Fandom is love. OTW Membership Drive.
Apr. 6th, 2013 05:19 pmI've been trying to figure out how to write this entry for a couple of days now. The only way out appears to be through.
Since its inception, I've been involved with the Organization for Transformative Works in one way or another. I post about the OTW and the work I do to Twitter sometimes. Right now, I'm a volunteer tag wrangler at the Archive of Our Own (where I am also a user!), and the chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. I love working with other fans, especially because the OTW is currently a place where people are appreciated for the skills they have. And I appreciate all the amazing people I get to meet, learn from, and work with on a daily basis through my work with the OTW.
As I tried to write this post, I came across OTW Board member![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
ahorbinski's post on the same subject. She summed up so well the things I love about the OTW, the things I think are important, the reasons why I donate, so I asked for and received permission to reproduce it here.
Well, I'm not a member of the OTW's board, but I'm on staff and I'm a volunteer and I'm committed to the work I do for and with the OTW, and I think the work the OTW does is important for fans, fandoms, and fanworks. If you agree, please think about donating to help support us.
Since its inception, I've been involved with the Organization for Transformative Works in one way or another. I post about the OTW and the work I do to Twitter sometimes. Right now, I'm a volunteer tag wrangler at the Archive of Our Own (where I am also a user!), and the chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. I love working with other fans, especially because the OTW is currently a place where people are appreciated for the skills they have. And I appreciate all the amazing people I get to meet, learn from, and work with on a daily basis through my work with the OTW.
As I tried to write this post, I came across OTW Board member
ahorbinski's post on the same subject. She summed up so well the things I love about the OTW, the things I think are important, the reasons why I donate, so I asked for and received permission to reproduce it here.Fandom is love. It's also, in the form of the OTW, a tremendous amount of work, and a rather impressive set of costs associated with doing that work. The OTW is run by fans, for fans, and we need the support of our fellow fans to keep doing what we've done.
And we've done a lot: Transformative Works and Cultures, Fanlore, Open Doors, and of course the Archive of Our Own, to say nothing of the OTW's legal advocacy, which has secured fair use exemptions for vidding under the DMCA before the U.S. Copyright Office for two cycles running, are all supported exclusively by donations from our supporters. A donation of US$10 or more will allow you to become an OTW member for the next calendar year, giving you voting (and bragging) rights and giving us the financial support we need to keep doing what we've been doing, and to become better at it.
Since joining the Board I've had even more cause to be impressed by the dedication and commitment of OTW staff and volunteers, my fellow Board members not least among them. But we wouldn't be anywhere without our supporters who donate, so thank you.
Well, I'm not a member of the OTW's board, but I'm on staff and I'm a volunteer and I'm committed to the work I do for and with the OTW, and I think the work the OTW does is important for fans, fandoms, and fanworks. If you agree, please think about donating to help support us.