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Out of 8,457 members at Abibitumi, we have grand total of 87 financial contributors who have made 218 combined individual donations. That’s like 1% of our membership who actually contribute financially. Does this surprise anyone?
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This is something I was reviewing yesterday. Was trying to figure out the numbers as well.
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I am keen to financially contribute on what i can – is there anywhere i can learn more of the goals & objectives of the financial contributions, if possible how will i eveluate the impact of my contribution. Willing to do what i can for Afrikan liberation
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Right now, everything is about building infrastructure and capacity building. We recently hired a freelancer out of Kenya to assist with SEO, site speed/optimization, app development, kwk, and we are looking for others who can also work for Abibitumi in similar veins. Any and all improvements you see on the site and app are the direct and tangible result of support. If and when we don’t get support, I come out of pocket; but either way, Abibitumi must survive, grow, and thrive. Beyond this, we have organizational goals, which have been the point of the Sunday meetings. Sîmba Sîmbi: Hold up that which holds you up. Recently, we had a member who demanded that an issue be FIXED, just FIXED, who hasn’t contributed anything whatsoever to the site. We put a lot of time and energy into providing this space, so in the spirit of reciprocity, it would be Blackpowerful if more people joined that 1% and, who knows, maybe in the future we’ll be able to reach 2% of our membership actually supporting OUR SPACE rather than the spaces of our collective enemies.
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Yes, Doc I am surprised by this. I would like to purpose a challenge to the 99%. As of today, my new year’s resolution is to sign up for $25 per month reoccurring payments to Abibitumi.com via PayPay. Does anyone in the 99% want to match my challenge? Perhaps best my challenge?
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@nkululeko, I saw your contribution and we thank you for it. Sîmba Sîmbi!
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Thank you Doc, for all that you do for our people. Peace and blessings to you and your family. ✊🏾
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@nkululeko, and thank you for your support. I was just saying that I need a lot less “fans” and a lot more actual supporters. @chiefajamat, that’s the ratio we’re working with.
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When I do marketing I always have a call to action. People have to be told specially “hey buy something” or “hey donate here.” I very new to this site so I’m not sure how contributions are asked for so don’t beat me up too much. I would put a call to action somewhere when the site opens or in the newsfeeds as often as needed.
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I agree with a call to action. I have been researching marketing strategies and having a consistent call to action was one of the strategies mentioned.
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@mrho, we may pin this post. From a marketing perspective, do you not think that a popunder asking for contributions wouldn’t be a bit too intrusive?
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No I don’t. You market to bring awareness to a cause and the call to action points them to what you want. You do it in hopes of reaching people not the entire community but a larger number than those currently part taking. You have to do it for a set period of time until it become well known. Like the squeaky wheel the 1st time the owner hears the wheel he becomes aware of the problem but might forget. The 2nd and 3rd time he hears it he go dang I forgot to fix that ok I’ll do it but something might come up and he forgets again. The 4th time he goes alright I remember now let me go get some grease and fix this.
The rule is 7 times. It might take up to 7 times for a person to act on your call to action. So it’s not an overnight thing.
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Of the 8,400 + members how many are actively visiting the site every day?
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Of the 220 donors how many are active and have purchased lessons, lectures, or other materials from Abibitumi?
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We have around 200 visitors per day, down from our average traffic of 2,000 per day on the old software we were using on the old forums. The reason for the drop is being dropped from rankings during the software switch and SEO issues being re-indexed. We don’t have 220 donors, we have 220 donations. I wouldn’t go back though, as the old software was a dead-end in terms of software development trajectory. This new software framework has plenty of room for growth into the foreseeable future. The challenge now is getting back foot traffic. At the same time, despite the smaller traffic, we’ve gotten more contributions over the last year than over I don’t even know how many years on the old software. Part of that is the donation box being prominently placed here on the newsfeed. Also, point of clarity, we have 88 donors as of now (meda wo ase @chiefajamat). Because there are different systems being used, there aren’t statistics that can be generated automatically to show activity. I would need to generate reports and cross-reference. Anecdotally, I’d say a good 50% are active in other ways on the site.
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Of the 87 donors how many have purchased a product from Abibitumi? I would bet there is a pattern/commonality with donors. Perhaps the donors have taken language lessons and now feel more connected hence their donation, or maybe it takes on average two years of engagement on Abibitumi before a person gives. Getting to the root of why folks are donating will then inform us of a strategy to market and get donations.
