Slogan Advice

[Strivax]

So, I am in the process of starting up a new business. Or to be more accurate, since I have absolutely no desire or intention to become personally wealthy, a new social enterprise. I don't consider it spamming to post the temporary site here at www.fundatree.org, since I'm not asking of you to buy anything or donate any money. Indeed, I don't even have a corporate bank account set up, yet, (that's a work in progress) so you couldn't even if you wanted to.

But at the bottom of the page, I list a slogan. It is, of course, based on Karl Marx: "From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his needs". I am no communist, but I do like this idea. I like the idea that everyone gets their basic needs met, and that those with the deepest pockets contribute the most towards that end.

But, at root, Marx is a trifle too authoritarian for my taste. To my way of thinking, The Kingdom of God on earth is a voluntary type of institution; if you don't like it or want it, you don't have to subscribe to it. And being a Christian, if only of a sorry kind of sort, and never overtly, I wanted to reflect that voluntarism in my slogan, as well as hint at the possibility of a newer, kinder, better, space-ship earth for us all.

So I have: "From each, according to their charity; to each, a more sustainable world."

What do you think? Whatever constructive comments and criticisms you might have are welcome, as are humorous asides, helpful reflections, philosophical and political bones of contention, improving ideas, strategy suggestions, etc. But it would help if you looked at the fundatree site first, so you get an idea of where of where I am coming from, and what I am looking to achieve.

Thanks, all, in advance, for your various inputs.

Best wishes, Strivax.

 

[Strivax]

So, it's been a little time, now, and no responses. I know these forums are not normally reticent with criticisms; can I take it, then, you're all happy with the project, and it's slogan?

Best wishes, Strivax.

 

[Strivax]

So, I'm talking to myself. I know it's the first sign of madness, but I've never been particularly sane, anyway. Indeed, you have to be a little insane, to want to change a world that works perfectly well for most of your colleagues and acquaintances.

Only trouble is, there are plenty of people, animals, vegetables and minerals out there that the world doesn't work so well for. Anyone else want to join the crusade?

Best wishes, Strivax.

 

[Mudinyeri]

You want to start a charity associated with Marx (by co-opting a quotation of his)? Yeah ... I'd avoid that.

 

[Strivax]

I want a movement for people. All people, rich or poor, good or bad, right or wrong. However people are, they all depend on the global ecosystem. But the poor will suffer first and worst and most from it's deprecation, and they are the front line of this effort. Marx wasn't wrong, about that.

Cheers, Strivax.

 

[joshua 1 9]

So, I am in the process of starting up a new business. Or to be more accurate, since I have absolutely no desire or intention to become personally wealthy, a new social enterprise. I don't consider it spamming to post the temporary site here at www.fundatree.org, since I'm not asking of you to buy anything or donate any money. Indeed, I don't even have a corporate bank account set up, yet, (that's a work in progress) so you couldn't even if you wanted to.

But at the bottom of the page, I list a slogan. It is, of course, based on Karl Marx: "From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his needs". I am no communist, but I do like this idea. I like the idea that everyone gets their basic needs met, and that those with the deepest pockets contribute the most towards that end.

But, at root, Marx is a trifle too authoritarian for my taste. To my way of thinking, The Kingdom of God on earth is a voluntary type of institution; if you don't like it or want it, you don't have to subscribe to it. And being a Christian, if only of a sorry kind of sort, and never overtly, I wanted to reflect that voluntarism in my slogan, as well as hint at the possibility of a newer, kinder, better, space-ship earth for us all.

So I have: "From each, according to their charity; to each, a more sustainable world."

What do you think? Whatever constructive comments and criticisms you might have are welcome, as are humorous asides, helpful reflections, philosophical and political bones of contention, improving ideas, strategy suggestions, etc. But it would help if you looked at the fundatree site first, so you get an idea of where of where I am coming from, and what I am looking to achieve.

Thanks, all, in advance, for your various inputs.

Best wishes, Strivax.

I did not really understand how this works until I went to a third world nation. I saw people that had needs greater then my own. I saw that IF the love of God was in me then I would sacrifice myself for them because their need was greater then mine. So for example If there was food, they would wait until I was through eating. When you have a lot of hungry people waiting you do not over eat. You only eat what you really need and then you pass the rest of the food to the people that need it more then you do.

If the government were to do this then there is no love and people do not freely give. They give because they really do not have any choice and that defeats everything. In a way we become poor because poor people share what they have with others. This is they only way they can survive.

