Happy Birthday!
What struck me was your comments about projects "giving up". My own fund has been going some 2.5 years, with the last 6 months being particularly challenging. But it was always designed to withstand shocks, so that whether I manage 10k SP or 1 million SP makes very little difference percentage-wise; yes, of course, it makes a difference in cash-terms but it won't ever close due to lack of funds.
I know all projects are different, but I started mine as a way of maintaining funding for what was then a community (now gone) and what was left was just the sustainability protocol.
Best wishes for the future!
Hi @accelerator
Appreciate your kind comment buddy
I'm sorry to hear that last 6 months has been challenging to you and your project.
Why is your community gone? What caused it?
Yours, Piotr
At the time there were fewer communities, and PAL was working overtime helping newbs, so my community was helping Minnows take the next step up. Worked well, in that many became quite prominent Steemians, but as more topic-specific communities grew it kinda lost its initial drive. Was an interesting experience, and I appreciate how hard it can be to keep a community vibrant.