It’s time once again to re-affirm how important Open Arts Forum is to you and show some love!
The 2024 Support Campaign is underway.
Open Arts Forum has annually recurring costs to keep it running. These include the server fee, software and license fees, LLC fees, advertising, domain name fees, and more. Volunteer editors are not paid.
In 2023, the support goal was met for the first time in OAF history. The total received was $1,670 from members, which included a shortfall leftover from 2022.
The goal for 2024 is not as much as last year because of the full support received from members in 2023. The support goal for this year is only $1,080. If we all chip in just a little, we can easily keep Open Arts Forum “On the Air”.
OAF is free to join. But it’s not really free. Someone is paying for access, whether it is donations from fellow members, or the owner/managing editor, Jay Dougherty. Since the site was started in 2018, donations were never enough to pay for its operating expenses, until last year. For each of those many years, Jay made up the shortfall in donations with his own money out of pure dedication to OAF. It’s not guaranteed that will continue if donations fall short again this year. I don’t see any reason why we should ask him to keep doing that.
Feel free to add your testimonial in this thread below about how OAF has helped you grow as a writer and/or artist, which is the real reason why you should consider donating your support.
Follow this link to donate whatever you are able:
https://openartsforum.com/forum/donations/site-support-for-2024.7/campaign
The 2024 Support Campaign is underway.
Open Arts Forum has annually recurring costs to keep it running. These include the server fee, software and license fees, LLC fees, advertising, domain name fees, and more. Volunteer editors are not paid.
In 2023, the support goal was met for the first time in OAF history. The total received was $1,670 from members, which included a shortfall leftover from 2022.
The goal for 2024 is not as much as last year because of the full support received from members in 2023. The support goal for this year is only $1,080. If we all chip in just a little, we can easily keep Open Arts Forum “On the Air”.
OAF is free to join. But it’s not really free. Someone is paying for access, whether it is donations from fellow members, or the owner/managing editor, Jay Dougherty. Since the site was started in 2018, donations were never enough to pay for its operating expenses, until last year. For each of those many years, Jay made up the shortfall in donations with his own money out of pure dedication to OAF. It’s not guaranteed that will continue if donations fall short again this year. I don’t see any reason why we should ask him to keep doing that.
Feel free to add your testimonial in this thread below about how OAF has helped you grow as a writer and/or artist, which is the real reason why you should consider donating your support.
Follow this link to donate whatever you are able:
https://openartsforum.com/forum/donations/site-support-for-2024.7/campaign
