RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Are there proposed ways to raise funds for OSGeo projects?

2011-06-06 Thread Duarte Carreira
: [OSGeo-Discuss] Are there proposed ways to raise funds for OSGeo projects? Have there been any discussions about ways of raising funds for projects under the OSGeo umbrella? For instance, annual fund raising campaigns like Wikipedia does? Or letters/emails asking for donations to known

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Are there proposed ways to raise funds for OSGeo projects?

2011-06-06 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 06/06/2011 11:28, Duarte Carreira ha scritto: I like the page for PostGIS Raster coordinating the roadmap and funding/dev.time [1]. Regarding a tool/site, I haven’t seen one that would personally inspire me to donate, or help me convince my company to donate. They feel

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Are there proposed ways to raise funds for OSGeo projects?

2011-06-06 Thread Duarte Carreira
that could be very positive. Regards, Duarte -Mensagem original- De: Paolo Cavallini [mailto:cavall...@faunalia.it] Enviada: segunda-feira, 6 de Junho de 2011 11:12 Para: discuss@lists.osgeo.org Assunto: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Are there proposed ways to raise funds for OSGeo projects? Il

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Are there proposed ways to raise funds for OSGeo projects?

2011-06-06 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 06/06/2011 12:24, Duarte Carreira ha scritto: I did not know of your past efforts mailing letters. Maybe there are lessons there that would allow us to improve the process and be more successful. Or it is really a dead-end. I don't know for sure. But if 1 letter gave way to a single 500€

[OSGeo-Discuss] Are there proposed ways to raise funds for OSGeo projects?

2011-06-03 Thread Duarte Carreira
Have there been any discussions about ways of raising funds for projects under the OSGeo umbrella? For instance, annual fund raising campaigns like Wikipedia does? Or letters/emails asking for donations to known significant users as associations sometimes do? Or using sites specialized in

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Are there proposed ways to raise funds for OSGeo projects?

2011-06-03 Thread Markus Neteler
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Duarte Carreira dcarre...@edia.pt wrote: Have there been any discussions about ways of raising funds for projects under the OSGeo umbrella? For instance, annual fund raising campaigns like Wikipedia does? Or letters/emails asking for donations to known

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Are there proposed ways to raise funds for OSGeo projects?

2011-06-03 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 03/06/2011 13:40, Markus Neteler ha scritto: A relevant group are the institutional sponsors (companies, agencies and so on). To better address the small donations I once started http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Microdonations which is based on ideas from Paolo Cavallini. Recently it has been

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Are there proposed ways to raise funds for OSGeo projects?

2011-06-03 Thread Jody Garnett
There are discussions; but they also feature how to raise funds for the foundation to keep the doors open and the lights on etc... Fundraising ideas are always welcome however. Jody On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 7:55 PM, Duarte Carreira dcarre...@edia.pt wrote: Have there been any discussions about