From rdawson at oregonfast.net Tue Dec 5 14:27:19 2017 From: rdawson at oregonfast.net (rdawson at oregonfast.net) Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2017 14:27:19 -0800 Subject: [grc] Fundraising Q--can a 501(c)3 nonprofit station offer in-kind deduction to "talent"? Message-ID: re: Q....Can station offer fundraising "talent" documentation of an 'in-kind" contribution showing their value of their performance? GANG: KXCR (90.7) Florence Ore would like to attract some 'talent' to town for fundraising. The station is a 501(c)3---MAY IT OFFER THE OUT-OF-TOWN TALENT THE 'VALUE' OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN A FUNDRAISING EVENT...AS A PERSONAL DEDUCTIBLE 'CONTRIBUTION' TO THE STATION? In other words....can the station say the fair value of their gig was xx$dollars...and provide them a receipt for 'in-kind' contribution? Which the talent then uses to document their charitable deduction? rAND DAWSON....supporter of KXCR rd: 541-997-3950 rdawson at oregonfast.net From Communityradiogoddess at yahoo.com Tue Dec 5 14:46:53 2017 From: Communityradiogoddess at yahoo.com (Donna) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2017 17:46:53 -0500 Subject: [grc] Fundraising Q--can a 501(c)3 nonprofit station offer in-kind deduction to "talent"? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Yes, yes you can. Here?s a great read on the subject of volunteer hours. http://grantspace.org/tools/knowledge-base/Nonprofit-Management/Employment-Volunteering/monetary-value-of-volunteer-time Donna DiBianco Station Start-up Specialist > On Dec 5, 2017, at 5:27 PM, rdawson--- via grc wrote: > > > > re: Q....Can station offer fundraising "talent" documentation of an > 'in-kind" contribution showing their value of their performance? > > GANG: KXCR (90.7) Florence Ore would like to attract some 'talent' to > town for fundraising. > > The station is a 501(c)3---MAY IT OFFER THE OUT-OF-TOWN TALENT THE > 'VALUE' OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN A FUNDRAISING EVENT...AS A PERSONAL > DEDUCTIBLE 'CONTRIBUTION' TO THE STATION? > > In other words....can the station say the fair value of their gig was > xx$dollars...and provide them a receipt for 'in-kind' contribution? > Which the talent then uses to document their charitable deduction? > > rAND DAWSON....supporter of KXCR rd: 541-997-3950 > rdawson at oregonfast.net > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From ken at wfmu.org Tue Dec 5 15:22:09 2017 From: ken at wfmu.org (Ken Freedman) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2017 18:22:09 -0500 Subject: [grc] Fundraising Q--can a 501(c)3 nonprofit station offer in-kind deduction to "talent"? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The IRS no longer allows the value of donated services to be deducted from the taxable income of the person or company donating those services. The person or entity donating those services can, however, deduct expenses they incurred in donating those services, but not the value of the service itself. Table 1 on page 2 of this document has a rundown: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p526.pdf -Ken Freedman ~~~~~~~~~~ Audience Engine / WFMU PO Box 2011 Jersey City, NJ 07303-2011 Contact Methods Ranked Best to Worst: ken at audienceengine.net ken at wfmu.org @WFMU http://wfmu.org (201) 521-1416 ext 225 ~~~~~~~~~~~ On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 5:27 PM, rdawson--- via grc wrote: > > > re: Q....Can station offer fundraising "talent" documentation of an > 'in-kind" contribution showing their value of their performance? > > GANG: KXCR (90.7) Florence Ore would like to attract some 'talent' to > town for fundraising. > > The station is a 501(c)3---MAY IT OFFER THE OUT-OF-TOWN TALENT THE > 'VALUE' OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN A FUNDRAISING EVENT...AS A PERSONAL > DEDUCTIBLE 'CONTRIBUTION' TO THE STATION? > > In other words....can the station say the fair value of their gig was > xx$dollars...and provide them a receipt for 'in-kind' contribution? > Which the talent then uses to document their charitable deduction? > > rAND DAWSON....supporter of KXCR rd: 541-997-3950 > rdawson at oregonfast.net > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > From pbame at prometheusradio.org Tue Dec 5 17:38:52 2017 From: pbame at prometheusradio.org (Paul Bame) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2017 20:38:52 -0500 Subject: [grc] Fundraising Q--can a 501(c)3 nonprofit station offer in-kind deduction to "talent"? