Minor docs improvements

CONTRIBUTING.rst

@@ -134,33 +134,42 @@ Sponsoring
   :target: https://github.com/sponsors/jab
   :alt: Sponsor through GitHub
 
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/Gumroad-sponsor-55a0a4.svg
-  :target: https://gumroad.com/l/bidict
-  :alt: Sponsor through Gumroad
-
 .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/PayPal-sponsor-blue.svg
   :target: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=jabronson%40gmail%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=Sponsor%20bidict
   :alt: Sponsor through PayPal
 
 Bidict is the product of thousands of hours of my unpaid work
-over the ~15 years that I've been the sole maintainer.
+over the 15+ years that I've been the sole maintainer.
 
 If bidict has helped you or your company accomplish your work,
-please `sponsor my work through GitHub <https://github.com/sponsors/jab>`__,
-and/or ask your company to do the same.
-
-Choose a tier and GitHub handles everything else.
-Your GitHub sponsorship will automatically go
-on the same bill you already have set up with GitHub,
-so after the one-click signup, there's nothing else to do.
-
-You can also sponsor my work through
-`Gumroad <https://gumroad.com/l/bidict>`__ or
-`PayPal <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=jabronson%40gmail%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=Sponsor%20bidict>`__,
-or through a support engagement with my LLC.
-See `Enterprise Support
-<https://bidict.readthedocs.io/#enterprise-support>`__
-for details.
+please sponsor my work through one of the following,
+and/or ask your company to do the same:
+
+- `GitHub <https://github.com/sponsors/jab>`__
+- `PayPal <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=jabronson%40gmail%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=Sponsor%20bidict>`__
+- `Tidelift <https://tidelift.com>`__
+- `thanks.dev <https://thanks.dev>`__
+- `Gumroad <https://gumroad.com/l/bidict>`__
+- `a support engagement with my LLC <https://bidict.readthedocs.io/#enterprise-support>`__
+
+If you're not sure which to use, GitHub is an easy option,
+especially if you already have a GitHub account.
+Just choose a monthly or one-time amount, and GitHub handles everything else.
+Your bidict sponsorship on GitHub will automatically go
+on the same regular bill as any other GitHub charges you pay for.
+PayPal is another easy option for one-time contributions.
+
+See the following for rationale and examples of companies
+supporting the open source projects they depend on
+in this manner:
+
+- `<https://engineering.atspotify.com/2022/04/announcing-the-spotify-foss-fund/>`__
+- `<https://blog.sentry.io/2021/10/21/we-just-gave-154-999-dollars-and-89-cents-to-open-source-maintainers>`__
+- `<https://engineering.indeedblog.com/blog/2019/07/foss-fund-six-months-in/>`__
+
+.. - `<https://sethmlarson.dev/blog/people-in-your-software-supply-chain>`__
+.. - `<https://www.cognitect.com/blog/supporting-open-source-developers>`__
+.. - `<https://vorpus.org/blog/the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of-investment-in-open-source-infrastructure/>`__
 
 
 Code of Conduct

README.rst

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ I have a US-based LLC set up for invoicing,
 and I have 15+ years of professional experience
 delivering software and support to companies successfully.
 
-You can also sponsor my work through platforms like GitHub Sponsors.
+You can also sponsor my work through several platforms, including GitHub Sponsors.
 See the `Sponsoring <#sponsoring>`__ section below for details,
 including rationale and examples of companies
 supporting the open source projects they depend on.
@@ -186,37 +186,38 @@ Sponsoring
   :alt: Sponsor through GitHub
 
 Bidict is the product of thousands of hours of my unpaid work
-over the ~15 years that I've been the sole maintainer.
+over the 15+ years that I've been the sole maintainer.
 
 If bidict has helped you or your company accomplish your work,
-please `sponsor my work through GitHub <https://github.com/sponsors/jab>`__
-and/or ask your company to do the same.
-
-Choose a tier and GitHub handles everything else.
-Your GitHub sponsorship will automatically go
-on the same bill you already have set up with GitHub,
-so after the one-click signup, there's nothing else to do.
+please sponsor my work through one of the following,
+and/or ask your company to do the same:
+
+- `GitHub <https://github.com/sponsors/jab>`__
+- `PayPal <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=jabronson%40gmail%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=Sponsor%20bidict>`__
+- `Tidelift <https://tidelift.com>`__
+- `thanks.dev <https://thanks.dev>`__
+- `Gumroad <https://gumroad.com/l/bidict>`__
+- `a support engagement with my LLC <#enterprise-support>`__
+
+If you're not sure which to use, GitHub is an easy option,
+especially if you already have a GitHub account.
+Just choose a monthly or one-time amount, and GitHub handles everything else.
+Your bidict sponsorship on GitHub will automatically go
+on the same regular bill as any other GitHub charges you pay for.
+PayPal is another easy option for one-time contributions.
 
 See the following for rationale and examples of companies
 supporting the open source projects they depend on
 in this manner:
 
-- `<https://engineering.indeedblog.com/blog/2019/07/foss-fund-six-months-in/>`__
 - `<https://engineering.atspotify.com/2022/04/announcing-the-spotify-foss-fund/>`__
 - `<https://blog.sentry.io/2021/10/21/we-just-gave-154-999-dollars-and-89-cents-to-open-source-maintainers>`__
+- `<https://engineering.indeedblog.com/blog/2019/07/foss-fund-six-months-in/>`__
 
-.. - `<https://www.onepercent.dev>`__
 .. - `<https://sethmlarson.dev/blog/people-in-your-software-supply-chain>`__
 .. - `<https://www.cognitect.com/blog/supporting-open-source-developers>`__
 .. - `<https://vorpus.org/blog/the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of-investment-in-open-source-infrastructure/>`__
 
-You can also support my work through
-`Gumroad <https://gumroad.com/l/bidict>`__ or
-`PayPal <https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=jabronson%40gmail%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=Sponsor%20bidict>`__,
-or through a support engagement with my LLC.
-See `Enterprise Support <#enterprise-support>`__
-above for details.
-
 
 Finding Documentation
 ---------------------

docs/learning-from-bidict.rst

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Learning from ``bidict``
 Working on bidict has taken me to
 some of the most interesting and unexpected places
 I've gotten to visit in many years of programming.
-(When I started this project ~15 years ago,
+(When I started this project 15+ years ago,
 I'd never heard of things like higher-kinded types.
 Thanks to bidict, I not only learned about them,
 I got to `share a practical example with Guido