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<p>Sorry of being late to the party, but here is how the Danish
QGIS User Group is working -</p>
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<li>We have a Danish Facebook group, that is very active. There
is up towards 2700 members in this group - even though we only
have around 200 actual members i the Danish QGIS User Group.
I would never have guessed that there was 2700 people i
Denmark using QGIS 🙂</li>
<li>We have been very diligent (and lucky) in persuading Danish,
QGIS-using organizations (like municipalities, federal
agencies and a lot of companies) that voluntary supporting
QGIS by being a "organizational" member in our group is good
for the general development and survive-ability of QGIS. <br>
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<li>The persuasive script is something like: "500 euro a year is
like a dime in your back pocket. It is <b>nothing</b>
compared to the license you'd have to pay for using ArcGIS
/MapInfo/ Intergraph. QGIS has no license costs and supports
every known GIS format, database and spatial functions under
the sun. So why don't you think of the contribution as
insurance ?"</li>
<li>These members has a yearly membership fee of around 500
Euro. And we have over 100 members like this. Our income is
over 55.000 Euro on a yearly basis. Of which we deliver ca.
50% to the international QGIS organization (That is more than
6% of the total income of the international QGIS
organization). </li>
<li>The rest is used on local QGIS development: plugins (mostly
plugins specific to the "Danish GIS environment") and
sometimes core development efforts. Plus different events -
like on-line meetings, some in-person meetings and the
aforementioned Facebook group. And sending a couple of GIS
students to QGIS and FOSS4G events abroad. </li>
<li>A couple of our organizational members is also a sustaining
member directly for QGIS.org. However, these organizations are
very much aware of the relationships (financial and otherwise)
between the QGIS software, the Danish QGIS user group and the
international QGIS organization. So they have made an informed
choice regarding how to support QGIS.</li>
<li>We have a homepage - qgis.dk - for the Danish QGIS user
group. </li>
<li>We have talked about having a "market place", where our
members can advertise their services on the homepage but
haven't yet made a decision about this. </li>
<li>But we do have a calendar function on our homepage, where
everyone can make a QGIS related contribution to. There is all
kinds of information on this calendar: Information about our
own events, "advertisement" about QGIS courses offered by
private companies and so on. <br>
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<li>And lastly, we have a blog space where everyone can submit
an QGIS related article to.</li>
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<p>I hope you can use the information. The "organizational
generosity" might be a Danish specialty, but who knows ? </p>
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Med venlig hilsen / Best regards
Bo Victor Thomsen
Board member of the Danish QGIS User Group
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<p>Dear Colleagues!</p>
<p>I am reaching out with an interest in learning more about
how local QGIS user groups manage to secure funding and
support for the development of the software and related
tools, such as plugins and custom applications.</p>
<p>Could you please share some insights into the typical
sources of funding that your group or related initiatives
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<p>Do you receive support from public institutions such as
municipalities, government agencies, or universities?</p>
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<p>Are there private companies, consultancies, or NGOs
that contribute financially to your activities or
sponsor specific development projects?</p>
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<p>Do you make use of grants, donations, or membership
fees to sustain your work?</p>
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<p>Have you engaged in partnerships with organizations
that benefit from QGIS to co-finance the development of
plugins or other tools?</p>
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<p>I am particularly interested in understanding what models
have proven effective and sustainable for your group, and
whether there are strategies or best practices you would
recommend for establishing these collaborations.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for your time and for any details you
can share. Your experience could be very helpful in shaping
similar initiatives elsewhere 💚</p>
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