Well, the DonorsChoose challenge came up short of the “stab myself with a fork” threshold by the Friday deadline, though the whole business turned out to be surprisingly effective. Go figure.
At this point in things, militant atheist baiting is pretty much played out as a fundraising strategy, which means I need to turn to ways to get other segments of the readership to donate. Sadly, I’m short on ideas, and Dave’s quasi-scientific study of charity gimmicks doesn’t provide much guidance (I’ve already put in a good chunk of money, so I wouldn’t be able to offer much in the way of matching funds, though I’ll consider it).
But, hey, that’s why I’ve got smart readers, so why not go “meta” with this:
What incentive should I offer for people who donate this week?
This could be another offer to do something ridiculous should the Challenge pass a specific goal, it could be an item or service offered to individual donors, it could be a single award to a randomly chosen donor. I’m open to all reasonable suggestions.
If you haven’t donated for reasons other than abstract political principles, what would get you to donate? What do you think would get other people to donate? Leave your suggestions in the comments, and if I get any I really like, I’ll offer that for this week’s donations.
