Hi!<br><br> I've been wanting to make a monthly donation to OSGrid.org but for the last several months (as far back as I can recall) the site has shown a static "Funding at 58% of Target" and not changed whatsoever. I find that extremely hard to believe. Is OSGrid simply lying and maintaining that 58% donation figure for months on end to compel people to donate? for all I know at this point, they may be receiving thousands in donations per month, but of course, without transparency, that is impossible to identify.<br>
<br> I regularly donate money to open source projects I have an interest in, but only when their donation requests are transparent and clear. On OSGrid's donation page, they state their target is $250.00 per month. I just find it very hard to believe that, with the thousands of users and connected regions they are still only getting about $150 per month without any changes in that contribution level all through the summer and fall.<br>
<br> I have the suspicion that others who would like to donate as well are turned off by the seemingly forever static contribution coverage percentage. If I saw even a little fluctuation I'd at least know there is some variability in contributions and I'd not hesitate to offer a monthly contribution via PayPal.<br>
<br> Heck, even if they said that contributions were at 100% but that they could always make use of more money, even if for personal compensation to those working on the project, I'd not have the slightest problem with that. I have no reservations about making a donation that the recipient pockets - as long as they are actively contributing to the project in some manner.<br>
<br> But for now I'm donating my money to other groups while OSGrid.org maintains their contributions as only 58% of their meager $250/month goal...<br><br>- Len W. brown<br> <a href="mailto:lenwbrown@gmail.com">lenwbrown@gmail.com</a> <br>