[Buffalo-pm] MJD presenting at a Very Special Toronto Perl Mongers meeting, Sat 13 May 2006

[Richard Dice]

Kevin Eye wrote:
> Is there a recommended donation, perhaps based on the total expense and the
> ballpark number of people expected? I think a number that people could think
> of as a ticket price would really encourage donations. I know I'm always a
> sucker for that.
>
>   
The problem with that approach is that you're neglecting to consider the 
third factor:  the % of people who actually contribute.  (People do or 
don't contribute for a variety of reasons.  Just like there's no 
judgement for not being a CPAN author or a p5p member or a Pugs 
contributor within the Perl community, there's no judgement (in my mind) 
if someone attends but doesn't donate.  I hope those who can do, but I 
trust everyone to understand their own situation best.)

If you mutiply that in as well, I'd say $40 per person would work out.  
So far some people who have donated have put in $20, some have put in 
$100 apiece.  Do what you're comfortable doing.  (Organizing these kinds 
of events in the past I have seen incredible generosity from Perl 
Mongers, both as a group and from individuals who just pull out the 
stops.  For this event, ordinary genosity will do. :-) )

The arrangements with MJD is that any "extra" money that is donated will 
go to The Perl Foundation.  So there's no such worry that we might end 
up with too much.  It all goes to Perl and its works in the end.

Cheers,
Richard