Re: [GSAS-board] Please post auction checklist

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

I usually list the donors to the big auction on our website.
The Fish Store has traditionally offered a donation to the general 
auction, but never member discounts or anything else.  The reasoning, from 
"crusty old Frank", has been that a donation helps the club outright, 
while member discounts just help members.  And he's kinda right on that 
account.  On the other hand, their flyer seems to regularly have lots of 
coupons for straight discounts, so I wonder if this outlook would change 
if they were asked.

The other thing I found back 10-15 years ago when begging stores, was that 
they would never promote the auctions (competition).  It would also be 
interesting to see if this has also changed!

The stores were always happy to promote speakers.  There are some old 
flyer sources in the "board archive" disks I send everyone a year or so 
ago.  You can see one of them in the background of a photo on www.gsas.org 
(to the left of "sponsors" -- there's a "join GSAS" flyer, and a talk 
announcement on the giant geophagus head).

Oh, one more piece of info... if you are making a poster and need the 
logo, you can grab the infinite-resolution vector graphic original at

http://www.gsas.org/gsas-logo-filled.pdf

   - Erik

On Thu, 22 Jan 2009, Shango Los wrote:

> I have a very good relationship with the guys there.  I will talk with them.
> What do we officially offer them for their help?
>
> Mentions at Auction?
> Mention in Newsletter?  How many newsletters?
> Logo in the videos we now distribute online?
> Other?
>
> I will await the donation form before I approach them.
>
>
> On 1/22/09 8:06 AM, "Paul Wallace" <pwallace@u.washington.edu> wrote:
>
>> Shango:
>>
>> The fliers will be up soon to be distributed on the board list and newsletter
>> etc.  The general auction is the big one where we stump explicitly for
>> donations.  I have the donation form to send out shortly.  If you could talk
>> to the fish store that would be great!  They are hesitant (for years) for
>> their own reasons.  We discussed PetCo/PetSmart at the board meeting and see
>> that this is a national effort.  Phil is the chief wrangler for donations so
>> please coordinate with him.
>>
>> -Paul
>>
>> On Thu, 22 Jan 2009, Shango Los wrote:
>>
>>> We should probably do that same regular posting once a week on Craigslist
>>> too.
>>>
>>> If someone wants to make a simple flier of some sort, we can post them at
>>> the area fish shops as well.  I'd do The Fish Store on Roosevelt and Petco
>>> on 45th.
>>>
>>> Shango
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/22/09 7:37 AM, "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The key here is that we sent MORE THAN ONE post announcing the event on
>>>> gsas-member, spaced out over the month prior.  I think that helps a *lot*
>>>> to remind people, much more than a single announcement.  I suggest a first
>>>> post ASAP, another one on the 3rd, and another on the 9th or morning of
>>>> the 10th.
>>>>
>>>> I think it also helps to have "related" posts from other folks, i.e., I'll
>>>> do my part by posting a picture of the tank I'm tearing down (and maybe
>>>> the often-self-hyped Anubias rescue tank).
>>>>
>>>>    - Erik
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 21 Jan 2009, Steev Ward wrote:
>>>>
>>>> <lots of posts from last year's plant auction>
>>>
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