{"id":1621,"date":"2010-08-27T12:30:41","date_gmt":"2010-08-27T05:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TravelWithPaulie.com\/blog\/?p=492"},"modified":"2011-11-24T14:34:31","modified_gmt":"2011-11-24T14:34:31","slug":"campaign-report-part-1-why-how-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulgoodchild.me\/blog\/campaign-report-part-1-why-how-much\/","title":{"rendered":"Campaign Report Part 1 &#8211; why and how much?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the 29th June I officially launched my PCs for Migrant Children campaign.\u00a0 I had originally expected it to be a quiet affair with a few modest donations permitting me to purchase perhaps one or two computers at most.\u00a0 It turned out to be far more successful than I imagined and it kept me very, very busy in Maesot right up until the morning I left (which was last Sunday &#8211; 22nd August 2010).<\/p>\n<p>This article form part 1 of a 3-part series.\u00a0 Please use the links below to jump to the particular section you wish to view once they are published:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/paulgoodchild.net\/blog\/2010\/08\/campaign-report-part-2-achievements-lessons-learned\/\">Part 2: What was achieved and the lessons learned<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/paulgoodchild.net\/blog\/2010\/09\/campaign-report-part-3-future-plans-photos\/\">Part 3: Future plans and photos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How it all began<\/h2>\n<p>Originally I came to Maesot upon the recommendations of a highly esteemed friend.\u00a0 She was very enthusiastic about the place and people, and I suspected it was the volunteering-holy-grail I had been searching for since I left home in January 2010.\u00a0 So, after leaving <a href=\"http:\/\/paulgoodchild.net\/blog\/2010\/04\/bali-experience-kuta-seminyak-ubud\/\">Bali<\/a> in the end of May, I made my way slowly up there and arrived with the hope to take on the computer problems assailing the various schools and organisations in the area.\u00a0 Much to my dismay I discovered that most schools I was visiting didn&#8217;t have <em>any <\/em>computers.\u00a0 One or two maybe, but they were long-since broken and nobody had a single clue on how to address the problem.\u00a0 It just wasn&#8217;t a priority and it didn&#8217;t make it onto the budget.<\/p>\n<p>Being the <em>mild <\/em>IT enthusiast that I am, I decided I would delve into my own pockets and acquire\/fix a computer for the school in which I had been persuaded to <a href=\"http:\/\/paulgoodchild.net\/blog\/2010\/07\/experience-unlikely-volunteer-english-teacher\/\">begin teaching English<\/a>.\u00a0 Why not?\u00a0 They&#8217;re only a few hundred dollars and they would get heaps of experience from having even just one there to play with.\u00a0 As I lay in bed thinking about whether it was a sensible outlay of my savings, I had the idea that reaching out to friends and family for donations was an alternative option&#8230; then I realised that if enough people donated, I could perhaps even provide 2 computers.\u00a0 Bonus!\u00a0 I had a fevered dreams about it, literally, since I&#8217;d <a href=\"http:\/\/paulgoodchild.net\/blog\/2010\/06\/perils-that-await-off-beaten-track\/\">fallen off my motorcycle<\/a> shortly after arriving in Maesot and the wound had become infected.\u00a0 Fun, it was not.\u00a0 But I was back on my feet after a week or so and it was then when I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eAYq28OdFC8\" target=\"_blank\">recorded the video<\/a> that you have probably already seen on the <a href=\"http:\/\/paulgoodchild.net\/blog\/2010\/06\/pcs-for-migrant-children-campaig\/\" target=\"_self\">original campaign page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There were many things that came together during my stay in Maesot that assisted me in doing all that I have done.\u00a0 Not least of which was my host for the whole time I was there &#8211; he provided me with a single room to myself, a bed, a desk, and probably most significantly a laptop computer for the duration of my stay.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t think I would have achieved half of what I did without all of that.<\/p>\n<p>So I recorded the walkabout video of the school, took it home and ultimately ended up buying some video-editing software to achieve the results I needed&#8230; I uploaded it to YouTube, wrote the article and sent out the email to practically everyone I knew with an email address.\u00a0 And then I waited very anxiously for someone, anyone, to respond with a pledge.\u00a0 Honestly, I was really very nervous sending out that email and posting the article since if I didn&#8217;t receive any support, it would have been a crushing blow for me.\u00a0 As it was, the first donation came within about 20 minutes of sending the email and I was delighted beyond what words can describe.\u00a0 My campaign cause had been validated.<\/p>\n<p>As the donations began to grow, a whole new realisation settled upon me &#8211; since my basic plan has been validated with real trust and support, I was now being placed (not against my will of course) into a position of responsibility and stewardship.\u00a0 This was no surprise of course since I was asking for it, but I was a little nervous to say the least as being given this responsibility was not a trivial matter.<\/p>\n<p>Now all I had to do was get stuck in!<\/p>\n<h2>Total donations summary<\/h2>\n<p>I had provided 3 options for donations &#8211; transfer to a UK bank account, transfer to a Japanese bank account, or a credit card donation using Paypal as the merchant gateway.\u00a0 Each had their own pros and cons, but Paypal&#8217;s greater online convenience came with a cost &#8211; each donation was reduced by about 3{97de8d2e860196f43620abbbd870152438d0e1a3bef5042cd7be1942d94df9d0} with commissions paid.\u00a0 Nothing terrible or drastic, but it needs to be noted.<\/p>\n<p>Further, there are foreign currency exchange rates to take into account with money that has been brought into Thailand.\u00a0 I will try to detail all of this without getting too bogged down in the minutia.\u00a0 I promised from the start to be fully transparent about it all, and so it will be detailed in full.\u00a0 If a donor requires further particular details, I&#8217;ll be happy to provide them upon request.<\/p>\n<p>Total Paypal donations: \u00a3778\/\u00a3747~ (gross\/net)<\/p>\n<p>Total Japan Bank account transfers: \u00a560,000<\/p>\n<p>Total UK Bank account transfers: \u00a3250<\/p>\n<p>Pledge in Thai Baht: \u0e3f3,00<\/p>\n<p>A tidy sum to say the very least.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to say a huge thank you once again to every single person who contributed to this cause and assisted me in making a massive difference to the lives of hundreds of children.\u00a0 Your support and trust in me is appreciated, and I hope you will feel that your donation was well spent and that I have adhered to the promises of transparency and 100{97de8d2e860196f43620abbbd870152438d0e1a3bef5042cd7be1942d94df9d0} dedication of your donations to the cause.\u00a0 Any questions in particular that you may have by the end of this 3-part series, or even now, please don&#8217;t hesitate to either contact me directly, or post a comment\/feedback\/question in the section below.<\/p>\n<h2>End of part one<\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned at the beginning, I&#8217;ve decided to break this into several parts since it&#8217;s already quite long and I haven&#8217;t even detailed what I&#8217;ve done yet.\u00a0 This first article was a little more like a story-telling, but I felt it important to provide a little colour.\u00a0 At the end of the series I will have a short video and some photos of both the computers and the school children who will use them.<\/p>\n<p><em>As always, if you have any questions, comments, or feedback either on this project or these articles, please feel free to use the comments section below.\u00a0 I will try to address all questions\/issues\/comments raised as quickly as possible and as internet-access allows.\u00a0 Thank you for visiting, and for you continued support.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Part 2 may be found <a href=\"http:\/\/paulgoodchild.net\/blog\/2010\/08\/campaign-report-part-2-achievements-lessons-learned\/\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first of a 3-part series of reports on my PCs for Migrant Children campaign. It turned out to be far more successful than I imagined and it kept me very, very busy in Maesot right up until the morning I left.  Thank you to all who contributed either financially or with getting the word out.  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