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The Thunderbolts Project needs your help...
The Thunderbolts Project has, for a good number of years now, gone
about it's business without publically appealing for funds. We have been very
fortunate in a number of ways, not the least of which is that those who
have been mainstays in the research and experimentation to date have
freely donated their time and efforts, and we have enjoyed modest financial
support from a not-for-profit educational foundation for many of the basic
costs of maintaining our most essential activity.
More and better research
But as the organization has grown and it's influence has spread, so have
the costs of keeping it operating. We are also constantly being encouraged to
undertake further research and experimental work, but this type of work must be funded
sufficiently if it is to have any real effect.
Secure donation systems
We are now at the point where we need to increase the funding of Thunderbolts
significantly if we are to have the impact desired of us. To this end we have
set up a system of donations whereby we can collect money
ourselves without having to pay out to some third party much of what is collected
in administration fees, which is often the case with many charities. We have set
up a PayPal account called 'thunderboltsfund' which can receive
payments a variety of ways, as outlined below.
Practical support
These funds will be used primarily to support the work of our core group by funding
experiments, outreach and research efforts which simply cannot be undertaken if
we remain unfunded.
You can help support the work of the Thunderbolts Project with a single donation
of any amount of your choice, a modest monthly recurring donation,
or you may wish to offer practical assistance.
We have allowed for several different ways you can donate to us.
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1. Snail Mail:
You may post a check or Money Order directly to:
The Thunderbolts Project
1217 NE 75th Ave
Portland OR 97213
Checks and Money Orders should be made payable to "The Thunderbolts Project"
and drawn on a US bank in US funds.
Please include a return email address or a stamped self-addressed envelope
if you would like confirmation of
receipt of your donation.
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2. Credit Card/PayPal:
Please note, you DO NOT need a PayPal account to donate
via credit card. Clicking on any of the buttons below will take you to a secure
PayPal page where you have the option of using PayPal OR
a suitable credit card (Visa/Mastercard). This is by far the easiest, most secure and
preferred way to process your donation.
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Single donation, any amount of your choosing:
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US$5.00 monthly recurring donation:
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US$10.00 monthly recurring donation:
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US$25.00 monthly recurring donation:
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US$50.00 monthly recurring donation:
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3. Tax-deductable donations:
Thunderbolts projects have long been supported by a not for profit,
educational foundation. By donating to this foundation, you can help
them to help us. Your donations, if you qualify under IRS regulations,
are tax deductible. You can find the rules here:
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=164997,00.html.
Please
make
an inquiry if you would like to make a tax deductible donation.
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Last but by no means least, should you wish to offer physical
support in some way, please don't hesitate to make us an offer.
We are often on the lookout for help with some of the many
projects we are currently involved in or considering. Should you
have any skills or knowledge which you think may be of assistance
to us and you'd like to help, drop us a line outlining your background
and any areas where you think you could offer hands-on support.
First point of contact in this instance would be
Dave
Smith.
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Fund Administration
The fund is under the management of Dave Smith, whose name the account is in, but
all decisions as to disbursement of funds will be made jointly by Dave Smith, David Talbott
and Wal Thornhill.
As Thunderbolts has no bureaucratic organizational structure nor a
business name registered, this is the most cost-effective manner in which to operate
the fund. In fact, it is assured that ALL funds donated (except around 6% PayPal admin fee)
will go directly towards furthering the work of the Thunderbolts Project without the
need for paying out costly administration fees to third party organizations or managers.
No persons shall draw any salary from the fund. A portion will on occasion be paid to
volunteers involved in various projects to reimburse for expenses such as online
costs and the like, as is deemed appropriate.
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Full Disclosure
As the fund accretes a sufficient balance to begin disbursements
full and public disclosure will be made as to both income and expenditure.
These figures will be made available to the public on our website on a regular
basis and an archive created so that progress can be followed by anyone wishing
to know how the money is being spent.
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Submissions for Funding
When sufficient funds are available for submissions to be considered
we will modify this section of this page accordingly and make
a "call for submissions".
Once the funding base is established persons or organizations
wishing to apply for receipt of funding
to facilitate experimental work or other ventures should apply in the first instance
in writing to
Dave
Smith
detailing your proposal and should include enough information as
to allow a decision to be reached.
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*** Discretion Assured ***
We at the Thunderbolts Project understand that the material discussed
on our pages and the research we undertake can be seen as very controversial
in some circles.
Your privacy is as important to us as your support and we assure
all potential contributors that we will use the utmost levels of confidence
and discretion with personal information and respect anonymity where this is
requested or implied.
We will never divulge the name or organization of anyone who contacts us to
third parties unless explicitly expressed that this is their wish. Under
some circumstances such information is not even shared within our group.
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