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: How about paying the talent, with an understanding that they'll make a donation of a very similar amount :-) Paul (pablito) Bame Prometheus Radio Project , Engineering Director 215.727.9620 x505 N0KCL/3 On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 6:22 PM, Ken Freedman via grc wrote: > The IRS no longer allows the value of donated services to be deducted from > the taxable income of the person or company donating those services. > > The person or entity donating those services can, however, deduct expenses > they incurred in donating those services, but not the value of the service > itself. > > Table 1 on page 2 of this document has a rundown: > > https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p526.pdf > > -Ken Freedman > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > Audience Engine / WFMU > PO Box 2011 > Jersey City, NJ 07303-2011 > > Contact Methods Ranked Best to Worst: > > ken at audienceengine.net > ken at wfmu.org > > @WFMU > > http://wfmu.org > > (201) 521-1416 ext 225 > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 5:27 PM, rdawson--- via grc > wrote: > > > > > > > re: Q....Can station offer fundraising "talent" documentation of an > > 'in-kind" contribution showing their value of their performance? > > > > GANG: KXCR (90.7) Florence Ore would like to attract some 'talent' to > > town for fundraising. > > > > The station is a 501(c)3---MAY IT OFFER THE OUT-OF-TOWN TALENT THE > > 'VALUE' OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN A FUNDRAISING EVENT...AS A PERSONAL > > DEDUCTIBLE 'CONTRIBUTION' TO THE STATION? > > > > In other words....can the station say the fair value of their gig was > > xx$dollars...and provide them a receipt for 'in-kind' contribution? > > Which the talent then uses to document their charitable deduction? > > > > rAND DAWSON....supporter of KXCR rd: 541-997-3950 > > rdawson at oregonfast.net > > _______________________________________________ > > grc mailing list > > grc at maillist.peak.org > > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > > > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > From wings at wings.org Tue Dec 5 21:20:49 2017 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2017 21:20:49 -0800 Subject: [grc] Fundraising Q--can a 501(c)3 nonprofit station offer in-kind deduction to "talent"? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Better claim it this year, because by next year it will surely have gone the way of the deductions teachers have been able to take for supplies they bought out of their own pockets. Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 3:22 PM, Ken Freedman via grc wrote: > The IRS no longer allows the value of donated services to be deducted from > the taxable income of the person or company donating those services. > > The person or entity donating those services can, however, deduct expenses > they incurred in donating those services, but not the value of the service > itself. > > Table 1 on page 2 of this document has a rundown: > > https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p526.pdf > > -Ken Freedman > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > Audience Engine / WFMU > PO Box 2011 > Jersey City, NJ 07303-2011 > > Contact Methods Ranked Best to Worst: > > ken at audienceengine.net > ken at wfmu.org > > @WFMU > > http://wfmu.org > > (201) 521-1416 ext 225 > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 5:27 PM, rdawson--- via grc > wrote: > > > > > > > re: Q....Can station offer fundraising "talent" documentation of an > > 'in-kind" contribution showing their value of their performance? > > > > GANG: KXCR (90.7) Florence Ore would like to attract some 'talent' to > > town for fundraising. > > > > The station is a 501(c)3---MAY IT OFFER THE OUT-OF-TOWN TALENT THE > > 'VALUE' OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN A FUNDRAISING EVENT...AS A PERSONAL > > DEDUCTIBLE 'CONTRIBUTION' TO THE STATION? > > > > In other words....can the station say the fair value of their gig was > > xx$dollars...and provide them a receipt for 'in-kind' contribution? > > Which the talent then uses to document their charitable deduction? > > > > rAND DAWSON....supporter of KXCR rd: 541-997-3950 > > rdawson at oregonfast.net > > _______________________________________________ > > grc mailing list > > grc at maillist.peak.org > > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > > > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > From rdawson at oregonfast.net Tue Dec 5 21:56:56 2017 From: rdawson at oregonfast.net (rdawson at oregonfast.net) Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2017 21:56:56 -0800 Subject: [grc] Fundraising Q--can a 501(c)3 nonprofit station offer in-kind deduction to "talent"? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <387177df30b2ce3a20648501c5c61413@oregonfast.net> Ken...thank you...So far, your information matches what info I have dug up from other sources, i.e, there is no IRS allowable donor deduction for in-kind "time" or "personal services" donation to a 501(c)3..... The time or services can count for the organization.....in various ways....but not to the donor of the time or service.... rand dawson (volunteer for KXCR (90.7) Florence Oregon) On 2017-12-05 15:22, Ken Freedman wrote: > The IRS no longer allows the value of donated services to be deducted from the taxable income of the person or company donating those services. > > The person or entity donating those services can, however, deduct expenses they incurred in donating those services, but not the value of the service itself. > > Table 1 on page 2 of this document has a rundown: > > https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p526.pdf > > -Ken Freedman > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > Audience Engine / WFMU > PO Box 2011 > Jersey City, NJ 07303-2011 > > Contact Methods Ranked Best to Worst: > > ken at audienceengine.net > ken at wfmu.org > > @WFMU > > http://wfmu.org [3] > > (201) 521-1416 ext 225 [4] > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 5:27 PM, rdawson--- via grc wrote: > >> re: Q....Can station offer fundraising "talent" documentation of an >> 'in-kind" contribution showing their value of their performance? >> >> GANG: KXCR (90.7) Florence Ore would like to attract some 'talent' to >> town for fundraising. >> >> The station is a 501(c)3---MAY IT OFFER THE OUT-OF-TOWN TALENT THE >> 'VALUE' OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN A FUNDRAISING EVENT...AS A PERSONAL >> DEDUCTIBLE 'CONTRIBUTION' TO THE STATION? >> >> In other words....can the station say the fair value of their gig was >> xx$dollars...and provide them a receipt for 'in-kind' contribution? >> Which the talent then uses to document their charitable deduction? >> >> rAND DAWSON....supporter of KXCR rd: 541-997-3950 [1] >> rdawson at oregonfast.net >> _______________________________________________ >> grc mailing list >> grc at maillist.peak.org >> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc [2] Links: ------ [1] tel:541-997-3950 [2] http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc [3] http://wfmu.org/ [4] tel:%28201%29%20521-1416%20ext%20225 From kenfmu at gmail.com Tue Dec 5 22:34:25 2017 From: kenfmu at gmail.com (Ken Freedman) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 01:34:25 -0500 Subject: [grc] Fundraising Q--can a 501(c)3 nonprofit station offer in-kind deduction to "talent"? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <11E0AC9C-28FA-455A-B355-67F6A377E441@gmail.com> I would not do that Paul, it's illegal and an auditor could easily turn that up. Ken Sent. From. Phone. > On Dec 5, 2017, at 8:38 PM, Paul Bame wrote: > > How about paying the talent, with an understanding that they'll make a donation of a very similar amount :-) > > > Paul (pablito) Bame > Prometheus Radio Project, Engineering Director > 215.727.9620 x505 > N0KCL/3 > > >> On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 6:22 PM, Ken Freedman via grc wrote: >> The IRS no longer allows the value of donated services to be deducted from >> the taxable income of the person or company donating those services. >> >> The person or entity donating those services can, however, deduct expenses >> they incurred in donating those services, but not the value of the service >> itself. >> >> Table 1 on page 2 of this document has a rundown: >> >> https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p526.pdf >> >> -Ken Freedman >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~ >> Audience Engine / WFMU >> PO Box 2011 >> Jersey City, NJ 07303-2011 >> >> Contact Methods Ranked Best to Worst: >> >> ken at audienceengine.net >> ken at wfmu.org >> >> @WFMU >> >> http://wfmu.org >> >> (201) 521-1416 ext 225 >> ~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 5:27 PM, rdawson--- via grc >> wrote: >> >> > >> > >> > re: Q....Can station offer fundraising "talent" documentation of an >> > 'in-kind" contribution showing their value of their performance? >> > >> > GANG: KXCR (90.7) Florence Ore would like to attract some 'talent' to >> > town for fundraising. >> > >> > The station is a 501(c)3---MAY IT OFFER THE OUT-OF-TOWN TALENT THE >> > 'VALUE' OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN A FUNDRAISING EVENT...AS A PERSONAL >> > DEDUCTIBLE 'CONTRIBUTION' TO THE STATION? >> > >> > In other words....can the station say the fair value of their gig was >> > xx$dollars...and provide them a receipt for 'in-kind' contribution? >> > Which the talent then uses to document their charitable deduction? >> > >> > rAND DAWSON....supporter of KXCR rd: 541-997-3950 >> > rdawson at oregonfast.net >> > _______________________________________________ >> > grc mailing list >> > grc at maillist.peak.org >> > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> grc mailing list >> grc at maillist.peak.org >> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > From ad253 at freeelectron.net Tue Dec 5 23:05:00 2017 From: ad253 at freeelectron.net (al davis) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 02:05:00 -0500 Subject: [grc] Fundraising Q--can a 501(c)3 nonprofit station offer in-kind deduction to "talent"? In-Reply-To: <11E0AC9C-28FA-455A-B355-67F6A377E441@gmail.com> References: <11E0AC9C-28FA-455A-B355-67F6A377E441@gmail.com> Message-ID: <20171206020500.653b7924@floyd.freeelectron.net> > > On Dec 5, 2017, at 8:38 PM, Paul Bame wrote: > > How about paying the talent, with an understanding that they'll make a donation of a very similar amount :-) On Wed, 6 Dec 2017 01:34:25 -0500 Ken Freedman via grc wrote: > I would not do that Paul, it's illegal and an auditor could easily turn that up. Even if it was legal, it doesn't do what you want. It's taxable income to the person getting paid, and a donation is only deductible if you itemize deductions and exceed a threshold. So, really, you lose. From wings at wings.org Mon Dec 11 08:25:50 2017 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 08:25:50 -0800 Subject: [grc] Community radio in Bangladesh Message-ID: https://www.academia.edu/27294618/Community_Radio_in_Bangladesh.pdf Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org From wings at wings.org Mon Dec 11 21:48:45 2017 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 21:48:45 -0800 Subject: [grc] From NFCB - community radio and Net Neutrality, what you need to know Message-ID: https://nfcb.org/community-radio-net-neutrality/ Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org From wings at wings.org Wed Dec 13 22:27:45 2017 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 06:27:45 +0000 Subject: [grc] Fwd: Norway becomes first country to end national radio broadcasts on FM | World news | The Guardian In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: The WORLD'S Stage Date: Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 12:38 PM Subject: Norway becomes first country to end national radio broadcasts on FM | World news | The Guardian To: Steven Jay Presents https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/13/norway-becomes-first-country-to-end-national-radio-broadcasts-on-fm -- Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org From advisor at kcsb.org Thu Dec 14 10:26:09 2017 From: advisor at kcsb.org (Ted Coe) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 10:26:09 -0800 Subject: [grc] Branded Transistor Radios as Fund-Drive Premia? Message-ID: Greetings to all from smoky Santa Barbara, CA. I'm sure I saw some discussion about stations possibly creating branded transistor radios to offer to listeners as thank-you gift premia, but I cannot remember which radio listserv this was posted in and am having the darnedest time searching for that thread of emails. Was it here on the GRC list? What with all of the natural disasters we're experiencing out here in California, it seems like a no-brainer to create such a thing. There's even a local campaign called "Radio Ready" that advises area residents to purchase a solar- and/or crank-powered battery-operated radio for times of emergency. Can anyone help me locate that thread? Or perhaps we can start a discussion about this idea from scratch? Thanks to all! Sincerely, Ted Coe *Theodore CoeAdvisorKCSB-FM 91.9 (www.kcsb.org )Associated StudentsUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraPO Box 13401Santa Barbara, CA 93107-3401805.893.3921 work805.893.7734 faxadvisor at kcsb.org * From kenyalewis at gmail.com Thu Dec 14 10:56:26 2017 From: kenyalewis at gmail.com (k lewis) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 10:56:26 -0800 Subject: [grc] Branded Transistor Radios as Fund-Drive Premia? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hey Ted! Those fires sure are crazy. I hope they get a handle on them soon. Great idea about the giveaway. I remember posting a story on CRU awhile ago, but dunno how to find it. If it helps, I think it was these radios: http://www.theodmgroup.com/foldable-cardboard-radio/ Kenya > On Dec 14, 2017, at 10:26 AM, Ted Coe via grc wrote: > > Greetings to all from smoky Santa Barbara, CA. > > I'm sure I saw some discussion about stations possibly creating branded > transistor radios to offer to listeners as thank-you gift premia, but I > cannot remember which radio listserv this was posted in and am having the > darnedest time searching for that thread of emails. > > Was it here on the GRC list? > > What with all of the natural disasters we're experiencing out here in > California, it seems like a no-brainer to create such a thing. There's even > a local campaign called "Radio Ready" that advises area residents to > purchase a solar- and/or crank-powered battery-operated radio for times of > emergency. > > Can anyone help me locate that thread? Or perhaps we can start a discussion > about this idea from scratch? > > Thanks to all! > > Sincerely, > Ted Coe > > > > > > *Theodore CoeAdvisorKCSB-FM 91.9 (www.kcsb.org > )Associated StudentsUniversity of California, Santa > BarbaraPO Box 13401Santa Barbara, CA > 93107-3401805.893.3921 work805.893.7734 faxadvisor at kcsb.org > * > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From david at ibisradio.org Thu Dec 14 11:00:39 2017 From: david at ibisradio.org (David Goodman) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 14:00:39 -0500 Subject: [grc] Branded Transistor Radios as Fund-Drive Premia? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: My station offered these: https://www.uncommongoods.com/product/public-radio-single-station-tuner during our November fundraiser. We purchased 100 at $40 dollars each and they went fast. The company will customize the jar with your station name and call letters. Cool, no? cheers, dg On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Ted Coe via grc wrote: > Greetings to all from smoky Santa Barbara, CA. > > I'm sure I saw some discussion about stations possibly creating branded > transistor radios to offer to listeners as thank-you gift premia, but I > cannot remember which radio listserv this was posted in and am having the > darnedest time searching for that thread of emails. > > Was it here on the GRC list? > > What with all of the natural disasters we're experiencing out here in > California, it seems like a no-brainer to create such a thing. There's even > a local campaign called "Radio Ready" that advises area residents to > purchase a solar- and/or crank-powered battery-operated radio for times of > emergency. > > Can anyone help me locate that thread? Or perhaps we can start a discussion > about this idea from scratch? > > Thanks to all! > > Sincerely, > Ted Coe > > > > > > *Theodore CoeAdvisorKCSB-FM 91.9 (www.kcsb.org > )Associated StudentsUniversity of California, Santa > BarbaraPO Box 13401Santa Barbara, CA > 93107-3401805.893.3921 work805.893.7734 faxadvisor at kcsb.org > * > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > -- I.B.I.S. Radio Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA [ *Producers of "SOUND and FURY" & * *"LOCAL EDITION: The BINJ Report"*] From kenyalewis at gmail.com Thu Dec 14 11:21:16 2017 From: kenyalewis at gmail.com (kenya) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 11:21:16 -0800 Subject: [grc] Branded Transistor Radios as Fund-Drive Premia? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: You're right David! Those were the cool ones. On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 11:00 AM, David Goodman via grc < grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote: > My station offered these: > https://www.uncommongoods.com/product/public-radio-single-station-tuner > during our November fundraiser. We purchased 100 at $40 dollars each and > they went fast. The company will customize the jar with your station name > and call letters. Cool, no? > > cheers, > dg > > > On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Ted Coe via grc > wrote: > > > Greetings to all from smoky Santa Barbara, CA. > > > > I'm sure I saw some discussion about stations possibly creating branded > > transistor radios to offer to listeners as thank-you gift premia, but I > > cannot remember which radio listserv this was posted in and am having the > > darnedest time searching for that thread of emails. > > > > Was it here on the GRC list? > > > > What with all of the natural disasters we're experiencing out here in > > California, it seems like a no-brainer to create such a thing. There's > even > > a local campaign called "Radio Ready" that advises area residents to > > purchase a solar- and/or crank-powered battery-operated radio for times > of > > emergency. > > > > Can anyone help me locate that thread? Or perhaps we can start a > discussion > > about this idea from scratch? > > > > Thanks to all! > > > > Sincerely, > > Ted Coe > > > > > > > > > > > > *Theodore CoeAdvisorKCSB-FM 91.9 (www.kcsb.org > > )Associated StudentsUniversity of California, > Santa > > BarbaraPO Box 13401Santa Barbara, CA > > 93107-3401805.893.3921 work805.893.7734 faxadvisor at kcsb.org > > * > > _______________________________________________ > > grc mailing list > > grc at maillist.peak.org > > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > > > > > > -- > I.B.I.S. Radio > Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA > [ > *Producers of "SOUND and FURY" & * > *"LOCAL EDITION: The BINJ Report"*] > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > From taproot at lmi.net Thu Dec 14 18:59:04 2017 From: taproot at lmi.net (taproot at lmi.net) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 18:59:04 -0800 (PST) Subject: [grc] Branded Transistor Radios as Fund-Drive Premia? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <43328.66.117.140.18.1513306744.squirrel@webmail.lmi.net> Everyone knows that this first occurred with KPFA- Berkeley during the earliest fundraisers in the early '50s, right? Most folks did not have FM radios then so the station gave out little radios with the location of the signal marked on the dial. There was basically only a few other stations on the FM airwaves in the Bay Area then. Curt >> >> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Ted Coe via grc >> wrote: >> >> > Greetings to all from smoky Santa Barbara, CA. >> > >> > I'm sure I saw some discussion about stations possibly creating >> branded >> > transistor radios to offer to listeners as thank-you gift premia, but >> I >> > cannot remember which radio listserv this was posted in and am having >> the >> > darnedest time searching for that thread of emails. >> > >> > Was it here on the GRC list? >> > >> > What with all of the natural disasters we're experiencing out here in >> > California, it seems like a no-brainer to create such a thing. There's >> even >> > a local campaign called "Radio Ready" that advises area residents to >> > purchase a solar- and/or crank-powered battery-operated radio for >> times >> of >> > emergency. >> > >> > Can anyone help me locate that thread? Or perhaps we can start a >> discussion >> > about this idea from scratch? >> > >> > Thanks to all! >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > Ted Coe >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > *Theodore CoeAdvisorKCSB-FM 91.9 (www.kcsb.org >> > )Associated StudentsUniversity of California, >> Santa >> > BarbaraPO Box 13401Santa Barbara, CA >> > 93107-3401805.893.3921 work805.893.7734 faxadvisor at kcsb.org >> > * >> > _______________________________________________ >> > grc mailing list >> > grc at maillist.peak.org >> > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> I.B.I.S. Radio >> Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA >> [ >> *Producers of "SOUND and FURY" & * >> *"LOCAL EDITION: The BINJ Report"*] >> _______________________________________________ >> grc mailing list >> grc at maillist.peak.org >> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc >> > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > From eugene at wcrsfm.org Fri Dec 15 05:37:06 2017 From: eugene at wcrsfm.org (Eugene Beer) Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 08:37:06 -0500 Subject: [grc] Branded Transistor Radios as Fund-Drive Premia? In-Reply-To: <43328.66.117.140.18.1513306744.squirrel@webmail.lmi.net> References: <43328.66.117.140.18.1513306744.squirrel@webmail.lmi.net> Message-ID: <02cd01d375a9$cd3a7700$67af6500$@wcrsfm.org> For LPFM, there is a large variation in reception ability of portable radios. We've purchased several Radio Shack digital pocket-sized ones that work well (cat #1201475), or, better yet, the larger AM/FM/SW (cat #2000658.) I would suggest affixing your community radio station's logo/frequency decal to off-the-shelf radios such as these. These two radios are currently on sale at $24 and $34, respectively at www.radioshack.com . The larger one is exceptional with high sensitivity (longer extendable rod antenna) and it's good at resolving problem 2nd adjacent issues. One of our 100 Watt stations in Columbus operates on 98.3 FM, 2nd adjacent to Ohio's most powerful 175,000 Watt "teeny bob" commercial FM at 97.9 FM. The 2000658 resolves the two frequencies just fine. Eugene Beer Chief Engr, WCRS-LP, WCRM-LP, WGRN-LP, W252AY Translator, Columbus, OH -----Original Message----- From: grc [mailto:grc-bounces at maillist.peak.org] On Behalf Of taproot--- via grc Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 9:59 PM To: GRC list Subject: Re: [grc] Branded Transistor Radios as Fund-Drive Premia? Everyone knows that this first occurred with KPFA- Berkeley during the earliest fundraisers in the early '50s, right? Most folks did not have FM radios then so the station gave out little radios with the location of the signal marked on the dial. There was basically only a few other stations on the FM airwaves in the Bay Area then. Curt >> >> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Ted Coe via grc >> < grc at maillist.peak.org> >> wrote: >> >> > Greetings to all from smoky Santa Barbara, CA. >> > >> > I'm sure I saw some discussion about stations possibly creating >> branded >> > transistor radios to offer to listeners as thank-you gift premia, >> > but >> I >> > cannot remember which radio listserv this was posted in and am >> > having >> the >> > darnedest time searching for that thread of emails. >> > >> > Was it here on the GRC list? >> > >> > What with all of the natural disasters we're experiencing out here >> > in California, it seems like a no-brainer to create such a thing. >> > There's >> even >> > a local campaign called "Radio Ready" that advises area residents >> > to purchase a solar- and/or crank-powered battery-operated radio >> > for >> times >> of >> > emergency. >> > >> > Can anyone help me locate that thread? Or perhaps we can start a >> discussion >> > about this idea from scratch? >> > >> > Thanks to all! >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > Ted Coe >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > *Theodore CoeAdvisorKCSB-FM 91.9 ( www.kcsb.org >> > < http://www.kcsb.org/>)Associated StudentsUniversity of California, >> Santa >> > BarbaraPO Box 13401Santa Barbara, CA >> > 93107-3401805.893.3921 work805.893.7734 faxadvisor at kcsb.org >> > < ted.coe at kcsb.org>* >> > _______________________________________________ >> > grc mailing list >> > grc at maillist.peak.org >> > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> I.B.I.S. Radio >> Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA >> [ >> *Producers of "SOUND and FURY" & * >> *"LOCAL EDITION: The BINJ Report"*] >> _______________________________________________ >> grc mailing list >> grc at maillist.peak.org >> http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc >> > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > _______________________________________________ grc mailing list grc at maillist.peak.org http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From tracy at media-alliance.org Sun Dec 17 19:08:23 2017 From: tracy at media-alliance.org (Tracy Rosenberg) Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2017 19:08:23 -0800 Subject: [grc] Artists For Vieques Fundraising Opportunity Message-ID: Hi all, I wanted to let you know about an exciting opportunity to help rebuild community radio in Puerto Rico, while raising money for your own stations. Artists for Media Diversity, the Latino Public Radio Consortium and Media Alliance have teamed up to re-launch *Artists for Vieques * ? a 20 song compilation featuring Willie Nelson, Los Lonely Boys, Calle 13, Zoraida Santiago, Rei Ortiz, Los Bandidos Cosmicos and much more. *Artists for Vieques* was originally compiled to support the construction of *Radio Vieques * (WVQR) and is now being re-released after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. ? You can sample some of the beautiful music on *Artists for Vieques by clicking on this link. * This project is distributed via a unique profit-sharing model that combines charitable relief with support for your organization. 