[OSGeo Finance] RE: MapGuide Open Source Project Donations

[Trevor Wekel]

Hi Tyler, Hi Frank,

I just wanted to touch base before I update the MapGuide project sponsorship RFC.  Are we still ok with enabling PayPal donations in any amount for the MapGuide project assuming the donations can be tagged with a donation id and someone from the MapGuide project (myself probably) helps out with the bookkeeping?

Thanks,
Trevor

-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Warmerdam [mailto:warmerdam at pobox.com] 
Sent: September 17, 2009 5:06 PM
To: Trevor Wekel
Cc: Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo); Finance List
Subject: Re: MapGuide Open Source Project Donations

Trevor Wekel wrote:
> Hi Tyler, Hi Frank,
> 
> I also have a PayPal account and am somewhat familiar with its
> idiosyncrasies.  For small (<$500) donations, PayPal makes sense.  In fact,
> I would not want to manage it in any other way.
> 
> Using PayPal merchant services, it is possible to create a donate button
> with an embedded Donation ID.  From what I recall, this Donation ID can be
> searched for in the downloadable logs.

Trevor,

OK, this sounds good.

> Frank, do you still want to have a chat? 

I don't forsee the need, but I'm available if needed.

 >  I am fine with what Tyler is
> proposing.  In fact, we may want to bundle all of the small MapGuide
> donations into a single "Community" donation when entering the transaction
> in QuickBooks.

Potentially Tyler will want to group things on a month basis into one
transaction.  The key though is that MapGuide paypal contributions be
segregated in quickbooks.

Best regards,
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