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It’s a situation we all find ourselves in when trying to help our people, Those who understand will invest, those who are brainwashed will try to tear it down simply because their master says so. The same people are quick to say “You must make a lot of money” with no thought of how you attend to your financial responsibilities.
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@humbleafrica, this is what we’ve been dealing with for nearly 13 years, but we push forward with what comparatively little support we get and the sheer force of will.
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Saa na ɛyɛ Wɔfa. ɛtire nte’ya yɛn’yae kyɛsoa
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Etire nteɛ a, yɛnnyae kyɛ soa.
Ɛyɛ nokorɛ. “Akyea na ɛmmuiɛ”, ɛsene abɛbuo nyinaa dɛ.
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Dabi, ɛwose me na meda wo ase. Yɛhia bebia wo ayɛ ama yɛn. Kɔ so na woreyɛ adepa @obadelekambon
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@chiefajamat, esie ne kagya, yɛnni aseda o
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You mean it costs money to keep a website going?
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Why not @gbrya1
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WTH! GETTING UP ON THIS DANG SOAPBOX FOR THIS!
I’m sorry. I have to call BS here. Nana Kwame wasn’t I just talking about how people put up barriers and non-substantive questions as a way to avoid taking action? I’m seeing questions and answers about how nickles and dimes are spent. Isn’t there a psychological term for this? Yeah, I think it’s called ‘deflection’The site, what it’s all about, and what you stand for are all over the internet. In my opinion, anyone who is truly for Black liberation can see everything they need to see very clearly on this site to make a decision. And those who are truly for black liberation readily finance it with our dollars.
in my opinion, every dime I’ve donated allows you to do what you need to do. I see very few entities that take low dollar donations and need to justify where the allocations are going. If persons are talking about donating thousands or hundreds of thousands, then yes let’s conduct a meeting and roll out the financial statements. But to get somebody to donate a couple hundred bucks or less, detailed outlines of where the money goes doesn’t seem like a great use of your time. Given your status as a king of the Rear Guard in Ghana, professor at the University of Ghana, lecturer on the international news circuit, co-founder of the Black liberation school etc etc I think there are far better things you can do with your time rather than convince folks who are for Black liberation in ideology and not practice. Those who understand how much work and money it takes to finance social change and architecting an endeavor like this will contribute understanding they are supporting the big picture.
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@bestveganchef, meda wo ase!
@tenkamenin, meda wo ase ne wo mmoa no.
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Sounds common, but quite abnormal @gbrya1
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@kevlew, any and all of these means of supporting our work are/would be most welcome and most helpful!
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Am gonna start this month end with montly budget, is shameful we cant contribute to start something for our community.
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It’s truly a shame. Unfortunately, abnormality is the rule, not the exception.
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@olowokandy, I don’t see you around much anymore. Are you still on the site?
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We appreciate all those who have started contributing in the basis of this post as well as those who have already been contributing. When we get up to 2%, we will really be doing something. Little by little, we’ll get there!
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Who thinks that one day we will get to 2% of our membership to actually support Abibitumi’s work, mission, and vision financially?
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I do. I thought it was 1 600, but it’s 160 people needed to reach 2%
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Appreciate this platform. I’m currently in the United Snakes of stolen land. I made a contribution & again appreciate the content of this platform
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@tahfla, We appreciate you. Sîmba Sîmbi – hold up that which holds you up.
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@all, we are looking to hire a technical person to be on retainer so that Agya @kevlew and I can focus more on overall directional and programmatic work while leaving the busywork to someone dedicated for this purpose. We have a sista in Kenya, @Damaris Kerubo, who is working on Android app development for our family of sites. This will be someone focused primarily on Abibitumi who will deal with site maintenance and development. Agya @kevlew found a site called Incluzion where we’ve identified and Afrikan=Black freelancer named DeAndre to do this for us. We’re looking in a sustainable range of like $250/month max, which should be covered by recurring donations. Keeping you in the know as we grow!
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I think it’s a better way to get members and non members to contribute.
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You think what’s a better way? @ledwellanthony
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PLEASE DON’T LIMIT YOURSELF AND OUR GOALS IN GETTING CONTRIBUTORS!
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I haven’t seen any contributions from @ledwellanthony, please correct me if I’m wrong.
