Sample Admin: Raising funds for Freegle - Revision history

Neville Reid: sort key

2025-10-13T21:29:50Z

sort key

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	*[[Freegle Funding Group]]		*[[Freegle Funding Group]]

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Jacky at 13:25, 8 April 2025

2025-04-08T13:25:42Z

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	The above or similar was sent out by a selection of communities in March 2025.		The above or similar was sent out by a selection of communities in March 2025.

			Links:
			*[[Admins]]
			*[[Freegle Funding Group]]

	[[Category:Sample Admins]]		[[Category:Sample Admins]]
	[[Category:Funding]]		[[Category:Funding]]

Jacky at 13:24, 8 April 2025

2025-04-08T13:24:28Z

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			The above or similar was sent out by a selection of communities in March 2025.
	[[Category:Sample Admins]]		[[Category:Sample Admins]]
	[[Category:Funding]]		[[Category:Funding]]

Jacky at 13:22, 8 April 2025

2025-04-08T13:22:38Z

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	$groupname volunteers		$groupname volunteers


	~~Links:~~
	*[[Admins]]
	*[[Freegle Funding Group]]

	[[Category:Sample Admins]]		[[Category:Sample Admins]]
	[[Category:Funding]]		[[Category:Funding]]

Jacky at 13:22, 8 April 2025

2025-04-08T13:22:33Z

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	$groupname volunteers		$groupname volunteers


			Links:
			*[[Admins]]
			*[[Freegle Funding Group]]

	[[Category:Sample Admins]]		[[Category:Sample Admins]]
	[[Category:Funding]]		[[Category:Funding]]

Neville Reid: trim more

2025-04-06T14:25:36Z

trim more

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:25, 6 April 2025
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	;Raising funds for Freegle		;Raising funds for Freegle

	Our members have been extremely generous over the years. Many people have filled their homes with things they couldn’t otherwise afford. We would like to be here for many more years, but times are tough. Freegle, just like many other charities and other organisations, is struggling for funds. Most of the work is done free by hundreds of volunteers, and even our directors work for free, but we do have some unavoidable costs. IT ~~costs are our most expensive things to fund~~, and we are fast running out of cash. We have a brilliant deal with a fantastic hosting company, and the costs of this are covered by specific gifts. However, we also need funds for the IT skills to keep our software going and evolve, the time to keep Freegle in the public eye, and our work to try to get councils to take reuse seriously.		Our members have been extremely generous over the years. Many people have filled their homes with things they couldn’t otherwise afford. We would like to be here for many more years, but times are tough. Freegle, just like many other charities and other organisations, is struggling for funds. Most of the work is done free by hundreds of volunteers, and even our directors work for free, but we do have some unavoidable costs, especially for IT, and we are fast running out of cash. We have a brilliant deal with a fantastic hosting company, and the costs of this are covered by specific gifts. However, we also need funds for the IT skills to keep our software going and evolve, the time to keep Freegle in the public eye, and our work to try to get councils to take reuse seriously.

	We know people are struggling to get by right now and we do understand that not everyone is in a position to help us with donations; yet we have no choice but to go cap in hand and appeal to our members to help us by giving a small donation if you can. Right now Freegle is needed more than ever because of the cost of living crisis and so many are unable to fund the things they need for everyday life, clothes, shoes, baby equipment and more. Essentials that kind Freeglers can and do help with. If you can help us to help them, and keep Freegle going by making a small donation, we would really appreciate every penny. Ongoing monthly donations are especially helpful.		We know people are struggling to get by right now and we do understand that not everyone is in a position to help us with donations; yet we have no choice but to go cap in hand and appeal to our members to help us by giving a small donation if you can. Right now Freegle is needed more than ever because of the cost of living crisis and so many are unable to fund the things they need for everyday life, clothes, shoes, baby equipment and more. Essentials that kind Freeglers can and do help with. If you can help us to help them, and keep Freegle going by making a small donation, we would really appreciate every penny. Ongoing monthly donations are especially helpful.

