[Board] Recognizing monetary contributions by Local Chapters

Mon Dec 14 00:14:39 PST 2015

> 
> 2015. 12. 14., 오후 5:03, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> 작성:

> I would hate to have any organizing committee feel bad if their conference did not return a profit - the primary goal of FOSS4g is outreach rather than fundraising. 

Great point Jody!!

However we can add local chapters which run previous FOSS4G to the lifetime sponsors list, not because of their monetary contribution to OSGeo but because of their volunteering great work!

> 
> To make this very real, recognizing the Korean local chapter with "lifetime silver sponsorship" based on FOSS4G profit would do a bit of injustice in skipping over acknowledging organizations that sponsored the event directly, or I suppose those who paid conference fees to attend. Such events are on a different scale then sponsorship, and would be discouraging for a small consulting shop (like how2map.com <http://how2map.com/>) that could never register against the dollar amounts involved.
> 
> Still I suspect that Venka's would like to provide greater recognition to Korea and others that have done such amazing work. Perhaps after revamping our sponsors page we could work on http://www.osgeo.org/content/chapters/index.html <http://www.osgeo.org/content/chapters/index.html> to better showcase local chapters (think logos, events, accomplishments) to better illustrate participation in our diverse community. 
> 
> I know Cameron has often asked me (whenever we have an email thread about sponsorship) what kind of foundation we are expecting to build. I would like to remain focused on our low cost organization structure, but be in position to use any resources made available to us as a multiplier on our volunteer labour. 
> --
> Jody
> 
> On 13 December 2015 at 21:24, Sanghee Shin <shshin at gaia3d.com <mailto:shshin at gaia3d.com>> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I think both Venka’s & Jody’s idea make sense. Venka’s idea could give OSGeo Foundation another opportunity to acknowledge and honour local chapter for its efforts and contribution for the FOSS4G officially.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
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> 
> > 2015. 12. 14., 오전 8:30, Venkatesh Raghavan <raghavan at media.osaka-cu.ac.jp <mailto:raghavan at media.osaka-cu.ac.jp>> 작성:
> >
> > My  suggestion is not about sponsoring local chapters (they can
> > find their own sponsors).
> >
> > The suggestions was about OSGeo Foundation recognizing of some
> > Local Chapters as sponsors of the OSGeo (global) Foundation.
> >
> > By "some" chapters, I mean the chapters that are "official" and that have made
> > monetary contribution to the OSGeo Foundation (just as
> > the Koeran Local Chapter recently did as well as other
> > Local Chapters did before through contribution of profits
> > from the FOSS4G (Global) conferences).
> >
> > Venka
> >
> > On 2015/12/14 7:28, Michael Smith wrote:
> >> 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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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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