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<p>Hi all,<br>
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Final Bug Smash Fund campaign update: in August, we raised
$106,709 that we will earmark for finding and fixing bugs +
performing maintenance! About 60% of the total raised came in
through cryptocurrency.<br>
<br>
We're very happy that despite the challenges brought on by
COVID-19, and the cancellation of in-person events where the
majority of our donations were received in 2019's Bug Smash Fund
campaign, we were able to meet *and* surpass our goal.<br>
<br>
Thank you for everything you did to help spread the word about
this campaign. It made a huge impact. For more, you can read our
closing blog post:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://blog.torproject.org/tor-bug-smash-fund-2020-106K-raised">https://blog.torproject.org/tor-bug-smash-fund-2020-106K-raised</a> <br>
<br>
Al<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Al Smith (they/them)
Fundraising • Communications
The Tor Project</pre>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/11/20 1:18 PM, Al Smith wrote:<br>
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<div id="magicdomid2" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-a-7oz75zz74zz65zo5mxz85zz71zipvz68zz67z">Hi
everybody,</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid3" class="ace-line"><br>
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<div id="magicdomid4" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-a-7oz75zz74zz65zo5mxz85zz71zipvz68zz67z">Update:
The Bug Smash Fund campaign has been live for a little more
than a week now. So far, we’ve raised $15,539 from 397 donors
through the website! </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid5" class="ace-line"><br>
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<div id="magicdomid155" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-a-7oz75zz74zz65zo5mxz85zz71zipvz68zz67z">This
time in the campaign last year, we had raised $8,302 from 294
donors, meaning we’re tracking about $7,237 higher than this
time last year, with an increase of 103 donors. </span><span
class="author-a-lz82zjz73zuopwz66zz82zz78zjbz73zz84z9">Great
progress! </span><span
class="author-a-7oz75zz74zz65zo5mxz85zz71zipvz68zz67z">Thank
you for amplifying this effort, it makes a big difference.</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid7" class="ace-line"><br>
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<div id="magicdomid127" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-a-7oz75zz74zz65zo5mxz85zz71zipvz68zz67z">We’re
still working against the reality that donations at DEF CON
brought in $40K donations last year, and that opportunity just
isn't possible this yea</span><span
class="author-a-lz82zjz73zuopwz66zz82zz78zjbz73zz84z9">r. </span><span
class="author-a-7oz75zz74zz65zo5mxz85zz71zipvz68zz67z">Please
continue to share and spread the word</span><span
class="author-a-lz82zjz73zuopwz66zz82zz78zjbz73zz84z9"> so we
can do our best to make up that gap!</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid9" class="ace-line"><br>
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<div id="magicdomid10" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-a-7oz75zz74zz65zo5mxz85zz71zipvz68zz67z">I’ll
send another update before the end of the campaign. </span></div>
<div id="magicdomid11" class="ace-line"><br>
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<div id="magicdomid12" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-a-7oz75zz74zz65zo5mxz85zz71zipvz68zz67z">Cheers,</span></div>
<div id="magicdomid13" class="ace-line"><span
class="author-a-7oz75zz74zz65zo5mxz85zz71zipvz68zz67z">Al</span></div>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Al Smith (they/them)
Fundraising • Communications
The Tor Project</pre>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/31/20 8:10 AM, Al Smith wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Hello Tor!
Today, the Tor Project is launching our second annual Bug Smash Fund,[1]
a month-long fundraising campaign (7/31 - 8/31). The goal of the Bug
Smash Fund campaign is to raise unrestricted funds that we allocate to
finding and fixing bugs / doing maintenance / and addressing issues that
aren’t flashy or exciting for most funders, but totally necessary for
the health of Tor and all of the third party apps that rely on Tor to
provide privacy, security, and anonymity to their users.
Unrestricted funding, like what we’re raising for the Bug Smash Fund, is
key for the Tor Project to improve our agility and stop relying on the
slow, piecemeal process of grant funding in order to accomplish our
goals and respond to emergent issues.
Last year during our first Bug Smash Fund campaign, we raised $86,081
that we used to close 74 tickets.[2]
In 2019, we were able to allocate all of the donations we raised
in-person at DEF CON to the Bug Smash Fund. That was about $40,000. As
we all know, this year is different, and it will be a big stretch to
meet or exceed the amount we raised last year without this event. So
your help to amplify this campaign could really help make this campaign
a success.
How to help:
-- Tweet about the Bug Smash Fund using the #TorBugSmash and a link to
our launch blog post. Here are some suggested posts.[3]
-- Quote tweet @torproject posts about the Bug Smash Fund with your own
take about why unrestricted funds are so important for the health of Tor.
-- Forward this email to those who might be able to amplify the campaign.
Activities in August to support the Bug Smash Fund campaign:
-- Hosting a second PrivChat event featuring stories about smashing bugs
in software development on (date tbd)
-- Sharing regularly on social media and engaging our friends to amplify
the campaign
-- Sending two emails to previous donors who have not made a donation in
the last 90 days
-- Promoting a new cryptocurrency campaign on Blockchair:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://blockchair.com/donut/tor-project" moz-do-not-send="true">https://blockchair.com/donut/tor-project</a>
If you have any questions about or ideas for the Bug Smash Fund
campaign, please email me or Isabela or <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:grants@torproject.org" moz-do-not-send="true">grants@torproject.org</a>, we would
be happy to talk about it.
Happy Friday,
Al
[1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://blog.torproject.org/tor-bug-smash-fund-2020" moz-do-not-send="true">https://blog.torproject.org/tor-bug-smash-fund-2020</a>
[2] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://blog.torproject.org/tor-bug-smash-fund-2019-final-update" moz-do-not-send="true">https://blog.torproject.org/tor-bug-smash-fund-2019-final-update</a>
[3] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://pad.riseup.net/p/OiWVPFGPw7I9vnX7MnN2" moz-do-not-send="true">https://pad.riseup.net/p/OiWVPFGPw7I9vnX7MnN2</a>
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