WOW!
On June 29th, I posted a story that shared our financial status and asked for the community's support. And did you ever! As noted in that story:
So far, we have had 106 subscriptions this year which have netted us an estimated $2,794.92 (after processing fees from Stripe/Paypal) towards our goal of $3,500.00.
In short, we needed $705.08 to cover our expenses for the first half of the year (2020H1).
I am ecstatic to report that we not only covered that shortfall, but raised an additional $1254.52.
Thank You!!!
See the Subscription FAQ for a list of subscriber benefits. (Note: this is bit old; please mention in the comments if you find anything that is incorrect.)
The extra will go towards covering shortfalls from prior periods, help build our "rainy day" fund, and help us to be able to repay the $10,000.00 that our founders put up to get SoylentNews started.
I'll leave the first-half-year stats up in the "Site News" box for a few days before resetting it for the second half of the year. (That goal will be the same, $3500.00, toward which we have already raised $144.45 or 4.1% as of 20200702_120140 UTC.)
Here is the breakdown of our subscriptions for the first half of this year:
Qty Sub Amt Total 7 4.00 28.00 12 5.00 60.00 2 10.00 20.00 6 12.00 72.00 99 20.00 1980.00 1 20.20 20.20 4 25.00 100.00 1 26.74 26.74 4 30.00 120.00 1 33.33 33.33 1 36.60 36.60 1 39.39 39.39 6 40.00 240.00 9 50.00 450.00 1 60.00 60.00 3 100.00 300.00 1 103.50 103.50 1 113.00 113.00 3 120.00 360.00 2 200.00 400.00 1 400.00 400.00
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[20200629_140251 UTC: Update 1: Encourage taking care of personal/local needs, first.]
[20200629_191024 UTC: Update 2: Added stretch goal of $1000.00 ]
[20200630_023201 UTC: Update 3: Increased stretch goal from $1000.00 to $2000.00]
[20200630_023201 UTC] What is possibly one of the worst things to hear from an editor? "I'm at a loss for words." Well, it's happened. The SoylentNews community has done it, again! We started today needing $800 to cover projected operating expenses of $3500 for the first half of the year. And you did it! So, I added a stretch goal of an additional $1000. Now you have gone and reached that goal, too! We'd run at a significant loss ($6000 so far), so that is very much appreciated! THANK-YOU!!!. Stretch goal has now been increased to $2000 [so we can continue to track your subscriptions in the Site News block]. Dare I hope? --martyb
[20200629_191024 UTC] The SoylentNews community is AMAZING! In these especially difficult circumstances, we've reached our original goal for ongoing expenses... and then some!
Thank You!!!!
We started today (Monday June 29) needing over $700.00 to cover projected operating expenses for the first half of the year.
We not only reached our original goal of $3500.00, but I added a stretch goal of $1000.00 and we are already 66% of the way to reaching *that*!
Why a stretch goal? Because we have been running at a deficit for a few years. We are are still about $6,000.00 short of having sufficient funds to pay back our benefactor's original $10,000.00 outlay. Any additional funds raised will go towards that purpose whilst giving us a larger safety cushion. --martyb
The original story (after performing Update #1) appears below:
SoylentNews could use your help.
tl;dr The first half of our fiscal year runs Wed. January 1 through Tue. June 30, inclusive. We are at 80% of the funds needed to cover our expenses for the period. If money is tight for you, take care of yourself first. But, if you can help, it would mean a lot to help us to continue to be here for you.
Please subscribe. The subscription amount provided (e.g. $20.00 for 1 year) is the minimum amount for that period; you can change that default to any larger value.
To all who started a new subscription or renewed an existing subscription: Thank You!
Times are tough. First, please take care of yourself and those close to you. But, if you do have funds to spare, we would very much appreciate your support!
Where We Stand:
(Score: 3, Informative) by martyb on Thursday July 02 2020, @12:25PM (9 children)
It bears mentioning that you can fine-tune some features of your subscription.
Load your Subscription [soylentnews.org] page and then scroll down a bit.
If you'd prefer to remain anonymous about having subscribed, ensure this field is checked:
Also, just below that, one can specify if/how to be notified of your subscription status:
And, once again, a giant thank-you to all who have financially supported the site! But, the purpose of the site is to provide a forum for the community to engage in discussion. So, please, Submit a Story [soylentnews.org], post a comment, and (for non-ACs) moderate comments for your fellow Soylentils!
Wit is intellect, dancing.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday July 02 2020, @12:31PM (8 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 02 2020, @12:56PM
About the same time next year [soylentnews.org].
(Score: 4, Interesting) by martyb on Thursday July 02 2020, @02:00PM (1 child)
For UID 2339: "MichaelDavidCrawford", his subscription ends in 2025. For UID 6: (the default for gift subscriptions) "mcasadevall", his subscription ends in 2071.
Yeah, I miss the guy, too. Thanks for asking.
Wit is intellect, dancing.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Reziac on Friday July 03 2020, @02:25AM
That MDC lives on in our digital space is a really cool indicator of what SN is for all of us.
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 02 2020, @03:33PM (3 children)
What is this place - a death cult? We'll all be dead in 2071. Where's our free subscription?
(Score: 0, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 02 2020, @03:43PM (2 children)
Speak for yourself, I'll be as undead as aristarchus (2645).
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 02 2020, @04:12PM (1 child)
It's one thing when others talk about you. When you do it yourself, it means you're an asshole.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Sulla on Thursday July 02 2020, @07:36PM
At a loss here, the post you replied to seemed to be clearly a joke. Afterall aristarchus was born in 230BC.
Thomas Marshall upon hearing of the death of Theodore Roosevelt
A good lesson to all of us, never sleep lest you be taken unaware.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 04 2020, @12:10AM
Thanks for asking that. It's rather touching that so many people donated.
-- EdIII 791
(Score: 5, Insightful) by crm114 on Thursday July 02 2020, @01:54PM
SN is just a fun place to be.
Its worth the subscription.
Thank you.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 04 2020, @12:05AM
I haven't been able to contribute as much lately, but I appreciate SN very much.
Thank you to all the editors for your hard work, and dealing with the ungrateful swine you throw pearls to :)
Thanks to Buzzard and all the admins that help keep the site going!
-- EdIII 791