Possible down time for BT within 2 days

[Earth Mother 2 Angels]

((((((Mike)))))) ~

Thank you very much for your generosity and kindness to keep BT afloat.



I'm still willing to assist.

Love & Light,

Rose

[agate]

I found this but it says "no fundraising available." Maybe donations could be sent to the address that is given though?

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[stillstANNding]

I think that address is for What's his name who left us.

[agate]

I think that address is for What's his name who left us.

You're probably right. Do I recall finding out that BT was no longer based in MA at all and is (possibly) on the West Coast, maybe CA?

[stillstANNding]

No, I believe we are here in MA and supported by Dr Hoch. John Lester left us long ago and he was the one that I believe lived in Sommerville, MA. I don't know where the server is now.
ANN

[Virginia]

Please count me in on the list of "I am willing to assist".

[Virginia]

I forgot to add in my post. If how to get the money to them is a problem, I have a PayPal account and I could take care of that if Mike gives me the information. I am sure the above people would help out by paying me a little back each month. However, I do think we could keep it going if those of us who could would contribute a little. Mike, just let us know.

[Mike Weins]

I'm sure everyone here appreciates your efforts towards keeping this place up and running!

Some time ago we were told that we could help support BrainTalk by signing up for iGive and listing BrainTalk Communities Inc. so that places where we shop will donate to BrainTalk. I did that for a while but gave up on it when some problems with my computer made dealing with it difficult. I've just reactivated my account at iGive.

Over at iGive I'm told that I've raised $22 of the $99 raised for BrainTalk Communities. $77 must have been raised by other people who signed up with iGive.

Hardly a fortune but maybe every bit helps. There is a very long list of stores that participate, and the percentage donated varies from <1% to at least 12% of your purchases.

Unfortunately Amazon isn't among the listed stores but there are a jillion others.

I can't find any mention of iGive here on BrainTalk though. Maybe there's a sticky thread somewhere?

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Please just remove this post if iGive has turned out to be more trouble than it's worth for BrainTalk.

Pretty much gave up on iGive. I heard from too many people that it was either too difficult to use, or wouldn't work properly on their computer.

[Mike Weins]

Is BT still a 501 C3 charitable organization? If so we could donate directly but we need to know how to make the check out and where to send it.

ANN

No, renewal of the 501c status was overlooked years ago

[Mike Weins]

According to the FAQ,



--And it's been around since 1993. That's 23 years! Isn't that a very long time for the Internet? Maybe BT could advertise itself as the neurology message board that has stood the test of time?

Hmmm that's the ancient FAQ, BT didn't refile for 501c when it was do a few years ago.

[Mike Weins]

We do appreciate everyone's willingness to help :) Dr. Hoch renewed his credit card and forgot to update the host with that information. All is good there for now :)

Braintalk is no longer based out of MA, it's in Baltimore now.

BT didn't renew it's 501c status a few years back, with all of the changes (and essentially the disbanding of) to the board of directors, it was no longer possible or needed. We are now just a public forum.

I just got notice that the server software has been updated. BT appears to be working just fine, but you may see errors here and there. They aren't all that important and can be ignored :) However if you encounter any problems please let us know right away. Be as detailed as possible, and if you can take a screen shot and post it.

[agate]

Thank you, Mike and the other angels responsible for fixing the problem.

Maybe the FAQ could be updated so that people like me who go looking for it are getting current info?

What you're saying, if I read it right, is that there's really no way anyone here can give money to help BT along. It's no longer a 501c, and you've given up on iGive. Or is there some way? It sounds to me as if some people genuinely want to contribute.

[stillstANNding]

We do want to contribute and help to sustain ourselves each to our ability.
ANN

[Catdancer]

Sounds like Dr. Hoch is funding it out of his own pocket, no institution behind him, with the support of Mike and a few other volunteers. So if you donate, it would not be something you could deduct on your taxes.

Somebody should go back and delete the references to charitable giving, and mass general, just so folks are clear.

I'm not suggesting we don't offer to contribute to help support it. Just trying to distill this flurry of information down to the basics.

[tic chick]

hey everyone !

i use windows 10 on a dell computer on firefox browser.

yes, there was something strange going on with iGive for a few months, but that was several months ago. i have reinstalled iGive on my pc and it works great! not all places you shop at give donations to iGive, but so many do. amazon is the largest retailer online and they only give to 501(c)3 organizations. i use iGive all the time now with no probs and i get quarterly statements from them so i can check my purchases and make sure they were credited to iGive. also, if your donations by shopping through iGive don't add up to $25 in any quarter, the amount you have rolls over and over until you do have $25 for iGive to send a check out to your charity.

this set up is so easy that even i was able to do it by myself and i hate downloading stuff because i can never find where it saves the program, but windows 10 has made that easier.

so seriously, give iGive another try! Only registered and activated users can see links., Click Here To Register...

thanks for sharing and caring,
jeannie