Alexis Simon
I am launching a broad call for finding an ecology and/or evolution society that could take ecoevo.social under its wings.
While I am very happy to continue managing the technical and community aspect of this server, I do not have the bandwidth to start looking into taxes and non-profit creation issues.
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@eseb @officialSMBE @ASNAmNat @sse_evolution @SystBiol @BritishEcolSoc #sfe2
Dec 6, 2024 at 11:18amWeb
Show threadAlexis SimonDec 6, 2024
The best course of action would be that an established society becomes the fiscal host for the server (meaning receiving donations and paying the bills with those donations, not complex when you're already a non-profit).
So please, if you are or know people in one of the many societies that are established on and using ecoevo.social, help me make a case for it!
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@eseb @officialSMBE @ASNAmNat @sse_evolution @SystBiol @BritishEcolSoc #sfe2
Show threadAlexis SimonJun 19, 2025

Another option I haven't explored following this request:
Is there an institute, university, or lab in Europe that would be willing to host a mastodon server? Reach out to me if you think this would be possible at your place of work or if you're interested in figuring it out.
Resources required are relatively small for our size.

Some reassurance: the server will not close, I just prefer thinking way in advance for long-term sustainability.

Show threadBombina variegata 🐸Jun 29, 2025

@alxsim

More and more organisations, institutes and universities are creating their own instances

https://bewegung.social/@neuSoM/114761043132322053

Aktionsb. neue soziale Medien (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] Bei der Gelegenheit weisen wir gern darauf hin, dass das Wachstum des (deutschsprachigen) #Fediverse durch die Gründung weiterer Instanzen im #Bildungs- und #Forschungsbereich begleitet wurde, wie u.a. https://openbiblio.social https://nfdi.social https://vhs.social https://helmholtz.social https://bildung.social (wen vergessen? Bitte Bescheid sagen) 🏆 Toll, dass diese Projekte schon früh auf den Weg gebracht wurden. Und herzlichen Dank an alle, die daran mitgewirkt haben. 🙏

bewegung.social
Show threadEllen L. SimmsDec 6, 2024
@alxsim Hi Alexis, How long do you think you can hold out? ASN is having their stand-alone meeting at Asilomar in early January. I will bring this up there. I'm worried, though, that this is too late as so many have now jumped to the algorhythmic excesses of bluesky.
Show threadRaptor's Nest (He/Him)Dec 6, 2024
@alxsim @eseb @officialSMBE @ASNAmNat @sse_evolution @SystBiol @BritishEcolSoc Is it just the financial management (like taking payment etc) you're looking for? If it doesn't involve actual server hosting or technical side (we don't have that capacity at the moment), then I can ask relevant members of the PalAss Council.
Show threadMathieu G. Faure-BracFeb 12, 2025
@alxsim I just saw the post. Is this issue still ongoing, or did you find a solution?