be due to word-of-mouth and the Internet, rather than traditional ways of advertising. A charitable organization that can demonstrate that it’s really helping people and that the money you give is virtually all going to help people is nearly irresistable to somebody like me or Jane. And they make it really easy to sign up to give a little automatically every month.

Not to give the wrong impression–Jane and I haven’t at this point given them any money. But we’re thinking about it.

And hey, suppose the concept doesn’t work out in the long run for lack of funding–they will still have helped a lot of people through a lot of tough spots, and they’ll be able to point to each and every one. Job well done, as far as I’m concerned.

]]> by: Deb http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/824#comment-800 Thu, 02 Sep 2004 02:49:25 +0000 http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/824#comment-800 While I like the philosophy of the organization, I find it amazing that they can function on a long term, continuing basis with no fundraising dollars spent. Even with minimal overhead, a viable non-profit almost has to do fundraising and advertising to remain "competitive" for the donated dollar market--unless they have a fair sized endowment to keep them afloat. Just an observation..... While I like the philosophy of the organization, I find it amazing that they can function on a long term, continuing basis with no fundraising dollars spent. Even with minimal overhead, a viable non-profit almost has to do fundraising and advertising to remain “competitive” for the donated dollar market–unless they have a fair sized endowment to keep them afloat. Just an observation…..

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