<div dir="auto">An override for ongoing sponsors may be appropriate fix for the automation. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thinking this through - we changed the sponsorship incentives for ongoing OSGeo sponsors … but not the automation to match. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Idea: Perhaps for ongoing sponsors the automated delist date could be set at February 1st: and a reminder email sent out January 1st (with any sponsorship priorities identified via annual budget request process). </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Jody</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 7:42 AM Vicky Vergara <<a href="mailto:vicky@erosion.dev">vicky@erosion.dev</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Jody, <br><br>Thinking of ideas: (and/or) that can apply to the website:<br>* Add a button that overrides the "don't list" the sponsor.<br></div>* Increase for X months/years after the end of sponsorship the "show me". <br></div><div> * Have a different category where they are listed when they sponsored the year before.</div><div> * In the same category with a smaller logo.<br><br></div><div>Regards <br></div><div>Vicky<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 9:59 AM Jody Garnett via Board <<a href="mailto:board@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">board@lists.osgeo.org</a>> wrote:<br></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"></blockquote></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr">Earlier in the year I wrote about the importance of providing opportunities to sponsor as part of our annual communication. The discussion focused on supporting our projects and being brave enough to ask for funding (which can be quite difficult). The ticket is being worked here: <a href="https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/140" target="_blank">https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/140</a><div><br></div><div>Today I wish to write about maintaining the relationship with our sponsors: this is one of the most important relationships we have to manage as these organizations are in many cases the employers of our members, and provide the resources (money) and resources (time) that make our community possible.</div><div><br></div><div>The present list of prior sponsors who have been de-listed: <span style="font-family:"Miriam Libre","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,58,64)">Mammoth Geospatial , meggsimum , Kaplan Open Source Consulting Ltd , ECC , Line45 , <a href="http://addresscloud.com" target="_blank" style="font-family:"Miriam Libre","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">addresscloud.com</a> , Camp2Camp , Chartwell Consultants Ltd. , <a href="http://aon.com" target="_blank" style="font-family:"Miriam Libre","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">aon.com</a> , MapGears , Spatialized , BrightRain Solutions , atolcd , OmniSci , Here , EOX , Crunchy Data , North Road , Oslandia , Synthesis , thinkWhere , AppGeo , Azavea , mundialis , Sourcepole AG , WIGeoGIS , terrestris , Gaia3D , FreeArt , Safe Software , Astun , Carto , GeoSolutions , Boundless , How 2 Map , Geodan , GeoCat BV</span></div><div><br></div><div>I created a ticket <a href="https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/154" target="_blank">https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/154</a> with the option of either maintaining this relationship; or removing the automatic de-listing of sponsors which can and does cause offense. </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">
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