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    One of my favorite blogs has a "membership drive" at times of need. This is typically t-shirt's sold at a little above market value. I think this works best in a few ways:

    1. By creating a new t-shirt, people who have already gave are happy to give again.
    2. There is an obvious benefit to donating (although clearly most of us recognize the existing benefits of simply having this great site - we need a crying emoticon)
    3. Assuming the shirts are OzFormer branded, it's free marketing at toy fairs, etc.
    4. Income can be raised "on demand", e.g. to help handle the site's excess traffic during the industry toy fair.
    5. Doesn't create an online class divide or differentiator in any way.

    Cafepress.com is a great example of an online store that allows you to make and sell your own merchandise on demand and make money doing so. I'm sure some other board members here could recommend some other avenues as well. Perhaps we could even have competitions for shirt designs.
    Last edited by jaydisc; 20th June 2008 at 10:18 AM. Reason: fixed typos

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