BLS
08-14-2007, 03:59 PM
I've been thinking about how to gather some serious funds for the campaign.
donations are good, don't get me wrong, but you're very much limited as to how much you can donate overall, and that's even if you can afford that.
So I had an idea the other night as I was sitting here fixing a friends PC (I do it on the side for extra $$).
I charge $75/hr for PC repair. Which is dirt cheap compared to bringing it to a shop.
So the gears started turning and my idea is this (and it's much broader than just what I can do).
My local meetup hosts a PC repair 'fair'/clinic, whatever. We advertise in a local paper, and have people bring their PC to a site filled with RP supporters.
I have monitors, keyboards, mice, power cords, network connections (for internet, etc) already setup, so when a person shows up, we simply take a name and number, mark the PC accordingly and hook it up. I can walk numerous people through performing repairs and PC maintenance, while doing up to 3 or 4 at a time myself. We ASK for $75/hr (or less....still deliberating), but the kicker is the checks MUST goto Ron Paul Campaign. In a single day, if we could find the work, we could raise probably $4,000 - $5,000 or more. It's not income...it's a donation.
I could do this over and over and over, and it never comes out of my pocket, I simply 'donate' my time and expertise, and RP HQ benefits.
The deal here is, everyone has their own area(s) of expertise.
This same idea could be applied to your own expertise with the assistance of your local meetup, and we could raise a small fortune if every meetup did something similar.
The only downside I see right now is that there would be an upfront cost to run ads to get people to come. But if enough meetup members tell their friends/family, the first run could be basically free.
What is your expertise, and how could you apply this idea?
Also, I am sincerely looking for 'devils advocates'. Tell me where my idea is flawed, if there is one.
donations are good, don't get me wrong, but you're very much limited as to how much you can donate overall, and that's even if you can afford that.
So I had an idea the other night as I was sitting here fixing a friends PC (I do it on the side for extra $$).
I charge $75/hr for PC repair. Which is dirt cheap compared to bringing it to a shop.
So the gears started turning and my idea is this (and it's much broader than just what I can do).
My local meetup hosts a PC repair 'fair'/clinic, whatever. We advertise in a local paper, and have people bring their PC to a site filled with RP supporters.
I have monitors, keyboards, mice, power cords, network connections (for internet, etc) already setup, so when a person shows up, we simply take a name and number, mark the PC accordingly and hook it up. I can walk numerous people through performing repairs and PC maintenance, while doing up to 3 or 4 at a time myself. We ASK for $75/hr (or less....still deliberating), but the kicker is the checks MUST goto Ron Paul Campaign. In a single day, if we could find the work, we could raise probably $4,000 - $5,000 or more. It's not income...it's a donation.
I could do this over and over and over, and it never comes out of my pocket, I simply 'donate' my time and expertise, and RP HQ benefits.
The deal here is, everyone has their own area(s) of expertise.
This same idea could be applied to your own expertise with the assistance of your local meetup, and we could raise a small fortune if every meetup did something similar.
The only downside I see right now is that there would be an upfront cost to run ads to get people to come. But if enough meetup members tell their friends/family, the first run could be basically free.
What is your expertise, and how could you apply this idea?
Also, I am sincerely looking for 'devils advocates'. Tell me where my idea is flawed, if there is one.