[OSGeo Finance] RE: MapGuide Open Source Project Donations

[Trevor Wekel]

Hi Tyler,

The donation button can handle a "notes" field but it looks as though the transaction details have to be pulled for each donation in order to see it.  The notes field does not seem to come up in the transaction history when exported as csv.

For MapGuide, we may want to create a separate "MapGuide Donations" button with a specific donation id.  The donation id is visible in the csv exported history which should make the accounting easier.

Thanks,
Trevor



-----Original Message-----
From: Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) [mailto:tmitchell at osgeo.org] 
Sent: October 2, 2009 2:35 PM
To: Trevor Wekel; Frank Warmerdam
Cc: Finance List
Subject: RE: MapGuide Open Source Project Donations

Great thanks Trevor - and if you know of ways to improve our donation
button, please let me know and I will set it up however you suggest.

Tyler

"Trevor Wekel" <trevor_wekel at otxsystems.com> wrote:
> Ok.  Thanks Tyler.  I will do a little checking using my PayPal account to
see
> if donation id + notes is possible on a donation button.
> 
> Trevor
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) [mailto:tmitchell at osgeo.org] 
> Sent: October 2, 2009 1:59 PM
> To: Frank Warmerdam; Trevor Wekel
> Cc: Finance List
> Subject: Re: MapGuide Open Source Project Donations
> 
> I think this sounds fine.  I'm not entirely sure that you can specify any
> note with a donation.  
> 
> Tyler
> 
> "Frank Warmerdam" <warmerdam at pobox.com> wrote:
>> Trevor Wekel wrote:
>>> Hi Tyler, Hi Frank,
>>> 
>>> I just wanted to touch base before I update the MapGuide project
> sponsorship
>>> RFC.  Are we still ok with enabling PayPal donations in any amount for
> the
>>> MapGuide project assuming the donations can be tagged with a donation id
> and
>>> someone from the MapGuide project (myself probably) helps out with the
>>> bookkeeping?
>> 
>> Trevor,
>> 
>> It is fine from my point of view.  I think it is sufficient for folks
>> to use the normal OSGeo paypal mechanism and just note MapGuide in the
>> notes with the donation.  If you have reason to believe there was a
> donation
>> we didn't realize was for MapGuide then you can check with Tyler.
>> 
>> Tyler - any concerns from your side?
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> -- 
>>
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