Re: Selling Ads on Non-Profit Site
JOE COOPER WROTE:
> We would like to sell advertising space to raise the money
> necessary for upkeep, but throughout my research I have not
> come across a non-profit (.org) that has advertising on
> their site. If I was to sell ad space would I be violating
> some unwritten protocal? It would be difficult otherwise
> to continue raising $$ to keep the portal current.
For an example of a non-profit (.org) go to Africa News
Service Online at http://www.africanews.org. We here at
Nando Media entered into a partnership with them several
years ago. We helped design and build the site. We also
host it and provide technical support. Advertising revenue
is split at a pre-determined rate. Nando Media is a for
profit organization and Africa News Service is a non-profit.
Another example is NPR. They call their advertisers
"underwriters". GreaterGood.com has a click through button
on the NPR main page today. A little deeper into the NPR
site is a banner for e-loan with a line of text above the ad
saying "Underwritten by".
I don't think you will have any ethical problems from using
paid advertising to support your operation.
Hope this helps.
--Charles S. Powell, Account Representative
Nando Media
http://www.nandotimes.com
http://www.sportserver.com
http://www.nandomedia.com
http://www.africanews.org
Received on Fri Oct 29 1999 - 09:15:27 CDT