 

[farout]

So, I am in the process of starting up a new business. Or to be more accurate, since I have absolutely no desire or intention to become personally wealthy, a new social enterprise. I don't consider it spamming to post the temporary site here at www.fundatree.org, since I'm not asking of you to buy anything or donate any money. Indeed, I don't even have a corporate bank account set up, yet, (that's a work in progress) so you couldn't even if you wanted to.

But at the bottom of the page, I list a slogan. It is, of course, based on Karl Marx: "From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his needs". I am no communist, but I do like this idea. I like the idea that everyone gets their basic needs met, and that those with the deepest pockets contribute the most towards that end.

But, at root, Marx is a trifle too authoritarian for my taste. To my way of thinking, The Kingdom of God on earth is a voluntary type of institution; if you don't like it or want it, you don't have to subscribe to it. And being a Christian, if only of a sorry kind of sort, and never overtly, I wanted to reflect that voluntarism in my slogan, as well as hint at the possibility of a newer, kinder, better, space-ship earth for us all.

So I have: "From each, according to their charity; to each, a more sustainable world."

What do you think? Whatever constructive comments and criticisms you might have are welcome, as are humorous asides, helpful reflections, philosophical and political bones of contention, improving ideas, strategy suggestions, etc. But it would help if you looked at the fundatree site first, so you get an idea of where of where I am coming from, and what I am looking to achieve.

Thanks, all, in advance, for your various inputs.

Best wishes, Strivax.

The Marx thing is a turn off and sounds like socialism. For that reason might be there has been so little response? I F YOU ARE A FOLLOWER OF Christ JESUS then use a quote from Scripture, that's my advice.

 

[quatona]

So, I am in the process of starting up a new business. Or to be more accurate, since I have absolutely no desire or intention to become personally wealthy, a new social enterprise. I don't consider it spamming to post the temporary site here at www.fundatree.org, since I'm not asking of you to buy anything or donate any money. Indeed, I don't even have a corporate bank account set up, yet, (that's a work in progress) so you couldn't even if you wanted to.

But at the bottom of the page, I list a slogan. It is, of course, based on Karl Marx: "From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his needs". I am no communist, but I do like this idea. I like the idea that everyone gets their basic needs met, and that those with the deepest pockets contribute the most towards that end.

But, at root, Marx is a trifle too authoritarian for my taste. To my way of thinking, The Kingdom of God on earth is a voluntary type of institution; if you don't like it or want it, you don't have to subscribe to it. And being a Christian, if only of a sorry kind of sort, and never overtly, I wanted to reflect that voluntarism in my slogan, as well as hint at the possibility of a newer, kinder, better, space-ship earth for us all.

So I have: "From each, according to their charity; to each, a more sustainable world."

What do you think? Whatever constructive comments and criticisms you might have are welcome, as are humorous asides, helpful reflections, philosophical and political bones of contention, improving ideas, strategy suggestions, etc. But it would help if you looked at the fundatree site first, so you get an idea of where of where I am coming from, and what I am looking to achieve.

Thanks, all, in advance, for your various inputs.

Best wishes, Strivax.

Regarding your motto:
1. It seems to be clumsily worded (and grammatically questionable) - apparently due to your will to make it a variation of the Marx quote. Actually, as it reads there, it doesn´t make any sense to me.
2. I´m not seeing how it is even relevant. You want people to fund environmental purposes, but here it looks like they first have to subscribe to an ideology. Your target group is already convinced that giving money for environmental purposes is a good thing (what, however, you might need to do is: convince them that they should give it to your initiative, of all), and those who don´t believe in charity/funding and/or environmental purposes won´t be convinced by a bumper sticker slogan (and a poorly worded one, at that).

Best of luck with your initiative!

 

[Strivax]

Interesting quatona, that you should have an issue with understanding it. The desire to 'modify Marx' came from my discussions here, and on other Christian forums frequented by US Americans. Their criticism of socialism has been, and I find it sound, that generally wealth ought not be redistributed under compulsion, only voluntarily. So, 'from each, according to their charity' seems quite straightforward from that point of view. Charity being, of course, just another word for agape love.

And, clearly, any money spent planting trees, admittedly a long term project, helps keep people, animals, and the earth healthy. The more trees there are, especially the right trees in the right places, the more sustainable our human environmental impact becomes. So, 'to each, a more sustainable world' seems a reasonable claim to make.

I am still not entirely settled on this slogan, however, and still welcome all your various suggestions, criticisms, ideas and comments, forum.

Best wishes, Strivax.