Also interested in how much is required, and how many active members we have.
Approx £1k per month average (monthly base figure is ~£750, servers alone are ~£700).
We have 14,715 active members.
But probably only 500-1,000 who are addicted and live on here most weeks.
It has always been true that if most people gave £1 we'd be loaded. But reality is only a core 300-400 people donate each year. The small but regular donations offer us stability, the larger one-off donations help when things are critical. We'd do best from more people giving £3.50 each month... it would be very predictable and would remove the spikes and troughs, the uncertainty.
Approx £1k per month average (monthly base figure is ~£750, servers alone are ~£700).
We have 14,715 active members.
But probably only 500-1,000 who are addicted and live on here most weeks.
It has always been true that if most people gave £1 we'd be loaded. But reality is only a core 300-400 people donate each year. The small but regular donations offer us stability, the larger one-off donations help when things are critical. We'd do best from more people giving £3.50 each month... it would be very predictable and would remove the spikes and troughs, the uncertainty.