The 2008 calendar year is almost over...which means 'tis the season for nonprofit organizations to remind their communities that if you want to deduct a contribution on your 2008 taxes, you'll need to donate by 12/31!

As you're thinking about your end-of-year contributions, we hope you'll keep the OTW in mind. You can make a one-time donation or sign up for an easy recurring donation on our website, here — and if your employer offers matching donations, you might be able to double your donation to the OTW; we're happy to help you figure that out as needed, so please let us know.

Today is the last day of our donations drive. Thank you to everyone who has donated! We appreciate your support so much.

Good news: even though the drive is ending, you can keep on giving even without making a direct donation! We have a fabulous new widget to announce:

I Heart OTW Widget

This is a Firefox extension which adds our referral code when you browse on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Amazon.ca—that is, in the U.S., the U.K., and Canada. (We’re working on adding this functionality in other countries too—stay tuned!)

Call for funds

Last month the OTW launched Fanlore, our wiki, which is being populated with new articles as we speak. The first issue of our journal, Transformative Works and Cultures, launched in mid-September. We have recently launched our new website, which means all OTW members can now access our news service via an RSS feed from our own blog. And the Archive of Our Own has entered limited public beta, and is filling up with stories even now! Four of our big projects have gone from dream to reality. We are so psyched about all of this, we hardly have words to express our squee!

So welcome to our October donations drive! From October 13 to October 20, we invite you to make a donation to the Organization for Transformative Works. Every little bit counts, and whether you’re able to donate $10 or $500, your support means the world to us…and enables us to do the things we do.

Thank you for your interest in the Organization for Transformative Works! There are many ways to offer help to the OTW:

Volunteer!
Interested in helping out with one of our projects? Volunteers of all backgrounds and from all countries are welcome.

Make a donation!
The OTW is a member-supported nonprofit organization, and all our services are provided for free. We can't do this without your help! Please become a voting member with a $10 minimum donation, or if you're already a member, please help out when you can with an additional donation, maybe even a monthly subscription if you can. Even a little bit goes a long way.

Donate while you shop!

This Firefox extension adds our referral code when you browse on amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, and amazon.ca—that is, in the U.S., the UK, and Canada. When you buy, the Amazon referral fee is donated to the OTW. It’s easy!

1. Install
2. Restart Firefox
3. Shop!

Got questions? Contact us.

We can’t officially endorse third-party fundraisers because it creates tax issues for us, but we very much welcome them. If you would like some ideas for how to run a fundraising event for the OTW, contact the Development and Membership Committee.

Unless you request otherwise, OTW will gratefully publicize the amount of money raised by your event. We will thank all your attendees personally (if they/you provide a list of e-mail addresses) and/or as a group via our newsletter, website, news journals and other announcement avenues.

If you provide a list of e-mail addresses the OTW will treat these confidentially in accordance with our privacy policy.

Third-party events Q&A:

There will not be a public members list at this time. Please see our Privacy Policy for specific information on under what circumstances we may be obliged to release donor information to third parties. Members are encouraged to identify themselves as such on their own sites, blogs, and journals, and we provide a page of official OTW supporter graphics for this purpose.

OTW memberships can be purchased with a family member’s credit card or bank account if the address associated with the card/account is the same as the address given by the new OTW member (and, of course, if the new OTW member is authorized to use that card/account!).

Only non-membership donations can be made with a money order. For membership purposes, we need to be able to connect your payment with a bank account or credit card so we can verify that you’re a real person and an individual when we hold elections.

Only non-membership donations can be made with cash. For membership purposes, we need to be able to connect your payment with a bank account or credit card so we can verify that you’re a real person and an individual when we hold elections.

The Development and Membership Committee volunteers were so excited about the membership launch that we created a bunch of graphics to celebrate it – and we're sharing them with you to share the love!

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