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Thanks for visiting the Mended Drum OpenCollective Page. The Mended Drum is a Mastodon server hosted at mendeddrum.org, and serves as a friendly social place for fans of Terry Pratchett and/or Neil Gaiman to connect to 'the Fediverse'.
Running the server is of course not free, so your contributions are welcome! I strive to be as transparent as possible about the financial aspects of the Drum. Expect monthly financial updates in the news section below.
The running of the server is a private undertaking for family and friends, and any gifts are personal gifts for tax purposes. To prevent me from being taxed (and your money therefor being collected by the taxman and not one of the goals below), there is a €2000,-/year maximum donation limit (per supporter). (Dutch tax laws would kick in with higher amounts, so Elon you needn't apply). Just to be absolutely crystal clear: donations are voluntary and no rights can be derived from them.
Any donations raised will be spent in the following order:
Running the server is of course not free, so your contributions are welcome! I strive to be as transparent as possible about the financial aspects of the Drum. Expect monthly financial updates in the news section below.
The running of the server is a private undertaking for family and friends, and any gifts are personal gifts for tax purposes. To prevent me from being taxed (and your money therefor being collected by the taxman and not one of the goals below), there is a €2000,-/year maximum donation limit (per supporter). (Dutch tax laws would kick in with higher amounts, so Elon you needn't apply). Just to be absolutely crystal clear: donations are voluntary and no rights can be derived from them.
Any donations raised will be spent in the following order:
- To pay for the current (or last) months hosting bills;
- To improve the server capacity where deemed necessary;
- To save for the coming months hosting bills up to a maximum of 12 times the last bill[1];
- Every three months, any superfluous donations will be given away, to support (open source) projects that help run the Drum, Alzheimer Research and the Orang Utan Foundation, in remembrance of #GNUTerry.
Thank you for your support, have a drink and don't mind the Orang Utan at the bar!
[1] If ever the Drum ceases to exist, or this buffer isn't necessary anymore, the remaining amount will be added to the donation as in #4.
[1] If ever the Drum ceases to exist, or this buffer isn't necessary anymore, the remaining amount will be added to the donation as in #4.
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News from MendedDrum
Updates on our activities and progress.
October 2024
Hi there, In the last update which was sent in July I announced there will be quarterly updates from then on, so here's the next one. The last three months were quiet, with a couple of new users on the Drum (welcome!) bringing the total num...
Published on October 2, 2024 by Patrick Dersjant
July update 2024
Hi there, Is it July already? It seems it is. And you may have noticed: last month there wasn't an update. Both May and June were uneventful months, with the Drum running smoothly. So no news is good news, and combined with my busy job I ju...
Published on July 2, 2024 by Patrick Dersjant
April 2024 Update
Hi there, Slightly later and nine days into the new month due to being away in furrin places, here's the promised - but very short - update over the last month. April was uneventful (again), which is just as I like it. I would like to menti...
Published on May 9, 2024 by Patrick Dersjant
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Budget
Transparent and open finances.
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Contribution #595134
Credit from Howard Chalkley to MendedDrum •
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Contribution #796719
Credit from Keith to MendedDrum •
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Contribution #790578
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Today’s balance€1,652.75 EUR
Total income
€2,065.68 EUR
Total disbursed
€412.93 EUR
Estimated annual budget
€1,184.96 EUR