I agree also on this. It's really difficult to operate without funds, and we can't depend solely on donations to sustain our activities.
On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 10:09 PM, Holden Hao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Bluepoint is a non profit educational foundation > > > > But the people of Bluepoint are getting paid on what they do. Unlike > > in PLUG, we are not paid of what we do. > > Nevertheless, PLUG should have a viable business strategy to sustain > itself. Volunteerism is good but it is not sustainable in the long > run. If you look at most NGOs, the good ones that have been in > existence for a long time, all operate with a viable business model. > Some depend on donations. That is their business model. > > Our organization must have one as well. We have tried pure > volunteerism and it does not work. At the very least we need funds to > sustain a small set of employees that can do the leg work for whatever > projects that we embark on. > > > Holden > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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