<div dir="ltr">I am a bit confused, on this one....<div>- Does OSGeo end up as a first class organization for GitHub sponsorship?</div><div>- Or is it done via the Open Collective take a 10% cut?<br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 25 May 2020 at 13:19, Michael Smith <<a href="mailto:michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com">michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_1388410615108033090WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">I have created an OpenCollective organization for OSGeo, <a href="https://opencollective.com/osgeo" target="_blank">https://opencollective.com/osgeo</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Now for verification.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Mike<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">--<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Michael Smith<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">OSGeo Treasurer<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:treasurer@osgeo.org" target="_blank">treasurer@osgeo.org</a> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border-style:solid none none;border-top-width:1pt;border-top-color:rgb(181,196,223);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Board <<a href="mailto:board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>> on behalf of Jody Garnett <<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com" target="_blank">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, May 25, 2020 at 3:49 PM<br><b>To: </b>osgeo-board List <<a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">board@lists.osgeo.org</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Board] GitHub sponsors<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Michel:<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Based on today's meeting it appears geotools can be a trial of this.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></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.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">In the case can we check what it would take for OSGeo to be considered a 'fiscal host' ?<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">There is some more information here: <a href="https://docs.opencollective.com/help/collectives/github-sponsored-organizations" target="_blank">https://docs.opencollective.com/help/collectives/github-sponsored-organizations</a><u></u><u></u></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).<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">--<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Jody Garnett<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, 24 May 2020 at 15:28, Jody Garnett <<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com" target="_blank">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-style:none none none solid;border-left-width:1pt;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;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> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></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)?<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></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.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">--<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Jody Garnett<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________ Board mailing list <a href="mailto:Board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">Board@lists.osgeo.org</a> <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board" target="_blank">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board</a><u></u><u></u></p></div></div>
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