Bjorn Damm wrote:

S@H is soliciting money.
Today i received this e-mail from them:

[...]

This increase in capability isn't without cost. Following the "dot com"
bust, the commercial support that kept SETI@home running has largely
disappeared. Because of this loss of support, we can no longer count on
matching funds from the University of California. We are rapidly
approaching the end of what funds we do have. We we will need to raise
about $750,000 to pay for these new capabilities and to keep SETI@home
operating for the next year. Without this support SETI@home may be forced
to shut down (http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/sah_budget.php).

We hope that you will consider making a donation to SETI@home
(http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/donate.php). You can make a secure

[...]

You can check on our fundraising progress by visiting our main site at
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu

Thank You,

 Sir Arthur C. Clarke (Author and Futurist)
 Dan Werthimer (Chief Scientist, SETI@home)

For more information about how to donate:
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/donate.php

There's quite a few comments about all this on the forums. Largely positive views.

As to how practical all this is, see:
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=29115#265096

"I don't know if it's likely, but it is certainly possible.

Seems to me that the biggest single problem is getting the word out."


Even very modest amounts of cash can help.

Happy crunchin',
Martin