Re: Donating and crowdfunding

Robin Sheat <[email protected]> Mon, 29 Dec 2014 14:46:35 +1300

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Kathinka schreef op za 27-12-2014 om 15:47 [+1300]:
> I often see appeals e.g. currently wikipedia who say if everyone gave
> $3....  Then there are developers who have a useful app available free
> but ask if people could chuck them a few dollars by way of
> appreciation.  Fair call, they deserve tangible thanks.
> What I would like to know is, what's the best way to send small
> amounts?  The more of my $$ that gets to them and the less that sticks
> to the payment system the better.  Paypal (fees per transaction)?
> Credit card (? security)?  Any other suggestions?

Paypal isn't too bad for that sort of thing. Most people taking
donations wouldn't be processing their own credit cards anyway, so it's
easy for them to have paypal do the job for them. There are also some
sites dedicated to that sort of thing, Patreon and Flattr come to mind.

Robin.

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