[Board] request - update financial guidance with example email to treasurer

[Tom Kralidis]

Good idea Jody.  Perhaps a template can also include:

- line item (i.e. project x)
- online trace of approval (PSC, board)

I've filed an issue at [1] to track and will have a template for review shortly.

Cheers

..Tom

[1] https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/52



On Wed, 11 Dec 2019, Jody Garnett wrote:

> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:29:00 +0100
> From: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> To: osgeo-board List <board at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: [Board] request - update financial guidance with example email to
>     treasurer
> 
> Board:
>
> I know Michael is friendly, but writing a request for money has folks
> concerned about doing it right
>
> Can I ask that the financial guidance document
> <https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/blob/master/board/documents/osgeo_financial_guidance.pdf>,
> reimbursement guidance include a sample letter to the treasurer. I have
> been fielding several end-of-year questions on how to do this.
>
> Even a two line example:
>
> I attended the osgeo community sprint in Athens. My travel expenses were
>> 150 EUR, airfare receipt attached.
>
>
> Tip: Michael is excellent at asking for the information needed, please just
> start an email conversation with him :)
> --
> Jody Garnett
>