We still need to raise $1,599 this month. In less than 24 hours (opens in new tab)

I appreciate that you love it. But that is exactly why they don't need a begathon and shouldn't have one. They could post their donation goal for the month on the site (at the beginning of the month) and post regular updates as to how much they have gotten so far. If it is looking to be a shortfall, an email to their subscribers would be appropriate. No begging required. They offer something of value and they need something of value in return to keep it going. That requires communication, not begging.

And, frankly, with an established audience and relatively highish monthly inflow, at this point they should be hiring someone with experience to help them raise and manage an endowment so one slow month doesn't threaten to take them off the air. Their begathon loudly announces that their business model needs work as it isn't being handled very professionally or responsibly.

I did a lot of volunteer work over the years and I have studied how Not-For-Profit models work. I am not just talking out my ass here.

Peace and carry on.

That's an extremely funny (ironic) remark to make to someone who is in the kind of deep doo doo I am in through no fault of my own. My debts are due to getting myself well when the rest of the world not only said it could not be done but actively tried to hinder my efforts. I could, instead, be using many thousands of dollars per year (or even month) of medical care at taxpayer expense. No one cares that I am saving them money and very few people care that my situation is incredibly unjust.

Peace and carry on, Mr. (or Ms.) Big Hearted.