Am I the only one that thinks it's totally lame to keep getting PMs asking me for money? There are about a gazillion places where forums can be started and maintained for free. Try
www.proboards.com. It's pretty obvious that this forum was started as a money-making venture. There are about 4 million ads on these boards, and I'm getting 2 private messages a month asking me for money. I'm sure this will get my membership revoked, but give it a rest. If you're seriously interested in making this a helpful forum, move it to a different host, and stop pestering the members for "donations".