[MOD] PLEASE READ!
I know full well I'm breaking one of the fundamental rules to this community, as this is not related directly to Arashi, and will be breaking still more to come. But, I was hoping that you guys will be understanding because this is going towards a good cause that will ultimately help a nation in desperate need. Despite being fans of a sparkly Japanese boyband and being here because of said boyband, we Arashi fans can also play a part and help make a difference, no matter how small, in the relief efforts going on for those in Haiti.
As many of you may or may not know, Haiti was rocked by an earthquake with a 7.0 magnitude on January 13th, just two (or three, depending on where you live) days ago. Tens of thousands are estimated to have died during and following the earthquake; still more are injured or missing, some trapped amongst the rubbles of demolished buildings, some desperately awaiting medical attention in makeshift shelters.
It's true that as fans scattered all over the world who have only gathered here out of a mutual love for Arashi, banding together to support the cause may seem difficult. But wouldn't it be great if we manage to succeed, and not only that, but also do it by continuing our contributions to fandom the way we already have?
Modelling off help_haiti, I'm hoping to start a fundraiser here at arashi_on where people can offer up or "sell" their services, such as graphics, translations, subs and more, for small amounts of money and others can "buy" them, with all the proceeds going into one account for donations. I will then donate all the money collected to one or two legitimate charity organizations.
I think the problem is, at least it is the case with me, while some of us want to donate, we don't always have much to donate with, and only chipping in with like $2 or $5 seems way too measly and almost embarrassing when the suggested minimums are usually $20 or more. This way people can donate without feeling like their contributions don't help, because if all goes well it'll add up to a pretty nice sum of money. And you'll get something "free" out of it!
If you're interested, please click on the cut for further details!
Before I begin, thank you for expressing enough interest to keep reading. Any interest is better than no interest, even if you end up not helping up in any way, so thank you!
With that said, here's what I'm hoping to do, in full detail. Those who have heard of or been to help_haiti will already have a good idea of what how this fundraiser is essentially going to be set up.
THOSE SELLING--
Anyone who feels they have something to offer can pitch in.
Do you make icons for fun? Wallpapers? Do you write fics? Sub files, scan magazines, translate articles, draw chibi!Arashi in your free time? I'm serious when I say that anything and everything is welcome.
This is the form for people who are offering, broken down one by one with further explanation:
Name: (Put your nickname or username here.)
Email address: (If you're uncomfortable about putting your email address out in public, please put "PM me" instead, and make sure your privacy options are not enabled.)
My contributions to fandom are: (You can also list fandom journals/comms for things such as fics, graphics and translations here if applicable.)
I am willing to: (List here what sorts of things you are willing to do to donate to the cause.)
I am not willing to: (This is where you can mention pairing, rating or any other restrictions that are applicable.)
Other fandoms: (I strongly encourage listing any other fandoms you're into and are willing to write/make icons/etc. for!)
Other information (optional): (Anything else you think the buyer may need to know, for example, if you're only taking in orders from a maximum of five people so you won't overwhelm yourself.)
Pricing: (How much you're looking to get for what you're offering, which may vary depending on what you're doing. Try to ask within the range of $1~$10 USD though, because I do realize much of fandom are either young or broke.)
Timeframe: (About how long it's going to take you to complete what you're offering.)
For your convenience, you can copy and paste the following codes when you comment:
Name:
Email address:
My contributions to fandom are:
I am willing to:
I am not willing to:
Other fandoms:
Other information (optional):
Pricing:
Timeframe:
When someone replies to your offer and sends their money to the email address set up for this very purpose, I will inform you in a new comment about it so you can start working. On the other hand, please do not feel hurt if no one comments to your offer! This is a fundraising effort, not a popularity contest, and there may not be enough money to go around. :)
MASTERPOST OF OFFERS--
aatash - fanfic, translations of articles, videos, doujinshi
acidae - translations, scans, scanlations, fanfic
arashiheartie - wallpapers, banners, layouts, acapellas, instrumentals
babbled - icons, moodthemes
candy311 - Japanese/Chinese to English translations, beta fic
carrotfreak - chibi art (vectored, pixeled, animated, papercraft templates)
catacombkid - fic
come_on_hiroto - art, banners, icons, layout, t-shirt design
cookiesmon - scans, gifs, icons, wallpapers, headers
epidural - article translations
eve_aida - headers, icons, wallpapers, scanlation if translation provided
fseventh - any sub if provided with translation
furorian - digital art
hakka_candy - icons, headers, wallpapers, graphics
hemisofia - translations of articles or short videos
hutmahbut - wallpapers, icons, headers, karaoke videos
karened - fic, comic strip, banners, icons, Chinese/Korean/Japanese to English song translations, OST/Playlist, sell Arashi goodie bag
karmade - traditional art
katokathy - fanvid, fanfic, art (traditional and digital), karaoke subs, scans, layouts, wallpapers, icons, banners
limegummi - cell phone charms, plush toy (while available)
linhtalia - clay doll/sculpture of Ohno
little_dingo - art (digital and traditional)
ltgmars - translations, fic
lullabyeforyou - fanfic
lyricalidol - layout graphics, icons, wallpapers, beta fic
maishoku - icons, headers, gifs, banners, photo manips
mirryness - art (portraits)
nicefinalbeam - fic, layout coding, headers, photo manips, fan vids, gifs
pink_tofu - doujinshi scanlation auction
rarsii23 - auction to sell "Arashi Ashita no Kioku/Crazy Moon single LE
ruisetsuna - digital art
saturn_necklace - fic, icons, headers, layouts, profile layouts, wallpapers
snoew - scan magazines, headers, icons, wallpapers, scanlation if translation provided
sociologique - knitting, icons, headers, wallpapers, translations
sonneteighty - fic, fanvid
wannatee_1984 - gifs
warattedaarin - icons, wallpapers, gifs, graphics, scans, Korean to English translations
weasleygirl89 - icons, banners
xmonster1603 - Japanese to English translations of songs and articles
zheinpathos - icons, wallpapers, graphics, fic, beta fic
THOSE BUYING--
If you're interested in buying, just browse through the above offers to see if anything catches your eye. Once you find something, leave a comment or email/PM them to express your interest along with any questions you may have. Please don't back out after commenting to buy something, as that can be frustrating for sellers! You can, however, discuss the rates with the sellers in private.
When you pay for something, please send the money (US dollars only) via Paypal to arashi.fundraising@gmail.com, and include both your own username (so I will know who is sending the money) and the seller's username in the additional notes. If you both settled on a new pricing rate, please mention that too.
It will take much too long for me to send individual invoices to every single person donating money, but if you insist on getting one, please PM me about it and include a link to your thread so I know what you're buying and the amount to invoice. Once you've paid, I will inform the seller and they can get to work.
Whether this effort is going to be a flop or a success depends heavily on you, the members of this community. I don't think I can stress this enough. It won't work without anyone offering to donate their time and effort, and likewise, nothing will happen if no one donates any money. Again, this is all going towards a very good cause; I'm not going to take the money and run, and I will for sure obtain a receipt and scan it for the entire community to see when I've closed donations and sent them the money.
Regarding the organizations I'm going to put these donations towards, it will probably be The Humanitarian Coalition because the Canadian government has pledged to match individual donations dollar for dollar up to a maximum of $50 million, but I may also donate part of the money to Doctors Without Borders.
Anyway, I will be posting periodic reminders and updates to the community (another rule broken, whee!) about this fundraiser. I'm hoping to raise about $200 by mid-February, but of course it would be absolutely awesome if we can go over that.
Feel free to pimp this out on your flists, ask any questions or offer suggestions, and again, thank you for reading all this! I hope we can really band together and come up with something that would make Arashi proud. ♥
EDIT: I've just been informed that there is a masterlist of fic authors who have posted in help_haiti over here. Feel free to go and check it out too!
As many of you may or may not know, Haiti was rocked by an earthquake with a 7.0 magnitude on January 13th, just two (or three, depending on where you live) days ago. Tens of thousands are estimated to have died during and following the earthquake; still more are injured or missing, some trapped amongst the rubbles of demolished buildings, some desperately awaiting medical attention in makeshift shelters.
It's true that as fans scattered all over the world who have only gathered here out of a mutual love for Arashi, banding together to support the cause may seem difficult. But wouldn't it be great if we manage to succeed, and not only that, but also do it by continuing our contributions to fandom the way we already have?
Modelling off help_haiti, I'm hoping to start a fundraiser here at arashi_on where people can offer up or "sell" their services, such as graphics, translations, subs and more, for small amounts of money and others can "buy" them, with all the proceeds going into one account for donations. I will then donate all the money collected to one or two legitimate charity organizations.
I think the problem is, at least it is the case with me, while some of us want to donate, we don't always have much to donate with, and only chipping in with like $2 or $5 seems way too measly and almost embarrassing when the suggested minimums are usually $20 or more. This way people can donate without feeling like their contributions don't help, because if all goes well it'll add up to a pretty nice sum of money. And you'll get something "free" out of it!
If you're interested, please click on the cut for further details!
Before I begin, thank you for expressing enough interest to keep reading. Any interest is better than no interest, even if you end up not helping up in any way, so thank you!
With that said, here's what I'm hoping to do, in full detail. Those who have heard of or been to help_haiti will already have a good idea of what how this fundraiser is essentially going to be set up.
THOSE SELLING--
Anyone who feels they have something to offer can pitch in.
Do you make icons for fun? Wallpapers? Do you write fics? Sub files, scan magazines, translate articles, draw chibi!Arashi in your free time? I'm serious when I say that anything and everything is welcome.
This is the form for people who are offering, broken down one by one with further explanation:
Name: (Put your nickname or username here.)
Email address: (If you're uncomfortable about putting your email address out in public, please put "PM me" instead, and make sure your privacy options are not enabled.)
My contributions to fandom are: (You can also list fandom journals/comms for things such as fics, graphics and translations here if applicable.)
I am willing to: (List here what sorts of things you are willing to do to donate to the cause.)
I am not willing to: (This is where you can mention pairing, rating or any other restrictions that are applicable.)
