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Grex > Coop11 > #48: STeve Andre's longer campaign statement | |
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aruba
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response 9 of 20:
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Dec 10 23:48 UTC 1998 |
Assuming someone pays this way, does the bank tell us who it was? In other
words, if two people set up to pay by direct deposit, and we receive a payment
from one of them, does the bank give us enough info to figure out which one?
Does their name appear on the bank statement, or something like that?
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mta
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response 10 of 20:
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Dec 11 00:40 UTC 1998 |
It would have to if businesses ever use it...but aside from common sense, I
don't know.
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rtg
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response 11 of 20:
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Dec 11 03:47 UTC 1998 |
I would suggest a minimum amount for each Credit(or debit) card
transaction, so we don't inflate our transaction count with people who
want us to charge them every month for just $6. If we got just one annual
renewal every two months, our costs are covered. My guess is we'll get
much more than that.
I volunteered a few months ago for WDET's pledge drive. I was
astonished to discover that 80-90% of the calls I took, paid immediately
via plastic. No wonder they can get by with only two drives a year, and
shorter ones, too! Think of what they're saving on postage and clerical
staff to issue and process all those monthly pledge reminders!
With our 501c3, I bet if we had the capability to accept donations via
plastic, our phones would be ringing off the hook on New Year's eve from
people looking desperately for one more deduction!
Let's move on this soon!
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i
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response 12 of 20:
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Dec 12 17:21 UTC 1998 |
Hmmm. How many volunteers do we have to man what voice line phones to
take donations on New Year's Eve? :)
More seriously, there are a number of non-trivial security issues involved
in taking credit cards. What media do we accept them through (voice phone,
mail, e-mail, web/unsecured, web/secure, etc.)? What verification steps
do we use? What security might a bank (or whatever) want to give us a
merchant account? (I'm not familiar with the $30/month deal mentioned
above - hopefully it's less restrictive than your average bank.)
Do we need the extra $$$ that credit card donations would bring in more
than the staff time that credit card processing would cost us?
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steve
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response 13 of 20:
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Dec 12 18:00 UTC 1998 |
Well, we're about paying our bills right now, but fundraisers are
needed to pay what the membership doesn't, and pays for things like
part of the hardware we've bought recently. So I'd say that we really
could use the extra memebrs. If we could double our membership we'd
be able to do more, etc. I'm not saying that plastic will double our
membership but it would help.
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rcurl
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response 14 of 20:
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Dec 12 18:41 UTC 1998 |
I think I'll just ask my bank to establish an online vendor account for
Grex. I need a phone number, though, as they call to set up the payment
procedure with a vendor.
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aruba
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response 15 of 20:
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Dec 13 04:31 UTC 1998 |
A phone number for whom, Rane?
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rcurl
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response 16 of 20:
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Dec 13 06:17 UTC 1998 |
For Grex ("business number" or "office" or "treasurer", or who ever
handles the accounts).
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aruba
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response 17 of 20:
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Dec 13 15:18 UTC 1998 |
You can give them my phone number (it's in my .plan). I'm not sure if I know
the right things to say when they call, but I guess this is a good way to
find out.
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rcurl
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response 18 of 20:
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Dec 13 17:47 UTC 1998 |
FMI, is your number answered personally or by machine (or not at all)
during "business hours"? (I do view this as a find-out exercise.)
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aruba
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response 19 of 20:
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Dec 13 21:57 UTC 1998 |
I am here during business hours, and I usually answer the phone.
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jshafer
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response 20 of 20:
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Jan 9 10:09 UTC 1999 |
I agree with JEP in RESP:7 - I'm not even sure where my checkbook is.
But I've got that piece of plastic right here. And yes, if grex starts
accepting plastic, I will take advantage of it! (I may actually get
around to sending a check for membership, since I need to send one for
an auction bid anyways, but don't hold your breath...)
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