From: sfu90133@toaik.com   
      
   https://blog.torproject.org/2025-fundraiser-donations-matched/   
      
   Is the internet today the internet you want for future generations? What   
   if instead of for-profit greed, rampant privacy violations, and pervasive   
   government spying, we could have a different relationship with the   
   internet?   
      
   What if we could FREE THE INTERNET from the chains of surveillance and   
   censorship?   
      
   At the Tor Project, along with our incredible community of supporters,   
   we're not just imagining a free internet — we're building it:   
      
   In countries like Turkmenistan where access to information is tightly   
   controlled, Turkmen.news trusts Tor to provide safe access to the free   
   internet where it once did not exist.   
   Freedom of the Press Foundation uses Tor as the backbone of SecureDrop, a   
   tool that allows journalists and sources to communicate freely without   
   fear of retaliation or exposure.   
   In Russia and Egypt, where authorities often block encrypted tools to   
   control communications, individuals use Tor Browser to access encrypted   
   email services like Tuta Mail to freely communicate.   
      
   Tor is a building block for a free internet, and it takes our collective   
   efforts to improve and amplify it. That’s why during the next three   
   months, the Tor Project will be holding a fundraising campaign during   
   which we ask for your support to advance digital freedom.   
      
   As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, the Tor Project relies on donations to power its   
   tools – the Tor network, Tor Browser, Tails OS, and the Tor ecosystem.   
   These tools are trusted by millions and always free to use, without   
   collecting, selling, trading, or renting any of your data for profit.   
      
   This year we are calling to FREE THE INTERNET by supporting Tor. If you   
   give now during the campaign, your donation will be matched by our   
   supporters at Power Up Privacy. This means a $25 donation will have a $50   
   impact – and all donations over $25 will qualify you for fun Tor   
   merchandise. 👀   
      
   In the 2023-2024 fiscal year, 84% of our expenses were associated with   
   program services. That means that a very significant portion of our budget   
   goes directly into building Tor and making it better. Those program   
   services include building Tor technology, conducting outreach, and keeping   
   Tor tools up-to-date and secure. We are proud to have a Four-Star Charity   
   rating from Charity Navigator, and have been awarded Candid’s Platinum   
   Seal of Transparency. This demonstrates the Tor Project’s commitment to   
   openness and honesty in how the organization manages its finances and uses   
   your investment for a greater impact.   
      
   Join us in being defiant against profit-driven tech tools and keeping Tor   
   tools FREE, private, and accessible. Your support today helps build a   
   better internet for tomorrow.   
      
   To learn more about how Tor is freeing the internet from surveillance and   
   censorship, and how we are putting charitable donations to work, please   
   tune into our annual State of the Onion virtual event to learn more. Save   
   these dates and make your donation today!   
      
   Ways to contribute   
      
   Make a donation: Donate through our website (or any other method listed on   
   our FAQ and your donation will be matched, 1:1, up to $250,000.   
   Ask the company you work for if they will match your donation: Many   
   corporations will match their employees’ donations to charitable   
   organizations. Ask at work if your company will match your gift.   
   Share on social media: Let the people in your networks know that all   
   donations to the Tor Project are currently being matched. You can easily   
   share a post from our social channels: Mastodon, Bluesky, X, and more.   
   Subscribe to Tor News: No ads. No tracking. Just low-traffic Tor updates   
   via email.   
      
   1:1 Match provided by Power Up Privacy   
      
   Power Up Privacy logo Power Up Privacy is matching all donations to the   
   Tor Project between now and December 31, 2025. Power Up Privacy is an   
   advocacy group that funds privacy-related research and development   
   projects. They seek to make maximum impact by identifying key, underfunded   
   areas in the privacy software ecosystem and injecting resources, financial   
   and otherwise, in order to strengthen the necessary infrastructure we need   
   to preserve freedom and human rights.   
      
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