Hi Brett, In discussion with additional board members, this phrasing was suggested, and board members feel this would more accurately reflect the aim for the fund:
"Inkscape fund for improving contributors diversity" Bryce On Wed, Mar 06, 2019 at 09:31:41AM -0800, Bryce Harrington wrote: > On Wed, Mar 06, 2019 at 09:59:35AM -0500, Brett Smith wrote: > > Hi Bryce, > > > > I went to make the button, but there’s an implementation detail I want > > to check with you. Most of your buttons describe the donation as > > “Inkscape donation for [purpose] via Conservancy.” Unfortunately, I > > can’t use the obvious “Inkscape donation for Outreachy internship” > > because of limits in our tooling: our PayPal import system will see that > > the donations reference both “Inkscape” and “Outreachy,” and refuse to > > add it to the books automatically because it can’t figure out which > > project it’s supposed to go to. And that doesn’t scale. > > > > So, I need to describe the donation to donors in a way that doesn’t > > explicitly say “Outreachy,” and I wanted to check if you had any > > preferences on that wording that would be consistent with the rest of > > your messaging, etc. The next closest thing I can think of is “Inkscape > > donation for paid internships,” so if that’s fine by you we’ll do it. > > But if you’ve got other ideas, it’s your button, and I’m happy to make > > sure it matches your messaging. > > I've spoken with several of the board members, and all think your > approach sounds fine. > > In fact, it gives a bit of flexibility in the messaging, in case there > are other internship opportunities in the future. > > Bryce > > > Bear in mind PayPal requires the description to be brief, just a few > > words, so a detailed description of Outreachy like “Inkscape donation to > > fund paid internships for developers underrepresented in FOSS” isn’t an > > option unfortunately. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > On 3/2/19 6:07 PM, Bryce Harrington wrote: > > > Hi, I just wanted to follow up on this. We held the vote as requested > > > and forwarded to the ticket, and are waiting for a button to be > > > generated so we can start collecting funds to allow us to participate in > > > the Outreachy program. > > > > > > If there is any further steps required on our end before the button can > > > be provided by SFC, please advise. > > > > > > Bryce > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 09:50:19AM -0700, Bryce Harrington wrote: > > >> Proposal: > > >> --------- > > >> > > >> Shall Inkscape participate in the Outreachy internship program, and > > >> allow the earmarking of donations for funding one or more Outreachy > > >> slots? > > >> > > >> > > >> - [ ] a. Yes, participate in Outreachy and allow collection of > > >> donations to fund one or more internship slots. > > >> - [ ] b. No, do not participate in Outreachy at this time. > > >> - [ ] c. Other ___________________ > > >> > > >> > > >> Votes: > > >> ------ > > >> > > >> | Board Member | 1. | > > >> | -------------------- |:--:| > > >> | Bryce Harrington | a. | > > >> | Josh Andler | a. | > > >> | Tavmjong Bah | a. | > > >> | Ted Gould | | > > >> | Martin Owens | a. | > > >> | Marc Jeanmougin | a. | > > >> | Chris Rogers | a. | > > >> > > >> > > >> Resolution: > > >> ----------- > > >> > > >> Inkscape will begin earmarking of donations for the Outreachy internship > > >> program, with the goal of participating in one or more Outreachy slots. > > >> > > >> Note that at this time it is assumed the cost of the Outreachy > > >> participation will be covered entirely by the earmarked donations. > > >> > > >> > > >> Background: > > >> ----------- > > >> > > >> At the Boston hackfest Máirín Duffy suggested Inkscape participate in > > >> the Outreachy internship program, and offered to help with organizing > > >> and fundraising for it. We discussed it in detail at the board > > >> meetings, but I don't think we formally voted on it. Conservancy > > >> requires a formal vote for moving forward with collection of donations > > >> for us. > > >> > > >> One way Outreachy appears to differ from the GSoC program is that > > >> funding must be arranged by the mentoring organization. Máirín believes > > >> that adequate external funding can be secured for Inkscape, to cover at > > >> least one student. With the Inkscape Committee's approval, Conservancy > > >> will create a Donate button to receive and earmark funds to be used for > > >> the Outreachy slot. > > >> > > >> At this time it is assumed the cost of the Outreachy participation will > > >> be covered entirely by the earmarked donations. If it becomes > > >> desireable in the future for Inkscape to cover portions of the > > >> internship cost, a separate vote will be done. > > >> > > >> > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >> > > >> On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 08:52:08PM +0000, Bradley M. Kuhn via RT wrote: > > >>> Oh, I forgot to add in my last email, Máirín asked for us to set up an > > >>> "account". To be clear, we are *not* setting up an "account" for this > > >>> -- that's a term of art in accounting and it defintiely is not how we > > >>> handle the situation when an existing Conservancy member project wants > > >>> to fund an Outreachy internship. > > >>> > > >>> What we can set up is a donate button, which is what I've changed this > > >>> ticket into an action item for. > > >>> > > >>> Since both Inkscape and Outreachy are Conservancy member projects, I > > >>> believe it's ok to say publicly that the funds are meant for that, but > > >>> please don't do that until I'm in possession of a a vote in the > > >>> approvals queue where Inkscape Committee has voted to fund an Outreachy > > >>> slot. Bryce, please take that as an action item and email to approvals > > >>> creating a separate ticket. > > >>> > > >>> But, to be clear, the money will be officially earmarked for Inkscape, > > >>> in their regular "Income:Donations" account, and the thing that will > > >>> bind it to go to the Outreachy slot will be the vote by the Inkscape > > >>> PLC to spend money on a slot. > > >>> > > >>> If you have further questions about what's appropriate to say during > > >>> fundraising campaign,or other related issues to this, probably best to > > >>> discuss in detail with Karen outside of any specific RT ticket. > > >>> > > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > >> > > >> iF0EABECAB0WIQTHIj6+TvZlE7iSWYkRowFW4OZ2EQUCW65bxwAKCRARowFW4OZ2 > > >> Ecg6AKC20YRVCjBAUeJwqZQbGQenuQp3eQCeJfxXlDd1IjNwJ+UnzfykyNum5OM= > > >> =KRka > > >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Inkscape-board mailing list > > >> Inkscape-board@lists.sourceforge.net > > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-board > > > > > > -- > > Brett Smith > > > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-board mailing list > Inkscape-board@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-board _______________________________________________ Inkscape-board mailing list Inkscape-board@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-board