Neville Reid: also delete "Servers and"

2025-04-06T14:22:34Z

also delete "Servers and"

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:22, 6 April 2025
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	;Raising funds for Freegle		;Raising funds for Freegle

	Our members have been extremely generous over the years. Many people have filled their homes with things they couldn’t otherwise afford. We would like to be here for many more years, but times are tough. Freegle, just like many other charities and other organisations, is struggling for funds. Most of the work is done free by hundreds of volunteers, and even our directors work for free, but we do have some unavoidable costs. ~~Servers and~~ IT costs are our most expensive things to fund, and we are fast running out of cash. We have a brilliant deal with a fantastic hosting company, and the costs of this are covered by specific gifts. However, we also need funds for the IT skills to keep our software going and evolve, the time to keep Freegle in the public eye, and our work to try to get councils to take reuse seriously.		Our members have been extremely generous over the years. Many people have filled their homes with things they couldn’t otherwise afford. We would like to be here for many more years, but times are tough. Freegle, just like many other charities and other organisations, is struggling for funds. Most of the work is done free by hundreds of volunteers, and even our directors work for free, but we do have some unavoidable costs. IT costs are our most expensive things to fund, and we are fast running out of cash. We have a brilliant deal with a fantastic hosting company, and the costs of this are covered by specific gifts. However, we also need funds for the IT skills to keep our software going and evolve, the time to keep Freegle in the public eye, and our work to try to get councils to take reuse seriously.

	We know people are struggling to get by right now and we do understand that not everyone is in a position to help us with donations; yet we have no choice but to go cap in hand and appeal to our members to help us by giving a small donation if you can. Right now Freegle is needed more than ever because of the cost of living crisis and so many are unable to fund the things they need for everyday life, clothes, shoes, baby equipment and more. Essentials that kind Freeglers can and do help with. If you can help us to help them, and keep Freegle going by making a small donation, we would really appreciate every penny. Ongoing monthly donations are especially helpful.		We know people are struggling to get by right now and we do understand that not everyone is in a position to help us with donations; yet we have no choice but to go cap in hand and appeal to our members to help us by giving a small donation if you can. Right now Freegle is needed more than ever because of the cost of living crisis and so many are unable to fund the things they need for everyday life, clothes, shoes, baby equipment and more. Essentials that kind Freeglers can and do help with. If you can help us to help them, and keep Freegle going by making a small donation, we would really appreciate every penny. Ongoing monthly donations are especially helpful.

Neville Reid: in 2025 server costs were fully covered by specific gifts

2025-04-05T16:51:18Z

in 2025 server costs were fully covered by specific gifts

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:51, 5 April 2025
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	;Raising funds for Freegle		;Raising funds for Freegle

	Our members have been extremely generous over the years. Many people have filled their homes with things they couldn’t otherwise afford. We would like to be here for many more years, but times are tough. Freegle, just like many other charities and other organisations, is struggling for funds. Most of the work is done free by hundreds of volunteers, and even our directors work for free, but we do have some unavoidable costs. Servers and IT costs are our most expensive things to fund, and we are fast running out of cash. We have a brilliant deal with a fantastic hosting company, and the costs of this are ~~mostly~~ covered by specific gifts. However, we also need funds for the IT skills to keep our software going and evolve, the time to keep Freegle in the public eye, and our work to try to get councils to take reuse seriously.		Our members have been extremely generous over the years. Many people have filled their homes with things they couldn’t otherwise afford. We would like to be here for many more years, but times are tough. Freegle, just like many other charities and other organisations, is struggling for funds. Most of the work is done free by hundreds of volunteers, and even our directors work for free, but we do have some unavoidable costs. Servers and IT costs are our most expensive things to fund, and we are fast running out of cash. We have a brilliant deal with a fantastic hosting company, and the costs of this are covered by specific gifts. However, we also need funds for the IT skills to keep our software going and evolve, the time to keep Freegle in the public eye, and our work to try to get councils to take reuse seriously.

	We know people are struggling to get by right now and we do understand that not everyone is in a position to help us with donations; yet we have no choice but to go cap in hand and appeal to our members to help us by giving a small donation if you can. Right now Freegle is needed more than ever because of the cost of living crisis and so many are unable to fund the things they need for everyday life, clothes, shoes, baby equipment and more. Essentials that kind Freeglers can and do help with. If you can help us to help them, and keep Freegle going by making a small donation, we would really appreciate every penny. Ongoing monthly donations are especially helpful.		We know people are struggling to get by right now and we do understand that not everyone is in a position to help us with donations; yet we have no choice but to go cap in hand and appeal to our members to help us by giving a small donation if you can. Right now Freegle is needed more than ever because of the cost of living crisis and so many are unable to fund the things they need for everyday life, clothes, shoes, baby equipment and more. Essentials that kind Freeglers can and do help with. If you can help us to help them, and keep Freegle going by making a small donation, we would really appreciate every penny. Ongoing monthly donations are especially helpful.

