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Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14650 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
The link is a recent history of contributions to SETI@home from Donate to SETI@home, but like everything else it's being very slow to pull data from the database at the moment - a symptom of the problem we need to cure through donations. |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
It averages out at nearly $100,000 a year from the public which from 121,780 active users is pretty good support really. A correction to my previous post though, I gave $50 not £50. That averages to $0.833 USD per active user - don't know if I would call that good or not..... Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
It averages out at nearly $100,000 a year from the public which from 121,780 active users is pretty good support really. A correction to my previous post though, I gave $50 not £50. We need more publicity, in a good sense. We darn well need more publicity than CERN because We're actually searching for knowledge outside the narrowness of our human mind! It's really frustrating for a Seti fan to watch all the funds go into the wrong sciences.. rOZZ Music Pictures |
JaundicedEye Send message Joined: 14 Mar 12 Posts: 5375 Credit: 30,870,693 RAC: 1 |
Has there ever been an effort at 'crowd funding'? LOTS of less worthy endeavors are paid for in that manor. A well written proposal might surprise everyone with the results. :D "Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)> |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14650 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
It averages out at nearly $100,000 a year from the public which from 121,780 active users is pretty good support really. A correction to my previous post though, I gave $50 not £50. Or even into the wrong branch of SETI. The whole stalemate between the SETI Institute and SETI@Berkeley - which feels like a standoff between rutting egos - needs to be resolved. Not saying that the SETI Institute approach is wrong, but that there should be scope for both - and a few crumbs from the rich man's table wouldn't go amiss. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22190 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
dg - Periodically the GPUG has raised money for specific hardware. As far as I can see these fund raisers have been quite successful in hitting their targets. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14650 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
Has there ever been an effort at 'crowd funding'? Crowd-funding, just like all previous forms of fund-raising, tends to favour novel start-ups at the cutting edge. Whether you're approaching philanthropic foundations, business corporations, research councils, national or state governments - even wealthy individuals - the response tends to be warmer for 'pilot projects', demonstration schemes, proofs of concept, blue-skies thinking - call it what you like, but ongoing day-to-day management and maintenance of a middle aged research project (15 years is a long time) is much less attractive. Even though I worked professionally in this field before retirement, I don't know what the answer is - and my experience was all in the UK, so not directly applicable to the USA, which I suspect is most likely to fund a project likely to be identified as "one of our own". But it's a question well worth asking, and the more suggestions the merrier - while remembering that the ideal target is a source of reliable, continuing revenue, rather than sudden bursts with lean periods in between. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
It averages out at nearly $100,000 a year from the public which from 121,780 active users is pretty good support really. A correction to my previous post though, I gave $50 not £50. +1 The search for extraterrestrial intelligence should be top priority, if only for the future of our planet. rOZZ Music Pictures |
The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50 |
Has there ever been an effort at 'crowd funding'? What would you call their current approach if not crowdfunding? Those who are interested and can afford it do donate, anyone outside the crunching family is unlikely to be interested. Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
Please let us not spam Eric. The poor man has to put restrictions on his PMs already. Yes the GPUUG had made some very successfull fundraisers in the past, but I am not sure how active they are at the momemt. The best advice I can give you Spud is make a regular monthly donation to Seti and let Team decide where it is most neeeded. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
You have the donation "Green Star" next to your name. Shows you have donated in the last 12 months. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
If you went through this Seti link, you will also get a Letter from UCB thanking you, I have quite a collection over the years :-) The information will also appear at the bottom of your Seti Account page. Thanx for the link Chris! rOZZ Music Pictures |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
Well I've just made my first donation to SETI@Home. I honestly do not think it in its self will make much difference but I hop it helps. Can someone tell me what happens now. I read all the information about getting the Donner badge ECT: but unsure when it will be authorized. or what to expect if anything! Thank you, and welcome to the elite S@H "Green Star" club. While not as prestigious as the coveted Green Jacket awarded by the Augusta National Country Club to winners of "The Masters" golf tournament, it denotes someone who has contributed more than mere computer time to the Seti@Home project. Wear it with pride. Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
If you went through this Seti link, you will also get a Letter from UCB thanking you, I have quite a collection over the years :-) The information will also appear at the bottom of your Seti Account page. I'm soooo glad I can donate to Seti through paypal, thanx GPUUG! rOZZ Music Pictures |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Blurf Send message Joined: 2 Sep 06 Posts: 8962 Credit: 12,678,685 RAC: 0 |
Has there ever been an effort at 'crowd funding'? FYI Bitcoin Utopia recently held a major fundraising effort that raised approx $1,000 via Bitcoin Mining using Boinc. I would think there would be a way to reopen it to keep a steady, sizeable donation coming? |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
We all know the Problems that so ever arise on the SETI DC Project on a frequent basis. How does SETI use its funding. What is the average Donation. How much would it take to pull SETI out the S*** and finally how much is a £50 and separately a £300 donation valued in SETI's eyes. Any and every donation is valued highly. Even if only $10.00, $20.00, or $50.00, that is more than most ever send. Thank you for your contribution, Spud1200. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Akio Send message Joined: 18 May 11 Posts: 375 Credit: 32,129,242 RAC: 0 |
Yes the GPUUG had made some very successfull fundraisers in the past, but I am not sure how active they are at the momemt. And for me this is unfortunate. I usually made my donations when there was an active fundraiser sticky on the forums; for some reason, it always inspired me to donate. That being said, I feel inspired by Spud's perhaps unintentional fundraising trend. Thank you, Spud1200. You gave $50.00 to SETI@home on March 15, 2015 via Visa |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
Yes the GPUUG had made some very successfull fundraisers in the past, but I am not sure how active they are at the momemt. Thank you Akio. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
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