25% of the proceeds return to you, so you can do good while bringing in additional financial support for your station or organization. *Your audience will be getting a lovely musical gift and supporting Puerto Rican relief ? while supporting you.* You can read about the project in Radio World here. The community albums are delivered as easy digital downloads - 20 songs for $20 ? so you can generate income with no packing or shipping hassles. *We want you to join with us. Sign up **here **as a radio station partner. * All you have to do is tell people about it! We provide a packet of marketing materials for your use, including sample web and email text, and FB and Twitter posts and images. Artists for Media Diversity believes freedom of speech in the public airwaves can only be truly free when it is not bound by constraints to ensure the survival of the broadcast organization. As Artists for Media Diversity co-founder and Earthday Networks Board Chair Gerald Torres puts it; ?*A4MD is a way in which the people themselves can not only take control over one aspect of the media onslaught to which we are all subject, but through which we can actively change the conversation and provide support for the alternative voices that are out there and that continually speak truth to power. We can be the amplifier and the power.?* *Please come together with us to raise funds for Puerto Rico by signing up as an community partner organization here. * Peace and blessings this holidary season. We hope you'll take advantage of this opportunity to provid badly needed help to Radio Vieques, share the music and raise some end of year funds for your stations. Barbara Kooyman ? Artists For Musical Diversity Tracy Rosenberg - Media Alliance -- Tracy Rosenberg Executive Director Media Alliance 2830 20th Street Suite 102 San Francisco, CA 94110 www.media-alliance.org 415-746-9475 <(415)%20746-9475> 510-684-6853 <(510)%20684-6853> Cell Encrypted email at tracy.rosenberg at protonmail.com Text via Signal - -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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You can sample some of the beautiful music on *Artists for Vieques by clicking on this link. * This project is distributed via a unique profit-sharing model that combines charitable relief with support for your organization. 25% of the proceeds return to you, so you can do good while bringing in additional financial support for your station or organization. *Your audience will be getting a lovely musical gift and supporting Puerto Rican relief ? while supporting you.* You can read about the project in Radio World here. The community albums are delivered as easy digital downloads - 20 songs for $20 ? so you can generate income with no packing or shipping hassles. *We want you to join with us. Sign up **here **as a radio station partner. * All you have to do is tell people about it! We provide a packet of marketing materials for your use, including sample web and email text, and FB and Twitter posts and images. Artists for Media Diversity believes freedom of speech in the public airwaves can only be truly free when it is not bound by constraints to ensure the survival of the broadcast organization. As Artists for Media Diversity co-founder and Earthday Networks Board Chair Gerald Torres puts it; ?*A4MD is a way in which the people themselves can not only take control over one aspect of the media onslaught to which we are all subject, but through which we can actively change the conversation and provide support for the alternative voices that are out there and that continually speak truth to power. We can be the amplifier and the power.?* *Please come together with us to raise funds for Puerto Rico by signing up as an community partner organization here. * Peace and blessings this holidary season. We hope you'll take advantage of this opportunity to provid badly needed help to Radio Vieques, share the music and raise some end of year funds for your stations. Barbara Kooyman ? Artists For Musical Diversity Tracy Rosenberg - Media Alliance -- Tracy Rosenberg Executive Director Media Alliance 2830 20th Street Suite 102 San Francisco, CA 94110 www.media-alliance.org 415-746-9475 <(415)%20746-9475> 510-684-6853 <(510)%20684-6853> Cell Encrypted email at tracy.rosenberg at protonmail.com Text via Signal - -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: artists for vieques.