Pay what you want. Pay how you want. Becoming a DU Star Member is now much easier.

[Ms. Toad]

172. Fantastic!

That eliminates my philosophical barrier to being a star member.

Two suggestions - since I used to be one of those in charge of occasional events for organizations which worked on a similar financial structure:

Figure out what it would cost to run the place if all members (or the active portion of members) contributed the same amount and label that the suggested payment. People, as a general rule, are willing to pay their fair share if they know what their fair share is.

Label the scheme "more if you can, less if you can't." That has a different feel than "pay what you want." My experience is that when it is phrased that way (with the real cost publicized) that those who value the service will pay more than it costs to make up for folks who are not able to pay more (sort of a fuzzy version of donating a star for those who couldn't buy one).

We often ended up with an event surplus when we did these two things.

But whether you take either of these two suggestions, I am thrilled that the class system at DU has been put to bed.