On February 25, 2017 10:14:39 PM CST, Bryce Harrington <[email protected]> wrote: >A majority vote of the current board members is required for the >following >proposal to modify the funding levels and rewards for sponsors. See >Discussion for explanation of the changes. > > >Proposal: > >1. Reduce the Bronze Level to $500. > > [ ] Yes. > [ ] No. Keep Bronze Level at $1000
Y >2. Divide Sponsors page by sponsorship level, with increased >prominance > and duration for higher levels than lower. > > [ ] Yes. > [ ] No. Keep the page layout to discretion of web team Y, but I feel like the no is poorly phrased. We are just adding a requirement to the layout, not removing all discretion of layout. >3. Merge Platinum and Diamond sponsorship levels for now. Diamond can > be re-introduced later when we need it. > > [ ] Yes, merge Platinum and Diamond > [ ] No. Keep these two levels as-is. Y >4. Add reward of placement in the website footer for Platinum sponsors. > > [ ] Yes. > [ ] No. Do not include sponsors in website footer Y >5. Add a Recent News item for Golden level and two news items for >Platinum. > > [ ] Yes. > [ ] No. Provide no guarantee of any news mentions. Y. I assumed they would be spaced in time, like every six months. >6. Add mention in all Release Notes for two years for Platinum level > sponsors. > > [ ] Yes. >[ ] No. Do not include sponsorship messages in Inkscape's Release >Notes. Y >Votes: > Bryce Harrington > Tavmjong Bah > Josh Andler > Jon Cruz > Ted Gould > Martin Owens > Krzysztof Kosiński > > >Resolution: > > ... > > >Discussion: > >We have received several donations of $500 in the past and would like >to >better recognize them by reducing the lowest tier to this level. We've >only received a single $1000 donation so it seems to not be as popular >of a denomination. > >A recent Silver sponsor requested inclusion in the website footer. >Space there is limited and likely would be high demand, so we wish to >limit it to only higher level sponsors. > >Our original plan did not provide differential benefits for the >sponsorship levels. This introduces a few extra perks for the higher >levels. > >This also merges Diamond and Platinum as a $20,000 level sponsor. Our >benefits between these two levels were not differentiated at all, and >it >seems superfluous to have two levels given that we've not yet had a >sponsor approach us interested in funding near these levels. We can >save >Diamond for later and re-introduce it (maybe at $50k??) when we better >understand what such a sponsor would be interested in. > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Inkscape Funding Levels For Sponsors > ------------------------------------ > > >1. Principles >============= > > Inkscape wishes to acknowledge and encourage donations from > sponsors. This proposal establishes a set of funding levels with > given rewards. > > >2. Levels >========= > > The following levels are established (in US$): > > Platinum Pen: $20,000 > Golden Brush: $5,000 > Silver Quill $2,000 > Bronze Stylus: $500 > > >3. Rewards >========== > > A. Bronze Level: Acknowledgement on "Our Sponsor Page" in the > "Special Thanks" section (which should be the lower portion of the > page). No logos or links. > > B. Silver Level: Acknowledgement on "Our Sponsor Page" (mid-page) > with a logo or avatar image and one hyperlink to the sponsor's > main website or to a product supplied to the Inkscape project (one > year). We'll also offer thanks to the sponsor in our news feed > (1-2 sentences in our Recent News section). > > C. Golden Level: Acknowledgement at the top of "Our Sponsors Page" > with a logo or avatar image and one or more hyperlinks to the > sponsor's website, products, or associated sites (one year). The > sponsor will be listed on Inkscape's homepage as Recent Sponsor > until the next Golden or Platinum sponsor. We will publish an > item in our Recent News feed, which will include a link to a full > news item describing the sponsor's Inkscape usage, drawing-related > products, or other prose/information provided by the Sponsor. > > D. Platinum Level: Acknowledgement at the top of "Our Sponsors Page" > as per Golden Level (two years). Inclusion of sponsor name in the > Inkscape website footer (two years) with link to the sponsor's main > website. The sponsor will be listed on Inkscape's homepage as > Recent Sponsor until the next Golden or Platinum sponsor. We will > publish one news item (as described for Golden) in our Recent News > feed and a second followup news item around the one-year > anniversary of the sponsorship. Platinum level sponsors will also > receive a thank-you in Inkscape Release Notes of all releases made > for a period of two years. > > Logos must be 160x80px and non-animated. SVG's are encouraged. Logos > must be non-political and non-offensive with the Inkscape board and > SFC being the final arbitrators of suitability. > > > > >4. Non-monetary Donations >========================== > > Non-monetary donations are also accepted and may, with board > approval, qualify for one of the above rewards. A general rule is > that $5 worth of services is equal to a $1 cash donation. > Significant non-monetary donations not qualifying for a reward > will be recognized in a general "Thank You" section on the "Our > Sponsors" page (as is the current case). > > >5. Retroactivity >================ > > The changes in this resolution apply for sponsors with donations > received since its adoption date. Prior sponsors will be handled > under the terms of the original sponsorship level plan. > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >_______________________________________________ >Inkscape-board mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-board -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Inkscape-board mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-board
