Hello,
While trying to recruit new Fellows in Finland, several people have asked me the following questions:
1. Is it possible to donate so that the sum would be directed to the Finnish team or activities in Finland?
If it is possible, please update the IBAN/SWIFT part on http://www.fsfe.org/donate/donate.en.html to describe how to do it. (At least Finns are unlikely to use PayPal, since IBAN/SWIFT is free and easy to use.)
2. What is the difference between being a Supporter and a Fellow?
Don't answer me - I know the difference. Please rather reflect the contents of our website and think about why this is confusing to people. Specificly the donation page needs to be updated: http://www.fsfe.org/donate/donate.en.html
The new contribute page is very nice, but still it does not tell about the differences of becoming a Fellow or just a donator. http://www.fsfe.org/contribute/contribute.en.html
Additionally, it is confusing that as a Fellow you can choose how much (in €) to contribute - and a donator can do that too. Wouldn't we want everybody to become Fellows and contribute as much as possible rather than donators? Then the donation thing would be relevant only to companies and organisations.
Also one group of people is those who cannot afford the Fellowship fee - they could rather choose to donate a smaller sum. One can earn the status as a Fellow only if they are willing to donate 120€ or more yearly.
A second option would also be to drop the high Fellowship fee and just maximize the number of Fellows we have to increase our political weight. In that case a separate donation possibility would be needed (and marketed).
At the moment I try to avoid the whole donation thing and recommend to individuals only the Join the Fellowship option.