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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I have created an OpenCollective organization for OSGeo, <a href="https://opencollective.com/osgeo">https://opencollective.com/osgeo</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now for verification.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mike<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Michael Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>OSGeo Treasurer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>treasurer@osgeo.org </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Board <board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of Jody Garnett <jody.garnett@gmail.com><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, May 25, 2020 at 3:49 PM<br><b>To: </b>osgeo-board List <board@lists.osgeo.org><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Board] GitHub sponsors<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Michel:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Based on today's meeting it appears geotools can be a trial of this.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The second question (after email address) is if GeoTools has a bank account, or is using a 'fiscal host" like the Open Source Collective.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In the case can we check what it would take for OSGeo to be considered a 'fiscal host' ?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>There is some more information here: <a href="https://docs.opencollective.com/help/collectives/github-sponsored-organizations">https://docs.opencollective.com/help/collectives/github-sponsored-organizations</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It is kind of interesting seeing this infrastructure setup to handle just the financial aspects of open source sustainability (while GitHub and others focus on the 'forge" side).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>--<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jody Garnett<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, 24 May 2020 at 15:28, Jody Garnett <<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We noticed that several of our projects qualify for <a href="https://github.com/sponsors" target="_blank">https://github.com/sponsors</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As GeoTools project lead, how would the board feel if we signed up for this (as a zero-fees replacement for current PayPal donation button)?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Note our project does not run a separate bank account so some coordination with the osgeo treasurer is required here.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>--<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jody Garnett<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________ Board mailing list Board@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>