====== Funding ====== Funded entirely by [[Donate|donations]]. Open Source Glasgow exists to provide education on open and free software as well as help community groups in Glasgow form online presences (e.g. free websites and training). We also run an open [[https://glasgow.social|Mastodon]] server for Glasgow, a [[https://matrix.glasgow.social|Glasgow Matrix]] server and [[https://wiki.glasgow.social|The Open Guide to Glasgow]]. Since operations started in April 2019, we've recieved **£7,581** in private donations. Recent operating costs are approximately **£540/month** (see [[Funding#Operating Costs|below]] for a breakdown). ^Date^Description^In^Out^Balance^ |2019-04-01|Initial private donation| £1,000.00 | | £1,000.00 | |2019-04-07|Meetup fee (6 month)| | £82.98 | £917.02 | |2019-04-17|glasgow.social domain registration (2 years)| | £59.98| £857.04| |2019-04-22|1000 invite cards (Banana Print)| | £16.90| £840.14| |2019-05-03|Amazon Web Services| | £40.42| £799.72| |2019-06-02|Amazon Web Services| | £52.08| £747.64| |2019-07-03|Amazon Web Services| | £51.36| £696.28| |2019-08-04|Amazon Web Services| | £62.38| £633.90| |2019-08-20|Command line meetup donations| £11.00| | £644.90| |2019-09-03|Amazon Web Services| | £60.22| £584.68| |2019-09-10|Webserver meetup donations| £9.00| | £593.68| |2019-10-03|Amazon Web Services| | £58.78| £534.90| |2019-10-06|Meetup fee (6 month)| | £87.89| £447.01| |2019-10-15|Webserver meetup donations| £11.00| | £458.01| |2019-11-04|Amazon Web Services| | £85.54| £372.47| |2019-12-03|Amazon Web Services| | £82.83| £289.64| |2020-01-03|Amazon Web Services| | £74.59| £215.05| |2020-02-03|Amazon Web Services| | £67.92| £147.13| |2020-03-01|Private donation| £1,000.00| | £1,147.13| |2020-03-03|Amazon Web Services| | £62.68| £1,084.45| |2020-03-10|Webserver meetup donations| £8.00| | £1,092.45| |2020-04-03|Amazon Web Services| | £69.69| £1,022.76| |2020-04-06|Meetup fee (6 month)| | £88.41| £934.35| |2020-05-03|Amazon Web Services| | £82.04| £852.31| |2020-06-02|Amazon Web Services| | £114.30| £738.01| |2020-07-03|Amazon Web Services| | £98.92| £639.09| |2020-08-03|Amazon Web Services| | £75.91| £563.18| |2020-09-03|Amazon Web Services| | £73.98| £489.20| |2020-10-03|Amazon Web Services| | £80.49| £408.71| |2020-10-05|Meetup fee (6 month)| | £84.06| £324.65| |2020-11-03|Amazon Web Services| | £78.20| £246.45| |2020-12-03|Amazon Web Services| | £74.30| £172.15| |2021-01-08|2000 flyers (vistaprint)| | £30.91| £141.24| |2021-01-01|Amazon Web Services| | £74.82| £66.42| |2021-02-01|Private donation| £1,000.00| | £1,066.42| |2021-02-05|Amazon Web Services| | £77.98| £988.44| |2021-03-03|Amazon Web Services| | £72.74| £915.70| |2021-04-02|Meetup fee (6 month)| | £78.15| £837.55| |2021-04-03|Amazon Web Services| | £79.29| £758.26| |2021-05-03|Amazon Web Services| | £75.60| £682.66| |2021-05-04|glasgow.social domain registration (2 years)| | £57.56| £625.10| |2021-06-03|Amazon Web Services| | £81.01| £544.09| |2021-07-03|Amazon Web Services| | £83.72| £460.37| |2021-08-03|Amazon Web Services| | £83.09| £377.28| |2021-09-03|Amazon Web Services| | £83.86| £293.42| |2021-10-03|Amazon Web Services| | £84.28| £209.14| |2021-10-07|Meetup fee (6 month)| | £79.76| £129.38| |2021-11-03|Amazon Web Services| | £85.89| £43.49| |2021-11-05|Private donation| £1,000.00| | £1,043.49| |2021-11-25|Marketing labels (self printed)| | £7.95| £1,035.54| |2021-12-03|Amazon Web Services| | £86.48| £949.06| |2021-12-23|Marketing labels (self printed)| | £7.65| £941.41| |2022-01-03|Amazon Web Services| | £81.06| £860.35| |2022-02-03|Amazon Web Services| | £80.91| £779.44| |2022-02-21|Command line meetup donations| £8.00| | £787.44| |2022-03-03|Amazon Web Services| | £76.68| £710.76| |2022-03-21|Command line meetup donations| £10.00| | £720.76| |2022-04-01|Amazon Web Services| | £83.42| £637.34| |2022-04-02|Meetup fee (6 month)| | £82.45| £554.89| |2022-05-03|Amazon Web Services| | £87.49| £467.40| |2022-06-01|Private donation| £1,000.00| | £1,467.40| |2022-06-03|Amazon Web Services| | £111.47| £1,355.93| |2022-07-03|Amazon Web Services| | £121.55| £1,234.38| |2022-08-05|Amazon Web Services| | £123.67| £1,110.71| |2022-09-01|Amazon Web Services| | £127.66| £983.05| |2022-10-02|Amazon Web Services| | £130.80| £852.25| |2022-10-04|Meetup fee (6 month)| | £95.87| £756.38| |2022-10-05|Meetup fee (6 month)| | £75.01| £681.37| |2022-11-03|Amazon Web Services| | £128.63| £552.74| |2022-12-05|Amazon Web Services| | £396.28| £156.46| |2023-01-04|Liberapay and Paypal online donations (14th Nov - 3rd Jan)| £991.07| | £1,147.53| |2023-01-04|Amazon Web Services| | £542.95| £604.58| |2023-02-04|Amazon Web Services| | £475.97| £128.61| |2023-02-04|Private donation| £1,000.00| | £1,128.61| |2023-03-04|Amazon Web Services| | £472.92| £655.69| |2023-04-01|Liberapay and Paypal online donations (4th Jan - 1st Apr)| £532.82| | £1,188.51| |2023-04-04|Amazon Web Services| | £486.72| £701.79| |2023-04-05|Meetup fee (6 month)| | £87.15| £614.64| |2023-05-01|Liberapay and Paypal online donations (Apr 2023)| £54.10| | £668.74| |2023-05-04|Amazon Web Services| | £522.42| £146.32| |2023-06-01|Liberapay and Paypal online donations (May 2023)| £264.41| | £410.73| |2023-06-01|Private donation| £1,000.00| | £1,410.73| |2023-06-04|Amazon Web Services| | £540.15| £870.58| |2023-07-01|Liberapay and Paypal online donations (Jun 2023)| £128.04| | £998.62| |2023-07-04|Amazon Web Services| | £554.42| £444.20| |2023-08-01|Liberapay and Paypal online donations (Jul 2023)| £57.41| | £501.61| |2023-08-04|Amazon Web Services| | £601.99| -£100.38| |2023-09-01|Liberapay and Paypal online donations (Aug 2023)| £165.92| | £65.54| |2023-09-01|Private donation| £1,000.00| | £1,065.54| |2023-09-04|Amazon Web Services| | £609.09| £456.45| |2023-10-01|Liberapay and Paypal online donations (Sep 2023)| £63.06| | £519.51| |2023-10-04|Amazon Web Services| | £552.64| -£33.13| |2023-11-01|Liberapay and Paypal online donations (Oct 2023)| £37.59| | £4.46| |2023-11-04|Amazon Web Services| | £479.68| -£475.22| |2023-12-01|Liberapay and Paypal online donations (Nov 2023)| £339.96| | -£135.26| |2023-12-01|Private donation| £1,000.00| | £864.74| |2023-12-04|Amazon Web Services| | £436.78| £427.96| |2024-01-01|Liberapay and Paypal online donations (Dec 2023)| £52.73| | £480.69| |2024-01-01|Private donation| £1,000.00| | £1,480.69| |2024-01-04|Amazon Web Services| | £447.53| £1,033.16| ===== Operating costs ===== ^Description^Cost^Monthly^ |Meetup charges|2x$89.99/6 months| £26.44 | |Amazon webservices (email, [[https://lemmy.glasgow.social|Lemmy]], [[Matrix]], [[https://glasgow.social|Mastodon]], [[IRC]], [[https://wiki.glasgow.social|Wiki]] and our monitoring systems)|approx $550/month| £485.00 | |Domain charge|£29.99/year| £2.50 | |Backup Zen business line|£25.20/month| £25.20 | ^Total^^ £539.14^