Hi Set,

>A newsletter sounds nice, what I'm uncertain about is how to obtain it.
>Should we aim at providing it free to the highest possible number of
>subscribers and try to get more donors this way, or should the newsletter
>subscription be available for Firebird Foundation members only and that way
>be an incentive to join the Foundation? That would be a tangible benefit of
>joining the Foundation and could possibly make it easier for those not
>being members/donors due to it being difficult to explain their
>shareholders/public authorities that it really is an expense for their
>company (I don't know how frequent this is, I just think I've heard someone
>mentioning that it could be difficult to explain membership/sponsorship in
>relation to the IRS or something).
>
> As far as I see it, there are three alternatives:
>
> a) Free subscription

This one, get the highest number of subscribers and create a small
newsletter, no 30 page books.

> b) Free with Firebird Foundation membership
> c) Paid subscription
>
> In all cases, I'd say any potential surplus ought to go to the Firebird
> Foundation. Myself, I don't know which option I favour, nor which option
> has the greatest 'income potential' for Firebird.
>

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Upscene Productions
http://www.upscene.com

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