[Qgis-user] Funding sources for QGIS development (local groups)
Michał Żugajewicz
ceo at envirosolutions.pl
Mon Sep 8 01:05:05 PDT 2025
Andreas, Raymond,
Thank you Guys for the valuable information💚 As I promised, I will collect
all information I receive from local groups into one document and send it
to everyone at this group.
Have a nice week and stay in touch!
Cheers,
*MICHAŁ ŻUGAJEWICZ*
CEO at EnviroSolutions | QGIS Poland Representative
ceo at envirosolutions.pl
+48 501 540 755
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sob., 6 wrz 2025 o 20:03 Raymond Nijssen via QGIS-User <
qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org> napisał(a):
> Hi Michal,
>
> In The Netherlands we have a similar approach as well.
>
> Company members pay 500 euros per year, individual members 25. This
> grants access to all meetings. Students can attend for free.
>
> Currently we're having around 30 companies and 140 individual members.
> The number of members has increased quite rapidly over the last 5 years
> (we started in 2020) and is still growing. We chose not to make a
> difference in company size or something, it's always the standard 500
> for freelancers or large enterprises.
>
> We decided to call it company *membership* because organizations
> struggled to pay for a *sponsorship*, especially public entities.
>
> During the last UC in Norrkoping I gave a presentation about our user
> group which you can watch here.
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIezzpPaSqM&list=PLi6mvse6ZEOx3REy1Dr0JFOWxVOxkqEY7&index=24
>
> We have recently started a Signal group "super user group" for
> discussing subjects like this, aligning the user groups and sharing ideas.
>
> Kind regards,
> Raymond
>
>
>
> On 9/6/25 14:47, Andreas Neumann via QGIS-User wrote:
> > Hi Michal,
> >
> > The situation in Switzerland is similar to Sweden. Our main income
> > source are "memberships". We currently have about 130 members in
> > different categories.
> >
> > A: provinces, large cities, large companies (1000 CHF membership per
> year)
> >
> > B: smaller cities and companies (500 CHF)
> >
> > C: private persons (100 CHF)
> >
> > D: students/retired people (50 CHF)
> >
> > Members also get some benefits: cheaper courses at our annual event and
> > they can vote how the available funds are spent. We have a grant system
> > like QGIS.ORG has, and every January we vote on how the money is spent.
> > Members can submit proposals. Also, in order to use some application
> > modules (water, waste-water, etc.) one has to be a member in the QGIS
> > user group.
> >
> > About 2/3 of the Swiss provinces are members, many larger and smaller
> > cities and quite a few private engineering companies.
> >
> > Like in Sweden, it is easist for public entities to become member in an
> > association. It would be very difficult to donate, and sometimes
> > complicated to participate in crowd fundings.
> >
> > However, we had some successful crowd funding campaigns as well and many
> > public administrations also participate in crowd fundings.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Andreas
> >
> > On 2025-09-04 09:59, Michał Żugajewicz via QGIS-User wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Karl-Magnus!
> >>
> >> Thanks a lot for your quick reply and for sharing your perspective -
> >> that's super helpful! We are a young association (founded in April
> >> 2025), so it means a lot to us to learn from our more experienced
> >> colleagues. Your advice and insights from Sweden give us valuable
> >> ideas for our own path 💚
> >>
> >> After collecting feedback from other local groups, I will prepare a
> >> summary report that I will share with everyone via email.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> *MICHAŁ ŻUGAJEWICZ*
> >>
> >> CEO at EnviroSolutions | QGIS Poland Representative
> >>
> >> ceo at envirosolutions.pl <mailto:ceo at envirosolutions.pl>
> >> +48 501 540 755
> >> EnviroSolutions <https://www.envirosolutions.pl>
> >>
> >> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/envirosolutions/>| Facebook
> >> <https://www.facebook.com/envirosolutionspl> | Instagram <https://
> >> www.instagram.com/envirosolutions_team/>
> >>
> >>
> >> czw., 4 wrz 2025 o 09:03 Karl Magnus Jönsson <Karl-
> >> Magnus.Jonsson at kristianstad.se <mailto:Karl-
> >> Magnus.Jonsson at kristianstad.se>> napisał(a):
> >>
> >> Hi all!
> >>
> >> For us in Sweden membership fees are the main income. It is easy
> >> and not so much work for both members and board. We have tried
> >> some crowdfunding as well, but it is a lot more work and difficult
> >> for many public organizations (which are our main target) to
> >> participate due to stiff budgets and procurement rules. We had
> >> some sponsors for the international conference this year but
> >> otherwise we do not have sponsors in that way. One thing that
> >> probably should work well is to create a small surplus on our
> >> national meeting and events. But we have so far decided to try to
> >> break even on these events.
> >>
> >> Best regards
> >>
> >> **
> >>
> >> *Karl-Magnus Jönsson*
> >>
> >> *Från:*QGIS-User <qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:qgis-
> >> user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>> *För *Michał Żugajewicz via
> QGIS-User
> >> *Skickat:* den 3 september 2025 07:07
> >> *Till:* qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> >
> >> *Ämne:* [Qgis-user] Funding sources for QGIS development (local
> >> groups)
> >>
> >> Dear Colleagues!
> >>
> >> I am reaching out with an interest in learning more about how
> >> local QGIS user groups manage to secure funding and support for
> >> the development of the software and related tools, such as plugins
> >> and custom applications.
> >>
> >> Could you please share some insights into the typical sources of
> >> funding that your group or related initiatives rely on? For example:
> >>
> >> * Do you receive support from public institutions such as
> >> municipalities, government agencies, or universities?
> >> * Are there private companies, consultancies, or NGOs that
> >> contribute financially to your activities or sponsor specific
> >> development projects?
> >> * Do you make use of grants, donations, or membership fees to
> >> sustain your work?
> >> * Have you engaged in partnerships with organizations that
> >> benefit from QGIS to co-finance the development of plugins or
> >> other tools?
> >>
> >> I am particularly interested in understanding what models have
> >> proven effective and sustainable for your group, and whether there
> >> are strategies or best practices you would recommend for
> >> establishing these collaborations.
> >>
> >> Thank you very much for your time and for any details you can
> >> share. Your experience could be very helpful in shaping similar
> >> initiatives elsewhere 💚
> >>
> >>
> >> Bests,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> *MICHAŁ ŻUGAJEWICZ*
> >>
> >> CEO at EnviroSolutions | QGIS Poland Representative
> >>
> >> ceo at envirosolutions.pl <mailto:ceo at envirosolutions.pl>
> >>
> >> +48 501 540 755
> >>
> >> EnviroSolutions <https://www.envirosolutions.pl>
> >>
> >> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/envirosolutions/> |
> >> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/envirosolutionspl> | Instagram
> >> <https://www.instagram.com/envirosolutions_team/>
> >>
> >>
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