Indeed, When I donate to PSF, how does that work, what do I sponsoring? AFAIU:
- Payment processing - Prioritization and allocation - Project Management with plans as RST documents on GitHub, issues on Roundup (bug and feature triage) discussions on mailing lists, discussions on discourse - Software Development GitHub pull requests - Release management - More Fundraising & Marketing & PyCon *We could* sponsor a part or full-time developer as an employee of our organization, or donate to PSF to sponsor sprints and/or developers On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Wes Turner <wes.tur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Ewa Jodlowska <e...@python.org> wrote: > >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 8:28 PM Wes Turner <wes.tur...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> When companies donate as PyCon sponsors (and get brand recognition) do >>> those donations also go to PSF? >> >> >> Yes, the PSF produces PyCon. PyCon sponsorships are used to help offset >> PyCon expenses. If PyCon has a surplus, it is the PSF's revenue. PyCon's >> surplus is the biggest source of revenue for the PSF. >> >>> >>> >>> You can add the **Python Software Foundation** to a Charity Navigator >>> "Giving Basket" and get one receipt: >>> https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profil >>> e&ein=043594598 >>> >> >>> "Charity Navigator's Methodology" >>> https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&; >>> cpid=5593#rating >>> >>> >>> Is there any way to donate cryptocurrency to PSF yet? >>> >> >> Currently, we do not. >> >>> >>> All of these orgs accept BTC donations: >>> https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Donation-accepting_organizations_and_projects >>> >>> Just sending to an address doesn't get you a receipt for tax purposes; >>> there are firms that support donations by exchanging for USD at that time >>> and depositing to the configured account. >>> >> >> That's good to know! If you know more info on this, please let me know. I >> can share it with our accounting team to review. >> > > Re: PSF accepting cryptoasset donations > > Wikimedia, Save The Children, UNICEF, United Way, Mozilla, EFF, and FSF, > for example, all accept cryptocurrency donations. > > OpenCollective reviews a number of possible payment solutions: > https://github.com/opencollective/opencollective/ > issues/919#issuecomment-370218843 (now with a GitHub poll in the issue > description) > > From GuideStar (which, like Charity Navigator, also has nonprofit > evaluation criteria) > https://trust.guidestar.org/bitcoin-what-nonprofits-need-to- > know-and-how-it-might-give-your-fundraising-a-competitive-advantage : > > > Accepting donations in Bitcoin can reduce the financial transaction fees > a nonprofit owes. With Bitcoin, the costs are significantly lower compared > to checks, credit cards, and other digital options, and if your > organization is a registered 501(c)(3), there are zero transaction fees on > platforms such as Coinbase or Bitpay. There is also no risk of bank > charges accruing to the nonprofit in the case of a donor using a fraudulent > credit card. > > * Merch: It may be worth accepting cryptocurrency payments for PSF merch > like T-Shirts, Mugs, Polo shirts: https://www.python.org/ > community/merchandise/ > > * Coinbase Commerce integrates with a number of major eCommerce > platforms: > https://commerce.coinbase.com/integrate > > * SCHEMA.ORG/Offer and schema:Product markup improves SEO; so that when I > search for "PSF shirt" with an voice assistant on my way to PyCon, some > portion of that revenue should go to PSF > > * From a conversation with Eric Holscher regarding ReadTheDocs' ethical > ads revenue model, > > * Yeti makes solid drinkware that can be customized with a logo: > https://www.yeti.com/en_US/custom-monogram-text-logo-drinkware > > * And, for accounting, Zapier automates connections between a bunch of > APIs with e.g. QuickBooks Online; which can save accounting's time for > things like copying merch invoices to the accounts payable, refund, and > chargeback accounting ledgerd. > https://zapier.com/apps/quickbooks/integrations > > * Integrating E.G. Shopify with QuickBooks doesn't require any Zapier > Zaps. Shopify also integrates with e.g. Amazon Fulfillment so that they can > manage inventory, returns, and shipping with their warehouses and efficient > logistics platform.: > https://quickbooks.intuit.com/integrations/shopify/ > > * There's a CreativeCommons-licensed logo SVG on Wikipedia. Organizations > listed on the Merch page have pledged to donate a portion of their proceeds > to PSF: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Python.svg > > * What mailing list and/or CRM can I opt-into with my PSF donation? Is > there a periodic breakdown of expenses that I can backseat-drive and > micromanage? > > From Charity Navigator, it looks like PSF had about $ 2,500,000 in > donation revenue a few years ago. > > Is there some form of a voluntary nonprofit sustainability report; the the > now #GlobalGoals-aligned GRI Standards? >
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