Comments on: Coming soon: the next stage in the evolution of RepJ http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/10961/ The people, issues, and events of Northfield, MN Wed, 23 May 2012 04:03:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Cohn http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/10961/comment-page-1/#comment-83763 David Cohn Mon, 18 May 2009 17:09:36 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/10961/#comment-83763 <p>@Sam: It is an experiment - but as Griff noted below, its about being flexible. More than anything Spot.Us is just a platform that allows people to collaborate together.</p> <p>You can have 30 people collaborate via the site and all work on a story donating time.</p> <p>Or you can have 30 people collaborate via the site and all work on the story donating money.</p> <p>Or you can find sponsorship (as Griff noted), etc. I'm excited to see how Griff and LocallyGrown use the tool!!</p> @Sam: It is an experiment -- but as Griff noted below, its about being flexible. More than anything Spot.Us is just a platform that allows people to collaborate together.

You can have 30 people collaborate via the site and all work on a story donating time.

Or you can have 30 people collaborate via the site and all work on the story donating money.

Or you can find sponsorship (as Griff noted), etc. I’m excited to see how Griff and LocallyGrown use the tool!!

]]> By: Griff Wigley http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/10961/comment-page-1/#comment-83756 Griff Wigley Mon, 18 May 2009 13:43:02 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/10961/#comment-83756 <p>Sam, you can start pitching as soon as the site is up, hopefully by the end of May and maybe sooner.</p> <p>I think it's going to be easier to get funded if you can pitch either a series of stories or an actual beat for a period of time. I'd like to experiment getting commercial sponsorships for beats/article series. A somewhat related example of this is the <a href="http://firstnationalnorthfield.com/" rel="nofollow">First National Bank of Northfield</a>'s sponsorship of the <a href="http://www.northfieldartsguild.org/index.php?content=plays" rel="nofollow">NAG's theater season</a>. </p> <p>I also think it might be possible to get foundation funding for a series or a beat, especially for content that Northfielders might not <em>want</em> to know about (and therefore, unlikely to contribute money towards) but that they <em>need</em> to know about.</p> Sam, you can start pitching as soon as the site is up, hopefully by the end of May and maybe sooner.

I think it’s going to be easier to get funded if you can pitch either a series of stories or an actual beat for a period of time. I’d like to experiment getting commercial sponsorships for beats/article series. A somewhat related example of this is the First National Bank of Northfield‘s sponsorship of the NAG’s theater season.

I also think it might be possible to get foundation funding for a series or a beat, especially for content that Northfielders might not want to know about (and therefore, unlikely to contribute money towards) but that they need to know about.

]]> By: Sam Friedman http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/10961/comment-page-1/#comment-83722 Sam Friedman Sun, 17 May 2009 19:20:01 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/10961/#comment-83722 <p>Griff,</p> <p>I have my doubts about this business model, but I'd like to try it out. When can I start pitching my stories?</p> Griff,

I have my doubts about this business model, but I’d like to try it out. When can I start pitching my stories?

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