I realize somone inspired by friendship for you has created the logo you're currently using. The sentiment it represents is nice, but nice don't pay the bills. Number one, most folks don't know what the logo represents so it has no natural sales appeal. Number three, the fact is that to raise the kind of serious money you're looking at, you need to break into the market of those who'd just as soon see you hang. You've just got to repackage this thing into something they want to buy.
Marketing is the name of the game here.
You've got to give the people what they want, and believe me, what they want is a lot closer to what's on these t-shirts than anything the SJO Defense Fund has produced thus far. Linda Tripp doesn't promise tax deductions. Matt Drudge doesn't promise tax deductions. The Bolsheviks over at the National Lawyer's Guild may promise it, but I don't think it's going to fly. Not only could you soon be refunding sorely needed dollars, but you're liable to find yourself in a whole new legal mess.