benos Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 This is a spin-off of this thread. After I started that thread in November, members kicked in and did some nice donating, which covered the forum's hosting fees for a five months. A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone that donated for that. But as it goes with donation drives, they eventually fizzle out. So I'm thinking, to keep this a wonderful place to hang out and stay alive and ad-free year round, we can do quarterly donation drives with a goal. The forum's hosting fee for 3 months is $990.00. There is a "Quarterly Hosting Donations" button to the top of the forum's home page and it accepts credit card or PayPal payments. Also, my store's Donate page. NOTE: The Password to access that page is: runtime For you old-school types, for check donations: Brian Enos 303 W. 10th Street Tempe, AZ 85281 Thank you! Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 All it takes is 100 of us to send in $10 each .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 27 minutes ago, Hi-Power Jack said: All it takes is 100 of us to send in $10 each .... Looks like that just happened for 10 members. ($100 donated) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, benos said: Looks like that just happened for 10 members. ($100 donated) Actually no, I just checked the ACP, and it was this month's Member of the Month, BritinUSA, that made the $100 donation. Holy crap - thanks Paul!!!! And everyone note that he was made MOM before he made that donation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 So THAT's how you become MOM ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlvrDragon50 Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Never donated to any site before, here's my first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I've lost count of the number of times that I've found useful information on this site, so a few dollars every quarter seems like a bargain to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 5 hours ago, BritinUSA said: a few dollars every quarter seems like a bargain to me. I knew YOU"D say that, M.O.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 10 hours ago, Hi-Power Jack said: I knew YOU"D say that, M.O.M. Yes. Thanks again Paul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Not sure if this is possible or not; I think it might be useful to put the fundraiser status and donate button onto the New Content Activity page as well as the forum main page. Anyone who sets up their bookmark to automatically show their new content won't ever see the front page of the forum and so may not be aware that a fundraiser is running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Great idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimm609 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 On most forums that accept donations normally give some small little benefit. (e.g. a special category, a different color name, access to a donation only forum section, etc). Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnerBU Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) Donated. Thank you benos and everyone who contributes here. Without the BENOS forums, I would have never found USPSA and met countless great people and long time friends. Edited April 20, 2017 by gunnerBU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 That's awesome. Thanks gunnerBU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
af220wa Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Any way to use Venmo to donate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 No, just all credit cards and PayPal. Or send a check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 The HUGEST THANK YOU EVER to all those that contributed to meet this quarters donation drive goal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 1 hour ago, benos said: The HUGEST THANK YOU EVER No, Brian, the Hugest Thank YOU for all this great stuff .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gameplayer Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 18 hours ago, Hi-Power Jack said: No, Brian, the Hugest Thank YOU for all this great stuff .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 Thanks a lot guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 Although I got the 3rd quarter donation drive a bit late, now it is up and running. Again, the HUGEST THANK YOU EVER to all the members that have donated to help me keep the forums alive and ad-free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcazes Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Sent in my $10. This is THE forum to go to for shooting needs. Can't imagine the sport without it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 Thanks to everyone that has kicked in towards the end of this quarter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Why is the classified sale donations separate? Are those included in the quarterly total or seperate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 The Classifieds donations are not included in the Quarterly total. The Classifieds donations are from members that have profited from selling their stuff in the Classifieds forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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