How to donate to ASLU:
Thank you for donating. I really appreciate every single donation to ASL University.
If you can afford to help a lot, great! Any amount though is appreciated!
Even a little bit helps so much.
To keep things safe and secure I use "Paypal." PayPal may offer an option to donate with a debit or credit card without signing in. There are other options to donate though. See below.
When you click on the "donate" button below it takes you to a payment page. Available payment options are shown on PayPal's checkout page.
- Donate with PayPal (or a credit card)
- Support monthly on Patreon
- Donate with Cash App
- Donate with Venmo
- Donate with Zelle
Question: Can I use Patreon instead?
Answer: Yes, certainly! Thanks. You can donate via Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ASLU
Question: Can I use "Cash App"?
Answer: Yes, you may use "Cash App" from this link: https://cash.me/$Lifeprint
Question: Can I use "Venmo"?
Answer: ABSOLUTELY NOT! (Just kidding, feel free to send me gobs or any amount of money via Venmo.) My Venmo profile name is: @billvicars
@billvicars
Question: Can I use Zelle instead?
Answer: Yes, certainly! Thanks. You can donate via Zelle to: BillVicars@aol.com
To donate with Zelle, open Zelle through your bank and use BillVicars@aol.com as the recipient email.
BillVicars@aol.com
Question: How will my donation be used?
Answer: Your generosity helps pay for the web hosting, domain name subscription, computer equipment, internet connection, wild Deaf parties, software, and video equipment used to create the website, ASL research materials, and other things directly involved with running ASL University. *See below for a list.
Question: Can I deduct this on my tax?
Answer: That would be great -- but no, sorry. I'm just a college professor trying to help people by using my evenings and weekends in a productive manner. The amount of time and organizational ability it takes to set up and maintain a 501 (c)(3) non-profit is huge. Bee (my wife) and I actually did that once many years ago. We found that it took away from the time I devote to actually building and sharing ASL materials. So we just do this as regular people (with a sole proprietor business license).
Question: Do I have to use Paypal? Can I just pay with a credit card?
Answer: PayPal may offer an option to donate with a debit or credit card without signing in. Available payment options are shown on PayPal's checkout page. If you do not see that option, use another method listed here or contact me for an address to which you can send a check.
Question: How can I contact you?
Answer: For contact information, visit the "Contact Information Page."
The reason why your donation is appreciated is to help pay the expenses involved with running ASL University:
Where the money goes
- Dedicated IP address fee for Lifeprint.com.
- Domain hosting fees for ASLU-related websites: lifeprint.com, asluniversity.com, aslpah.com, asl.ms, asl.bz, asl.tc, ...
- Domain name registration fee
- Cloud storage fee (Dropbox)
- Internet / data fee (AT&T)
- Secure socket layer (ssl) certificate fee (GoDaddy)
- Equipment purchase, maintenance, and replacement costs: computers, monitors, etc.
- Hard drives for storage / usb drives / SD cards / cameras / tripods / lenses
- Software (for editing the videos)
- Stipends and snacks for the interns
- Electricity (for the home studio / office)
Thanks!
Lifeprint Donate QR code:
