New Fundraiser for 501(c)3's
GOFFMOGG
I just found out about a NEW fundraising vehicle..."Pathways to Progress"
I have been in fundraising for 10 years and have never seen a program that
can return such a great potential. But as with any NEW idea, NPO's are
always skeptical until someone else has tried out the idea. (remember
Phone Cards - now a $6 billion industry) I have seen small and large NPOs
and Churches benefit.
I am always trying to be more efficient in my fundraising - so I am always
looking for that next idea. Well, I have FOUND it!!!!
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"Pathways to Progress" allows a 501(c)3 NPO to receive substantial
donation checks as often as once a week. Just how much could you receive?
The minimum donation check will NEVER be less than $400. The amount and
frequency is up to you at a NPO. How much could your NPO earn? "Pathways
to Progress" will be the fundraising opportunity that NPOs will be
discussing and praising for many years to come.
There are three ways to receive checks:
1. Sign up your NPO [501(c)3 letter required] and do nothing. This is
the slowest way. Do little - receive little. But it still works, only
slower.
2. Do the above AND get some of your constituents or board or employees
involved to receive bigger donation checks and more frequently.
3. Do the above AND share this NEW idea with other NPOs needing
additional funding and you will MULTIPLY your efforts and reap the
benefits.
This is the FIRST idea that rewards your NPO financially for helping your
peers and sometime competition.
Don't let this opportunity pass you by and regret it later.
email inquiries to: DIH CO...@aol.com
Joe Kesselman
In <51nav7$p...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, goff...@aol.com (GOFFMOGG) writes:
>"Pathways to Progress" allows a 501(c)3 NPO to receive substantial
>donation checks as often as once a week. Just how much could you receive?
> The minimum donation check will NEVER be less than $400. The amount and
>frequency is up to you at a NPO. How much could your NPO earn? "Pathways
>to Progress" will be the fundraising opportunity that NPOs will be
>discussing and praising for many years to come.
>
>There are three ways to receive checks:
>
>1. Sign up your NPO [501(c)3 letter required] and do nothing. This is
>the slowest way. Do little - receive little. But it still works, only
>slower.
>
>2. Do the above AND get some of your constituents or board or employees
>involved to receive bigger donation checks and more frequently.
>
>3. Do the above AND share this NEW idea with other NPOs needing
>additional funding and you will MULTIPLY your efforts and reap the
>benefits
Those last two make this look awfully like a classic pyramid scheme...
which is reason enough for me not to bother investigating further.
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Joseph J. Kesselman http://pages.prodigy.com/keshlam/
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VCSouth
Is anyone else getting tired of wading through these "schemes/" How can
we get this stopped.
Jude Crouch
VCSouth (vcs...@aol.com) wrote:
: Is anyone else getting tired of wading through these "schemes/" How can
: we get this stopped.
There is really only one way - to change this to a moderated
group. This would require the commitment of one or more
people to review each message for appropriateness before
posting to the newsgroup.
This is not a very desirable solution. It would slow the
posting of messages and require clearer guidelines than we
have now.
The problem is of massive proportions. The Internet
community as a whole is very tired of these postings. All
of the MMF (Make Money Fast) postings are illegal in the US
and most of the world. I'll talk about the US. Since these
schemes involve the use of snail mail (regular US mail), and
they are considered pyramid schemes that are outlawed. A
massive crackdown on these posters, with high visibility,
would go a long way in reducing these abuses.
In the meantime, try something like this:
<<<<<<< Suggested by: Terry Norman <tno...@inil.com>
Michael Vickers spammed:
>
> $$$$$$ MONEY RECYCLING, SHARE THE GREEN $$$$$$
>
> Turn a measly $5 into $50,000!
