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Advice to instance admins asking for donations. Explain:

1. What donations fund
2. Why the money goes to a good cause
3. What you do that someone else doesn't
4. How you make someone's life better

No, don't assume people should donate to you just because you host an instance -- not every instance should be receiving donations.
I'm trying to do an initiative called #DonateFriday where I urge people to donate to different Fediverse projects.

This past Friday, it was for @cwebber and @spritelyinst

The week previous it was @Gargron and Mastodon.

I will boost your Fediverse project if I know it's a worthy cause.

But also, please be nice to me when I boost other worthy causes 🙂
Also, @darnell is doing a #2DollarChallenge.

Summary: Donate $1/month to your server admin & $1/month to software development.

This is a nice initiative that encourages people to split donations evenly between hosting and development.
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