[Board] Recognizing monetary contributions by Local Chapters

[Michael Smith]

I like this approach a lot more personally. I think we should do all that we can to support local chapters. 

As for the finance part, we have no financial connection to local chapters. We don't manage any finances except for the main foundation. 



Michael Smith


> On Dec 13, 2015, at 5:15 PM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I like the way you are thinking - thank you for starting the discussion.I have an alternate suggestion...
> 
> I would not mind flipping this the other direction, if you check our updated how to sponsor OSGeo page, you can see incentives for prior sponsors and sporing OSGeo events. If we want we can add "sponsoring local chapters" to the list.
> 
> Where does this ideas come from? One item of feedback I got when reaching out to sponsors was that they were already sponsoring local chapters and it would be nice if this could also be recognized as contributing to OSGeo.
> 
> Before everyone agrees this makes sense / is obvious / etc... there is a reason why I was shaky in answering. Although sponsoring a local chapter is in keeping with our mandate - it does not interact directly with the Foundation's back account the same way sponsoring a local/global event does.
> 
> As such it is a matter to discuss on the board list here... and perhaps ask our treasure how finances for local chapters are managed?
> 
> So the alternate suggestion is to highlight local chapters as a prime example of *participation*, and set up policies so that sponsors are recognized for engaging with local chapters. Note this policy change steers OSGeo in a more decentralized, and should be considered a strategic direction by the board - rather than just in isolation.
> 
> (As a board member I like this strategy, but would like to see consensus before pursuing it. I also want to recognize the caution Micheal Smith expressed in the IRC meeting)
> --
> Jody
> 
>> On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 5:42 PM Venkatesh Raghavan <raghavan at media.osaka-cu.ac.jp> wrote:
>> Dear All,
>> 
>> I brought up the topic of *requesting* Sponsorship from "official" Local
>> Chapters at the last Board meeting. While it may be difficult to make such
>> sponsorship mandatory, it would be good to recognize monetary sponsorship
>> for Local Chapters as equivalent to sponsoring OSGeo foundation at
>> appropriate
>> level.
>> 
>> I would like to propose that the recent contribution (profits for FOSS4G
>> 2015)
>> by the Korean Local Chapter be recognized as equivalent to life time
>> sponsorship
>> at Silver Leval [1]. Earlier contributions of other local chapters (e.g
>> PDX etc.) could
>> be similarly recognized.
>> 
>> Doing so could serve two purposes. Firstly, we will see the sponsorship
>> page more
>> densely populated. Secondly, it may prompt other local chapters to make
>> voluntary
>> contributions to keep our Foundation running.
>> 
>> Best
>> 
>> Venka
>> 
>> 
>> 
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