| I established the discography page in 1995, and the charities page in 1996.
For a decade, I ran the discography purely as an information page, without regard to commercial entities selling the titles I was listing. Occasionally I would get emails from people looking for discs, or saying they had bought something they'd found on my site. In one instance, someone told me they had bought seventeen items they'd found on the site. Finally, I had an epiphany: By associating with amazon.com | |
In mid-November, 2005, I established the association with amazon.com. On a quarterly basis, I will be selecting a charity listed on the charities page. That charity will receive all commissions generated from the discography page, as well as a personal match up to the amount of the commissions. In April, 2006, I added a new section to the site, The Songs of the Seeger Sessions. Any sales generated from that page will also be included in the totals, starting with Q2 2006. The following table shows the charities and the generated/donated amounts, to date. If you wish to participate, all you need to do is go the discography page on your way to amazon, click any of the amazon.com icon links on that page, and do your shopping as you normally would. You'll get the same great prices as ever, and a percentage will end up with one of the charities. If you have any recommendation, please contact me at matt@orel.ws | |
Quarter |
Items Sold |
Commission Amount |
Charity Selected |
Personal Match |
Corporate Match |
Total Donation |
| Q3-Q4 2012 | 260 |
$313.44 |
$191.04 $95.52 |
PNC Foundation: $400.00 |
$800.00 $200.00 |
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| Q1-Q2 2012 | 157 |
$179.12 |
$170.88 |
$350.00 |
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| Q3-Q4 2011 | 211 |
$301.83 |
$298.17 |
$600.00 |
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| Q1-Q2 2011 | 175 |
$183.98 |
$166.02 |
PNC Foundation: $350.00 |
$700.00 |
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| Q3-Q4 2010 | 192 |
$264.46 |
$235.54 |
$500.00 |
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| Q1-Q2 2010 | 197 |
$238.31 |
$261.69 |
PNC Foundation: $500.00 |
$1000.00 |
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| Q3-Q4 2009 | 187 |
$239.11 |
$260.89 |
$500.00 |
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| Q1-Q2 2009 | 156 |
$115.56 |
$84.44 |
PNC Foundation: $200.00 |
$400.00 |
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| Q3-Q4 2008 | 85 |
$85.33 |
$64.67 |
$150.00 |
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| Q1-Q2 2008 | 90 |
$71.71 |
$78.29 |
$150.00 |
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| Q4 2007 | 55 |
$67.60 |
$83.40 |
$150.00 |
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| Q3 2007 | 54 |
$50.35 |
$49.65 |
$100.00 |
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| Q2 2007 | 43 |
$32.19 |
$32.81 |
$65.00 |
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| Q1 2007 | 58 |
$49.01 |
Joan Dancy and PALS Support Group |
$50.99 |
$100.00 |
|
| Q4 2006 | 105 |
$153.16 |
$48.95 $48.95 $48.94 |
$100.00 $100.00 $100.00 |
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| Q3 2006 | 68 |
$52.29 |
$47.71 |
$100.00 |
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| Q2 2006 | 157 |
$144.28 |
$51.91 $51.91 $51.90 |
$100.00 $100.00 $100.00 |
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| Q1 2006 | 38 |
$39.62 |
$45.38 |
$85.00 |
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Q4 2005 |
33 |
$27.12 |
$22.68 |
$50.00 |
The Orel Family
Email: matt@orel.ws
URL: http://matt.orel.ws/