-- Al Smith (they/them) Fundraising Director The Tor Project https://www.torproject.org | http://2gzyxa5ihm7nsggfxnu52rck2vv4rvmdlkiu3zzui5du4xyclen53wid.onion/ On 8/2/21 3:33 PM, Al Smith wrote: > > Hello Tor! > > Today, the Tor Project is launching our *third* annual *Bug Smash > Fund*,[1] a month-long fundraising campaign (8/1 - 8/31). The goal of > the Bug Smash Fund campaign is to raise unrestricted funds that we > allocate to finding and fixing bugs / doing maintenance / and > addressing issues that aren’t flashy or exciting for most funders, but > totally necessary for the health of Tor and all of the third-party > apps that rely on Tor to provide privacy, security, and anonymity to > their users. > > Unrestricted funding, like what we’re raising for the Bug Smash Fund, > is key for the Tor Project to improve our agility and stop relying on > the slow, piecemeal process of grant funding in order to accomplish > our goals and respond to emergent issues. > > _*In the last two years, we’ve used the Bug Smash Fund to close 370 > tickets*_ ranging from anti-censorship development, onion services > changes, improvements to documentation, Tor Browser UX changes, and > creating tooling for development. We posted two updates over the past > year where you can read more about what we were able to do with this > fund.[2][3] > > We need your help to amplify the campaign! > > How to help: > > * Tweet about the Bug Smash Fund using the #TorBugSmash and a link > to our launch blog post. > * Quote tweet @torproject posts about the Bug Smash Fund with your > own take about why unrestricted funds are so important for the > health of Tor. > * Forward this email to those who might be able to amplify the campaign. > > How you can contribute: > > * Make a one-time donation https://donate.torproject.org/ (and get > swag like Tor stickers and t-shirts in return) > * Donate in ten different cryptocurrencies > https://donate.torproject.org/cryptocurrency/ > * Become a monthly donor and your own Defenders of Privacy patch > https://donate.torproject.org/monthly-giving/ > * Make a contribution of $1,000 and join the major donor group > Champions of Privacy > https://donate.torproject.org/champions-of-privacy/ > * Transfer your Open Collective gift card > https://opencollective.com/thetorproject > > If you have any questions about or ideas for the Bug Smash Fund > campaign, please email me or Isabela or grants@torproject.org, we > would be happy to discuss. > > Thanks everyone! > > Al > > [1] https://blog.torproject.org/tor-bug-smash-fund-2021 > [2] https://blog.torproject.org/tor-bug-smash-fund-2020-final-update > [3] https://blog.torproject.org/tor-bug-smash-fund-yr2-progress > > -- > Al Smith (they/them) > Fundraising • Communications > The Tor Project > https://www.torproject.org | > http://2gzyxa5ihm7nsggfxnu52rck2vv4rvmdlkiu3zzui5du4xyclen53wid.onion/