Personally I think it's worth a shot to just put up donation button / page, alongside an explanation describing how donations are being used and why they are necessary. This way you'll notice soon enough if without direct reward (the long term reward of course is that we all keep this site afloat) members are willing to chip in.
And depending on how OG progresses, another good way of getting funds would be to offer certain perks for the marketplace. At this moment there is not enough traffic for that, but once the marketplace is really active, it could be lucrative for both the board and the person paying to offer for example a 1-month sticky of a selected sales thread.
And depending on how OG progresses, another good way of getting funds would be to offer certain perks for the marketplace. At this moment there is not enough traffic for that, but once the marketplace is really active, it could be lucrative for both the board and the person paying to offer for example a 1-month sticky of a selected sales thread.