• Guest, Help The DPF Community Thrive - Join Our Donation Drive Today!

    We're launching a special DPF Donation Drive to ensure our beloved forum continues to flourish. Your support is vital in helping us cover essential server costs and keep our community running smoothly — This is more than just a donation; it's an investment in the future of our community.

    Join us in this crucial drive and let's ensure our forum remains a vibrant and dynamic place for everyone.

    Please visit the DPF Donation Drive Thread for details and instructions on how you can make your donation today!

Announcement DPF Donation Drive 2024

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Join the DPF Support Drive — Help Us Keep the Magic Alive!​

Dear DPF Family,

As we continue to grow our vibrant community, the time has come to reach out for your support. Our forum has become a bustling hub for pin enthusiasts worldwide; a place where friendships are forged over shared passions.

To maintain this magical space, we're launching a Support Drive aimed at covering our server costs, ensuring DPF remains a welcoming, dynamic, and secure place for all.


How You Can Help
We're inviting you to contribute to our Support Drive — every donation, big or small, will go directly towards keeping our servers running, software costs, and further DPF development. Should there be any excess, it will be given back to the community in the form of giveaways!

As a token of our gratitude, we're offering exclusive (and in some cases, personalized) DPF Merchandise as rewards for your generosity — the admins and mods have been working behind the scenes to come up with these (modest) exclusive DPF donation rewards (while supplies last)!

This is your chance to flaunt your DPF pride and also help support and promote our wonderful community!


Donation Rewards: YOU get a little something too!

All Donors will receive a special "DPF Supporter 2024" User Title below their username in addition to the rewards (if desired) below:

Donate $10 — 10 DPF Backer Cards
With your donation of at least $10, you'll receive a pack of ten (10) DPF Backer Cards (while supplies last).

These beautifully designed cards are perfect for networking at pin trading events or including with your mail trades to spread the word about our amazing community. Each card is foil embossed and custom die-cut to match the iconic backer cards that come with the pins we all know and love.

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Donate $15 — 10 DPF Backer Cards PLUS...
Elevate your lanyard or keys from ordinary to extraordinary with an exclusive 3D-Printed DPF Logo Keychain/Charm. As a token of our gratitude for a donation of $15 to support our beloved forum, this unique accessory can be yours! Each keychain showcases the dynamic DPF Logo, embodying the spirit and passion of our community.

Each keychain measures approximately ≈2.1" x 1.4" x 0.12" (≈53mm x 35mm x 3mm, L x W x H) and comes in your choice of Black or Blue.

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Donate $25 — All Previous tier rewards PLUS...
Want to add a personal touch to your pin lanyard? With a $25+ donation, you get a custom DPF Lanyard Badge, featuring the DPF Logo and your forum username!

These badges are laser engraved on both sides on a thick metal card with a hole for your lanyard.

Choose from Red, Black, Purple, Green or Gold and font to match your style! Each badge is a statement of your passion and identity in the pin trading world!

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Receive a Custom DPF Keychain/Charm made of durable acrylic featuring the DPF Logo and your username. This charm is a stylish accessory to jazz up your lanyard, keys, or pin bag, the charm is a constant reminder of the community you're helping support.

Charms are currently only available in black, but you can select your font! (see below)

Each charm measures approximately 0.45" x 2.5" x 0.125" (11.5mm x 62.5mm x 3mm, L x W x H), depending on username length.

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Font selection for personalized items:
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Donate $50 or more — All Previous tier rewards PLUS...
Get all of the above plus a custom DPF pin (only 5 available!) — these limited edition pins were given to early members of the DPF community in 2009-2010 and were part of a limited run of only 100.

Please note: there are NO MORE LE 100 DPF pins left! Please make arrangements for additional charms or badges if desired, with your $50+ donation.

