Wanted to get some feedback, hope you can take the time to reply
Over the past years we have asked for donations to make the task of running the site easier and we have chosen a hosting service that ensures the best possible up time and site availability. The donation 'drives' have been sometimes successful and sometimes less so.
The ads do provide some income and would be enough, or close to enough, if the hosting costs were lower. But lower hosting costs mean more downtime.
I am looking at a new option for donations. There is a site is called chipin at
http://www.chipin.com/overview
After (If) I sign up I add a box to page here and it is one way for anybody to donate safely (it is used on many sites without problems) using the usual methods of paypal or credit cardand any amount and it shows how much has been raised too.
What do you all think?