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A New Forum Donations System
admin:
As most of you will know the forum has always been financed by voluntary donations and we have managed to avoid forum subscriptions and the like. It's better that members donate voluntarily.
Our forum is pretty slick for such a busy site, it works quickly and efficiently with little delay or down time. This level of hosting is expensive, but very much worth it.
There is no doubt at all that it is easy to forget to donate every now and then, so, I have installed a forum “treasury” system which is pretty obvious, easy to use, and can be accessed via the “Donations” link on the menu, from the right hand side bar on the front page Portal, the button at the bottom of the page or by the donate button at the top of the page.
Have a look here: http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?action=treasury
The treasury sets a monthly target – currently £50 - tracks donations, updates totals etc. Current donors and targets are displayed for a 12 month period, January to December. Members can donate as much or as little as they choose, whether they want to be listed as a donor or to remain anonymous.
It's all pretty obvious.
Members will only be listed as donors if they use this system to donate. Donors will have their donations tracked and recorded in their profiles and they can read all about it there - this personal tracking does not work if anonymous donations are made. Donations made prior to the installation of this system also cannot be tracked, so if you have donated recently, don't worry about it.
This will work OK, technically I have done much testing. The rest is up to you.
Remember you do not need to have a PayPal account to donate via PayPal. You can also use credit or debit cards.
Maggi Young:
I would just like to thank the two forumists who made donations in the last few days, who will not be listed in this new system - but they know their support is much appreciated.
Well done to Yann for being the first donor through this new scheme. Thank you and congratulations, Yann.
Maggi Young:
Support for the new donation system is most heartening. Many thanks to all who have given. We have been delighted that some members have expressed a hope to be able to give something on a regular basis.
It's terrific that members are willing to really get behind the Forum !
For those of who who enjoy reading the forum- and the rest of the massive resources on the SRGC site, you need not feel left out - you too can make a donation of any size, to support the SRGC web presence via the Paypal Donate button at the top of each page.
It is also possible for you to send a note with any donation via that route, stating any other SRGC project you might care to support : the Exploration Fund for example. :)
admin:
Yes, terrific effort, many thanks to all the members in the donors list who have supported the forum financially!
This is the best plant related site bar none and you are helping to keep it that way. :)
The donations system is very easy to use, remember you don't need to have a Paypal account to donate.
Donations can be made here
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?action=treasury
Maggi Young:
The SRGC Web Team would like to send Christmas Greetings to all those generous Forum Members who have been kind enough to make a donation to the Forum - may all your brussel sprouts be delicious and may too much pudding never give you indigestion ;)
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