$100 now and $100 later is a nice idea. But to a project manager that might mean "there is no guarantee that 2nd $100 will be available". But it is a good start..
Should we expect a note from our AMSAT-NA treasurer with a "call for donations" and a public website to monitor donations from members by region and other statistics ? Those metrics will be desirable for motivation to "pay up" and get recognition in the process. How has it worked in the past ?
-samudra, N3RDX
On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:45 AM, Jeff Davis stuckbit@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Samudra Haque samudra.haque@gmail.com wrote:
if a gross estimate of $200,000 is needed for a stand-alone cubesat the average per capita support required from these active amsat-na members would be: $200,000 divided by (50% of 3800) = $200,000 / 1900 = $263 or so.
Or perhaps a bit more realistically ... we need 1000 people to donate $100 this year, and $100 next year.
Far and away the best bargain to come out of *any* AMSAT organization in the 21st century!
73 de Jeff, KE9V