[Board] sponsor contacts

Fri Nov 13 14:13:06 PST 2015

Good suggestion, and appropriate for our international undertaking. want to
edit the wiki and see what that looks like :)
On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 3:48 PM Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:

> The one thing this missing is adjusting based on economy, kind of like how
> foss4g had a reduced rate based on UN economy rankings.
>
> Get a bit of that with small biz definition changing between the US and
> Romania. Perhaps this is something to work on for next year.
>
> If anyone has brain cells left over to think on the problem please
> contribute.
>
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 3:40 PM Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Darn I really want to get this sorted and cannot edit the wiki. I feel a
>> lot of your concern is about the low price point, and my concern is about
>> the number of confusing levels sending a confusing involvement / marketting
>> message.
>> (ie we may just be conflicting over different points)
>>
>> So let me try again, and apologize for email typos.
>>
>> Small or nonprofit - are you a small business according to your local
>> government? If so sponsorship is available at a discounted rate.
>>
>> Principle Sponsor: $10000 (small business $2500)
>> Supporting Sponsor: $2000 (small business $500)
>>
>> Are you an active member of the community sponsoring local,national or
>> international OSGeo events? Please let our treasure know and your
>> sponsorship invoice will be adjusted accordingly.
>>
>> Please think over the above, if you consider Gateway Geomatics sponsoring
>> local events perhaps you can bump the category up to $3000 / $750.
>>
>> (So gateway geomatics - is that like a gateway drug getting your
>> customers hooked on freedom?)
>> Jody
>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 3:18 PM Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Jeff, in transit now (afraid of making typo on phone) but I also
>>> would like to nail down these levels promptly.
>>>
>>> You have my feedback (trying to reduce the number of levels as they are
>>> complicated, and adjust price based on size or revenue of sponsor to allow
>>> more parties to take part). I am uncomfortable with a low price point
>>> (since I also want to respect donations).
>>>
>>> I actually have one more nifty idea since our priority as a community is
>>> involvement. Could we count an organization sponsoring foss4g and local
>>> events towards their sponsorship total reflected above? You could limit
>>> that to just events where OSGeo is providing backing/recycling profit.
>>>
>>> Aside I like your proposed levels - I am simply trying for a different
>>> take on things :)
>>> --
>>> Jody
>>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 2:46 PM Jeff McKenna <
>>> jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Jody,
>>>>
>>>> Related to sponsors, I would like to finalize the sponsor levels.  When
>>>> I review the wiki (http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_2015_Sponsorship),
>>>> I
>>>> would like to suggest the following levels:
>>>>
>>>> Previous Levels
>>>> ---------------
>>>>
>>>> Sustaining Sponsor      $50,000
>>>> Principal Sponsor       $20,000
>>>> Supporting Sponsor      $10,000
>>>> Associate Sponsor       $3,000
>>>>
>>>> New Levels
>>>> ----------
>>>>
>>>> Sustaining Sponsor $25,000
>>>> Principal Sponsor $10,000
>>>> Supporting Sponsor $3,000
>>>> Associate Sponsor $500
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Discussion:
>>>>
>>>> I'm for making sponsorship of OSGeo as easy as possible for both
>>>> organizations and individuals.  I actually feel that the money amount
>>>> isn't as important, as it is for OSGeo to give a chance for
>>>> organizations and individuals to be promoted by OSGeo (as you know, I
>>>> consistently show slides now on OSGeo sponsors and OSGeo service
>>>> providers during my talks), as well as for giving them an opportunity to
>>>> proudly show that they are official sponsors of OSGeo, that they
>>>> officially help grow Open Source geospatial projects.  This promotion
>>>> really helps these companies and individuals, and it also helps the
>>>> community realize that we have a healthy ecosystem. And yes I don't see
>>>> the need to limit sponsorship by how much revenue I or any other company
>>>> earns. (note that our one existing sponsor, thinkWhere, would be changed
>>>> from an Associate Sponsor, to a Sustaining Sponsor, because of the
>>>> amount they paid).  I also propose that we give past sponsors, the
>>>> perfect example is GeoCat, a one-year 50% off offer, to renew now (the
>>>> following year would be fullprice).
>>>>
>>>> Am I still not convincing you?  Well then: Gateway Geomatics would like
>>>> to kick off these new levels, with a new Associate Sponsorship for $500
>>>> level.  (yes, tricky tactics by me, but this is to make a point, of let
>>>> us give the opportunity to our community members to have a stage, on our
>>>> marketing materials and promotions).  Again, I feel the money amount
>>>> means much less to OSGeo, than this promotion is for these companies,
>>>> and the benefits to the community overall.
>>>>
>>>> I do commit to this proposal.
>>>>
>>>> I also wonder if the big process of creating a working group, then
>>>> making the levels, and then changing the benefits for each level, and
>>>> then contacting all previous sponsors, is too much to chew at once, for
>>>> us volunteers.  I propose we change to the levels I propose here, change
>>>> the website amounts, and start contacting sponsors today.
>>>>
>>>> If you reject this, well then, I sure tried to get this moving :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -jeff
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2015-11-12 6:34 PM, Jody Garnett wrote:
>>>> > I would like a hand collecting sponsor email addresses - for everyone
>>>> on
>>>> > this page
>>>> > <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/2015_Sponsorship_Drive_Working_Group>. If
>>>> > you note any likely candidate please add them to the list.
>>>> >
>>>> > Two questions:
>>>> > - It is not the best to collect email addresses on a wiki page - any
>>>> > suggestions?
>>>> > - Wanted to ask if it would be rude for us to contact the
>>>> organizations
>>>> > on the service provider <http://www.osgeo.org/search_profile> page?
>>>> > --
>>>> > Jody Garnett
>>>> >
>>>> >
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