Comments on: Micropatronage Part 2: the value, ethics and courage circle or…the follow up http://zaanahoward.com/2009/11/03/micropatronage-2-0-the-value-ethics-and-courage-circle-or-the-follow-up/ design, knowledge, and conversation snacks to share Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:19:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Nigel http://zaanahoward.com/2009/11/03/micropatronage-2-0-the-value-ethics-and-courage-circle-or-the-follow-up/#comment-41 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:14:44 +0000 http://zaana.wordpress.com/?p=239#comment-41 You might read Kevin Kelly’s 1000 true fans :

http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/03/1000_true_fans.php

]]> By: Joanne Spain http://zaanahoward.com/2009/11/03/micropatronage-2-0-the-value-ethics-and-courage-circle-or-the-follow-up/#comment-40 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:41 +0000 http://zaana.wordpress.com/?p=239#comment-40 Ross, well said.

]]> By: Ross Hill http://zaanahoward.com/2009/11/03/micropatronage-2-0-the-value-ethics-and-courage-circle-or-the-follow-up/#comment-39 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:59:05 +0000 http://zaana.wordpress.com/?p=239#comment-39 I would suggest that micropatronage isn’t about what you do with the money, it is about people wanting to support you in whatever you choose to do. They are assuming that you will spend it wisely or accept the fact that you may not (depending on your definition of wise!)

I see it as an ongoing concept that is not limited to a deadline. This solves your dilemma because it unties it from single events or objects.

There are quite a few people I would pay a micro amount (say $20) _every_ month to ‘do their thing’. As a patron I would expect in return feedback on what they are doing (which might look like blog posts, videos, tweets or emails).

Micropatronage = supporting people to do what they do however they like to do it with small ongoing amounts of funding and no expectation of financial return.

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