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Hello Tor!<br>
<br>
Today, the Tor Project is launching our *third* annual <b>Bug Smash
Fund</b>,[1] a month-long fundraising campaign (8/1 - 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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
<u><b>In the last two years, we’ve used the Bug Smash Fund to close
370 tickets</b></u> ranging from anti-censorship development,
onion services changes, improvements to documentation, Tor Browser
UX changes, and creating tooling for development. We posted two
updates over the past year where you can read more about what we
were able to do with this fund.[2][3]<br>
<br>
We need your help to amplify the campaign!<br>
<br>
How to help:<br>
<ul>
<li>Tweet about the Bug Smash Fund using the #TorBugSmash and a
link to our launch blog post.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>Forward this email to those who might be able to amplify the
campaign.</li>
</ul>
<p>How you can contribute:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://donate.torproject.org/">Make a one-time
donation</a> (and get swag like Tor stickers and t-shirts in
return)</li>
<li><a href="https://donate.torproject.org/cryptocurrency/">Donate
in ten different cryptocurrencies</a></li>
<li><a href="https://donate.torproject.org/monthly-giving/">Become
a monthly donor and your own Defenders of Privacy patch</a></li>
<li><a href="https://donate.torproject.org/champions-of-privacy/">Make
a contribution of $1,000 and join the major donor group
Champions of Privacy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://opencollective.com/thetorproject">Transfer
your Open Collective gift card</a></li>
</ul>
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">grants@torproject.org</a>, we
would be happy to discuss.<br>
<br>
Thanks everyone!<br>
<br>
Al<br>
<br>
[1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://blog.torproject.org/tor-bug-smash-fund-2021">https://blog.torproject.org/tor-bug-smash-fund-2021</a><br>
[2] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://blog.torproject.org/tor-bug-smash-fund-2020-final-update">https://blog.torproject.org/tor-bug-smash-fund-2020-final-update</a><br>
[3] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://blog.torproject.org/tor-bug-smash-fund-yr2-progress">https://blog.torproject.org/tor-bug-smash-fund-yr2-progress</a><br>
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Al Smith (they/them)
Fundraising • Communications
The Tor Project
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