[Qgis-psc] Fwd: @qgis has been approved for GitHub Sponsors

[Andreas Neumann]

Hi Marco,

Oh - now I see what you mean with tiers - and mimic sustaining 
memberships.

Oh this makes my life as a treasurer really complicated now. Sustaining 
memberships are on e-mail request and they are per year and not per 
month - as you offer them now.

Can we call this a "recurring donation" and not "sustaining membership"? 
Otherwise I would have to check multiple payment systems for sustaining 
membership payments. And what happens if some doesn't pay for a whole 
year, but only three or four months? This can easily turn into a mess 
for our accounting. For sustaining memberships there are different 
mechanisms: first I send an invoice on request and then they pay through 
wire transfer or stripe. And they are always per year, and not for any 
arbitrary time.

Thanks,

Andreas

On 2021-10-07 17:10, Andreas Neumann wrote:

> a "lower tier" for what? Donations can already be made at any amount 
> through 3 payment options (wire transfer, stripe and paypal).
> 
> Are you refering to having a lower tier towards a specific target? (bug 
> fix or feature request?) If yes, I don't think that Github provides 
> this so far, unless we create some additional infrastructure around it 
> (Marco, please correct me if I am wrong, it would be great if Github 
> could offer a crowd funding platform).
> 
> Andreas
> 
> On 2021-10-07 17:01, Alexandre Neto wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> If I may, as a user (and possible sponsor), I would love to have lower 
> tiers.
> 
> Alexandre Neto
> 
> On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 3:20 PM Anita Graser <anitagraser at gmx.at> wrote:
> +1 I don't see a reason not to provide a lower tier
> 
> 7 Oct 2021 16:03:08 Tim Sutton <tim at kartoza.com>: Hi
> 
> +1 from me to give it a go!
> 
> Regards
> 
> Tim
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 6 Oct 2021, at 18:38, Marco Bernasocchi <marco at qgis.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi PSC,
> A fantastic news, qgis has been approved for GitHub Sponsors!!
> 
> I already had all setup to mirror the sustaining membership.
> 
> Now I was wondering if we should add a micro sponsoring option (5-10EUR 
> per month)? What are your thoughts?
> 
> Here some information on the sponsoring:
> You can use a credit card to sponsor an account on GitHub. If your 
> organization wants to pay by invoice, you can read more at Paying for 
> GitHub Sponsors via invoice.
> GitHub Sponsors does not charge any fees for sponsorships from user 
> accounts, so 100% of these sponsorships go to the sponsored developer 
> or organization. The 10% fee for sponsorships from organizations is 
> waived during the beta. [1]
> 
> Cheers
> Marco
> [1] 
> https://docs.github.com/en/sponsors/sponsoring-open-source-contributors/sponsoring-an-open-source-contributor
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: 'GitHub' via admin at qgis.org <admin at qgis.org>
> Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 at 18:30
> Subject: @qgis has been approved for GitHub Sponsors
> To:
> 
> @QGIS HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR GITHUB SPONSORS
> 
> @QGIS HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR GITHUB SPONSORS
> 
> Congratulations @qgis 🎉 Now that your profile is complete, it's time to 
> start sharing! Here are some next steps for your sponsorship page:
> 
> SHARE YOUR SPONSORSHIP PAGE
> 
> It's important to let your community know that they can sponsor you 
> through GitHub Sponsors. We've provided a few examples of how to share 
> your sponsorship page--check it out!
> 
> Learn more ways to share [1]
> 
> CREATE A GOAL
> 
> Setting small goals early on helps create momentum for your sponsorship 
> page. Whether it's reaching your first 10 sponsors, $20 a month, or 
> $5,000 a month, let your community know how to help push you forward.
> 
> Create a goal [2]
> 
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