Re: Further SPI

On Apr 8, 2006, at 5:54 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:

> Greg,
>
>> What we really need to do is accept PayPal. Yes, people have
>> issues with
>> them, they are Evil Incarnate, etc., but they are also the
>> standard way of
>> moving money around via the Internet, and I can only imagine that
>> we are
>> losing out of potential $$ by not including them. Using PayPal
>> would also
>> get around the current problem, but allowing a "single click to
>> pay by
>> credit card" option.
>
> We cannot used Paypal with the SPI bank account. Paypal was
> previously used
> in an attempt to commit fraud against SPI, so it will not be
> accepted under
> any circumstances. It's not a matter of political dislike; the
> negligence of
> Paypal staff can cost us hundreds or thousands of dollars and even
> potentially embroil us in a donor suit.

Dumb question: why does stuff have to go into an SPI account? Is
there some reason why PGDG can't open an account somewhere? Sure, it
won't be tax deductable, but I bet a lot of folks won't care.

> Also, I'm very dubious about the claim that people will be willing
> to donate
> via Paypal who won't donate via Click-and-Pledge. At most, I
> imagine that
> we'd miss out on a couple hundred a year worth of donations from
> people who
> can't be bothered to fill out a web form. That's simply not worth
> the risk.

So why miss out on the "couple hundred a year"?
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