{"id":17476,"date":"2018-05-25T19:18:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T23:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/?p=17476"},"modified":"2018-05-25T19:18:21","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T23:18:21","slug":"advocacy-interview-from-nve-alabama-fig-ramsey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/archives\/17476","title":{"rendered":"ADVOCACY INTERVIEW FROM NVE ALABAMA \u2013 FIG RAMSEY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A PBusardo Advocacy Interview &#8211; Fig Ramsey from NVE Alabama<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Fig Ramsey is the creator of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapetithing.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">VapeTithing<\/a>, a former long-time smoker and the President of Feels Good Vapor, which includes the Gonzo Vapors and AdvoCotton brands.<\/p>\n<p>As an active and passionate advocate for vapor products, and realizing that many of our groups are underfunded and seem to have less support than many may assume, he sought to find a solution. With an eye towards change, he developed innovative strategies wherever he does business to help fund the future.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, Fig is the inspiration behind and architect of #GonzoGives, #FundTheFuture, and #VapeTithing fundraising strategies.<\/p>\n<p>These programs were designed to be based on a \u201cpercentage-of-sales\u201d funding basis. This means that even in the areas where sales are low, his company has a mechanism for participation. This is a possibility even when sales do not support a recurring membership commitment.<\/p>\n<p>Fig\u2019s current focus is to continue to build upon the programs\u2019 successes, leading by example, in an effort to encourage other industry business leaders, whether manufacturers or distributors, to financially participate in legitimate Advocacy and Trade Organizations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The Video<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.YouTube.com\/embed\/3tP2xe8RqDE?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n*NOTE: Any use of these videos in part or in their entirety without Phil Busardo&#8217;s expressed written consent is strictly prohibited.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/dot.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Reddit\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"ADVOCACY%20INTERVIEW%20FROM%20NVE%20ALABAMA%20%E2%80%93%20FIG%20RAMSEY\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A PBusardo Advocacy Interview &#8211; Fig Ramsey from NVE Alabama Fig Ramsey is the creator of VapeTithing, a former long-time smoker and the President of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120,8,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vaping_event_videos","category-miscellaneous","category-recent_news","wpcat-120-id","wpcat-8-id","wpcat-15-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17476"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17477,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17476\/revisions\/17477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteyourjuice.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}