Quote from: BTCurious on November 22, 2011, 04:03:46 PM

Quote from: Meni Rosenfeld on November 22, 2011, 03:55:01 PM

Maybe we can learn a few things from the DOSBox pledge which was sort of similar but on a much smaller scale. That was essentially a one-man crew with a hobby project and without any real legal obligation, and the persuasion process was far from "100 BTC you say? Of course I'll accept bitcoins now!".

They accepted it though, and the address is still there

Quote from: BadBear on November 22, 2011, 03:59:55 PM

I certainly wouldn't stand in front of the salvation army guys and say I've got money here but only if you use "this" currency.

Agreed, that sounds silly. How about we say: "There are people who want to donate to your cause, but don't want to have part of their money eaten by paypal and such. Bitcoin donations would allow them to donate arbitrary amounts, large or small, without creditcards or fees. We've already collected some money in Bitcoins for you guys, can you set up a Bitcoin address so future donations could go directly to you?"

Again, accept my apologies for back to back to back posts, but there's a lot of info that needs addressing/commenting on.

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"There are people who want to donate to your cause, but don't want to have part of their money eaten by paypal and such. Bitcoin donations would allow them to donate arbitrary amounts, large or small, without creditcards or fees. We've already collected some money in Bitcoins for you guys, can you set up a Bitcoin address so future donations could go directly to you?"

This is what I was hoping for. A short, to the point, 3-4 sentence introduction. Let's tighten it up, together, shall we?

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

There are people who want to donate to your cause, but don't want to have part of their fundraising efforts eaten by PayPal or by other banking institutions. By you accepting Bitcoin donations, allow them to donate arbitrary amounts, large or small, without you incurring PayPal or credit card fees or, that matter, charge backs. We've already collected some funding in Bitcoins for your organization. Allow us to help you set up a donation button on your website so that you can receive these pre-allocated funds and, moreover, have the ability to collect more Bitcoin in the coming years. Thank you kindly for your consideration.

Now, tighten it up. evoorhees?