[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Budget 2024

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Dear OSGeo committees,

OSGeo is proud to support our committees (including project steering 
committees), initiatives, and a growing number of projects. We have been 
pleased to see funding applied to day to day operations, improvements 
and a wide range of community building activities including events, code 
sprints, developer meetings and user conferences.

Our continued ability to offer financial support is due a successful 
FOSS4G 2023 and the generosity of our ongoing sponsors.

OSGeo Committees

To plan our 2024 budget, we are reaching out to all OSGeo committees to 
help plan for the year ahead.

As our budget forecasting includes communicating with sponsors we ask 
you to list any sponsorship opportunities you are aware of for 2024. We 
know that it can be difficult to ask for money. Please be clear with 
each sponsorship opportunity, and the visibility benefit you are able to 
offer sponsors.

Example:
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC:Budget#2023

OSGeo Projects

Each year we are pleased to welcome new graduated projects to OSGeo. The 
Board starts planning by providing a set amount to all graduated 
projects who have:

1. Reported to the Board their activities of the last 12 months (e.g. 
during the AGM or directly to a Board meeting); and
2. Have sent a budget request.

While we have not determined the amount for 2024, last year each project 
was provided a $1000 USD operational budget. Funding allows each project 
committee to plan ahead, and support their team activities without 
hesitation.

Keep in mind that if any unforeseen event occurs during the year we are 
here to support you. Project teams have approached the board during the 
course of a year to respond to security vulnerabilities, or request 
legal advice, that was not anticipated during budget planning.

Projects with a more specific plan (to pursue a clear goal) are welcome 
to send a more detailed budget. Larger goals should be presented as 
clear sponsorship opportunities to your community, and OSGeo will do our 
best to help out also.

Tip: Keep in mind OSGeo goals as an organization. We love to support 
community participation, for example attending the AGM or a 
cross-project code sprint.

Examples:
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoServer_Budget_2023
https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/GeoTools-2024-Sponsorship-Opportunities
https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_GIS_Budget_2023


OSGeo Community Projects

Projects working on incubation are asked to contact 
incubator at lists.osgeo.org to be included in the 2024 incubation budget 
request.


Budget Meeting

To help navigate the uncertainties ahead in 2024, the Board will have a 
budget meeting in December 2023 to review 2023 expenditures, sponsorship 
and make financial decisions for the 2024 budget.

Please add your project info to the budget draft at:

https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2024

Budget requests should be submitted ideally by 20 December 2023 in 
advance of our next Board meeting.

On behalf of the OSGeo Board,
Angelos


-- 
Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
President
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos