Craiolia

Since I'm the EA in the group, let me snoop around about Canadian Tax rules as it applies to using crowd sourcing.  I will also look into rules around setting up an account and implications (Can I set it up and admin it, or will Winnie need to do it?  Are there rules about cross border ownership of a funding source etc)
I am in meetings all of Thursday evening and overnight into Friday evening.  So any serious research will be done over the weekend, with a significant break for corned beef and cabbage and Jameson (You can keep your Guinness)  : )    I will have a better handle on any legal/tax implications by Monday.  Which will leave us with the more difficult, sticky issues involving human beings and their silly emotions.

And we're back....gotta give the guys are Wholesale Internet a big shoutout.  Put a ticket in and they had me up and going on a KVM within 20 minutes of me borking the OS upgrade.
 
*BORK BORK BORK* [/Svedish Chef!]

We are not looking for a new forum.  Unless Winnie says to hell with us, I never want to change our arrangement.  Frankly, having come from the days when forums were a risky place to reveal your IP, Winnie is the only person in the whole of NS I trust to be objective about forum/server ownership.  So logistically, we are only talking about a means to get donations to pay for the forum/server as it exists now.  It is a question of 1) how do we fairly collect donations, 2) how do we honestly and fairly get those donations either into Winnie's hands to pay the bills or into an account that directly pays for things.
When I spoke of a platform above, I meant one of those crowd sourcing platforms...  the names of which escape me now.  Charities use them all the time for donations.  We just have to figure out how to do it.  And we have to figure out a way to be transparent about it.  Some sort of accounting report delivered to the contributors maybe?  I dunno.  Just brain storming here.
We will need Winnie's input to know how much we need to break even and if he would feel more comfortable with any of this.
 
Edit:  Did a little research.  https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/crowd-funding/8-crowdfunding-sites-which-is-best-for-you/
My favorite thus far is..
6. GoGetFunding
GoGetFunding may be a site you’ve heard less about despite the fact that it’s been around since 2011. But, it’s another great option, particularly for those who are looking for some flexibility in terms of the projects they can fundraise for. Additionally, GoGetFunding allows fundraisers to keep the money raised—whether they meet their target or not.
Who It’s Good For: GoGetFunding empowers users to raise funds for any cause—whether it’s business-related, personal or for a nonprofit.
What It Costs: GoGetFunding charges a fee of 6.9%, which sounds high when compared with the others. However, it’s worth noting that this fee includes both the platform fee and the payment processing fee—making this one a bit more cost-effective than most of the other options out there.
 
 

I don’t really have an idea of how to do it, but RocketHub or Patreon might work for fundraising.

Hi there TWP o/
I'm W&S. Some of you know me, others don't, but I'm a soon-to-be-stateless gameplayer who's taken up residence in TWP recently and I realized I hadn't made a forum account here yet. https://www.nationstates.net/nation=twpaf_temp_worker is my nation in TWP. More on the name below :P 
A little about me for those who don't know me so well:
My main nation is Witchcraft and Sorcery and I usually go by W&S or WS or whatever variant of that you please. I just celebrated (or rather completely forgot) my sixth anniversary playing NS on February first. Most of that time has been spent in 10000 Islands, where I've been a senator, dean of the university, and tactical officer of TITO among other things. I also spent a year and a half in the Grey Wardens before returning to 10ki. Right now though I'm in the process of leaving 10ki, this time likely for good as my military ideas have shifted well away from what 10ki stands for. 
What the heckee am I doing here?
Just chilling for now, honestly. I've become friendly with a lot of people in TWP's government over the last couple of years. Badger, Dali, Rigel, Ark, and I've had pleasant interactions with a lot more. Y'all are cool and I'm happy to be here ^_^

Oh Great Admin, would you please mask @Craiolia as a citizen?
Thanks!