If you want to contribute to evolutionary progress in our generation, help secure the immortality of life from Earth, and become a part of changes in our universe, here is a chance. We are at a key moment in geological time in which man can technologically destroy himself (and possibly life of Earth) -- in our generation -- if we do not get life into space self-sufficiently and independently outside of our only biosphere today.
Your decision is now -- either go down in history as an individual taking some responsibility by supporting this step, or else think only about yourself as another selfish animal with an excuse and rationalization.
We collect the names of those who want to go down in the digital record of history as part of the solution (taking responsibility), rather than part of the solution, then you are pproblem (e.g., just another self-centered hedonistic mouse potato). "Did you *DO* something in 2011?" With the advent of the internet, you can go down in digital history every day, including your opinions, actions ... and inaction when you could have.
To know but do nothing is questionable. "Yeah, I read about that on the internet in 20xx!" ... and maybe talked about it with friends ... BUT what did you DO?
There are two ways you can help out:
- Make a small donation, or
- Give us some of your quality time and effort
Option 1: Donate
If you don't have useful skills or the time to apply them to something concrete, then you can donate via PayPal using either your credit card or your bank account. You do not need to give us your credit card number. You can log into PayPal.com and send your information that way.
The buttons will redirect you to paypal.com with our website as the reference account.
PERMANENT is quite constrained by lack of resources. Specifically what we need money to do is partly discussed in our Budget page. At present, we have hired programmers at India rates to upgrade this website (not on that list), just paid for the Forum software (not on that list), and have other expenses. To date, the founder, artist, and most others have worked for free (1985-date), indeed foregone other income to work on PERMANENT, but we need help with operating expenses.
PERMANENT is now a tax-deductible, nonprofit corporation, as of May 2009, and thus contributions are tax deductible. We are not yet a 501c3 but we may apply for 501c3 status.
If you have any questions, then please use our Contact Form or else contact the PERMANENT founder, Mark Prado, at his personal website at www.mark-prado.com
Option 2: Contribute Some Quality Time and Effort
You do not need to send money in order to participate in PERMANENT and be a member. We just need to get to know you and knowledge of what you may be interested in doing with us or any of our associates. We do not pressure volunteers to send us money. Our main focus is participation leading to results, not raising small amounts of money from many individuals. If you wish to become a member, you may do so by contributing time, energy, and skill in a way which you choose. We have a well thought out "To Do List" and can suggest some things.
If you wish to get into our database of contacts, and/or if want to volunteer, please fill out our contacts and volunteers database form.
We don't want to reinvent the wheel. Our focus is on developing a sustainable business to make PERMANENT happen. Already, there are far more than enough engineers, government contractors, and political advocates. We can help them, but technical and political matters are not our focus. Creating a sustainable business to support the engineering implementation by the purely private sector is our focus.
We're here to reach out to new people and companies, to work together with others synergistically, hopefully to prevent "reinvention of the wheel" and wastes of time and energy which occurs all too often, and to be a catalyst for new projects. There are many projects that never get off the ground for various reasons, and we are here to make a difference.
In short, we explore various ways of working with other organizations and individuals in mutually beneficial and equitable ways, and are filling some of the critical gaps in the field today, mainly in developing viable mission scenarios for the private sector, and helping new entities come up to speed in the field.
If you have too little time and availability, please visit our Budget page for ways you can contribute in substantive ways quickly.
Otherwise, if you wish to get into our database of contacts, and/or if want to volunteer, please fill out our contacts and volunteers database form.
