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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Andreas wrote<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>It was also good to see that 103 out of 1691 respondents represented an organization with >100 users. I expected a lower number in this category and was quite surprised.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>This observation triggered in me a thought that as the organisation I work for is moving towards formal use of QGIS throughout its team – we should be donating to the QGIS project as that would seem to be the ethical thing to do. The directors would be quite open to the idea. There are some questions I have.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is QGIS a registered charity? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is there an entity which we can donate to?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What would be a suitable donation?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Most business would write off ESRI products through their accounting system as some form of tax deduction as it is a something you can buy. A donation to QGIS by business would need to be structures in some way to obtain a similar benefit. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Has anyone any experience in this area?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Dr Iain Stuart<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Papyrus;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>JCIS Consultants <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>P.O. Box 2397<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Burwood North<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>NSW, 2134<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>(02) 9701 0191<br>(0413) 380116 (m)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>