The GCD has operated since 1994 without a financial "safety net" and have relied on a single resource to host and maintain the online service. We've grown a lot over the years in terms of traffic and to help keep things up we need to have a financing plan.
In July 2006 we added a small row of non-intrusive Google ads to the site to make use of the high number of monthly page views. Your continued use of the GCD will earn us a few cents, especially if you visit one of the advertisers, hopefully adding up to enough to ease on operating costs. Additionally, we've added ways to donate once or by subscription (see below). The GCD online resource will remain free for use, but if you choose to donate we're very thankful for your support. We have set high aims for this project and we hope we will be able to accomplish it one day.
NB! Please note that you are NOT subscribing to the GCD itself. The GCD is free for use online and a donation is not a kind of membership or any other affiliation with the core project. At present, donation subscription is a recurring way of contributing to keep the site up and running. It does not entitle the donor to rights or priveleges. It is merely an acknowledgement of the expenses incurred by our technical staff.
Donations are accepted from most countries via PayPal.
One-time donation
If you have a PayPal accout or a major credit card you can donate to our PayPal account. Click the button below to get started:
Making a contribution each month
You can donate the equivalent of a comic book or more to us each month with a subscription. PayPal will automatically charge your credit card for the subscription amount and your continued support will help us keep up with the running costs. Click the button below to start.
Clicking on the buttons above will initiate a monthly donation to the GCD. You can end the subscription at any time - click here for details on how to end your monthly donation.
Tax status
The GCD is in the process of being registered as a non-profit organization in the US which would make donations tax deductible. It is already noticed as a non-profit organization in Norway.
If you have any questions about this, please email us at GCD Donations and we'll do our best to answer.
Become a sponsor
If you are a comic book dealer, publisher, auction house or have an other business related to comics, you may become a sponsor getting a. A small number of slots will be available for monthly sponsorship, easily payable by PayPal subscription. Please contact us at GCD Donations for more information on rates and availability.
