Donation Update

In the last week, NV Access has received a total of around AU$9,000 in donations. We would like to express a big thank you to all the people who have donated. Every donation means a great deal to us, but we would especially like to thank a particular individual who has donated a massive AU$1,000.

Although these donations have certainly given us some much needed breathing room, one week of donations is obviously not enough to guarantee long-term sustainability. Over the last few months, we have also been setting some important organisational changes in motion which should improve our public image and increase our fundraising potential. These include a new logo, a presence on Twitter and Facebook, a structural change to accept tax deductable gifts in Australia, and a clearer request for donations (even within the NVDA product itself). We hope that this will better place us to procure further grants and contract work from those organisations who rely on NVDA for testing and development or wish their software to work with NVDA, thus keeping NVDA free for the average blind user. In addition, being able to receive tax deductable gifts within Australia will allow us to pursue funding from Australian philanthropic organisations.

Finally, rest assured that NVDA is still free, open source software. All donations are very much appreciated and help to ensure that NVDA will continue to improve. However, if you cannot afford or are otherwise disinclined to donate, you can continue to download and use NVDA for free.

Thank you for your support of NV Access and the NVDA project.