How about giving some Mastodon for the holidays!
Even if you support your instance, Mastodon core development needs your help too >>> https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors
Mastodon core team member & CTO @renchap has a message out this evening: https://oisaur.com/@renchap/111614485022791205
"The amount of funding Mastodon got this year is probably less than the salary for one of the top engineers working on Threads... we want to focus on getting more money in 2024 so we can hire more people and iterate more quickly on Mastodon."
@mastodonmigration @renchap Gotta up that merch game--everything is sold out !
@mastodonmigration @renchap
I wish there were more and easier ways to donate. Is joining Paetreon the only way?
@MrLee You can also sponsor us through Github Sponsors (https://github.com/sponsors/mastodon), or a direct donation (https://donate.stripe.com/00g5l42h8ezY3YcaEE)
Those options will soon be on the website
@renchap @mastodonmigration
Cool!
And you guys should not be shy about asking the community for money on a regular basis, though some process/mechanism. Like Wikipedia does.(But a little more subtle)
@mike & friends.
Any ideas on how to help with annual fundraising?
@MrLee
We are working on this, but need to update the website with a better (and more up-to-date) page first.
@mastodonmigration @mike
@mastodonmigration @renchap I would like to be able to donate via benevity to have my donations doubled by my employer. This would also allow donations via payroll deduction for those that have matching programs through benevity.
I’ve asked via staff@mastodon.org without a useful reply. According to benevity, they are awaiting bank information to be able to make deposits.
@mgerdts Our account on Benevity is awaiting for them to confirm our bank account for some weeks, and their support cant say when they will be able to do it. Their website show a message explaining that they are changing their confirmation process and confirmations are taking longer than usual at the moment.
As soon as everything is setup and confirmed, we will add a link to it on the sponsor page (and will post about it).
@mastodonmigration
@renchap yay, glad to hear that!
@mgerdts Hi Mike! Our Benevity account should now be 100% approved and be selectable for donations.
I think you should be able to see it there: https://causes.benevity.org/causes/276-5575947211653_d7e4
Can you confirm this link works, and that you are able to select us for donation through your payroll deduction program?
@renchap yep, looks like it works.
I’m not sure how common this is: With my employer’s program time spent volunteering for a non profit can be submitted for a $25/hr match as well. It looks like that should work for Mastodon now too.
@mastodonmigration @renchap I also would like to reiterate my pledge to donate 20% of https://communick.com profits to all the fediverse projects that it offers.
@mastodonmigration @renchap not the first time. Ilook into this. Patreon seems the only option? How do i make a one-time gift?
@deborahh we will update the website with more options. Github Sponsors is available, and one-time donations here: https://donate.stripe.com/00g5l42h8ezY3YcaEE
@mastodonmigration
@renchap @mastodonmigration thanks! Done
Joyeux Noël! Frohe Weinachten!
@mastodonmigration @renchap Worth noting that Patreon subscriptions can be taken out at https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors