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June 2023 financial update for lemmy.ca (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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!

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

You probably want to encourage subscribing for a (low) monthly donations in order to have a continuous, predictable baseline.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's the plan!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Ever contribution is greatly appreciated even if it's just 10 cents a month (please don't actually donate just 10 cents, payment fees are more than that). We currently don't have plans of doing flairs but if we ever do we will keep what you've mentioned in mind.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'd do this