Gregory's ServerIf you're curious how #Mastodon is doing by the numbers, the 2023 Annual Report is finally here. How large is our budget, and where does it go? Who works on Mastodon? For all of this and more, we've got an answer--at least as far as 2023 goes.
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   2023? It's almost 2025 where I am How about where you are? And where does the money come from?  @FinchHaven It's explained on the article for the @Mastodon Annual Report for 2023. They have more data for the 2023 report than before and have also already started on the 2024 report. The income is from patreon donations and one large corporate donation of $100,000 from Sujitech - a Japanese tech company. It is all in the report which is accessible from the linked article. Which I have read, previously And the preceding "annual report" before this one, as well But thanks for straightening me out cc @Mastodon  @FinchHaven take a look at the blog post and report. The 2024 version will be more timely. @Mastodon The annual report 2023 arrives at the end of 2024. Quite late, isn’t it? When to expect the 2024 report?  @Mastodon don’t you mean 2024? I know there are still some days left in the year but going back to 2023 is odd. @brunoamaral the later publication is something that we acknowledge in the blog post and report; the next one will be more timely. 
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  @Mastodon lot of folk responding to this must be in the private (or state) sector! many of the small non-profits I work with are just publishing their 2023 annual reports this week as well. Well done to all. Very impressive given the budget. @Mastodon Guess I'm late to point out the 2023. Great software and Happy New Year! 🥳 @Mastodon Thanks for this. To those complaining that this is late I say - better late than never! Love this quote: “Building our human connections on common protocols, rather than walled gardens, is the only way forward.” I believe this is even more obvious now than it has ever been and I expect Mastodon to steadily grow as more people grasp this fact. Thanks to the entire Mastodon team and enjoy your holidays. I’m sure next year will be busy!!! @lrreynolds we are going to be starting at a run! FOSDEM 2025 approaches, and we have a lot of things underway. Thanks for your support 🙏🏻 I'm new to Mastodon, and finding i very hard to use. I have NO IDEA how to join the various other versions. @Numabiena A first help could be this: https://fedi.tips/ and follow @FediTips @Mastodon  Hey Numabiena, welcome! 👋 Yeah, as Petra says, there is lots of help for beginners at https://fedi.tips and also please feel free to ask any questions you have! I run this unofficial support account for Mastodon and the Fediverse, and I try to help people who want help, especially beginners.   @Mastodon love everything about Mastodon. One suggestion; also do a web version of the annual report? Here's an example of how we do ours at @nicw https://nationalinfrastructurecommission.wales/nicw-annual-report-2024/  @Mastodon Interesting and nice design! Suggestion for the 2024 report - it would be neat if each time someone is mentioned in the report, if there was a link to their Mastodon account.  @Mastodon thanks for this! On page 5, you mention "better user retention" ... are there any metrics related to this? CC @andypiper in casae you have the data.  @Mastodon Claim Happy New Year Bonus....  |
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