Rotary thoughts

Recswusa, Internet, and you
Internet Chair Annual report
Apr 21, 2008 9:09 am

(This IS this week's meeting, and there is information on how to complete the meeting at the bottom of the entry.) First off, I'll say that this Internet thing is fantastic. This was going up last week, but due to unforseen circumstances it didn't make it. So, it lurked here all week as a blog and today, due to some more unforseen...
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eClub fundraising
Jun 27, 2007 6:59 am

Edit: 4/27(not part of this weeks meetings, but you're welcome to read it)

For three years now, I have been thinking how to do an online fund raiser.

One thing I have observed in Terra club meetings is, if you want $2 from a Rotarian, tempt him/her with happy bucks. If you want $10, sell them a raffle ticket or 5. Especially when the raffle is attractive....

We have talked about the digital rino plop and a few other concepts. But the one that excites me most is the idea of having a raffle tied to the educational or microlending projects that connect back to the region or continent of the donator.

For instance, a visitor comes to the club. They purchase 5 numbers for a raffle (there could be multiple raffles going on.) The amount in 'the hat' is clearly visible. Once each week, an algorithm virtually draws a number from a winnable set (even a diminishing set like the card game to ensure a winner every few weeks.)

When a winner is selected, half the money goes to Recswusa, but the other half goes to a project in the region of the winner. The two projects whose concept excite me most, especially after discussing them with Larry Levenson a few years back, are microlending and an educational fund or scholarship that would be paid in some instances to the winner, or at least a participant, of an essay contest - 'Why I Want to Go to School' where the essays are posted for all to read.

Digital age calls for digital fund raisers, and with visitors from all over the world, it just makes sense to give back to their region....

Why aren't we podcasting?
Jun 26, 2007 9:53 pm

Edit: 4/27(not part of this weeks meetings, but you're welcome to read it)  Recently I've observed and been involved in some conversations with Rotarians regarding eClub theory that have ranged from absurd to hilarious. The conversations oscillated from general modicums of Rotary behavior/protocol to specific Rotary mandates. One...
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