No progress – February pledges to charity (Patreon)

I am sure that some of you have been wondering about an update considering another sourcebook dropped at the end of January.

As you probably guessed from the title, this post is not about a new version of the sheet nor about new content being available. A while ago, an old employer of mine reached out for my help with some projects I had done for them in the past. I happily agreed as this gave me chance to work with some old colleagues and friend, as well as taking a break from D&D (believe it or not, it was needed).

During these last two months, this project took up more and more off my time, which unfortunately went at the expense of working on the character sheet. As a result, I have basically not made any progress during February. The upside is that this welcome change of pace has given me some time to reflect and take a step back. I got some new ideas for this Patreon and new ideas to implement for MPMB’s Character Record Sheet. More on these new ideas/changes later this week(end).

This post is instead about the fact that I really didn’t do much related to this Patreon for about five weeks other than the minimum upkeep and I feel somewhat guilty taking your money. In the past I’ve paused my Patreon when something like this happened, but this time I want to do something different. Instead of pausing, I would like to donate my net proceeds from 1 month of my Patreon to charity.

I have decided that I am going to donate all my Patreon profits¹ from February to help the victims of the ongoing war in Ukraine. Having family and friends living close to the Ukrainian border brings this issue close to home, and I would like to help.

The donation will be made to the Foundation of Cooperating Aid Organisations, a.k.a. “Giro555”, in the Netherlands². This foundation consists of 11 different charities, all of which are helping the people of Ukraine in this time of crisis.

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¹ With profits I mean the money that Patreon pays me (what Patreon charges you, minus the fees Patreon charges me), minus my operational costs for 1 month (e.g. software licences and administrative fees), and minus taxes (the biggest expense).

² Part of my reason for choosing this charity is that I can get a tax rebate on it, because it is based in the Netherlands. This means I can give more money than if I would donate to a charity abroad.

I have always tried to keep politics out of this MPMB project and I understand if you don’t agree with me on this donation. If you don’t want your February 2022 pledge to be used like this, please let me know and I’ll refund you, no questions asked.

Just send me a message here on Patreon, or an email with your Patreon username/email to patreonrefunds[at]flapkan.com

EDIT: some commenters have raised a good point that they don't mind their money going to charity, but they do mind that the money is not being used as was originally promised. I completely understand if you feel that way. After all, you could've given it to a charity yourself and then have full say in which charity it would go to. So please don't hesitate to ask for a refund for your Februari pledge if you feel this way.