I use TransferWise _a lot_ and I couldn't recommend it enough. I think the Foundation should use it.
2017-09-13 8:33 GMT+01:00 Felipe Borges <felipebor...@gnome.org>: > Hello, > > On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 11:06 PM, Nuritzi Sanchez <nuri...@gnome.org> wrote: >> As of now, we don't have any other accounts set up. We have thought about >> using TransferWise [1], but I doubt we'll have this set up in time for this >> upcoming release party cycle. >> >> It looks like TransferWise would work in Turkey, and in many of the >> countries where we have local groups. Does anyone have experience using the >> service? > > Yes, I have used the service to send money abroad and it works just > fine with lower fees than the standard options. I also have a friend > (fellow GNOME user) that works there and I could reach to help us out > if necessary. > >> Apparently, TransferWise has low fees. @Muhammet - have you used >> Payoneer or Skrill before and do you recommend those above others? We're >> happy to consider other tools and it'd be helpful to know people's >> experience using them. >> >> I'm including more information about the larger challenge around payments >> below. If anyone is interested in this topic, please email me or the Board >> as we're having a Foundation hackfest [2] in early October around budgets, >> financial policies, etc, and we'd love your thoughts on what's working well >> and what isn't so we can discuss and try to problem-solve. >> >> Thank you! >> >> Best, >> Nuritzi >> >> [1] https://transferwise.com/ >> [2] https://wiki.gnome.org/Hackfests/Foundation2017 >> >> Some context on payments >> >> Here are the main problems we've had with sending small reimbursements so >> far: >> >> Bank transfer fees are heavy and paid by both the GNOME Foundation and >> usually also by recipients, depending on their bank's policies. >> >> PayPal is not available in all of the countries where we have active groups. >> It still has steep fees for some countries. >> >> We don't want to set up too many online payment accounts because of the >> overhead of managing them. >> >> Because of these issues, it's been hard to reimburse local organizers for >> small events. The PayPal solution has worked at least somewhat well for >> groups in the past year, but it excludes people in Turkey, where we have an >> active community. >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 12:35 AM, Muhammet Kara <muhamm...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Nuritzi, >>> >>> Is there any reimbursement option other than paypal? It doesn't work in >>> Turkey. Payoneer and maybe Skrill are working. >>> >>> Best, >>> Muhammet >>> >>> 2017-09-12 9:20 GMT+03:00 Nuritzi Sanchez <nuri...@gnome.org>: >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> As the release of GNOME 3.26 approaches, the Engagement team would like >>>> to encourage you to join or host a release party in your area. As has been >>>> the case with recent releases, we have a budget of $50 per group for the >>>> first 10 groups that request a budget. >>>> >>>> You can find out whether there is a party near you, or add yours to the >>>> list here: >>>> https://wiki.gnome.org/Events/ReleaseParties/ThreePointTwentysix. >>>> There, you'll also find information on how to request a budget for your >>>> event. >>>> >>>> You can find tips on how to hold a release party here: >>>> https://blogs.gnome.org/engagement/2017/09/11/release-parties/ >>>> >>>> If you have any questions, let me know, and thanks to everyone who has >>>> contributed to this upcoming release! >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Nuritzi >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Nuritzi Sanchez >>>> GNOME Foundation >>>> President, Board of Directors >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> engagement-list mailing list >>>> engagement-l...@gnome.org >>>> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/engagement-list >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Nuritzi Sanchez >> GNOME Foundation >> President, Board of Directors >> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-list mailing list >> foundation-list@gnome.org >> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list >> > _______________________________________________ > foundation-list mailing list > foundation-list@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list -- Cheers, Alberto Ruiz _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
