Because Echo Zoe is run as a small, part-time ministry, costs are fairly low. However, if you benefit from the content that is produced here, and really want to contribute in some way to keeping it going, there are a few ways you can do so:

• Pray for Echo Zoe! Things are running smoothly here, but that’s no reason not to pray. Please pray that the Lord be glorified through this ministry, that is our primary purpose.
• Get the word out! A growing audience helps a lot. Most of the more nationally and internationally known people that we’ve approached to request interviews for the podcast have been very cordial, and tend to be open to being guests on the show. However, the more exposure the show gets, the more likely potential guests who have reservations will be receptive to being on the show.
• Write a review of Echo Zoe Radio on iTunes. Reviews help rankings, the more good reviews a podcast gets, the higher it goes in the rankings. In turn, it raises the exposure, which makes it easier for people not specifically looking for Echo Zoe Radio to find it and check it out.
• Purchase something from the Echo Zoe Store. CDs are available of some of the most popular podcast episodes, and make great gifts, especially for people who don’t listen to podcasts!
• Purchase something from a website that we have an affiliate account with:
  • Amazon.com. By clicking on any Amazon.com link on this site, you give Echo Zoe credit as a referrer, and this site receives a percentage of the sales. It costs you no more than going to Amazon directly, but it helps this site. This particular link allows you to buy anything you want from Amazon while giving Echo Zoe credit. Other links you may see vary – some go directly to specific products mentioned in posts, such as a book discussed in a podcast interview. If you have Amazon.com bookmarked in your browser, go to the properties (or otherwise edit it) and change the link so that instead of pointing to http://www.amazon.com/ it points to http://echozoe.com/amazon – this link will forward you to Amazon while passing along our affiliate code automatically for you. Also, if our code ever changes, using our link allows us to fix it and you won’t need to do anything!
• If you just wish to make a monetary donation, you are welcome to send your donation via paypal. The email address you can send it to is paypal at echozoe.org. You may also send a donation by mail to:

  Echo Zoe Ministries
  PO BOX 27465
  Minneapolis MN 55427

  Legal Disclaimer: Echo Zoe Ministries is in the process of seeking tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. While Echo Zoe Ministries expects that the IRS will grant the tax exempt status (which should be retroactive to Echo Zoe Ministries’ date of incorporation – July 7, 2011), you should be aware that if the IRS does not grant the exemption, contributions will not be eligible for charitable deductions.

  We will send out a notice to all donors when we receive the IRS’s determination (likely to receive in 2-6 months).

• Echo Zoe currently maintains a wishlist at Amazon.com that contains items that would be used directly for the Ministry and Podcast. If you prefer to buy items for the ministry directly, these are the items that are needed the most.
• Take a look at the store up at cafepress. Most of the stuff there is clothing, but a small portion of the sales there are credited to Echo Zoe.

Again, we do not actively solicit donations or sales. Normally, this site costs less to operate on a monthly basis than my family pays for garbage collection. Currently, as we undergo the process of incorporating and filing for tax-exempt status, expenses are unusually high, but manageable. Beyond that, the biggest expenses have come in the form of podcasting equipment. Any donations, commissions, or referral fees would be spent directly on organizational expenses such as government fees (incorporation fees and tax-expempt filing fees), as well as further equipment upgrades.

Thank you, and God Bless!