> +++++++++++++++++++BULL____ DELETED++++++++++++++++++++
I'm forwarding your letter to the US Postal Inspector's
Office and encourage others to do so. The E-mail address is
cust...@email.usps.gov. This is a chain letter. Chain
letters are against the law. Fraud is a crime. Your E-mail
address is probably invalid, but your street address (last
on the list, bright eyes) is more than likely correct.
Before anyone uses the Internet for the distribution of
chain letters, I would strongly suggest that they read the
document at this link to the US Postal Inspector's office:
http://www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/chainlet.htm
end quote >>>>>>
One note: Be sure to forward the entire message INCLUDING
THE HEADERS when you report this. The headers include
important information about how the message was routed and
can often lead to the true identity of the offender. It
could also exonerate someone who was not involved, but who's
identity has been stolen in order to continue the fraud.
Or you could write to postmaster@<somesite> or
usenet@<somesite> letting them know that one of their
subscribers is perpetrating a fraud. Be careful here,
because, as noted above, the return address is often wrong.
E-mail can be tricked into using a phony return address. Be
sure to forward the entire message INCLUDING THE HEADERS
when you report this.
You can also post these abuses to the newsgroup:
news.admin.net-abuse.announce
This is a moderated group (see above).
To find out more about this problem, there is a FAQ to
check:
http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html
One final word: The Internet is a community and we are
responsible for what goes on in our community. If we ignore
these abuses, they will continue and increase. Doing
nothing is the worst thing we can do. We need no new laws
to prevent these abuses, we need enforcement of the laws we
already have. There are huge fines and imprisonment for the
violation.
The best to you all.
Jude
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Jude Crouch (jcr...@pobox.com) - Computing since 1967!
Crouch Enterprises - Telecom, Internet & Unix Consulting
Oak Park, IL 708-848-0145 URL: http://www.pobox.com/~jcrouch
Sharon D. O'Toole
Jude Crouch <jcr...@MCS.COM>,Internet2 writes:
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From: jcr...@MCS.COM (Jude Crouch)
Newsgroups: soc.org.nonprofit
Subject: Re: New Fundraiser for 501(c)3's
Date: 28 Sep 1996 10:37:01 -0500
Organization: Crouch Enterprises, Oak Park, IL
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I believe it is the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) that should be
receiving these complaints as these "claims" for "raising" money are not sent
through the post office, therefore they have no jurisdiction.
Sharon
Jude Crouch
Sharon D. O'Toole (Sharon_D._O'To...@njdhs.uu.holonet.net) wrote:
[in response to jcrouch re: complaining about MMF to postal inspectors]:
: I believe it is the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) that should be
: receiving these complaints as these "claims" for "raising" money are not sent
: through the post office, therefore they have no jurisdiction.
: Sharon
Since each of these schemes involve the MAILING of monies from person
to person, the means of the solicitation is irrelevant. The FCC
regulates thru licensing. No licenses are required to use the Internet.
The postal inspector acknowledges their own jurisdiction in these matters.
It is the ultimate use of the mails that is the key.
Sharon D. O'Toole
Jude Crouch <jcr...@MCS.COM>,Internet2 writes:
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From: jcr...@MCS.COM (Jude Crouch)
Newsgroups: soc.org.nonprofit
Subject: Re: New Fundraiser for 501(c)3's
Organization: Crouch Enterprises, Oak Park, IL
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Sharon D. O'Toole (Sharon_D._O'To...@njdhs.uu.holonet.net) wrote:
[in response to jcrouch re: complaining about MMF to postal inspectors]:
: I believe it is the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) that should be
: receiving these complaints as these "claims" for "raising" money are not sent
: through the post office, therefore they have no jurisdiction.
: Sharon
Since each of these schemes involve the MAILING of monies from person
to person, the means of the solicitation is irrelevant. The FCC
regulates thru licensing. No licenses are required to use the Internet.
The postal inspector acknowledges their own jurisdiction in these matters.
It is the ultimate use of the mails that is the key.
Jude
Jude,
Thanks for the info! You were a lot more helpful than our post office.
Sharon