wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
Activities Manager, what is that and do we really have a need for one? Well, let's work on the first part of the question and maybe we will eventually find the answer to the second part.
Very few of us understand what Jeff does for this forum, and how much of his time it takes. Count me as one who does not understand as I always thought hosting had to do with taking coats and serving snacks and drinks. Anyway, Jeff has decided to delegate some jobs to other people and bestowed this title on me.
It will be my responsibility to oversee and help to organize fund raisers, pen swaps, blank swaps, and any other activities that may come to mind at a later date. My credentials are that I have run a few fund raisers with a fair bit of success and I helped Lance to run the recent Pen In The Hat.
Fund raisers will primarily be devoted to site support. The most recent one helped in the roll out of the new forum software. Rarely, I hope, we will have fund raisers for members in catastrophic need.
Almost without exception, I will use the raffle format for fund raisers. I will also solicit multiple donors of prizes for the raffle. It is my very firm belief that raffles are the best method for fund raising. We have members from all walks of life all over the world. Some have more disposable income than others. For this reason, I tend to avoid auctions as they price too many members out of the competition for prizes.
Raffles will be held in the following format:
1. Tickets will be $5USD per ticket or $25USD for 6 tickets.
2. Paypal is STRONGLY preferred as the method for buying tickets. It is difficult to justify giving credit for tickets bought when the check arrives in the mail after the raffle has closed.
3. All purchases of tickets must have the purchaser's IAP user name on the PayPal invoice. It is very difficult at times to track down who is buying a ticket.
4. I will make my PayPal account available as the place to purchase tickets unless someone has another idea that works better. (If you are more comfortable using your PayPal for a raffle you are running, that is great. I'll help out where needed.) This will allow me to provide daily updates of tickets purchased. I will only list names, not number of tickets purchased.
5. The ending time of the raffle will be based on the forum clock. Late entries will not be counted. At end of the raffle, I will send Jeff a check for the money raised minus PayPal fees.
6. Prizes will be assigned a number from 1 to 10 or the number of total prizes. When the raffle ends, the first ticket drawn will win prize number 1 and so on down the line until all prizes have been won.
7. Mailing of prizes to the winners will be the responsibility of the donor of the prize.
8. I am sure there are other things I have forgotten with respect to raffles.
9. All of the above is flexible and can be changed to best fit the needs of the forum and our members.
Other activities will need to be coordinated with me. Using the Moderator privileges that Jeff has allowed me makes it easier for me to post updates and needed changes.
Finally, remember, this is your forum. Please come to me with ideas to help us all make it better.
Very few of us understand what Jeff does for this forum, and how much of his time it takes. Count me as one who does not understand as I always thought hosting had to do with taking coats and serving snacks and drinks. Anyway, Jeff has decided to delegate some jobs to other people and bestowed this title on me.
It will be my responsibility to oversee and help to organize fund raisers, pen swaps, blank swaps, and any other activities that may come to mind at a later date. My credentials are that I have run a few fund raisers with a fair bit of success and I helped Lance to run the recent Pen In The Hat.
Fund raisers will primarily be devoted to site support. The most recent one helped in the roll out of the new forum software. Rarely, I hope, we will have fund raisers for members in catastrophic need.
Almost without exception, I will use the raffle format for fund raisers. I will also solicit multiple donors of prizes for the raffle. It is my very firm belief that raffles are the best method for fund raising. We have members from all walks of life all over the world. Some have more disposable income than others. For this reason, I tend to avoid auctions as they price too many members out of the competition for prizes.
Raffles will be held in the following format:
1. Tickets will be $5USD per ticket or $25USD for 6 tickets.
2. Paypal is STRONGLY preferred as the method for buying tickets. It is difficult to justify giving credit for tickets bought when the check arrives in the mail after the raffle has closed.
3. All purchases of tickets must have the purchaser's IAP user name on the PayPal invoice. It is very difficult at times to track down who is buying a ticket.
4. I will make my PayPal account available as the place to purchase tickets unless someone has another idea that works better. (If you are more comfortable using your PayPal for a raffle you are running, that is great. I'll help out where needed.) This will allow me to provide daily updates of tickets purchased. I will only list names, not number of tickets purchased.
5. The ending time of the raffle will be based on the forum clock. Late entries will not be counted. At end of the raffle, I will send Jeff a check for the money raised minus PayPal fees.
6. Prizes will be assigned a number from 1 to 10 or the number of total prizes. When the raffle ends, the first ticket drawn will win prize number 1 and so on down the line until all prizes have been won.
7. Mailing of prizes to the winners will be the responsibility of the donor of the prize.
8. I am sure there are other things I have forgotten with respect to raffles.
9. All of the above is flexible and can be changed to best fit the needs of the forum and our members.
Other activities will need to be coordinated with me. Using the Moderator privileges that Jeff has allowed me makes it easier for me to post updates and needed changes.
Finally, remember, this is your forum. Please come to me with ideas to help us all make it better.
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