Does this also apply to already existing monthly recurring donations?
EFF has 2x matching donations until Dec 17th
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Re: EFF has 2x matching donations until Dec 17th
#22I realised recently that while I have strongly held opinions on the erosion of civil liberties, I was doing functionally nothing to support them apart from getting angry and debating with people on message boards.
So, anyway, I've just donated to this and a couple of other important organisations. If people with decent jobs and no kids (which I imagine comprises a noticeable fraction of this site) can't act to support our beliefs, how can we seriously expect change?
Re: EFF has 2x matching donations until Dec 17th
#23This is not 2x matching. This is just plain and simple matching. You donate 50, they get a total of 100 - 50 from you, and 50 from the donor. Yes, the total amount they receive is 2x, but the matched amount is 1x. I sound pedantic but it's because this is in stark contrast to the Internet Archive's "3x matching" through the end of the month, in which if you donate 50 they receive a total of 200, because the matching…
Agree, but you're only criticising the submitter, not EFF. There's no mention of "2x matching" on the page; it only says "you receive a 2x powerup," which is accurate. There's no ambiguity and the page clearly says "donate x, with matching EFF will receive 2x" on the form.
Re: EFF has 2x matching donations until Dec 17th
#24I know that it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things, and that given the awesome work they are doing, this is worth the hassle. But I'd like to make a comment concerning the payment method. Last week I make my very first donation to Wikipedia. How did it happen? I saw the usual banner, and then, one of the payment options was Amazon. So I entered an amount, clicked the "pay with amazon", and was done. No entering my credit card, filling out forms, or anything. Zero friction. Amazon style. At this moment I realized that the reason why I hadn't donated before isn't that I didn't think the cause was worthy, but simply that the perceived hassle outweighed my desire to give. They removed that friction, they got my money.
So again, given the work they are doing, that's no excuse for not donating. But still, I wonder if that would boost the donations..