#sfba We were able to setup a Ko-Fi account now. Everyone who wants to contribute financially, please follow this link: https://ko-fi.com/sfba_fedi

Our current hosting costs are somewhere around $200/month.

Support sfba.social ❤️

Become a supporter of sfba.social today!

Ko-fi
@seb "sharing the moment" 😄
@seb 1 month on me. Thanks for all your hard work.
@gblock You are awesome!
@seb glad to be able to help. I know you’ve all been doing a lot of overtime on your unpaid job past few days.
Scott McDowell just became the newest member of sfba.social on Ko-fi! ❤️

Ko-fi lets you support creators you love with donations, memberships and shop sales!

@seb Thanks - donated a bit, what I can, but glad to!
@seb say less, recurring payment set 👍
@seb What happens when you start collecting more than needed to keep things running?
@md We will start donating to causes in the Bay Area.
@seb imo please also feel free to take money for your time and expertise - this site wouldn't be up without y'all and it shouldn't be a purely volunteer effort that drains you, any more than you want
@clementix All good. My employer is taking care of me. Thank you for being awesome!
@seb @md consider donating to Fediverse software development as well! (and not just the Mastodon nonprofit, but maybe the people working on the Glitch fork as well, etc)

@seb btw, thank you very much for running this server.

Even though I'm happily on social.coop myself, TONS of people I know joined sfba.social. You've provided an awesome, friendly way for my friends and neighbors to join the fediverse ❤️

@graue Thank you for your very kind words. @cd24 also contributed tremendously to #sfba over the last couple of months. It is a lot of fun for sure.
@seb @graue I’m absolutely delighted we’ve been able to welcome in so many people! The local timeline has always been luminous, but it’s been especially bright the last few weeks
@cd24 @seb @graue I’m so happy someone suggested it to me. It makes a huge difference to me, personally, to have a vibrant Bay Area instance
@seb if it gets to the point that you’re donating excess funds, would it feel ok to you to let us know? some people might want to dial back the donation a little if that’s happening
@md @seb I hope they treat themselves to coffee, “team” happy hours, a bouquet, or whatever reasonable thing floats their boat.
Volunteering as they have is an act of service and they should get a little pick me up from time to time.
“Make sure your oxygen mask is secure before you help others.”
@bikingmzstacey @seb All fine as long as it is transparent.
@md @seb do you ask the same of other services that charge you? Of all places, this seems like the honor system works.
Give to those providing the service to all comers, at a level that works for you, proportionate to the value you receive, and then smile and know you did the right thing. No follow-up required. 🙂
@seb Done. Thanks for your great work!
@seb signed up as a member. Thank you for providing this space!
@seb Thanks for setting this up. Pitched in some $.
@seb You have my support. Keep up the great work!
@seb going to try a monthly membership. Thanks for giving this former San Franciscan a launching pad to try Mastodon!
@seb done! Maybe a Patreon acct?
@steveinashland @seb Patreon takes a bigger cut out of donations/subscriptions than ko-fi.
@seb how many members (or whatever we’re called) are there in #sfba? Then I can calculate my share. Thanks!

@seb As a newbie here, I was wondering about this... Happy to pitch in!

- a new "believer"

@seb I believe! Thanks for this place.
@seb BOOM Done. Thanks for all your hard work.
@seb Thanks for providing sfba.social
@seb not sure what running a Mastodon instance requires, but we have lots of extra bandwidth if you’d like to host a server at Monkey Brains.