# CharityChannel.com introduces fees

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/10/08/charitychannelcom-introduces-fees/
- Published: 2003-10-08T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

After eleven years of providing online discussion forums for non-profit staff at
no charge, US service CharityChannel.com is introducing fees to cover its costs.

Founder Steve Nill has told subscribers to CharityChannel.com’s services that “the
number of subscribers and the services we now provide have grown to such an extent
that it is no longer possible to serve you without charging a modest fee.” The service
now offers nearly 200 public and private discussion lists, e-mail newsletters, and
has also started hosting physical conferences.

 

 

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The fees are indeed modest. Individuals are asked to pay $18 for 6 months or

 

$24 for 1 year. Organisations will pay $60 for a year’s access for 3-5 users, $96
a year for 6-12 users, or $180 a year for 13 or more users. “Think of us as one 
order at Starbucks coffee once each month” says Nill, although he adds that “this
is a genuine fee, not a donation. It is due from those who continue to remain aboard.”

 

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