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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<title>Support Shawn's work</title>
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<body id="support" onload="injectLastModified('lastUpdated');">
<div id="navigation">
★ <a href="index.html">cmshawns.github.io</a>
▸ support my work
</div>
<div class="grid-container">
<div class="grid-75">
<h2>
<a name="what">What's this all about?</a>
</h2>
<div class="jumplink">
<a href="#howhelp" title="Jump to 'How you can help'"><em>How you can help</em></a> ⤵
</div>
<p>This page serves to describe why I think you should support crowd-funding
in general, my work in particular and how you can do so. I do share my long-term goals in order
to provide some context, but this is <strong>not</strong> a goal-based fundraising campaign.
<p>Years ago I came up with an idea I call <em><a
href="http://codemastershawn.com/blog/2014/04/07/a-new-way-to-think-about-employment/">distributed
micro-income</a></em>. With the launch of this page I am embarking
on that Grand Experiment. My long-term goal is to establish a diverse collection of income
streams that, in aggregate, provide enough cash flow to live on. This page represents <strong>one</strong>
aspect of that overall plan: Leveraging crowd-funding
to work for the benefit of all.
<h2 id="title">
<a name="whysupport">Why support Shawn?</a>
</h2>
<div class="jumplink">
<a href="#howhelp" title="Jump to 'How you can help'"><em>How you can help</em></a> ⤵
</div>
<p>It may not have reached the public consciousness yet, but those in the tech industry see that we've
entered a new age; the <em>Creative</em> Revolution is in full swing. The corporate structure and
capabilities born of the previous <em>Industrial</em> Revolution are no longer restricted to those
with the money and social influence to grasp them. The availability of the Internet, Do-It-Yourself (DIY) culture
and the advent of crowd-funding have all converged
to provide unprecedented opportunities for the average person.
<p>As mentioned above, my goal is to produce goods and services that benefit everyone - not just
companies and those who can afford to pay. In the same way that people give
to fund education, safe streets, and all the other things that benefit society
as a whole, I'm asking you to help support my efforts to:
<ul>
<li>Create, maintain and improve open source software.</li>
<li>Write educational tutorials, books and documentation.</li>
<li>Make instructional, informative videos.</li>
<li>Produce entertaining novels, short stories, videos, etc.</li>
</ul>
<p>and so that all of these things can be made available to <em>everyone</em> - free of charge.
This is not an exhaustive list. Coming up with new ideas is also part of the work I will be doing,
but this represents a good starting point.
<a name="workdone">
<p>
To see examples of the work I've done to date, visit my <a href="https://github.com/cmshawns">profile
on Github</a>, <a href="https://www.ohloh.net/accounts/cmshawn/positions">my Ohloh profile</a> (for
projects I've lead and/or contributed to), <a href="http://codemastershawn.com/blog">my professional blog</a>
(for examples of my writing) and Bellevue College's <a href="http://tiny.cc/devcomwiki">software knowledge
base</a> (which I established and wrote most of).
</p>
</a>
<p>Let's change the world.
</div>
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<div class="highlight">
<p>Help me create an open-source, cross-platform resource for nutrition information.</p>
<p class="center">
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<div id="support-options">
<section class="grid-100">
<h2>
<a name="howhelp">How you can help</a>
</h2>
<p>
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I now accept credit cards for a donation amount of your choice through PayPal:
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<section id="bounties" class="grid-50">
<h3>Offer a bounty</h3>
<p>If there is an existing issue you'd like addressed in an open source project there are services
that allow you to set a <em>bounty</em> on it: Offer a cash incentive for a developer to provide
a solution. Different bounty services work in different ways. I have accounts at the two listed
below. If you know of others, please let me know.
<div class="grid-container services">
<div id="bountysource" class="grid-50">
<p class="service-logo">
<a href="https://www.bountysource.com/">
<img src="images/bountysource-logo.png"/>
</a>
<p class="service-notes">
is a site that allows bounties to be placed and claimed on Github issues. Google Wallet
& PayPal only for now. Bounties remain until the issue is closed. If the issue is
closed as "won't fix" the bounty amount is refunded. Bountysource also supports
fundraising.
<div class="learn-more">
<a href="https://www.bountysource.com/faq">Learn more...</a>
</div>
<p class="center profile-link">
<a href="https://www.bountysource.com/people/25429-shawn-s" title="visit my Bountysource profile">my profile</a>
</p>
</div>
<div id="bountify" class="grid-50 divider-vertical">
<p class="service-logo">
<a href="https://bountify.co/">
<img src="images/bountify-logo.png"/>
</a>
<p class="service-notes">
is not limited to setting bounties only on Github issues, or even to existing features/bugs.
Payment is <strong>non-refundable</strong> and goes to charity if a solution is not
provided within <strong>one week</strong>, or accepted within an additional 48
hours. <em>Tipping</em>, unrelated to the bounty itself, is also supported.
<div class="learn-more">
<a href="https://bountify.co/faq">Learn more...</a>
</div>
<p class="center profile-link">
<a href="https://bountify.co/users/shawn-s-" title="visit my Bountify profile">my profile</a>
</p>
<p class="login-required">(login required)</p>
</div>
</div>
<p>Even if I'm not the one to claim your bounty, it stands a better chance of getting attention and
supports open source development.
