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Dear
Craig:
Welcome
to CN Consulting's "Cocktail Talk".
Cocktail Talk is a casual monthly newsletter
intended to arm you with amusing bits and bytes of information on
whats happening in the computer world. Topics sure to break the ice
and capture an audience at many a social or business event.
Cocktail
Talk is archived on www.cnci.us
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Currently, on Cocktail Talk - Crowd Funding
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 Eric
Matthew Frein used a .308-caliber sniper rifle to murder Corporal
Bryon K. Dickson II, a 38-year-old Pennsylvania State Police
Trooper; and critically injure Trooper Alex Douglass. Frein crashed
his escape vehicle and vanished into the Pennsylvania woods on
foot.
For
48 days nearly 1000 Law enforcement officers including local
police, state police forces from Pennsylvania, New York, and New
Jersey, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Marshals
Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
searched for Frein with dogs, ATVs and helicopters.
Unfortunately,
at least at the time, James Tully looks a little like Eric Matthew
Frein and was stopped several times while he walked through the
manhunt on his two hour walk to work. Because of this Dawn
DeBiase felt James deserved a car.
Being
a Millenial Dawn knew if James couldn't afford a car someone should
give him a car. Dawn set up a campaign on GoFundMe.com asking
people to give $2,500 to James for a car. $25,000 was raised,
James bought a car for $10,000 and pocketed the rest.
"Crowdfunding"
is very similar to the "Crowdsourcing" explained in the February 2011
Cocktail Talk. But instead of trying to give money to people
for doing something you try to get money from people for doing
nothing.
It's
not always like that, actually it's rarely like that, and that's
why it's so heinous to be abusive of this tool. People who actually
need some help are negatively affected.
GoFundMe.com claims
to be "The World's #1 Personal Fundraising
Websites."[sic], and it may be, but there are challengers.
Here are 5 different types..
GoFundMe.com charges you 5%, then an additional
2.9% credit card processing fee, and then 30 cents for each
donation. Even if you don't reach your target amount you get to
keep the cash.
giveforward.com charges you
7.9%, then an additional 2.9% credit card processing fee, and then
50 cents for each donation but claim that they can get the donors
to pay the fees on their side giving you 100%. Even if you
don't reach your target amount you get to keep the cash.
fundly.com charges 2.9%
credit card processing and an additional 30 cents per transaction
and then 4.9%, or 4.4% if you raise over $50,000, 3.9% over
$500,000, and 2.9% over $1,000,000. Even if you don't reach
your target amount you get to keep the cash.
indiegogo.com charges 3-5%
credit card processing and a one time $25 (because it's
international) and then 4%, if you reach your goal., 9% if you
don't and want to keep the money. 0% if you give the money back, no
credit card fees either.
Many of the campaigns on these sites are, to save
words, depressing. For a brighter, cheerful, even zany read, try KickStarter.
KickStarter is crowdfunding
too, but for entrepreneurs, inventors, indie filmmakers,
photographers, artists, dance troupes, magicians, and makers
of Goat Milk Soap. They charge 5% plus 3-5% for the credit card
processing. But only if you reach your goal.
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Thank you for
reading,
Craig Phillips
CN Consulting,
Inc.
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CN
Consulting, Inc - www.cnci.us
Computer Consulting for Business!
CN
Consulting Inc. (CNCI) is an independent consulting company formed
in 1990 and located within easy reach of both Chicago and
Milwaukee.
CNCI
maintains a select client base providing consulting services
concerning the use of information technology. We persistently look
for advantage to our clients in added value and reduced cost made
available by advancing technology.
CNCI
does not have financial interest in any given product or product
line. We evaluate current and emerging technologies solely based on
their benefit to our clients. CNCI implements the solutions it
recommends and readily partners with companies that offer products
and services to the advantage of our clients. CNCI offers complete
client support with singular accountability.
We
maximize the benefit of our clients' existing technology, systems,
and platforms while integrating the benefits provided by new
technology.
Business
Continuity and Business Development are our goals with Continuity
being the foundation of Development.
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