This is a little late, but I figure that it’s better late than never!
For full transparency, I’m just going to give a high level overview of the financial situation of lemmy.ca through June 2023, when I started to accept donations.
Total Expenses: $30.00
This includes all hosting fees, including backups, etc.
Total Contributions: $1,503.03
- $1,184.84 through LiberaPay
- $318.19 through OpenCollective
All contribution amounts are not including payment processor and/or OpenCollective fees.
Remaining Balance: $1,473.03
I plan on transferring the remaining balance to the new admin team, whenever they are ready to accept it.
Thank you to all that have contributed so far, I couldn’t have gotten the instance to where it is now without your generosity. I’m very excited to see what comes next and look forward to watching the instance grow more!
You probably want to encourage subscribing for a (low) monthly donations in order to have a continuous, predictable baseline.
That’s the plan!
Can I make a suggestion? I would like to contribute but I can’t afford a lot and frankly I’m a little embarrassed about how little I can afford. idk if your plans involve any sort of flair for people who contribute, but if it does, can you ensure there is a minimal amount people can contribute, that still gets their flair but doesn’t say they are cheap/poor? Thanks.
IMO, if you can’t afford it, don’t do it. What we really need is the ones of us who can afford a few bucks a month to actually give it. We should be able to get enough without having people who can’t afford it to have to pick this over more basic needs.