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Finally did my end of year donation spree today. This time of year there's often matching campaigns or the like.

I know it's been a rough year for many and being able to donate to things is a privilege. If you can't donate to causes, just try and be kind.

I'm gonna highlight some of the groups/causes I donated to in this thread. Perhaps it will inspire others.

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I donated to #eff as I think they do great work trying keep our internet free. They also have nice things like privacybadger extension. Check them out. They do hope to unlock matching funds if they get enough members before the year ends.

supporters.eff.org/donate/year…


Stand Together to Protect Democracy

Donate in 2025 and you’ll help EFF receive bonus grants. Support digital privacy and free speech!
Electronic Frontier Foundation
#eff
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I donated to @conservancy
I think they also do important work supporting lots of free software projects, managing legal waters and supporting software freedom. They are also fighting the good fight to make sure the GPL is actually enforceable.

They do have a match in effect now until jan 15th.

sfconservancy.org/sustainer/

Support Conservancy!

Software freedom is critical to many of today’s most pressing social issues, but it’s only effective when FOSS is for everyone. Support Conservancy today to help make that happen!
Software Freedom Conservancy
@Software Freedom Conservancy
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I also this year donated to the internet archive. I think people tend to just take them for granted, that they will always be there archiving our internet history, but if we don't support them, they won't be. ;(

They provide the wayback machine, sooo many old archives of things (recently I found all the old dragon magazines are available there).

archive.org/donate

Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

archive.org
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I gave to #propublica

The media in my country is poor and getting worse. propublica has been doing actual news reporting, things that no one else is willing to do and speaking truth to power.

give.propublica.org/campaign/7…


Donate to ProPublica

Donate today to support ProPublica's singular mission: to produce deep-dive, well-researched, nonpartisan journalism that spurs real-world change.
give.propublica.org
#propublica
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Finally some local places to me:

Heartland Humane. The local no kill animal shelter. This is a vital local service. heartlandhumane.org/

Philomath community food bank. With all
(gestures) "this", people are depending on food banks more than ever. philomathcommunityservices.org…


Heartland Humane Society | Compassionate Animal Care Since 1966

Heartland Humane Society provides adoptions, lost pet resources, low-cost services, and humane education in Benton County. Join us in supporting pets today!
Heartland Humane Society
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Finally finally. 😄 I have some monthly donations (patreon, librepay, etc).

Two I would like to shout out:

Friends of #gnome Started a monthly bit to help them out. I use gnome all the time and it's gotten so great:

blogs.gnome.org/foundation/202…

and #techdirt They do a great job reporting on legal / free speach / tech intersections. See techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-te…


Join Friends of GNOME

This post was contributed by the Fundraising Committee from the GNOME Foundation. This week we are launching an end-of-year fundraising campaign with a simple goal: to reach 1,500 Friends of GNOME...
mariamaj (GNOME Foundation)
#gnome #techdirt
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