Donations
Œuvre
Name : Group of mendicant friars
Author : James Wylie
Engraver : H.C.S
Date : 1870
Type : Engraving on paper
Source : in L’histoire du protestantisme bs. Princeton Theological Seminary Library 
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✒ We prioritise the use of donations according to the following levels :
● Unavoidable expenses: donations are primarily allocated to paying for and improving the server (Shared server Infomaniak, payment at the end of June, beginning of July) hosting the encyclopedia.
● Operating expenses: secondly, in addition to this fixed cost, several indirect expenses are generated by our activity in order to produce high-quality content. We must, on the one hand, occasionally travel with all the associated expenses that this may imply, and on the other hand, purchase or replace equipment, including books and, more opportunistically, photographic or computer equipment.
● Compensation for participants: finally, a number of people contribute their time, energy, and skills to the project. In the event of a surplus, donations may be used to offer compensation to regular contributors. Additionally, larger-scale projects may incur more significant expenses, and in the absence of collaborators with the required skills, we cannot rule out the need to occasionally hire professionals.
✒ To make a donation, we have two payment methods :
● The first method is by bank card and SEPA direct debit, via the association Liberapay, which uses the online payment platform Stripe.
↳ The principles of this French association align, in many respects, with the philosophy we defend, particularly through its non-profit nature (the fees related to the banking operator of around 3% are, of course, unavoidable), the flexibility left to the donor, and an open-source code. For the donor, only a Liberapay account is required, and several tools allow them to manage their donations in the best possible way.
● The second method involves the most well-known cryptocurrency, namely Bitcoin. This method also seems to respect many of our ethical imperatives.
↳ Depending on the feedback we receive, we will consider the possibility of extending the payment methods to other cryptocurrencies.
Version: 2.0 (eng.ver.: 1.0)
Upd : 18/10/2024 (eng.ver: June 7, 2024)