[OSGeo-Conf] Need to define rules for %age of backflow of FOSS4G surplus
Till Adams
till.adams at fossgis.de
Thu Jan 2 03:54:43 PST 2020
Hi Steven,
thanks, I missed to read the RfP carefully ;-)
Is it enough to have this only in the RfP docs?
Till
Am 02.01.20 um 12:39 schrieb Steven Feldman:
> In the RfP document it says (my italics):
>
> "Funding by OSGeo and distribution of surplus
>
> 0.
> 0.
>
> It is expected that all FOSS4G events will be budgeted and
> operated to deliver a surplus over costs. /Part of the surplus
> will be donated to OSGeo./
>
> Seed Funding
>
> OSGeo can offer seed funding (an advance to cover start-up
> expenses and deposits before revenues are received) and an
> additional guarantee to cover losses (up to an agreed limit) in
> the event of unexpected events (subject to approval of budgets and
> regular financial updates to an OSGeo board representative).
>
> If OSGeo provides seed funding and guarantees, it is expected that
> in the region of 85% of any surplus generated will be donated to
> OSGeo (a lower percentage will be considered for events hosted in
> Lower or Middle Income economies). OSGeo will provide a financial
> supervisor who must be consulted on all major financial decisions.
> For more information
> see https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Handbook#Finances
>
> */If a LOC does not require seed funding or guarantees from OSGeo,
> they will be expected to donate at least 50% of the surplus after
> costs to OSGeo./*
>
> Travel Grant
>
> OSGeo will provide a grant of $10,000 minimum towards a Travel
> Grant Programme
> (see https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/foss4g-travel-grant-program/ ),
> the LOC are expected to raise at least an equivalent amount of
> funding through sponsorship, donations at registration or other means.
>
> Video
>
> OSGeo may provide loan funding towards the cost of recording the
> conference proceedings. If there is surplus from the conference,
> OSGeo requires this funding to be repaid in full to OSGeo before
> any calculation and distribution of the conference surplus."
>
>
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> On 2 Jan 2020, at 09:05, Till Adams <till.adams at fossgis.de
> <mailto:till.adams at fossgis.de>> wrote:
>
> Dear conference committee,
>
> you know, that surplus of FOSS4G's is one of the major source of
> income
> of OSGeo. The upcoming two events are good examples, that we need a
> binding and general rule about "what happens with a potential
> surplus of
> a FOSS4G": Calgary did not claim for seed money and explained to
> transfer back "at least 50%", Buenes Aires recently requested for seed
> money and mentioned a transfer back of 30% in their bid (Steven asked
> about that during the RfP).
>
> On our last board meeting, we discussed the request from Buenes Aires
> regarding seed money. I know, there is a general rule, that says, that
> if a LOC of a FOSS4G requests for seed money, that we as an
> organisation
> expect, that at least 85% of the potential surplus goes back to OSGeo.
> This rule is AFAIK written in the "FOSS4G cookbook" but in the WIKI
> still marked as "draft" [1].
>
> So, in my eyes, we need to approve this rule and make it binding for
> future bids. Also, there is no rule about the surplus going back to
> OSGeo, if teams do *not* request for seed money. I think we should
> need
> to define a rule here also.
>
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Till
>
>
>
> [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php?title=FOSS4G_Handbook#Finances
>
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