[OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] [Projects] OSGeo Budget 2026

[Jeroen Ticheler]

Dear Regina,

Thanks for reminding us. We did discuss this and concluded not to accept
in-kind donations, such as hours worked, as sponsorship. It tends to
conflict with volunteer work, and with cash sponsorship. Many OSGeo
sponsors also contribute significant hours in-kind to OSGeo and its
projects without recognition as OSGeo sponsor. They, on top of this in-kind
work, provide support in cash to FOSS4G conferences and the foundation in
accordance with the sponsorship program.

We also discussed other forms of recognition for people contributing in
other ways, like donating work time. The QGIS project among others has a
nice way of doing this, and we will likely propose and adopt a similar
formula.

We highly appreciate your in-kind and paid contributions to OSGeo and hope
this can be expressed in other ways (a.o. as described above).

Thanks and regards,
Jeroen

On Sat, 14 Feb 2026 at 19:17, Regina Obe via Board <board at lists.osgeo.org>
wrote:

> > The budget has been approved:
> > https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2026
> > https://www.loomio.com/p/Lm4qrO2V/motion-to-approve-the-osgeo-
> > budget-for-2026
> >
> > Thanks all for your feedback.
> >
> Any decision made on my suggestion to donate hours to SAC in exchange for
> being listed as an OSGeo sponsor?
>
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