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Eric in New Mexico writes:
Hi Talley,
With all the folks being recognized for this on the blog I would find myself repeating myself all day long that "this is what I call doing "the mom thing" (or "the dad thing" as appropriate), so hat's off to one and all!
And the multiple individual presentations struck a thought that here you have the potential for the creation and release of the annual official State Dept Calander.
I'n not talking "Sports Illustrated" here...(chuckle).
But a way to generate public awareness and a donation source to help fund these programs.
How many people working for government have a calander on their office walls and can afford a hundred bucks?
Tax deductable of course.
This is based on the theory that if one wishes to get the message out, the government is going to have to find a way to package and market it so folks can actually hold something in their hands as proof they "got" it and are part of the solution. And furthermore get everyone else to want proof of being involved too just to keep up with the Jones'.
The theory has broad general applications way beyond this particular topic I would add.
In order to create additional funding streams for humanitarian programs in tough economic times it may be that going into buisiness as a "non-profit org." might be in order for my government.
This way, it's not subject to the whims of politics and budget priorities nearly as much and folks can rest easy knowing they won't have to fight battles on Capital Hill to get the job done.
I'm glad State has enjoyed the support it has recieved, but I think there's a way to lock in funding independantly, and that gives long term planning a shot in the arm as well over multiple administrations.
Twitter relief on steroids, globally...how's that grab folks?
Just tweet in your calander order and the donation, and 30 days later you get to have 12 award winning humanitarians pinned up on the wall to inspire ya.
What could serve to create a better world faster than that?
Keep on keeping on,
EJ
Posted on Sat Jun 12, 2010
Hi Talley,
With all the folks being recognized for this on the blog I would find myself repeating myself all day long that "this is what I call doing "the mom thing" (or "the dad thing" as appropriate), so hat's off to one and all!
And the multiple individual presentations struck a thought that here you have the potential for the creation and release of the annual official State Dept Calander.
I'n not talking "Sports Illustrated" here...(chuckle).
But a way to generate public awareness and a donation source to help fund these programs.
How many people working for government have a calander on their office walls and can afford a hundred bucks?
Tax deductable of course.
This is based on the theory that if one wishes to get the message out, the government is going to have to find a way to package and market it so folks can actually hold something in their hands as proof they "got" it and are part of the solution. And furthermore get everyone else to want proof of being involved too just to keep up with the Jones'.
The theory has broad general applications way beyond this particular topic I would add.
In order to create additional funding streams for humanitarian programs in tough economic times it may be that going into buisiness as a "non-profit org." might be in order for my government.
This way, it's not subject to the whims of politics and budget priorities nearly as much and folks can rest easy knowing they won't have to fight battles on Capital Hill to get the job done.
I'm glad State has enjoyed the support it has recieved, but I think there's a way to lock in funding independantly, and that gives long term planning a shot in the arm as well over multiple administrations.
Twitter relief on steroids, globally...how's that grab folks?
Just tweet in your calander order and the donation, and 30 days later you get to have 12 award winning humanitarians pinned up on the wall to inspire ya.
What could serve to create a better world faster than that?
Keep on keeping on,
EJ
Posted on Sat Jun 12, 2010
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