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 77035 bytes Desc: not available URL: From taproot at lmi.net Sun Dec 31 12:34:35 2017 From: taproot at lmi.net (taproot at lmi.net) Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 12:34:35 -0800 (PST) Subject: [grc] [Fwd: Jan Goodman, King Reilly and Jackie Goldberg : HELP PACIFICA RADIO with a SECURED LOAN at 8 1/2% INTEREST] Message-ID: <45181.66.117.140.18.1514752475.squirrel@webmail.lmi.net> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2017 11:41 AM Subject: Fw: KING REILLY SAYS THIS IS A REVISION. PLEASE SEND THIS ONE OUT INSTEAD. HELP PACIFICA RADIO with a SECURED LOAN at 8 1/2% INTEREST Hello dear friends, this request is very hard to make. I cannot add anything to what King Reilly has said below. I am hoping any questions you have will be referred to King and not to me, as I do not have other than what is below. --Jackie (Me too- please read to the bottom for vital information. Ed) _____ From: King Reilly Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2017 10:12 AM Subject: KING REILLY SAYS THIS IS A REVISION. PLEASE SEND THIS ONE OUT INSTEAD. HELP PACIFICA RADIO with a SECURED LOAN at 8 1/2% INTEREST Hi Jackie, THIS IS A REVISION. PLEASE SEND THIS ONE OUT. Best, King Dear Friends of KPFK and the Pacifica Foundation Radio Network, I regret to tell you that Pacifica is in grave danger. The Empire State Building (ESB), the landlord of Pacifica's New York station WBAI, has obtained a $2 million judgment against the Pacifica Foundation (which threatens all 5 stations). The ESB is now in the process of collecting, and may force Pacifica to file bankruptcy to stop collection efforts. Bankruptcy is extremely dangerous. Pacifica may well be broken up with several stations sold off. Fortunately, Pacifica has tremendous assets, including real estate worth over $10 million and radio signals which may be worth way over $100 million. These cannot be accessed immediately, or quickly enough to prevent collection and bankruptcy. Therefore, the Pacifica National Board of Directors is in the process of borrowing $ 3.5 million from a foundation secured by the various Pacifica buildings, including the KPFK building in Studio City, which has an appraised value of about $4.5 million. However that loan will not fund soon enough to prevent disaster. Thus, we are trying to put together a short-term "bridge" loan of $2,000,000 to pay off the Empire State Building, secured by the KPFK building. The $ 3.5 million loan from a foundation will then pay off our short-term bridge loan. The security trust deed on the KPFK property will be released when the bridge loan is paid off. Now the hard question. I, Jan and other KPFK / Pacifica supporters have committed to put up at least $1,000,000. We need some additional Pacifica supporters that will lend $50,000-$300,000 each. Given the short time frame, handling offers of less than $50,000 would be too unwieldy. The terms of the loan would be approximately: 1. 6 months at 8.5% interest, then an extension of 6 months at 9.5% interest. 2. The 1st 6 months of interest is deferred & will be due at 12 months. During the 2nd 6 months, interest-only payments will be due monthly. All principal & interest due in 12 months or whenever the larger loan is funded, whichever occurs first. 3. 1.75% origination fee will be payable at the end of the loan. This fee would pay for an outside lawyer to create a legal entity to hold funds. The legal entity would probably be a trust or LLC. The outside lawyer would not be Jerry Manpearl or Jan Goodman. 3b. No prepayment penalty. 4. Late payment charge of 10% (during the 2nd 6 months). 5. Loan secured by KPFK building in Studio City, appraised at $4.5 million. It is free and clear. Risk: the $ 3.5 million foundation loan does not materialize, Pacifica Foundation has to file bankruptcy, and the lenders do not get paid immediately, but will be well secured by a 1st Trust Deed. As bankruptcy proceedings can last up to 2 years, this has to be money that you will not need to use for up to 3 years. Please consider participating. Regards, Jerry Manpearl and Jan Goodman jan-pi at mindspring.com Post script by King Reilly: As you may know, Jan and Jerry are retired lawyers who do a lot of pro bono work for Pacifica. Jerry has considerable experience with real estate transactions. He says that a loan secured by a 1st Trust Deed guarantees that the lender would receive at the conclusion of any bankruptcy: * the loan principal * the full loan interest earned both before and during bankruptcy * any reasonable attorneys' fees. You would not have to get your own attorney. Jan & Jerry would obtain a bankruptcy attorney for our group of lenders. * certain other costs incurred by you, as the lender, during bankruptcy There is an imminent danger of Pacifica's bank accounts being seized by the Empire State Building and subsequent Pacifica bankruptcy. We would like to wrap this up and present our proposal to the Pacifica National Board this coming Tuesday, January 2nd or possibly Thursday, January 4th. I am asking any interested friends of Pacifica to contact Jerry or me by Monday, January 1st or by Wednesday, January 3rd, at the latest. See http://pacificainexile.org/archives/2518 for an up-to-date summary of what has brought Pacifica to this situation. Jerry Manpearl may be contacted at: jan-pi at mindspring.com Warm regards during this holiday season, King Reilly, Pacifica supporter, 323-839-0985 kingreilly at roadrunner.com -- Please use these tools to post to the group without creating more email or SMS traffic for others. + + -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: untitled-2 URL: