City Council Cipher Posted January 27 City Council Share Posted January 27 Hello everyone! As always with these posts, I’d like to drop a quick reminder that there are more ways to support Homecoming than just through donations. For a general overview of the different ways you can help Homecoming, check out this thread. Homecoming operates in a non-profit capacity* and accepts donations from the community each month to cover its operating expenses. These donation windows typically open on the last Saturday of each month, around 13:00 EST, and are automatically closed once the goal for the month has been reached. Any funds remaining at the end of each month are put towards our expenses for the following month. In the event that our expenses exceed our estimated costs for the month, the difference will be included in the donation goal for the following month. If you wish to donate, you may do so here. The donation window for next month is open as of the time of this post and will automatically close once the goal is met. Thank you for your continued support! * Homecoming is a Delaware registered Limited Liability Company, not a non-profit organization, and donations made to Homecoming are not tax deductible. Last Month: January 2024 We have had some additional expenses related to restructuring around the City Council, updating our legal documentation, and the SQL host hardware upgrades which were not in the goal for the January donation window. Some of these have been paid already out of the contingency fund, and some will be paid in February. In both cases, these additional expenses will be included in the February donation window and not in the breakdown for January. Additionally, increases in costs for Google Workspace and admin software put us $53.62 over our goal for the month. This difference will also be included in the goal for February. Income Total: $4,940.74 Amount Source $4,941.50 Donations $0.76 Rebates & Rewards (PayPal) Recurring Expenses Total: $4,645.92 Amount Service / “to” Addt’l Notes $4,416.99 Server Infrastructure (OVH) $171.72 Google Workspace Voice, Business (15 seats) $20.81 Email (AWS EC2 + SES) 2x EC2 micro instances $25.00 GPU Server (Paperspace) Used for tooling $11.40 Admin Software Additional Expenses Total: $350.00 Amount Service / “to” Addt’l Notes $350.00 Hiscox GL Insurance (1 year) This Month: February 2024 As mentioned above, all additional expenses for January and February will be included in this donation goal. The donation target for February 2024 is $8,636.68. Recurring Expenses Total: $4,701.93 Amount Service / “to” Addt’l Notes $4,416.99 Server Infrastructure (OVH) $229.57 Google Workspace Voice, Business (15 seats) $19.25 Email (AWS EC2 + SES) 2x EC2 micro instances $25.00 GPU Server (Paperspace) Used for tooling $11.12 Admin Software Additional Expenses Total: $3,934.75 Amount Service / “to” Addt’l Notes $2,780.24 Legal counsel Dec. 5 - Dec. 31 2023 $591.90 Server Infrastructure (OVH) SQL host upgrade $240.99 DocuSign +100 envelopes $240.00 UPS Mailbox 1 year renewal $53.62 January Overage See above $12.00 CleanTalk Anti-Spam (1 year) $10.00 IPSFocus Forum assets (1 year) $6.00 US Copyright Office DMCA Designated Agent Reg. Our donation system will be open as of the time of this post with a donation target of $8,636.68 and will automatically close once that target is met. - The Homecoming Team 2 Cipher City Council If you need help, please submit a support request here or use /petition in-game. Got time to spare? Want to see Homecoming thrive? Consider volunteering as a Game Master! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic_Flea Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 First! 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicoZaid Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 2nd! $50! 4 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueDagger Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Woot, made it this time 😄 Keep up the great work! 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc_Scorpion Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 11 minutes ago, Cipher said: GL Insurance (1 year) Curious as to what that insures. 4 1 Unofficial Homecoming Wiki - Paragon Wiki updated for Homecoming! Your contributions are welcome! (Not the owner/operator - just a fan who wants to spread the word.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reiska Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 4 minutes ago, Doc_Scorpion said: Curious as to what that insures. GL would be general liability 4 1 1 Global: @Reiska, both here and back on live. I was Erika Shimomura and Nagare Yuki on Virtue during the Live era. Now I play on Everlasting. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Haull Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 I did my part. "Service Guarantees Citizenship" 6 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChzBoi Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 ........always willing to put in a few $ to keep the magic going......as always - Thank you Homecoming Servers LLC! 🙂 ...... 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluWitch Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Done! Thanks HC team! 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyBusker Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) Since coming back after the licensing announcement I've been enjoying the nostalgia wave and am thrilled to have a great game to keep playing. Donated! Edited January 27 by LennyBusker clarity 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwsapphire Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 HAH! Higher expenses this month means the window stays open long enough for me to actually donate this time, BWAHAHAHAHA. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredneckteddy Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Done and wish i could do more! 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmagneto Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Finally in. Yes! Loved and donated! 💖 Ciao ciao Lordmanuts 3 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eustace Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Done and done. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glacier Peak Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Ask not what Homecoming can do for you, ask what you can do for your Homecoming. 7 2 1 Pocket D Zone Tour Best Post Ever.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorontoSunshine Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) Once again I have donated so I may continue my attempts to create an AE vanity mission that will NOT kill me. Ouch! Edited January 27 by TorontoSunshine 1 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorontoSunshine Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 43 minutes ago, Doc_Scorpion said: Curious as to what that insures. The banks I've robbed. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispur Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Yay! I finally got to donate and didn't miss the window! 😄 3 1 Peacebringer Wispur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDeckardCain Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) 1 hour ago, Doc_Scorpion said: Curious as to what that insures. /opens google in firefox and types "GL insurance" *nods* 10/10 on the servers, guys. New here and am happy to donate to the cause. Glad I made the window! Edited January 27 by DJDeckardCain 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr McBackstab Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Finally able to help - $50 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vynestra Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 First time donator - Glad I could do a small part. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psi-bolt Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Donated! I wonder with the new license can you guys build a more sustainable fund. Or even pay yourselves. I know I would be willing to go to a full on subscription system (voluntary) if it meant that your volunteers who have been doing this for years as a passion project could be compensated. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic_Flea Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, Doc_Scorpion said: Curious as to what that insures. GL = Good Luck Therefore they must be insuring against a run of bad luck! 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtream Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Yay, I got to donate 🙂 Keep up the fantastic work everyone! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yukkuri Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Let's goooo 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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