My 2 cents is that going for advertisers would leave this site vulnerable. One of the things that makes FR special is that it is beholden to no one. Fox News makes money- as long as they please certain people (the name Romney comes to mind.) If you let the big money in, they’ll want to call the tune, and they will dance to the left. Speaking as someone who has raised money for charitable causes a lot, the state of the economy has been pretty bad and it makes everything tougher, including Freepathons. I think maybe if there are equipment needs, you just simply name the equipment and then see what turns up- a donation of a machine or something like that would be worth as much as money. FReepers may have access to some of that stuff- they may work for a corporation that tossed out something, or the like. Anyway, thanks for the great job you do!