Other fandoms: (I strongly encourage listing any other fandoms you're into and are willing to write/make icons/etc. for!)
Other information (optional): (Anything else you think the buyer may need to know, for example, if you're only taking in orders from a maximum of five people so you won't overwhelm yourself.)
Pricing: (How much you're looking to get for what you're offering, which may vary depending on what you're doing. Try to ask within the range of $1~$10 USD though, because I do realize much of fandom are either young or broke.)
Timeframe: (About how long it's going to take you to complete what you're offering.)
For your convenience, you can copy and paste the following codes when you comment:
Name:
Email address:
My contributions to fandom are:
I am willing to:
I am not willing to:
Other fandoms:
Other information (optional):
Pricing:
Timeframe:
When someone replies to your offer and sends their money to the email address set up for this very purpose, I will inform you in a new comment about it so you can start working. On the other hand, please do not feel hurt if no one comments to your offer! This is a fundraising effort, not a popularity contest, and there may not be enough money to go around. :)
MASTERPOST OF OFFERS--
aatash - fanfic, translations of articles, videos, doujinshi
acidae - translations, scans, scanlations, fanfic
arashiheartie - wallpapers, banners, layouts, acapellas, instrumentals
babbled - icons, moodthemes
candy311 - Japanese/Chinese to English translations, beta fic
carrotfreak - chibi art (vectored, pixeled, animated, papercraft templates)
catacombkid - fic
come_on_hiroto - art, banners, icons, layout, t-shirt design
cookiesmon - scans, gifs, icons, wallpapers, headers
epidural - article translations
eve_aida - headers, icons, wallpapers, scanlation if translation provided
fseventh - any sub if provided with translation
furorian - digital art
hakka_candy - icons, headers, wallpapers, graphics
hemisofia - translations of articles or short videos
hutmahbut - wallpapers, icons, headers, karaoke videos
karened - fic, comic strip, banners, icons, Chinese/Korean/Japanese to English song translations, OST/Playlist, sell Arashi goodie bag
karmade - traditional art
katokathy - fanvid, fanfic, art (traditional and digital), karaoke subs, scans, layouts, wallpapers, icons, banners
limegummi - cell phone charms, plush toy (while available)
linhtalia - clay doll/sculpture of Ohno
little_dingo - art (digital and traditional)
ltgmars - translations, fic
lullabyeforyou - fanfic
lyricalidol - layout graphics, icons, wallpapers, beta fic
maishoku - icons, headers, gifs, banners, photo manips
mirryness - art (portraits)
nicefinalbeam - fic, layout coding, headers, photo manips, fan vids, gifs
pink_tofu - doujinshi scanlation auction
rarsii23 - auction to sell "Arashi Ashita no Kioku/Crazy Moon single LE
ruisetsuna - digital art
saturn_necklace - fic, icons, headers, layouts, profile layouts, wallpapers
snoew - scan magazines, headers, icons, wallpapers, scanlation if translation provided
sociologique - knitting, icons, headers, wallpapers, translations
sonneteighty - fic, fanvid
wannatee_1984 - gifs
warattedaarin - icons, wallpapers, gifs, graphics, scans, Korean to English translations
weasleygirl89 - icons, banners
xmonster1603 - Japanese to English translations of songs and articles
zheinpathos - icons, wallpapers, graphics, fic, beta fic
THOSE BUYING--
If you're interested in buying, just browse through the above offers to see if anything catches your eye. Once you find something, leave a comment or email/PM them to express your interest along with any questions you may have. Please don't back out after commenting to buy something, as that can be frustrating for sellers! You can, however, discuss the rates with the sellers in private.
When you pay for something, please send the money (US dollars only) via Paypal to arashi.fundraising@gmail.com, and include both your own username (so I will know who is sending the money) and the seller's username in the additional notes. If you both settled on a new pricing rate, please mention that too.
It will take much too long for me to send individual invoices to every single person donating money, but if you insist on getting one, please PM me about it and include a link to your thread so I know what you're buying and the amount to invoice. Once you've paid, I will inform the seller and they can get to work.
Whether this effort is going to be a flop or a success depends heavily on you, the members of this community. I don't think I can stress this enough. It won't work without anyone offering to donate their time and effort, and likewise, nothing will happen if no one donates any money. Again, this is all going towards a very good cause; I'm not going to take the money and run, and I will for sure obtain a receipt and scan it for the entire community to see when I've closed donations and sent them the money.
Regarding the organizations I'm going to put these donations towards, it will probably be The Humanitarian Coalition because the Canadian government has pledged to match individual donations dollar for dollar up to a maximum of $50 million, but I may also donate part of the money to Doctors Without Borders.
Anyway, I will be posting periodic reminders and updates to the community (another rule broken, whee!) about this fundraiser. I'm hoping to raise about $200 by mid-February, but of course it would be absolutely awesome if we can go over that.
Feel free to pimp this out on your flists, ask any questions or offer suggestions, and again, thank you for reading all this! I hope we can really band together and come up with something that would make Arashi proud. ♥
EDIT: I've just been informed that there is a masterlist of fic authors who have posted in help_haiti over here. Feel free to go and check it out too!