Fall 2012 Fundraising Campaign

We are excited to kickoff our Fall 2012 Fundraising Campaign today!
Our focus is on our listeners, and we have great gifts to offer you with your donation.

-DMPulse Earbuds
-DMPulse keychain/bottle opener
-Exclusive access to help choose the music on DMPulse through our Music Meeting
-Day Sponsorships

All thank you gifts are listed on the blog.

 How do we use your donation?
DMPulse pays music royalties for the songs we play on the station. This year, thanks to your help, we paid $2,000 to artists and songwriters. In addition, it costs around $100 per month to operate the station. Again, thanks to donations from listeners like you, we have been commercial-free for 16 months and our audience has tripled since last October! Please support great artists and music, without advertising or subscriptions, by donating to DMPulse during our Fall Fundraising campaign. Our goal is to raise $2,500 to cover the cost of music royalties in 2013. Dollars above the $2,500 goal will be used to cover ongoing monthly expenses in 2013. And, as a 501(c)3 non-profit, donations are tax-deductible for listeners in the United States!
Thank you for listening and supporting DMPulse!

DMPulse Earbuds

Enjoy the sounds of DMPulse with DMPulse earbuds. These earbuds (with the soft earpieces for better fit) come in their own case with the DMPulse logo. Enjoy these with a donation of $49 or as part of the $75 and $99 packages. Here are images of samples:

DMPulse Keychain/Bottle Opener

Open your favorite beverage, and carry your keys with this DMPulse Bottle Opener Key Chain With LED Light. Available for a gift of $35 or as part of the $99 package.

Fall 2012 Fundraising Campaign Thank You Gifts

Below are the different ways we can say "thank you" for your donation during our Fall Fundraising Campaign!

The Rockstars Whiteboard - All donors with a donation of $10 and above receive name recognition on the “Rockstars” whiteboard in the DMPulse Studios. We'll post updates here and on the Facebook Page throughout the fundraiser.

DMPulse Music Meeting - All donors giving $49 and above receive one year access to our weekly DMPulse music meeting. Go here to learn more about the Music Meeting and how you can help choose the music played on the station!

Sponsor Days - Sponsor a day of DMPulse programming and be recognized on-air for your support. You'll get a kick out of hearing your name announced throughout the day and also get to request songs from some of your favorite artists on our playlist.

DMPulse Keychain/Bottle Opener - Open your favorite beverage, and carry your keys with this DMPulse Bottle Opener Key Chain With LED Light. Here's a photo.

DMPulse Ear Buds - Enjoy the sounds of DMPulse with DMPulse ear buds. These ear buds (with the soft earpieces for better fit) come in their own case with the DMPulse logo. Here are images of samples:

DMPulse Water Bottle - Solid and stylish 20oz aluminum sports water bottle. BPA Free, with a twist cap and caribiner.

Be a Rockstar! Donate to DMPulse during our Fall Fundraiser!

All donors $10 and above receive name recognition on the “Rockstars” whiteboard in the DMPulse Studios! The board has only a couple of names on it now (thanks Chris and Colin) so follow along on the blog and Facebook page to see the board fill-up during our Fall Fundraising campaign.

Spring Fundraising Campaign Ends Tuesday at Midnight!

Music Director Package - $99

- One DMPulse t-shirt
- One DMPulse Water Bottle
- Seven days of programming sponsored by you!
- Exclusive access"backstage" to participate in the music selection process.  Help Jay pick the music for the station!  Be a member of the music team!

Disc Jockey Package - $75
- One DMPulse t-shirt
- One DMPulse Water Bottle
- Three days of programming sponsored by you!

Street Team Package - $49
- One DMPulse t-shirt
- One day of programming sponsored by you!

Super Fan Package - $40
- One DMPulse Water Bottle
- One day of programming sponsored by you!

Fan Package - $30
- One day of programming sponsored by you!

Pandora's Choking on Advertising. And It's Getting Worse...

Listeners will have to choose to either be the product for sale and sit through invasive advertising or support commercial-free stations with donations. Which will DMPulse listeners choose?

We believe listeners will financially-support internet radio if the station is open and transparent about its costs, and laser-focused on delivering great music.  Wall Street runs Pandora now, and the results are more advertising.  This article highlights the problems Pandora is experiencing.  They are trying to serve two masters: audience and advertisers.  In that battle, advertisers ALWAYS win and the audience loses.