</section>
<section id="patrons" class="grid-50">
<h3>Become a patron</h3>
<p>
<em>Patrons</em> provide regular, recurring funding so that I can focus on working on software &
writing instead of spending that time hunting through job boards, polishing my resume and sitting in
interviews. At the moment, I have accounts with two crowd-sourcing services that support the
patron model:
<div class="grid-container services">
<div id="gittip" class="grid-50">
<p class="service-logo">
<a href="https://gittip.com">
<img src="images/gittip-logo.png"/>
</a>
<p class="service-notes">
pays out pledges <strong>weekly</strong>. You
can pledge as little as 1¢, or as much as $100, per week.
<div class="learn-more">
<a href="https://www.gittip.com/about/faq.html">Learn more...</a>
</div>
<p class="center profile-link">
<a href="https://www.gittip.com/cmshawns/" title="visit my Gittip profile">my profile</a>
</div>
<div id="patreon" class="grid-50 divider-vertical">
<p class="service-logo">
<a href="http://www.patreon.com/">
<img src="images/patreon-logo.png"/>
</a>
<p class="service-notes">
The plan I've chosen on Patreon
pays out pledges <strong>monthly</strong>. Patreon's system also lets <em>creators</em>
specify pledge levels that unlock bonus material, access, etc.
<div class="learn-more">
<a href="http://www.patreon.com/faq">Learn more...</a>
</div>
<p class="center profile-link">
profile forthcoming
</div>
</div>
<p>
From time to time I may also utilize sites like <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/">Kickstarter</a>,
<a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/">Indiegogo</a>, <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/">GoFundMe</a>,
etc. to raise funds for larger projects. Watch <a href="http://codemastershawn.com/blog">my
blog</a> for announcements.
</section>
<section id="supplies" class="grid-50">
<h3>Purchase supplies, etc.</h3>
<p>
If you'd like more control over exactly how your money is spent, I maintain a <em>wish list</em>
of things I need or that will help me be more productive. You can order directly from the list
and they will be shipped to me.
<ul>
<li><a href="http://amzn.com/w/38FS6SBIPEZ5">Visit my Amazon Wish List</a></li>
</ul>
<p>
At the moment, Amazon is the only one to offer this kind of service that I'm aware of.
If you know of other sites and/or services that allow me to create wish- or gift-lists,
please let me know. I'd especially like to find something that supports listing
subscription-based services. (For training, vendor support, etc.)
</section>
<section class="grid-50">
<h3>No-cost options</h3>
<p>
If you'd rather not spend money, but still want to support me there are plenty of other ways
to help. Here are a few suggestions:
<h4>Rate my advice</h4>
<p>
I'm a contributor on <a href="http://stackoverflow.com">StackOverflow</a> (and other StackExchange sites).
If you feel the <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/users/1058872/shawn-south?tab=answers">answers I post</a>
there are worthy, please vote them up.
<h4>Share this page</h4>
<p>The permanent link for this page is <a href="http://tiny.cc/support-cms">http://tiny.cc/support-cms</a> -
please share it far and wide. Also feel free to recommend and/or review my work.
<!-- h4>Provide feedback</h4>
<p>Fill out a <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8VKV3JS">survey about this page</a>. -->
</section>
</div>
<div id="expectations">
<section class="grid-100">
<h2>
<a name="expect">What you can expect</a>
</h2>
<p class="center">Transparency. Honesty. Integrity.
<p>I included <a href="#workdone">references to work I've done</a> in the <em><strong>Why
support Shawn?</strong></em> section above, which provides a good overview of the type and quality of
work that I do. I also maintain a list of projects I'm <a href="index.html#projects">currently working on</a>
as well as additional <a href="index.html#ideas">project ideas</a> on the home page of this site. With your
support I can dedicate more time and resources contributing to these.
<p>Ultimately, my <strong>long-term</strong> goal is to be able to be able completely fund such work through
a combination of donations, tips, bounties, commissions, part-time employment, etc. This page is but a
<strong>small</strong> part of that overall effort. Eventually, I hope to work directly for
<strong><em>you</em></strong> - all of you - rather than through the middleman of the employment industry.
<p>I estimate that I will need at least $120k/year overall (from <em>all</em> income sources) to
equal what I would normally get from traditional employment - including expenses like healthcare
insurance, tax payments, etc. This roughly breaks down to around $10k/month or $2k/week. My
plan is for <strong>a portion</strong> of this income to come from crowd-funding sources like
the ones listed above.
<p>In the meantime, I will be setting up more ways to communicate what I'm working on and where the money
is/will be going. Some of the other ideas I'm considering include:
<ul>
<li>
<strong>Regular, public stand-ups</strong> - in the style of Agile Scrum. A friend
suggested IRC, but I'm also considering an audio recording; kind of a mini-podcast.
</li>
<li>
<strong>A donation level that allows voting</strong> on what I will work on.
</li>
<li>
<strong>A donation level that can request projects/bugs/features</strong> for me to work
on.
</li>
</ul>
<p>When I need to pay for the services of others I also plan to utilize fellow crowd-funded workers. My
goal isn't just to free myself from the employment industry, but to support and build these new opportunities
that we <strong>all</strong> have.
<p>Watch <a href="http://codemastershawn.com/blog">my blog</a> for announcements and updates.
</section>
</div>
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