Re: UKNM: Charity e-fundraising

[Stephanie Gay]

Nick wrote :


>My advice would be a very simple "don't". However good your

>intentions are, there will always be one person (and that's all

>it'll take) to complain to abuse@ about UCE and, believe me, it

>isn't worth the grief it causes.


I have to say that I agree with Nick - It is always a bit dangerous to use

e-mail lists that way.


However, I have heard some success stories from Howard Lake (On-line

Fundraising Consultant) about organisations using e-mail lists but it was

mainly in the States.


You can visit Howard's web site http://www.fundraising.co.uk which is a very

good source of information on all issues related to fundraising on the

Internet.


Good luck !


Stephanie Gay


Poptel Internet Services


http://www.poptel.net


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>

From: nickderby [dot] org (Nick Sellors)

>

To: uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

>Subject: Re: UKNM: Charity e-fundraising

>Date: Fri, Nov 6, 1998, 9:34 am

>


>On Thu, 5 Nov 1998 18:16:39 +0000, "Charles Linn"

>

<charleslfoe [dot] co [dot] uk> wrote:

>

>>Obviously I would not like FOE to be accused of spaming or sending out complete

>>junk, but I am interested in cold mailing people, especially to draw them into

>>issue led fundraising info on our web site.

>

>Ok, I'm subscribed to the list using my "home" email address, but I

>do work for an ISP (yours, as it happens, but this is my personal

>opinion - see sig).

>

>My advice would be a very simple "don't". However good your

>intentions are, there will always be one person (and that's all

>it'll take) to complain to abuse@ about UCE and, believe me, it

>isn't worth the grief it causes.

>

>Why not, in your next (snail) mailshot, stick in a card asking

>people to visit your web site and register for further info there ?

>

>Sorry this probably isn't what you wanted to hear :-(

>

>N.

>

>-- 

>Nick Sellors   http://www.derby.org/

>PGP Key on Request  Tiocfaidh Ar La !

>Views expressed are mine and mine alone, not my employers



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