[Fundraising] Need help posting file

[paul at warriner.us]

Hello Tyler,

Just a suggestion:

Sponsorship Benefits

A critical part of the success of OSGeo, is the success of organizations
that partner with OSGeo. One strength of OSGeo is its ability to operate at
arm's length from any single organization and, therefore, from any
individual sponsor. Every sponsor is an important part of OSGeo, no matter
what funding level they commit to. For this reason the benefits offered to
sponsors do not compromise impartiality.

Regards,
Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: Tyler Mitchell [mailto:tylermitchell at shaw.ca] 
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 2:10 PM
To: fundraising at fundraising.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: [Fundraising] Need help posting file

I incorporated your changes, with a few mild modifications of my  
own.  I also aggregated the lower level benefits listings into the  
higher sponsorship levels to make it clearer what each higher level  
receives.  I tried to remove any that were redundant - ie covered in  
the higher level and lower level.  I changed the page title and also  
removed a few negative qualifiers that were more like fine-print.

See: https://www.osgeo.org/content/sponsorship/

Any more changes or problems you see?  When done, I'm going to suck  
this into a 2 page document that we can circulate as a PDF as well.

Tyler
On 24-Nov-06, at 10:06 AM, Dave McIlhagga wrote:

> Tyler,
>
> I've provided suggested edits below:
>
>
>
> Why Sponsor OSGeo
>
>     * Your Organization Depends on OSGeo Software - Your company or  
> government agency uses OSGeo technologies in your day-to-day work  
> allowing you to compete or deliver services in an efficient and  
> timely manner. By helping sustain OSGeo, you help sustain your  
> current operations into the future knowing a strong OSGeo is behind  
> your business activities.
>     * You represent a Community of Practice that has Adopted OSGeo  
> Software - Communities representing a wide range of domains, from  
> professional associations to non-government organizations, leverage  
> OSGeo software as a critical component of their end-user  
> applications. Your community has an interest in ensuring the  
> software can be sustained into the future, and through sponsorship  
> can demonstrate your support of your members' software selection.
>     * Your Goals are aligned with OSGeo's Support for Open  
> Standards and Other Priorities - Help achieve your own  
> organization's goals and objectives by sponsoring OSGeo as a like- 
> minded organization and benefit from the volunteer efforts of a  
> rapidly growing world-wide community.
>     * Demonstrate Your Leadership in Open Source Geospatial  
> Technologies - By sponsoring OSGeo, you will help align your  
> business with the activities of thousands of adopters of OSGeo  
> software around the world. As a sponsor of OSGeo, you will align  
> your business growth with the momentum behind OSGeo in the  
> marketplace.
>     * Increase your Organization's Visibility - The OSGeo  
> sponsorship packages are designed to maximize the opportunity for  
> you to benefit from the visibility of your association with OSGeo.  
> Examples include logos on booths, web sites and other marketing  
> collateral.
>     * Benefit from Sponsor Networking Opportunities - As a sponsor  
> of OSGeo, you will benefit from unique opportunities to meet and  
> share ideas with key members of OSGeo, other OSGeo sponsors, and  
> affiliated like-minded individuals and organizations.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Tyler Mitchell wrote:
>> Sounds good.  I'm writing up a more general 'invitation' style  
>> letter that touches on some of the same points from a 'selling'  
>> perspective - I'll be warmed up for tomorrow.  Meanwhile, feel  
>> free to send me any changes so I can just quickly change obvious  
>> things.
>> Tyler
>> On 23-Nov-06, at 7:06 PM, Dave McIlhagga wrote:
>>> Tyler,
>>>
>>> Thanks for getting this posted.
>>>
>>> Now that I see the document living on the web -- I'm realizing we  
>>> probably need to change some wording slightly here.
>>>
>>> At the moment - it sort of speaks from 'our' perspective why an  
>>> organization would want to sponsor us instead of speaking 'to'  
>>> the organization how they can benefit from sponsoring.
>>>
>>> If you can spare a few minutes tomorrow -- how about we give this  
>>> a quick review. I think this is really a matter of slight re- 
>>> phrasing -- mostly in the "Why Sponsor OSGeo" section.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tyler Mitchell wrote:
>>>> Thanks for the pointers Jason - I've got it all posted now.
>>>> I added the www/content/sponsorship folder, and a single file  
>>>> called index.html.  As we develop more sponsorship-related  
>>>> material this can be the launching point.  The document is now  
>>>> accessible at:
>>>> https://www.osgeo.org/content/sponsorship/
>>>> I've also added it to the OSGeo Foundation menu (top left).
>>>> Tyler
>>>> On 20-Nov-06, at 4:37 PM, Jason Birch wrote:
>>>>> CVS actually.
>>>>>
>>>>> :pserver:YOURUSERID at cvs.osgeo.org:/cvs
>>>>>
>>>>> Module: "www"
>>>>>
>>>>> I use TortoiseCVS from home; it's pretty easy to use.
>>>>>
>>>>> The main page is DomainHome, and there is a separate file for  
>>>>> the bottom
>>>>> section of the right menu.  The left column is in the "Look"  
>>>>> CVS module
>>>>> if you want to add a link to the left menu.
>>>>>
>>>>> Content comment.  Under Principal sponsor, it says:   
>>>>> "Promotional Space
>>>>> on an OSGeo Supporting Sponsor Page (content subject to OSGeo  
>>>>> approval)"
>>>>> Shouldn't that be Principal Sponsor?
>>>>>
>>>>> I think it would be good if once this is firmed up we could  
>>>>> feature it
>>>>> on the main page and as a news item.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jason
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Tyler Mitchell [mailto:tylermitchell at shaw.ca]
>>>>> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 16:24
>>>>> To: fundraising at fundraising.osgeo.org; OSGeo-WebCom
>>>>> Subject: [Fundraising] Need help posting file
>>>>>
>>>>> I have the attached document ready for posting on the main  
>>>>> OSGeo site.
>>>>> Dave/Frank and fundraising folks can review for content, but I
>>>>> ultimately need some help from Webcom for posting the file and  
>>>>> adding to
>>>>> a menu somewhere.  I've successfully avoided having to do it -  
>>>>> but am
>>>>> not afraid to break out SVN to learn.  I looked on wiki but  
>>>>> couldn't
>>>>> find specific instructions - any pointers?
>>>>>
>>>>> Tyler
>>>>>