This week is DU's pop-up tip jar fund drive! And for the non-PayPal users, I have news...

[EarlG]

For one week in May we run a low-key fund drive, and that week is this week! From this Monday through Friday, we're asking you to kick in to Grovelbot's tip jar in order to help keep DU financially healthy.

While the fund drive is running, registered members who are not Star Members will get to use the site without ads while signed in, so they can see how much better DU is as a Star Member. Meanwhile, making a payment this week will allow you to give kudos to a DU member of your choice, and we will recognize all those DUers at the end of the fund drive.

For those of you who prefer not to use PayPal, we have news...

Over the past few months we've been working on integrating new payment methods into our Star Membership system, so if you want to contribute to the fund drive this week, you'll be able to avoid PayPal completely if that is your preference.

Right now, it only works for one-time payments, so the tip jar fund drive seemed to be the perfect time to test it out. (Soon, we hope to make additional payment options available for monthly subscribers). All you need to do is visit:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=tipjar

When on that page:

1) Enter the amount you want to pay and hit either "Pay with PayPal" or "Other payment methods"

2) If you select "Pay with PayPal" you'll be taken to PayPal to complete the process. If you select "Other payment methods" you'll be taken to a Stripe page where you'll be given a list of payment options (note that you will have to enter the amount again if you choose this option).

3) All of these payment methods will now update your Star Membership automatically. However, if you experience any issues with this, please don't hesitate to contact me either via DU Mail or email at [e-mail].

Please note that if you are already a monthly or yearly subscriber, leaving a one-time tip will not affect your ongoing subscription in any way.

Thank you for supporting DU this week!

[allegorical oracle]

1. May I send you a personal check (guaranteed not to bounce!) n/t

[EarlG]

3. That is not a problem at all

Our mailing address is:

Democratic Underground
P.O. Box 342453
Bethesda, MD 20827

Thank you

[allegorical oracle]

7. Thank you for the reply :)

[Justice matters.]

2. Thank you! (I refuse to use "pay-no-pal" due to the richest oligarch stench all over it).

And, I don't want to send checks accross the border these days... so I will do it when I'll get back home via my secure VPN provider located in Europe.

[Ilsa]

4. How do we give a kudos after making a payment? nt

[EarlG]

6. After making a payment

you should receive a DU Mail message with further instructions.

If you didn't get one, let me know. As mentioned, much of this infrastructure is new so there may be some issues that crop up with it.

[yellow dahlia]

5. Thanks for all you (and Elad) do to improve DU...such as payment methods.

You guys rock!

What fun - voting for DU'er of the month. It will be difficult to pick just one. DU'ers earn kudos every day!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Wow, that was the easiest donation I have EVER given here on DU!

Super easy! Thank you for giving us this very simple way to contribute!

[Lochloosa]

9. Non Paypal works just fine.