Help Save the Bored Chaps
Long time no see!
It’s been a little while…
Over the past few years we’ve had the pleasure of hosting 12 Days of Craftmas in which we were able to bring communities together stronger than ever. And of course #Bored4Pride in which we’ve managed to raise over $2,800.00 collectively for charity.
This wouldn’t be possible without the collective support of every Bored Chap across the world (including you!)
So what went wrong?
Over the past year we’ve also had to postpone a lot of projects due to a downsize in funding which has been unfortunate. It meant that we had to put our podcast publishing platform plans on hiatus, we had to put our D&D project on hold, we had to downsize the plans for #Bored4Pride 2023, among many other lost projects.
This was due to the fact that our scheduled sponsor for #Bored4Pride 2023 dropping out only a week ahead of schedule. Now this might not seem like a lot but let me put this into perspective for you…
Typically a #Bored4Pride sponsor will agree to a deal in the range of $500 - $2000. This may seem like a lot on paper but we immediately donate HALF of this to the charity fund. What remains goes towards hosting costs such as server and website hosting, online promotion, graphic design, music licensing, programming, production crews for pre-recorded content and so much more.
Typically this would leave us with a bit of money leftover. Such leftover funds would partially be donated on behalf of the Bored Chaps but the mild parts that remain would be used to fund our other events throughout the year. This year we had a drop by over 80% in external funding. This meant that Wongy (myself) has foot the bill for most of the operating costs this year so far. And we’ve only been able to continue to host Minecraft servers thanks to 404Hosting.co.uk remaining a key partner in this time.
So how do we fix this and what’s next?
Well we’re coming to you for support. If you spare us as little as a dollar we’ll be able to continue host big events but most of all…
• You’ll gain access to exclusive content from the Bored Chaps and LordWongy with monthly posts and videos.
• Get a unique role on our Discord server which’ll grant you access to exclusive chat areas, allow you to join Jackbox games before other people and more!
• Access to an already existing back catalogue of exclusive and lost videos already available on this site.
We don’t have A TON to offer as of yet but here’s what’s being implemented and should be accessible in the next couple of months…
• Early access to podcast episodes from a variety of 5+ shows totally AD-FREE.
• Cosmetics on the planned 12 Days of Craftmas 2023 Minecraft server.
• Exclusive access to playable PDFs of our custom homebrew D&D and GURPS campaigns.
• Extended cuts of any Bored Chaps produced content when available.
• Listed as a “Producer” in future Bored Chaps and LordWongy videos.
• Access to exclusive Discord game nights.
This is just scratching the surface of what we’ve got planned…
Let’s do this!
You can access this all from this website Bored Chaps Membership and support us for as little as $1 a month OR alternatively make a one-time donation which also grants you access to some exclusive perks and content.
In the meantime I’m sure some of you will be excited to hear that our current main focus and project is launching the Bored Chaps Podcast Program with a goal of 5+ shows with different hosts INCLUDING something D&D related. If you want to hear the latest ongoings or even through your hat in the ring to be a host or a guest you can reach us on our Public Discord Server!
I hope you choose to support an independent Bored Chaps into the future! All funds donated go directly into creating new content and projects for small creators.
Wongy, signing off 🫡