Another Begging Post!

[Jamie]

Sorry to keep pestering but we need help!



We need sponsors! Can you help? Even if you've sponsored us in the past, please consider sponsoring/donating again!

And of course, thank you to those who have recently donated!!!!!

We are not-for-profit so every penny goes into running the organisation!! It doesn't take a huge amount of money to run but it certainly isn't free. Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated and you will of course receive 'sponsor' status on the forum.

Sponsor status provides you with:

Can receive and store 1000 messages (2 messages for a normal member)
Can ignore attachment size and amount limits
Can create and use private rooms in mCHAT
Can email other users
Can use smilies in PMs
Can change default usergroup
Can change username
Can ignore flood limit on posting
Can choose to be 'hidden' while browsing
Can view hidden online users
Can create/edit private rooms within the chat facility
Can post Flash in private messages
Can forward private messages
Have their own special rank and title bar on the forum

https://www.havoca.org/donate/

A copy of our accounts can be found here.

If you follow the link it gives you all the details.

Thank you!

[Northern]

I've put a reminder in my calendar for payday to send a little extra this month.

I have no idea how much time never mind the money it takes to keep the site up and running. So thank you very very much.

[Jamie]

I've put a reminder in my calendar for payday to send a little extra this month.

I have no idea how much time never mind the money it takes to keep the site up and running. So thank you very very much.

Its a pleasure but any help is also appreciated

This is an old version but gives an idea:



Our Paypal so far this year has been way below that, so we are in the red red red......

[Northern]

If it gets me a jetpack, I’ll send £600 at the end of the month but I suspect it’s something a little less exciting.

[Liz]

I've not donated in a long long time. I'll correct that later on today Jamie.

And so I did....

x

[Northern]

I’ve made a down payment on my jetpack

[Cocopop21]

Do you have to be a registered charity to get gift aid? The PayPal fees aren't much but it annoys me that if I donate £10 elsewhere they get £12.50 but you only get £9.50ish!

Also intrigued by the jetpack!

[Northern]

I asked the same question years ago Coco. It costs money to become a charity. So annoyingly gift aid isn’t an option. You can have a go of my jetpack though if mine arrives before yours

[Northern]

Let’s say we get an average of 25 people use the site over the course of a week. If each of us donated £1 (about $1.30 / €1.20). And we managed that 4 times a year.

That’s a £100.

Which would cover the SEO. Helping more people find the support here. All those people who think it’s only them that feel the way they do, that think they’re alone, that nobody will ever believe them much less listen and support. People with no idea that there’s a whole community here that understands what it’s like to feel alone with something horrible.

Obviously I think Jamie is open to donations of more than £1. But even £1 can make a difference.

[Cocopop21]

I wonder if sponsor status could last for a limited time. May be logistically difficult or impossible but I was pretty surprised that I donated £20 in 2011 and still had the perks in 2025.

I also wonder if you could have what Wikipedia sometimes have - you know a thing that flashes up when you go on asking for a donation?

I have no idea about the technical aspects of these things. Just thoughts.

[princessz2]

I just donated 25 pounds. I will try to do this if I can every month. This site is very helpful for me.

[Jamie]

Thanks everyone!

[Northern]

I’ve sent my summer clear out money this morning. But for some reason PayPal wasn’t working for one of my cards. Don’t know if it’s a PayPal issue. But thought I’d mention it.