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THE $1,000,000 CHALLENGE

Establish Membership Plan, We'll Pay You $1,000,000

The Challenge:
Help us establish the best MEMBERSHIP PLAN for Sane Computers Organization - and we will pay you 2.5% of all membership fees collected - all the way up to $1,000,000 IN CA$H !!!

On top of the million dollars prize, you will get from us money-generating exposure by being able to sponsor the entire campaign with your commercial enterprise (computer-related or not)!

The task: To survey at least 2700 adults in the US, plus at least 1200 adults outside the US, while extracting at least the following demographics: name, age, occupation, email & location. According to survey results, establish a high-speed, cutting-edge, barrier-busting Membership Plan for Sane Computers Organization. The required resulting sub products are as follows:

• Suggested campaign name.
  
  
• Best fee schedule.
  
  
• Best collection facilities & software.
  
  
• Recommended friend-bring-friend program and commission schedule.
  
  
• Who are the most responsive public segments.
  
  
• Campaign copyrighting basics (promo buttons, campaign slogans, etc.)
  
  
• Recommended media coverage.
  
  
• All these factors must be researched, checked for public preferences and proved to be effective (for the targeted public) with exact statistics and demographics. It must also be established and clearly stated WHY these potential publics would want to join the organization, and under what terms they will feel valuable.
  
  
• The winner will have to establish (and be able to prove) that members pulled in by their plan will be of the active type, those who will be willing to fight and participate and support the organization and its goals.
  
  
• The winner will find and establish an initial agreement with at least 3 sponsors who will be willing to support the campaign with membership incentives, such as considerable discounts on their high-demand product (digital camera, PDA, etc.) Also needed at least one high-value prize, to be drawn between all new members who will join before a certain deadline. This prize should be proved to be needed and wanted by more than half the surveyed public, and of perceived value in the $700+ range.

The resulting Membership Plan must present itself as the most powerful Membership Plan on Earth today, capable of recruiting at least 10,000,000 Founding Members by the end of its first year. Our final target is to achieve global membership volume (after dropouts) of 20,000,000 adults at the end of 2 years.

The Membership Plan must be self-supporting financially, i.e., it should not cost the organization in advertising expense or otherwise. It would have to be self-rolling once pushed into action. The membership campaign must carry a sincere, easily assimilable message and use existing media such as Internet and print. It must educate potential members on the actual actions and contribution of the organization, as well as actual membership benefits - rather than concentrating on refer-a-friend profits.

TIMING and DEADLINES: The deadline for submitting proposed plans is 1st April 2004. All proposals will be reviewed under the supervision of our lawyers and the National Heritage Foundation, and a winner will be announced within 3 weeks. Once the program is started, the winner will be paid monthly out of all membership fees collected for the previous month. If you decide to take the challenge, please notify the organization right now: click here.

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: What we're trying to establish is a Membership Plan that will give each member discount coupons for $400 or 25% discount on their first purchase of Sane Computer (SC) products, whichever will be greater. They'll also get a membership card, a fancy wall certificate and free education in our Online SC University - OSCU - free for as long as they stay members. Also, 50% immediate discount on our branded products (hat, t-shirt, mug, mouse pad, etc). Founding Members will also get 15% discount for all their staff training when they start using SC in their organizations. Side benefits: participation in the development of SC with a historic Certificate Of Achievements issued to all Founding Members as soon as first SC is fully developed and ready to market, plus many more benefits and discounts that will be published later.

IMPORTANT SIDE BENEFIT: all our members will be requested, at their consent of course, to: give continuous feedback in beta stages of developments and to try out our Sane Computer via our online Simulator, to attend international conventions, have a high-paying job with us, etc. This "side" benefit (working with us) may be one of the most exiting and rewarding for many, especially those who have a great passion for technology and who like to participate - rather than stand aside and watch. This point must be stressed to all potential members.

AND DON'T FORGET: all membership donations are fully tax-deductible, so they actually donate without losing money; in some cases they even gain some.

MEMBERSHIP REVENUES: After deducting the costs of registration, mailing, membership cards and certificates [roughly $7], 2.5% for the campaign planner, NFH admin 2.5% fee and 15% friend-bring-friend commission [roughly estimated, the plan will have to establish exact numbers], the remaining cash out of each yearly membership should be no less than $20.

That means that membership fees should total at least $35.70 yearly. Possibly there will be a second-year free membership for Founding Members who join during the first year.

Known incentive for Founding Members to join ASAP: it will be easier to recruit more friends earlier when it's fresh and new. Recruitment activity is as good as a paying job -- but only paid members are eligible for commissions when bringing their friends.

The above financial calculation means, roughly speaking, that the campaign planner will get his million dollar prize out of 875,000 memberships, or in other words over the first few months if his plan is real and professionally researched (thus resulting in millions of members during 1st year).

SCO does not promise to accept any offer. However, the winning offer may win its originator a possible position of campaign manager (more revenues for that person or group). The assumption of such position will depend upon proof of adequate skills and experience.

NOTE: Any membership plan, before executing it, will have to be examined and approved by our managing foundation - the National Heritage Foundation (nhf.org).

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Useful Resources

In the links below you'll find many resources, articles, tips and ideas about membership recruitment/management and online fundraising:

Writing an Association Marketing Plan That Really Works

Writing a Membership Recruitment Plan that Works

Effective Volunteer Management Helps Build Strong Resource

donordigital.com--tips for raising money online --scroll down for "recent articles"

The Philanthropic Internet: How to Raise Funds Online --pay special attention to "Models of Membership Campaigns"

Nonprofit Fundraising Web Resources (390 Listings)

marketwriter.net--an extensive online fundraising database

E-Fundraising--by Adam Corson-Finnerty

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