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		<title><![CDATA[How to support this blog]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t run adverts on this blog. The most I do is the occasional Amazon Affiliate link when I&#039;m reviewing some tech.  I&#039;m happy with that. The site doesn&#039;t cost me much to run, and I&#039;m lucky enough that it increases my reputation and online goodwill.  But I&#039;ve been thinking recently about ways to make a more material gain from my blogging, tweeting, StackOverflowing, and GitHubbing.  So, here…]]></description>
										<content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;I don't run adverts on this blog. The most I do is the occasional Amazon Affiliate link when I'm reviewing some tech.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I'm happy with that. The site doesn't cost me much to run, and I'm lucky enough that it increases my reputation and online goodwill.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;But I've been thinking recently about ways to make a more material gain from my blogging, tweeting, StackOverflowing, and GitHubbing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So, here are your options!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 id="giving-to-charity"&gt;&lt;a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2018/11/how-to-support-this-blog/#giving-to-charity"&gt;Giving To Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I've started a &lt;a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181130122643/https://www.sponsorme.co.uk/terenceeden/2018-fundraising.aspx"&gt;fundraising page with the Charities Trust&lt;/a&gt; to support the hodge-podge of good causes I regularly give to.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I'm not running a marathon, or doing a sponsored swim, or sitting in a bathtub of old beans. But if this blog has helped you - or you've found my code useful - I'd love it if you could make a donation.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you're in the UK, you can use Gift Aid to increase the value of your donation. Yay for tax efficiency!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I'm raising money for:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181104164711/https://oxfordfoodbank.org/"&gt;Oxford Food Bank&lt;/a&gt; - because I don't want people in my community to go hungry.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.shelter.org.uk/"&gt;Shelter&lt;/a&gt; - because everyone deserve a decent place to live, and help when things go wrong.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.thecalmzone.net/"&gt;CALM Campaign Against Living Miserably&lt;/a&gt; - having lost a mate to suicide, I want to ensure blokes know they can always find help.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mysociety.org/about/structure-and-governance/"&gt;UK Citizens Online Democracy&lt;/a&gt; - mySociety runs a vital set of projects improving access to democracy.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.refuge.org.uk/"&gt;Refuge&lt;/a&gt; - to support women and children who are suffering the effects of domestic abuse.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h2 id="but-i-love-you"&gt;&lt;a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2018/11/how-to-support-this-blog/#but-i-love-you"&gt;But I love &lt;em&gt;you!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Aww!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can &lt;a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/13GFCFR2B2IX4?type=wishlist&amp;amp;linkCode=sl2&amp;amp;tag=shksprblogwish-21"&gt;buy me a present from my Amazon wishlist&lt;/a&gt;. It's mostly Doctor Who DVDs, vegetarian nibbles, and weird bits of tech.  There are ridiculous expensive things on there as well in case any crazy-rich people feel like perking me up.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I've also started experimenting with Ko-Fi &lt;a href="https://ko-fi.com/edent"&gt;https://ko-fi.com/edent&lt;/a&gt; - it's sort of like an UK version of Patreon.  Not sure how I feel about it - but you can buy me a slice of cheese using it.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 id="share-and-enjoy"&gt;&lt;a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2018/11/how-to-support-this-blog/#share-and-enjoy"&gt;Share and enjoy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What I &lt;em&gt;really&lt;/em&gt; love is when you leave a comment or share my blog posts on social media. So please do that if you can.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;THANKS GANG!&lt;/p&gt;
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