I'll comment on two posts in one go :) On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 12:12 PM Ivan Pozdeev via Python-Dev < python-dev@python.org> wrote:
> On 26.06.2019 10:41, Pau Freixes wrote: > > Hi, > > Why not the other way around? Having from the very beginning a clear goal > with a speculative budget, companies would have visibilitty about the end > goal of their donations. Otherwise is a bit a leap of faith. > > > Over time, this will be a combination of both: directed towards specific projects and supporting the general Python development fund. One of the current goals of the PSF is to better support core development. We are just starting with this support effort. Our goal overtime is to create a spending plan with the help of the Steering Council, which will involve a lot more than just individual donations. In the meantime, this fund is there for those that want to donate specifically to things that support Python development and maintenance. To what Brett said, if we see many individual donors contributing, we can move faster to provide support. This is our joined effort to start *somewhere*. +1. That's why I never donate to charity. I can't see or control what my > money is going to be used for. > The PSF strives to be transparent with its money and we continue to improve upon that. We go over our finances in detail at PyCon and EuroPython at our member meetings. In addition to in person events, we recently published our first Annual Impact Report ( https://www.python.org/psf/annual-report/2019/) and we'll continue to upload our financials online ( https://www.python.org/psf/records/board/treasurer/) (2018 should be out soon). With regards to what the money will be used for: directed funding can only be used for what it is intended for. Even though Python development and maintenance is still a pretty broad category, the PSF will only use this funding for that category. For a non-profit there is also a downside to very specific fundraising. For example, if we directed this donation to the September Core Dev Sprint in London and received $100,000 in donations, we would only be able to use that money for *that* specific thing. Even if we ordered fancy lunches and dinners for the core devs daily, I am not sure we'd be able to spend all that money :) At that point we'd also be asking ourselves if we are using the funds to the best of their ability. The remaining funds would be restricted and we wouldn't be able to use them for other important things. Keeping it a bit general is helpful to ensure the money is used where it is needed. It is a bit of a leap of faith as well since we have never done this before for core development. I do hope the PSF can soon instill that missing trust. If anyone has any questions, don't hesitate to reach out!
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