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How to Donate
  1. Simply post in this thread to acknowledge your donation pledge
  2. PM Admins @Cicada, @dancecats, and @starry_solo with your donation pledge amount
Donations will be taken via PayPal at the following link and/or QR Code

please include your DPF username and mailing address in the notes/memo, and if you're making a $25+ donation, the details of your personalization -- Card color and font for badges, and font selection if choosing the charm

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Donate to DisneyPinForum.com

Help support DisneyPinForum.com by donating or sharing with your friends.
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Scan the QR Code to Donate!

Once your donation is processed, we'll arrange for your chosen reward to be shipped directly to you.

*Shipping within the CONUS is included with your donation, but international shipping may incur additional shipping costs.*
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Why Your Support Matters
  • Keep DPF Thriving: Your contributions help us cover essential costs, keeping the forum accessible and secure for everyone.
  • Community Strength: This drive is a testament to the power of our community coming together to support a shared space that we have all built over the past 14 years.
  • Exclusive Merchandise: As a thank you, we're offering unique items that let you carry a piece of DPF with you, showcasing your support and pride in our community.
This donation drive is more than just about covering costs; it's a celebration of our community's spirit and dedication. Your support ensures that DPF can continue to be a place where pin enthusiasts can share, learn, and connect.

Let's band together to keep the DPF legacy alive for current and future members! Every contribution brings us closer to our goal and strengthens the bonds of our community.

With heartfelt thanks,
The DPF Team
 
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CanaDaLE said:
Is there a goal we’re reaching for?


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in full transparency, it currently costs roughly ≈$3,000/year (and rising, due to rising server costs year over year) to keep the site running, which, since inception in 2009-2010 have come out of my pocket (though it was much cheaper back then, and we had run GoFundMe's and a few donation drives before, but have not made it a yearly thing, but it probably will be doing forward).

If we can raise enough to keep the site running with minimal out-of-pocket expense, that's all I really want for the forum.

I'm not seeking to really monetize it — we've never run ads (but never say never, i suppose), and it's always been free for everyone — and i'd like to keep it that way.

If any significant amount of excess is raised, it will go back into giveaways for our members, and working on forum merchandise that we can offer for sale to further support the site

That said, a little update — to date, minus the paypal fees, we've raised about $1300 — so we are off to a great start! Thank you all!
 
I got my package, thank you! I wasn’t expecting both a metal tag and a name charm, so that was a fun surprise! (And good call on purple, my favorite color! :) )
 
Sent Donation but nothing needed in return as I am not as actively trading (more buying/selling pace for me with pin collecting these days ;D )

Thanks so much for all you and your team are working on with the site, @Cicada ! :)
 
Story said:
Sent Donation but nothing needed in return as I am not as actively trading (more buying/selling pace for me with pin collecting these days ;D )

Thanks so much for all you and your team are working on with the site, @Cicada ! :)
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Thank yo so much for the generous donation, and we're glad to have you back! :D
 
Donation happily sent. I haven't been able to be as active here as I used to be, but I will always consider DPF one of my Internet homes. Thank you so much to everyone who keeps this site running and keeps all of us updated on pin happenings!
 
Donation Sent.

Thank you, @Cicada for keeping the "Lights" all these years. Its Awesome to see you online everyday too. Hope your baby is doing well..

And, thx for all the updates to the
Website so far. It was time to get our community some much needed BLING .

ALSO, good to have old time members back and Active.

Here's to the next Decade of DPF.

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Connies_Hobby said:
Donation Sent.

Thank you, @Cicada for keeping the "Lights" all these years. Its Awesome to see you online everyday too. Hope your baby is doing well..

And, thx for all the updates to the
Website so far. It was time to get our community some much needed BLING .

ALSO, good to have old time members back and Active.

Here's to the next Decade of DPF.

Sent from my moto g power (2021) using Tapatalk
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echoharmony said:
donated!
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Thank you both!

Send us a PM with your reward details (if desired), or if you didn’t include them in the donation note! I’m hoping to get caught up and the next batch of rewards out this week.
 
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