Neville Reid: server costs are mostly covered

2025-04-05T16:23:51Z

server costs are mostly covered

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:23, 5 April 2025
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	;Raising funds for Freegle		;Raising funds for Freegle

	Our members have been extremely generous over the years. Many people have filled their homes with things they couldn’t otherwise afford. We would like to be here for many more years, but times are tough. Freegle, just like many other charities and other organisations, is struggling for funds. Most of the work is done free by hundreds of volunteers, and even our directors work for free, but we do have some unavoidable costs. Servers and IT costs are our most expensive things to fund, and we are fast running out of cash. We have a brilliant deal with a fantastic hosting company, ~~but we still need funds to pay for that – sending hundreds~~ of ~~thousands of emails daily does not come free~~. We also need funds for the IT skills to keep our software going and evolve, the time to keep Freegle in the public eye, and our work to try to get councils to take reuse seriously.		Our members have been extremely generous over the years. Many people have filled their homes with things they couldn’t otherwise afford. We would like to be here for many more years, but times are tough. Freegle, just like many other charities and other organisations, is struggling for funds. Most of the work is done free by hundreds of volunteers, and even our directors work for free, but we do have some unavoidable costs. Servers and IT costs are our most expensive things to fund, and we are fast running out of cash. We have a brilliant deal with a fantastic hosting company, and the costs of this are mostly covered by specific gifts. However, we also need funds for the IT skills to keep our software going and evolve, the time to keep Freegle in the public eye, and our work to try to get councils to take reuse seriously.

	We know people are struggling to get by right now and we do understand that not everyone is in a position to help us with donations; ~~however,~~ we have no choice but to go cap in hand and appeal to our members to help us by giving a small donation if you can. Right now Freegle is needed more than ever because of the cost of living crisis and so many are unable to fund the things they need for everyday life, clothes, shoes, baby equipment and more. Essentials that kind Freeglers can and do help with. If you can help us to help them, and keep Freegle going by making a small donation, we would really appreciate every penny. Ongoing monthly donations are especially helpful.		We know people are struggling to get by right now and we do understand that not everyone is in a position to help us with donations; yet we have no choice but to go cap in hand and appeal to our members to help us by giving a small donation if you can. Right now Freegle is needed more than ever because of the cost of living crisis and so many are unable to fund the things they need for everyday life, clothes, shoes, baby equipment and more. Essentials that kind Freeglers can and do help with. If you can help us to help them, and keep Freegle going by making a small donation, we would really appreciate every penny. Ongoing monthly donations are especially helpful.

	Here’s where to donate if you can:		Here’s where to donate if you can:

Neville Reid: create sample Admin based on https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/raising-some-cash/8476

2025-04-05T13:35:03Z

create sample Admin based on https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/t/raising-some-cash/8476

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This is a sample [[Admins|Admin message]] you can use to send to your community.

;Raising funds for Freegle

Our members have been extremely generous over the years. Many people have filled their homes with things they couldn’t otherwise afford. We would like to be here for many more years, but times are tough. Freegle, just like many other charities and other organisations, is struggling for funds. Most of the work is done free by hundreds of volunteers, and even our directors work for free, but we do have some unavoidable costs. Servers and IT costs are our most expensive things to fund, and we are fast running out of cash. We have a brilliant deal with a fantastic hosting company, but we still need funds to pay for that – sending hundreds of thousands of emails daily does not come free. We also need funds for the IT skills to keep our software going and evolve, the time to keep Freegle in the public eye, and our work to try to get councils to take reuse seriously.

We know people are struggling to get by right now and we do understand that not everyone is in a position to help us with donations; however, we have no choice but to go cap in hand and appeal to our members to help us by giving a small donation if you can. Right now Freegle is needed more than ever because of the cost of living crisis and so many are unable to fund the things they need for everyday life, clothes, shoes, baby equipment and more. Essentials that kind Freeglers can and do help with. If you can help us to help them, and keep Freegle going by making a small donation, we would really appreciate every penny. Ongoing monthly donations are especially helpful.

Here’s where to donate if you can:

https://www.ilovefreegle.org/donate

Thank you to anyone who can help us and to all those who have donated in the past. Freegle could not exist without you.

$groupname volunteers

[[Category:Sample Admins]]
[[Category:Funding]]