From Victor Paul Borg:
I raise money from grants and promotions to produce work published on this website.
I have designed a transparent system of donations. Each category of work has a target amount, and this enables you to see what money is being sought for, and what and where the donations are going. It also enables you to see the modest amounts sought for each category, and allows you to donation directly for something you feel passionate about.
You can find information on each of these donation channels in banners at the bottom of the relevant pages of content.
Here are brief descriptions of the main categories:
Investigative work
I have included within this category all types of investigative journalism in a wider sense - hardcore, revelatory self-driving investigations as well as well-researched and insightful analytical articles. In this channel, in 2025, the target amount is €1,000. Click here to donate to investigations.
Planning emergency
Investigations and well-researched features on planning are a special category of this website. These articles are well illustrated for impact, making the illustrations part of investigative output on these planning articles. The aim is to reveal and rally via investigative articles to help foster the dynamic for planning reform, which is urgently required. The target is to raise €1,000 for the planning emergency in 2025. Click here to donate to planning emergency.
Special coverage areas
These are categories in which this website will mount special, extensive, rolling coverage whose aim is to reveal (by investigative articles) and to rally (by publicizing ways or means that you can get involved to contribute to bringing about change). Links to donation pages for each of these categories will be shared within those relevant pages.
Justice on Trial
This section consists of legal analysis and research into areas in which institutions and laws do not adhere to constitutional safeguards, and hence lead to injustice towards citizens and ultimately the public at large. The target is to raise €1500 for this section in 2025. Click here to donate to Justice on Trial.
Technical expenses
The technical expense to keep this website running smoothly, efficiently, and - more importantly - securely amounts to €116 every month – or €1,400 annually.
I cover this cost from grants and offline donations. In 2025, until now (last updated on 24 July 2025), my offline donations, including grants, has amounted to around €2,900.