One thing, would there have to be restrictions on the kinds of charity that can be donated to? Cause I know there are some charities that I know I wouldn't feel comfortable about people donating to in order to get their hands on some of my art.
for one i guess just 'donations' would not count. i would not consider a political party or religious group to be a charity etc.
it could get a bit tricky but i guess it would have to be a nationally or internationally recognized charity that is aiming to improve the conditions of either people, animals or places that could be considered disadvantaged, endangered, unwell or polluted.
i can't think of any charities that would cause controversy though. can you?
also what is your prefered method out of the three that i mentioned. and does it make sense as to ho they differ?
Yeah, I can think of a few. Something like donate-to-prevent-abortions-for-rape-victims.org, despite the fact it isn't real, would be one. I know my grandparents would probably choose a charity like that if they were taking part in this. But yeah, excluding political and religious groups is a good idea.
With option 2 people would be more inclined to donate more money so that they 'win' the art but that may mean some people don't enter because they think that someone has probably donated more than they have.
Option 3 means more people would enter, I think, but on average would donate less. So if the goal is to get more money for charity as well as encourage you to do art then I guess you have to decide which one of these is going to feed the most starving children. I kind of like the idea of number 3 as it gives everyone more of a go, is more accessible and encourages more people to get involved.
1. would likely get the most number of bids from people, but 2. would likely get the most number of actual donations to charity
I wouldn't bid though, being that I'm in the rather unfortunate situation of needing to save up money for something important but not having a job right now
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One thing, would there have to be restrictions on the kinds of charity that can be donated to? Cause I know there are some charities that I know I wouldn't feel comfortable about people donating to in order to get their hands on some of my art.
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for one i guess just 'donations' would not count. i would not consider a political party or religious group to be a charity etc.
it could get a bit tricky but i guess it would have to be a nationally or internationally recognized charity that is aiming to improve the conditions of either people, animals or places that could be considered disadvantaged, endangered, unwell or polluted.
i can't think of any charities that would cause controversy though. can you?
also what is your prefered method out of the three that i mentioned. and does it make sense as to ho they differ?
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With option 2 people would be more inclined to donate more money so that they 'win' the art but that may mean some people don't enter because they think that someone has probably donated more than they have.
Option 3 means more people would enter, I think, but on average would donate less. So if the goal is to get more money for charity as well as encourage you to do art then I guess you have to decide which one of these is going to feed the most starving children. I kind of like the idea of number 3 as it gives everyone more of a go, is more accessible and encourages more people to get involved.
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2. would likely get the most number of actual donations to charity
I wouldn't bid though, being that I'm in the rather unfortunate situation of needing to save up money for something important but not having a job right now
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