Not so on DMPulse!  As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, D.M. Pulse Media's mission is simply to expose our audience to great new artists on a station free of commercial advertising.  And we only have to pay our bills, not meet the expectations of Wall Street.  Give DMPulse a listen, and hear the future of internet radio--listener supported!

Spring 2012 Fundraising Campaign

DMPulse brings you great new music every day. No commercials, no outside corporate influences, just great new music.

Like everyone, we have bills to pay to make it happen. We know you don't listen to DMPulse for the fundraising announcements! But, we aren't afraid to be honest with you about our financial needs to continue to bring you great music. We hold fundraising campaigns in the spring and fall, and today, we launch our Spring Fundraising Campaign.

Our goal is to raise $1,800 in the next few weeks, helping us pay our streaming costs and software licenses for the rest of 2012. Whether you are a new listener, or have been listening for years, we need your support during our Fundraising Campaign.

Eight months ago, DMPulse embarked on a new adventure. Our goal was to make DMPulse an entirely listener-supported internet radio station. During our Fall fundraiser in November, DMPulse listeners like you stepped up! Will you support these great artists who deserve to be heard? Do you appreciate our station being focused on great music, not corporate profits and the bottom-line? If so, make a tax-deductible donation today!

We have several ways to say thank you!

Day Sponsors:  All gifts $30 and above will receive a Day Sponsorship - your very own day of DMPulse programming dedicated to you. Your name will be announced on-air throughout the day in honor of your contribution, and you will enjoy hearing your favorite artists played during our day as our way of saying thank you!


DMPulse t-shirts:  The original design. There are only 25 shirts left, so don't wait! Sport your DMPulse shirt with pride!

DMPulse water bottle:  An attractive aluminum water bottle, perfect for summer outdoor activities.  Holds 24 ounces of your favorite beverage, and looks sharp doing it!  See a sample of the water bottle here!

DMPulse Music Team:  Exclusive access "backstage" to participate in the music selection process.  Help Jay pick the music for the station. Be a member of the music team!




If you wish to donate via Paypal, click the Donate button below!

Kickstarter - Quoted in Des Moines Register

Made the Des Moines Register today, talking about our Kickstarter t-shirt project from last March.  We'll do another Kickstarter project sometime down-the-road.  It is an awesome way for artists and non-profits to gather support for their projects.

  http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120119/BUSINESS/301190081/Kickstarter-Funding-site-helps-entrepreneurs-roll

 

Fall Fundraising Campaign

Our Fall fundraising campaign begins today!  Our goal is to raise just over $1,500.

Each day, we strive to help you discover great new indie music, and pledge to focus on that goal alone, and not selling our audience to advertisers.  If you appreciate the music we share with you, and the way we are doing it, would you make a gift today?

Click here to Donate to DMPulse!

If you prefer to donate via Paypal, click here!

As a thank you to our donors, we offer several packages:

Street Team Package - $49
-One DMPulse t-shirt
-One day of programming sponsored by you!

Disc Jockey Package - $69
-One DMPulse t-shirt
-One $10 iTunes Gift Certificate (U.S. residents only.)
-Three days of programming sponsored by you!

Music Director Package - $99
-One DMPulse t-shirt
-One $20 iTunes Gift Certificate (U.S. residents only.)
-Seven days of programming sponsored by you!
-Exclusive access"backstage" to participate in the music selection process.  Help Jay pick the music for the station!  Be a member of the music team!

T-Shirt size information here

DMPulse Media is a 501c3 nonprofit organization!

On Friday, September 2, 2011, DMPulse received our 501c3 designation from the Internal Revenue Service.  If you've been listening to DMPulse for the last 16 months or reading our weekly e-newsletter, you've heard me discuss working to receive this designation.

What it means to DMPulse and to you is donations to DMPulse Media are tax deductible on your United States income tax return.  In the same way donations to charities like The Red Cross, United Way, Animal Rescue League or to a college or university are deductible, now any donation made to DMPulse after July 11, 2011 is tax deductible!

The idea to become a non-profit was hatched nearly two years ago from the results of a DMPulse listener survey.  Now, we are finally fully where I envisioned we would best be able to ensure a strong future for DMPulse!

But ensuring DMPulse continues to bring you great music will mean we need your help.  Please consider making a donation to help DMPulse continue to help you discover great new music with a tax-deductible donation.  Your tax-deductible gift will help DMPulse pay our music licensing fees, stay advertising-free and continue to bring you great new music!