As a BitShares community, it seems to me that some members are deserving of funding help for this. In other words, if someone is a longtime or contributing member and in need of funding for the $100 payment, perhaps it's worthwhile for the community to help them clear this threshold.
Here's another thought: we've done that already. They're called Brownie Points. Sell your Brownies to help raise the money you need. Those are there to reward longtime or contributing members, so anyone worth sponsoring for a $100 ticket probably has gotten at least a few Brownies. If you're holding them and hoping you're going to get rich when Bytemaster makes the cover of Time Magazine, you might be far better off selling them sooner and investing in a lifetime account that you can leverage for bigger success down the road.