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Re: Ask HN: What projects do you donate to?

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Post by leo_dard »

Supporting a project doesn't always mean donating money; contributions can take many forms.

You can offer your time, coding skills, feedback, design expertise, or simply help by spreading the word. In a world overflowing with information, visibility is a valuable form of support.

Choosing to boycott what doesn't align with your values is often underappreciated but can be very impactful.

Personally, I prefer to reshare and promote the projects I believe in. It's not about financial contributions—it's about increasing their reach. Sometimes, that's what makes the most significant impact.

Here are a few projects worth highlighting: Monero, ProtonMail, Briar.

Re: Ask HN: What projects do you donate to?

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Post by remram »

internet_points wrote: post #219

I have donated to some open source stuff (GIMP, Wikipedia, Qalculate, Firefox, Signal, Magit), though irregularly. More regularly things like Unicef UNRWA SaveTheChildren Greenpeace Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders Amnesty

I don't think there is a way to donate to Firefox unfortunately. Donations to Mozilla explicitly do not go towards browser development.

Re: Ask HN: What projects do you donate to?

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Post by dorfsmay »

dmoy wrote: post #59
brudgers wrote: post #4

Food banks.

Yea this. I don't think I've donated to anything that wasn't either food banks or food distribution networks (the layer on top of the food banks) in like a decade+. If you don't count occasional neighbor/friend cancer-charity-run things. There's a lot of hungry people in the US. I grew up going to elementary school with a lot of kids who didn't eat much at home (free breakfast and lunch at school), and the results ar…

One doesn't prevent the other. I intentionally split (not equally) my donations between local/international help to basic human needs, so local shelters and food banks but also Amnesty, normal local politics and targetted philosophical (local provincial party, EFF), some techs that have a huge impact to many people, Thunderbird, Signal etc..

Re: Ask HN: What projects do you donate to?

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Post by pgl »

nfriedly wrote: post #210

This is my current list of monthly donations, loosely organized: Content creators - Sci Show https://www.youtube.com/scishow - Escape Artists (short fiction podcasts) https://escapeartists.net/ - Technology Connections https://www.youtube.com/technologyconnections - The Bible Project https://bibleproject.com/ - Liliputing https://liliputing.com/ - Radiotopia (99% Invisible & other podcasts) https://www.radiotopia.fm/…

Thanks! You're the best.
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