Feature Request - "Pay what you can" [was: athena]

[Justin Karr]

Folks,

 

I am reposting a good feature request sent to me by Milda M. De Voe at Pen Parentis.

 

Please feel free to post such ideas and requests here.

 

Justin

 

From: penpa...@gmail.com [mailto:penpa...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:39 AM
To: justi...@fracturedatlas.org
Subject: athena

 

This sounds like a brilliant idea. ("free" also sounds astonishingly good)

In my events, we charge "pay what you can" -- as you design the ticketing site, perhaps you can add this as a possibility for people to choose.
also, it would be nice to have RSVPs for free events. ("RSVP here for this FREE event!") just to collect email addresses.

Also, our first fundraiser (last night!) was a "suggested donation" (many people paid only half of the ask price, though some paid more.)
Maybe this is too "nonprofit" and you are targeting dance companies and theater companies...

just wanted to add my two cents.

If I was still in theater I'd kiss your feet. Since I'm not, I'll just send a general shout out--you guys are really terrific.

Thanks.

--M.

Milda M. De Voe
executive director
Pen Parentis
winner of 2009 MCAF grant
www.penparentis.org

[Aaron Bauman]

Hi all, 

Another Drupal developer here (way to represent so far, folks!)

Our company, Message Agency, builds websites almost exclusively for nonprofits and I'll echo Ms. De Voe's comments -- "Free" and "pay what you will" are two very common requests for ticketing options.

I'll add a few other points in this vein. I don't know how much any of these features will impact the implementation, but these are features that I've implemented and re-implemented for clients:

• additional donation. On top of what the user is paying already, offer an open ended "additional donation" feature
• shopping cart or single form. flexibility to implement a shopping cart based checkout procedure, or a single standalone signup form as needed.
• giving levels. Clients *always* want some variation of the following
• suggested contribution levels with clever labels (for example: $50 Friend, $100 Supporter, $500 Advocate, $5000 Champion)
• contribution levels with compounding benefits at each level (for example: $50 - 1 ticket + T-shirt, $500 - 2 VIP tickets + 2 T-shirts, your name in the event program)
• group registration. some variation of the following
• allow one user (for example an executive assistant) to purchase N registrations and enter full or partial registration information for all N individuals. (sub-registrations) 
• allow one user to purchase N registrations and provide registration information for all N sub-registrants. Manually or automatically follow up with each sub-registrant to prompt/nag them into completing their registration info.
• allow admins to specify how much registration information is required for sub-registrants.
• kiosk registration. flexibility to offer a streamlined or custom version of the registration for in-person self registration or point-of-service registration.

/aaron

--

Aaron Bauman

Developer

Message Agency

1533 South Street, Floor One

Philadelphia, PA 19146

p :: 215.546.6496

f  :: 215.827.5140

w :: http://www.messageagency.com

 

[Vonn New]

Riffing off on this:

• Discounted tix for donors at different levels.  i.e.  all donors get x% off, platinum donors get y% off
• something like a coupon code  (i.e. when you donate during our EOY campaign you get a coupon to redeem for any event next year)

While adding these features to the list, I'm also mindful of keeping it simple and not wanting to create something too complex for most orgs to manage.

Peace,
Vonn

--
Vonn New  -  Raising consciousness, one eyebrow at a time.

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[David]

Hi,

First off I want to say to Milda: You should seriously look at
eventbrite for your RSVP's for free events. Its free for that and
really really great.

My feature request. Integrate with my Donor Database, CRM and emailing
platform. Some of the ones I use are:

Mailchimp (email)
Highrise (CRM)
Donortools (donor database)

For instance when I set up a event in Eventbrite, I send a email using
mailchimp. Mailchimp then tells me how much my mailing cost, how many
people purchased tickets with eventbrite and gives me a ROI.




