[Board] OSGeo Budget 2023

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Hi all,

This is the motion to approve the budget:
https://www.loomio.com/p/JO2DtRPE/motion-to-approve-osgeo-2023-budget

On 2/3/23 10:57, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Following our budget meeting yesterday, the board notes and draft 
> amounts have been added to the wiki page:
>
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2023
>
> Please review so we can make a motion on Loomio to approve.
>
> Best,
> Angelos
>
>
> On 1/1/23 13:51, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject:     [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Budget 2023
>> Date:     Sun, 1 Jan 2023 13:48:53 +0200
>> From:     Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>
>> To:     OSGeo Discussions <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear OSGeo project members and committees,
>>
>> Over the previous years, OSGeo has been proud to support a growing 
>> number of project events, such as code sprints, developer meetings 
>> and user conferences.
>>
>> OSGeo continues to execute the annual budget, and is reaching out to 
>> all committees (including Project Steering Committees), to help plan 
>> our budget for 2023.
>>
>> In 2022, the Board assigned an initial amount of 500 USD to all 
>> graduated projects who have reported to the Board the activities of 
>> the last 12 months (e.g. during the AGM or directly to a Board 
>> meeting) and have sent a budget request.
>>
>> Given the success of FOSS4G 2022 we are in the position to support 
>> our projects again as before. For 2023, the Board is planning to 
>> continue to offer a budget to all graduated projects with the exact 
>> amount to be determined.
>>
>> To help navigate the uncertainties ahead in 2023, the Board is 
>> planning to have a budget meeting within January 2023 to review 2022 
>> expenditures, sponsorship and make financial decisions for the 2023 
>> budget.
>>
>> Projects with a more specific plan (to pursue a clear goal) are 
>> welcome to send a more detailed request for approval (see detailed 
>> budget requests from 2022 e.g. 
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoServer_Budget_2022) A good idea is to 
>> focus on OSGeo participation, for example attending the AGM or a code 
>> sprint. Also, keep in mind OSGeo goals as an organization.
>>
>> Please add your project info to the budget draft at:
>>
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2023 
>> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2023>
>>
>> Project budget requests should be submitted ideally by 20 January 
>> 2023 in advance of our next Board meeting.
>>
>> Thank you and Happy New Year!
>> On behalf of the OSGeo Board,
>> Angelos
>>
>

-- 
Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
President
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos