We have a large Slack community that we've been running for years now - that's steadily grown to 8000+ members. We have channels for help topics, diversity, interests like food and games, and more. We also act as a hub for meetups and groups to converse and connect out with others. Additionally we have a gigs channel that has helped connect job seekers/recruiters and others to employ members of our community.

While costs have been minimal intentionally (and all coming out of one persons pocket) we feel limited by finances to:

• Expand our tech & features: Job Boards, Meetup calendars, and more.
• Purchase swag for members: t-shirts, stickers, so on.
• Fund special events: Yearly community get-togethers, our own meetups (Board Game Meetup, Book Club), or even chipping in to local events.

Any contribution helps us offset some of the costs we already incur and supports us to do more within the community.