OK, I'm just going to come out and say what I've donated so far.
$15 to Haikujaguar, because I had really enjoyed the Aphorisms and Admonishments. (Will probably fund an installment of Black Blossoms next month.)
€5 for Oleg Serkov (http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/Artist_%2878%29), because 5 of his songs made it to my permanent playlist.
Not sure how much for the EMG Sketch Fest (http://www.ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/) - I sold some sketches made during it, splitting the money with the site, and bought some sketches, ditto. This is not only because I really, really enjoy that project, but also because I get something out of it (a bit of money for myself when selling, and a pretty image when buying).
I also donated $25 or so to Commission Control, because that seemed like a useful website to exist, that I might use myself.
Mostly, I donate because I like what I've see, though the donations to the EMG projects have a big element of getting something for myself, too.
When it's really a freely chosen donation, I prefer sending a relatively large chunk (e.g. $15 every three months rather than $5 every month) because that reduces how much money Paypal gets to keep.
I've also noticed that seeing a "donation-meter" rise towards a goal is an incentive for me to chip in.
(I also sent $10 or so years ago to help with the printing cost of a comic anthology. That anthology never happened, and I got no refund - mind, I was too hopeful and meek to ask for one, too. So now I'm a tad leery of paying up-front, if there's no track record of actually going through with previous projects...)
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$15 to Haikujaguar, because I had really enjoyed the Aphorisms and Admonishments. (Will probably fund an installment of Black Blossoms next month.)
€5 for Oleg Serkov (http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/Artist_%2878%29), because 5 of his songs made it to my permanent playlist.
Not sure how much for the EMG Sketch Fest (http://www.ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/) - I sold some sketches made during it, splitting the money with the site, and bought some sketches, ditto. This is not only because I really, really enjoy that project, but also because I get something out of it (a bit of money for myself when selling, and a pretty image when buying).
I also donated $25 or so to Commission Control, because that seemed like a useful website to exist, that I might use myself.
Mostly, I donate because I like what I've see, though the donations to the EMG projects have a big element of getting something for myself, too.
When it's really a freely chosen donation, I prefer sending a relatively large chunk (e.g. $15 every three months rather than $5 every month) because that reduces how much money Paypal gets to keep.
I've also noticed that seeing a "donation-meter" rise towards a goal is an incentive for me to chip in.
(I also sent $10 or so years ago to help with the printing cost of a comic anthology. That anthology never happened, and I got no refund - mind, I was too hopeful and meek to ask for one, too. So now I'm a tad leery of paying up-front, if there's no track record of actually going through with previous projects...)