**Maintain the technical tools**<br /> Framasoft is about fifty open source sites and services, deployed on about thirty servers. Our members ensure the maintenance, the support, the animation and the update. Your donations ensure that it is free of charge for everyone.
To finalize your donation, please complete your cheque to the order of <b>“Association @:txt.soft”</b> and note this <b>payment reference at the back</b>:
For [practical reasons](@:(link.contact)/faq/#dons-alternatifs), we do not accept donations from micro-payment platforms (Lilo, Flattr, Tipeee…) except Liberapay
**Promoting popular education**<br /> Framasoft is committed to popularizing digital emancipation towards the by contributing to concrete tools made by and for a greater number of people, by contributing to concrete tools made by and for people involved in popular education. [[1](https://framablog.org/2019/12/14/les-metacartes-numerique-ethique-un-outil-qui-fait-envie/)], [[2](https://framablog.org/2020/06/27/resolu-un-pas-de-plus-dans-contributopia/)], [[3](https://framablog.org/2019/11/30/mon-parcours-collaboratif-presenter-des-outils-numeriques-ethiques-a-lesse/)]
This information is necessary for practical reasons and in order to issue a tax receipt. You should also know that you can check whether your donation has been received. in the “[donor list](@:(link.soutenir)/en/stats)” page. Of course, your first name and last name are anonymized.