I'm excited to see that everything is on track to raise $7300 for SWAAY's billboard.  It's 36% funded after 11 days, and we have 19 more days to get the rest.  (The billboard is being done through Epic Step, a company that works like Kickstarter for billboards.)  I know we're in a recession and everyone's watching their money, but this project is guaranteed get a huge amount of attention from the general public.  Not BDSM conference attendees, not sex blog readers, not feminists, not sex radicals - but regular people who have probably never even heard the term sex work.  This is exactly what I want to do with SWAAY.  Please donate here.

And, if this billboard is funded, you can also get some cool stuff.  Check out the list:

* Anyone who donates $7 or more gets a 10-pack of SWAAY stickers.

* The first person to donate $325 and email swaay AT swaay.org gets a one-of-a-kind handmade horror doll from Norma Jean Almodovar, one of the godmothers of the American sex workers' rights movement.

* Sex workers who donate $100 or more get 3 free months from Safe Office.  This offer is open only to adult service providers, not the general public.  Here's the info:

Safe Office is a subscription based website designed specifically for erotic service providers. Users can track their contacts, schedule, projects, and more in a secure environment. Get sensitive data off PCs and phones that are notoriously NOT secure and at risk of theft, damage, or seizure. Enjoy the privacy and reliability of offshore venue and hosting. Protect the privacy of both service providers and their clients. Although it is often denied, all professionals keep data in some form, YOUR CLIENTS WANT YOU TO PROTECT THEIR CONFIDENTIALITY by keeping it safe. If you are using a spreadsheet, "black-book," software on your PC, or a website that is not specifically designed for security, you need Safe Office. Track an unlimited number of Alias Names, Handles on Boards, Email Addresses, Phone Numbers, and more. Make Notes about Client Preferences. Use the Mailing List feature to announce your next Tour per City. We have many tools to allow separation of a provider's work life from their personal life. Also included is a comprehensive Resource-List of professionals friendly to the industry; and a Watch-List of clients, hotels, and others that are reported by members to be unfriendly to the industry. We help you organize your business, increase your profits, protect your privacy, and keep you safe.

We are offering three months added to your Safe Office subscription if you contribute $100 or more to SWAAY's "Sex Work Definition Billboard" project (click here for details). Existing subscribers will get three months added to their current subscription (so whether your current plan is monthly, quarterly, or yearly - your next payment is moved forward three months). If you are not currently a subscriber to Safe Office, we will setup an account and your first three months are free (new subscribers must be verified as established providers).

With all of these freebies, make sure you email your donation receipt to swaay AT swaay.org after August 17th if the billboard is funded.  With Norma Jean's doll, email right away to claim that, since that offer is only good for one lucky donor.