2011 DUFF Update

Overview

This is a quick update from Emma Hawkes, lucky 2009 DUFFer. This update is to let you know about the progress of fundraising in Australia since 2009 and to also give you a more detailed break down of the results of the 2011 DUFF race.

My DUFF report is still available in hard copy. Email me at ehawkes at iinet.net.au for details. Or I can send you a PDF electronically. Also, there is a visual diary that you can get electronically. Again, email me and I’ll send it through to you.


Voting in the 2011 DUFF Race

First Preferences


Hold Over 1
No Preference 9
Write In 1
Dave Cake 80
Paula McGrath 57

Total Preferences

Dave Cake - 80 first preferences, 33 second preferences, 1 third preference, 1 fourth preference
Paula McGrath - 57 first preferences, 44 second preferences, no third or fourth preferences

Regional Variations in Voting

Dave Cake - 69 Australasian first preferences, 11 American first preferences
Paula McGrath - 33 Australasian first preferences, 24 American first preferences

Australian Fund Raising

Here’s a summary of fundraising in Australia since 2009:

Sale of art at Anticipation in 2009 - $31
Votes for 2010 in Australia - $1058 of which $198 was Paypal, the remainder in cash/ cheques
Sale of DUFF report - $76.20
Auction at Swancon 2010 - $104
Reward for early report - $500
Nomination Fees for 2011 race - $50
Auction at Minicon 2011 - $41.50
2011 votes - $1,025 Of which $355 was Paypal, the remainder was cash/cheques*
Swancon 2011 art show - $8
Swancon 2011 auction - $214

So, the voting is the main way to take money in, with the reward for the early submission of the report as a lucrative plus on the report writing.

It’s kind of hard to see what sells well in auctions. At the Swancon 2011 auction, a fantasy anthology signed by Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling and Neil Gaiman went for a mere $16 while an unsigned short story collection by Shaun Tan went for $70 (though 2010 was Shaun Tan’s year).



* For a comparison, US$435 was donated in the 2011 in North America.

Gender and Toys in Sociological Images

See: http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/08/31/end-of-the-month-gendered-kids-stuff-roundup/

I particularly liked the invention the new 'girly' colour.