Dear
Readers:
As
you know, Raw Story works hard to bring you the news and
information so critical in understanding the world in which
we live. Raw Story is proud of its original investigative
reporting work as well as its dedication to bringing to
you the most important news from around the world.
Raw
Readers know that the majority of our funds come from the
advertising pop-up and banner ads that we have posted on
the site. Those ads, as annoying as they are to all of you
(we have heard your complaints), only really cover the cost
of the site up-keep and hosting, an editor, with some to
spare for our news editor and one researcher.
The
little that our news staffers make goes back into researching
stories because we pay for our own research, phone bills,
and some cases travel. We would like to be able to pay our
staff something for their hard work and we would like to
hire additional staff to help make Raw Story become even
better.
If
you value the work that we do and if you feel we are helping
to keep you informed, we ask that you kindly help keep Raw
Story going by contributing.
Who
Donates What?
- If
you are a company and wish to help with equipment and/or
software donations, please contact John Byrne at editor@rawstory.com.
In particular, we have no laptops, which makes it difficult
to cover events live.
- If
you are a service provider and wish to donate services
such as broadband/T1 lines, research subscriptions, phone
cards, etc., please contact John Byrne at editor@rawstory.com
- If
you are an individual, please see the FAQ below.
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| FAQ
of Why, How, What, And All of that Good Stuff |
| How
do I donate? |
You may
use the PayPal link below for credit card, debit card, and
direct bank transactions. Just click on the paypal link below
and you will be directed to the donation page. |
| What
if I don't have or want to use a credit card or paypal? |
You may
use our mailing address, also listed below. Checks are non-refundable. |
| Is
this tax deductible? |
No, this
is not tax deductible. |
| How
much do you want/need to raise and what do you need it for? |
Well,
it would be easier to list what we don't need. We don't
have a figure on how much we "want/need" to raise.
We recently did a great fundraiser that has created a fund
to pay our news staff and our researchers for several months.
We don't
know what to ask for, but we know that our two journalists
have been working almost 24/7 with little pay; our research
budget is slim, so we don't have enough exclusive content
as we'd like; our site needs a serious overhaul; some of
our staff still have Windows 98; we phone bills; and so
forth. In other words, we end up volunteering a lot of our
time to bring as much as possible to you. Any help is appreciated. |
| I
have no way of helping financially, is there something I can
do? |
We
rely on the kindness of volunteers greatly. While we are
in fact looking for researchers, PR help, and administrative
help, this particular request is not for staffers, volunteers.
That
said, you can, however, help by spreading the word of the
fundraiser, getting word out about Raw Story, and by simply
being supportive of our work. |
| Will
this fundraiser pay for the hiring more writers? |
We would
first like to pay the writers that we do have at least a minimum
wage. But yes, if we raise enough, then one of the things
we want to do is hire a few more writers, an additional full
time researcher, and a business person to manage the stuff
that we writers don't have a clue about. |
| How
much should I donate? |
Whatever
you feel comfortable donating is fine. We appreciate everything
and anything you can do or donate. |
| What
if I have additional questions? |
Contact
Muriel Kane. |
Donate
Here |
| Donate
via Paypal to use your credit card, debit card, checking account,
etc. Donations of $75 or more can be paired with a t-shirt,
though we'd prefer you just buy the t-shirt separately to
help us out. |
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wish to send a check, please do so to using the address at
right |
Raw
Story
C/O Donations
PO Box 398091
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