STEAL THIS IDEA!
May 20, 2009emily 1 Comment »I had a genius business idea yesterday. No, seriously. And in fact, it was so genius, you should probably be sitting down. I don’t want anybody fainting all because of this idea. Ready? Here goes: it’s an anonymous donation center. Wait, don’t go! Hear me out! You know how you make a donation to a charity one time, and then you get mail from them the rest of your life? Let’s say you saw the Sarah McLachlan ASPCA commercial late one night. And amidst the tears streaming down your face, you decided to make a small, one-time donation to the ASPCA. And now, many moons later, you’re still getting pens and calendars and calculators (for the love of Pete!) from the ASPCA. Just, you know, as an example. All of that could be avoided if you could just make an anonymous donation! You’d send the money to the anonymous donation center (I’m working on a better name), they’d make the donation for you, and you’d never get another unwanted charitable solicitation in your mailbox again. Oh, and the ACLU, Amnesty International, the NRDC, and the Democratic Party would all stop hounding you over the phone because they wouldn’t have your phone number. Ahem. You know, as an example.
Posted on May 21st, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Though I don’t agree with all of these groups ideologically, I think this is a fabulous idea!
I really *really* get frustrated with the money non/not-for- profits burn through sending me solicitations. I’m sure the return is worth it, even if it is pretty low. I just find it frustrating to see these costs added to overhead.