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I’m on the monthly donor plan. I honestly think everyone can afford $5/month. We can’t have a Black platform without currency to run and maintain it. I understand. Take that tithe money and put it to good use.
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@AdofoAnan, if all members did just that, you’d see an entirely different liberated space.
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Yɛda mo ase! Thanks to all new contributors! If you have made a contribution but haven’t been added to the Contributor’s Exclusive group, just hit me up and let me know.
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I’m not sure if there is a $ amount requirement to be added or if Ive been added at all. However, I don’t see the group anywhere in my lists. If you check for my contribution and see where I should be added, please let me know what steps to take.
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You are a member of Abibitumi.com Contributors’ Exclusive group. We thank you for your continued contributions to our collective work, mission, and vision.
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@dessalinesthabrave, sounds like a good plan. We’ve made progress on getting the forum posts back. Hopefully we’ll have it resolved within the next week.
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@dessalinesthabrave, we appreciate your contribution to the work, mission, and vision of Abibitumi!
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We just hit the $15k mark. Look out for new Abibitumitv.com apps on the way soon. Kindly check out our new repatriate to Ghana iOS app out now. More iOS apps on the way soon! https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/WebObjects/iTunesConnect.woa/ra/ng/app/1471860012
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I will try to contribute monthly. I started in September.
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BlackPowerful! We appreciate the support.
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For those wondering, our payenemy (paypal) account was randomly terminated without explanation. As such, stripe will be the way to make contributions moving forward.
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@temeteme, that was stripe. Thank you for your continued support. These cavebeasts always try to destroy what we build, but we persevere with other paths available until we can create other Afrikan=Black paths conducive to Abibifahodie!
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@blackgoddessnini, meda ase- thank you for sharing.
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Thanks for sharing I set up my 5$ monthly donation today. ✊🏽
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BlackTastic!
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I don’t understand where the reluctance to donate is coming from. I think it’s a genetic glitch with some people. It takes money to build. Period.
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@Afrikola, as you know, we don’t have this problem when it comes to financing our enemy. That’s in terms of the devices we use, cars we drive, cable we pay for, you name it. However, our own for-us, by-us communications platform is a problem to support. Yet, we go head-to-head against oppressor-owned and operated platforms that will put you in digital “jail” for talking Black but who have budgets of billions. We persevere.
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Can you add the option to pay via PayPal or IDeal?
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@torrentblaze, late last year, paypal (we prefer to call them payenemy) arbitrarily shut our account without any explanation whatsoever. When this happened in the past, we were part of a class action lawsuit that defeated them. As it stands now, payenemy is not an option for the foreseeable future. I’ll have to look into ideal as I have never heard of it before.
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@torrentblaze, a new payenemy account has been set up: me@obadelekambon.com
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@kevlew I’m glad you like the idea Fam!
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Signed up to contribute monthly on this platform much continued success. I would urge a campaign be created (email campaign)to expedite the execution of plans for this platform, if that is what the fund are going toward.
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This is a great idea @tahfla
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@kevlew You know I’m down 🙌🏾
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Count me in please!
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We will be updating our app offering soon. We greatly appreciate the contributions! It’s because of you that we are able to keep moving!
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https://apps.apple.com/in/developer/obadele-kambon/id1295502026
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=O%CC%A3ba%CC%81de%CC%81le%CC%81+Kambon&hl=en_US
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As always, we appreciate those who contribute to keep this site up and running. We’re battling for the minds of our people against neanderthugs who have billions at their disposal while we have thousands to work with. We stand strong through it all though thanks to you!
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@kevlew Abibitumi on the move and in the building!
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Yeah it’s a problem we still carry from self hatred n’ white massa mentality, as I’m sure you know. It’s like someone was complaining on the Black Therapy town hall meeting (which I thought was great btw) about the tech issues, but would this same person be willing to invest time/money into providing black platforms w/ the resources to improve broadcast? I highly doubt it. Keep pushing, I’ll always support much as I can and more as the whealth comes in. This is a great site you all should be proud of .
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@sankofamaat, we’re trying to push through the self-hatred with sheer force of will. We are fighting for the hearts and minds of Afrikan=Black people against neanderthugs with millions and billions when we’re operating with hundreds and thousands. Dwenini yɛ asisie a, ɔde n’akoma na ɛnyɛ ne mmɛn – If the ram is going to intimidate others, it uses its heart not its horns.
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