On Dec 9, 1:06 pm, Vonn New <vonn....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Riffing off on this:
>
>    - Discounted tix for donors at different levels.  i.e.  all donors get x%

>    off, platinum donors get y% off

>    - something like a coupon code  (i.e. when you donate during our EOY

>    campaign you get a coupon to redeem for any event next year)
>
> While adding these features to the list, I'm also mindful of keeping it
> simple and not wanting to create something too complex for most orgs to
> manage.
>
> Peace,
> Vonn
>
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Aaron Bauman <aaronbau...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > Another Drupal developer here (way to represent so far, folks!)
>
> > Our company, Message Agency, builds websites almost exclusively for
> > nonprofits and I'll echo Ms. De Voe's comments -- "Free" and "pay what you
> > will" are two very common requests for ticketing options.
>
> > I'll add a few other points in this vein. I don't know how much any of
> > these features will impact the implementation, but these are features that
> > I've implemented and re-implemented for clients:
>

> >    - *additional donation*. On top of what the user is paying already,

> >    offer an open ended "additional donation" feature

> >    - *shopping cart or single form*. flexibility to implement a shopping

> >    cart based checkout procedure, or a single standalone signup form as needed.

> >    - *giving levels. *Clients *always* want some variation of the
> >    following
> >       - suggested contribution levels with clever labels (for example: $50

> >       Friend, $100 Supporter, $500 Advocate, $5000 Champion)

> >       - contribution levels with compounding benefits at each level (for

> >       example: $50 - 1 ticket + T-shirt, $500 - 2 VIP tickets + 2 T-shirts, your
> >       name in the event program)

> >    - *group registration*. some variation of the following
> >       - allow one user (for example an executive assistant) to purchase N

> >       registrations and enter full or partial registration information for all N
> >       individuals. (sub-registrations)

> >       - allow one user to purchase N registrations and provide

> >       registration information for all N sub-registrants. Manually or
> >       automatically follow up with each sub-registrant to prompt/nag them into
> >       completing their registration info.

> >       - allow admins to specify how much registration information is
> >       required for sub-registrants.
> >    - *kiosk registration*. flexibility to offer a streamlined or custom

> >    version of the registration for in-person self registration or
> >    point-of-service registration.
>
> > /aaron
>
> > --
> > Aaron Bauman
> > Developer
> > Message Agency
> > 1533 South Street, Floor One
> > Philadelphia, PA 19146
> > p :: 215.546.6496
> > f  :: 215.827.5140
> > w ::http://www.messageagency.com
>
> > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 12:00 PM, Justin Karr <
> > justin.k...@fracturedatlas.org> wrote:
>
> >>  Folks,
>
> >> I am reposting a good feature request sent to me by Milda M. De Voe at Pen
> >> Parentis.
>
> >> Please feel free to post such ideas and requests here.
>
> >> Justin
>

> >> *From:* penparen...@gmail.com [mailto:penparen...@gmail.com]
> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:39 AM
> >> *To:* justin.k...@fracturedatlas.org
> >> *Subject:* athena

>
> >> This sounds like a brilliant idea. ("free" also sounds astonishingly good)
>
> >> In my events, we charge "pay what you can" -- as you design the ticketing
> >> site, perhaps you can add this as a possibility for people to choose.
> >> also, it would be nice to have RSVPs for free events. ("RSVP here for this
> >> FREE event!") just to collect email addresses.
>
> >> Also, our first fundraiser (last night!) was a "suggested donation" (many
> >> people paid only half of the ask price, though some paid more.)
> >> Maybe this is too "nonprofit" and you are targeting dance companies and
> >> theater companies...
>
> >> just wanted to add my two cents.
>
> >> If I was still in theater I'd kiss your feet. Since I'm not, I'll just
> >> send a general shout out--you guys are really terrific.
>
> >> Thanks.
>
> >> --M.
>
> >> Milda M. De Voe
> >> executive director
> >> Pen Parentis
> >> winner of 2009 MCAF grant
> >>www.penparentis.org
>
> --
> Vonn New  -  Raising consciousness, one eyebrow at a time.
>
> Visit my websites:
>

> http://www.vnew-tech.com <-- website design and audio serviceshttp://www.vonnnew.com <--  Listening for Muses -  music, art and musings.http://hemingwayscat.com<-- eclectic homegrown music