[Qgis-user] Funding sources for QGIS development (local groups)
Emma Hain
emma at north-road.com
Sun Sep 14 18:57:31 PDT 2025
>
> These members has a yearly membership fee of around 500 Euro. And we have
> over 100 members like this. Our income is over 55.000 Euro on a yearly
> basis. Of which we deliver ca. 50% to the international QGIS organization
> (That is more than 6% of the total income of the international QGIS
> organization).
>
This is a great idea - it means you can show the power of the QGIS User
Group to be instrumental in support of the project.
Kind regards
Em
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On Sat, 13 Sept 2025 at 20:30, Bo Victor Thomsen via QGIS-User <
qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
> And I forgot one really import service:
>
> - Several times a year we publish a email based newsletter with QGIS
> related news and events to the members of the user group and the Facebook
> group who has subscribed to the newsletter.
>
> Med venlig hilsen / Best regards
>
> Bo Victor Thomsen
>
> On 13-09-2025 12:08, Bo Victor Thomsen wrote:
>
> Sorry of being late to the party, but here is how the Danish QGIS User
> Group is working -
>
> - We have a Danish Facebook group, that is very active. There is up
> towards 2700 members in this group - even though we only have around 200
> actual members i the Danish QGIS User Group. I would never have guessed
> that there was 2700 people i Denmark using QGIS 🙂
> - We have been very diligent (and lucky) in persuading Danish,
> QGIS-using organizations (like municipalities, federal agencies and a lot
> of companies) that voluntary supporting QGIS by being a "organizational"
> member in our group is good for the general development and survive-ability
> of QGIS.
> - The persuasive script is something like: "500 euro a year is like a
> dime in your back pocket. It is *nothing* compared to the license
> you'd have to pay for using ArcGIS /MapInfo/ Intergraph. QGIS has no
> license costs and supports every known GIS format, database and spatial
> functions under the sun. So why don't you think of the contribution as
> insurance ?"
> - These members has a yearly membership fee of around 500 Euro. And we
> have over 100 members like this. Our income is over 55.000 Euro on a yearly
> basis. Of which we deliver ca. 50% to the international QGIS organization
> (That is more than 6% of the total income of the international QGIS
> organization).
> - The rest is used on local QGIS development: plugins (mostly plugins
> specific to the "Danish GIS environment") and sometimes core development
> efforts. Plus different events - like on-line meetings, some in-person
> meetings and the aforementioned Facebook group. And sending a couple of GIS
> students to QGIS and FOSS4G events abroad.
> - A couple of our organizational members is also a sustaining member
> directly for QGIS.org. However, these organizations are very much aware of
> the relationships (financial and otherwise) between the QGIS software, the
> Danish QGIS user group and the international QGIS organization. So they
> have made an informed choice regarding how to support QGIS.
> - We have a homepage - qgis.dk - for the Danish QGIS user group.
> - We have talked about having a "market place", where our members can
> advertise their services on the homepage but haven't yet made a decision
> about this.
> - But we do have a calendar function on our homepage, where everyone
> can make a QGIS related contribution to. There is all kinds of information
> on this calendar: Information about our own events, "advertisement" about
> QGIS courses offered by private companies and so on.
> - And lastly, we have a blog space where everyone can submit an QGIS
> related article to.
>
> I hope you can use the information. The "organizational generosity" might
> be a Danish specialty, but who knows ?
>
> --
> Med venlig hilsen / Best regards
>
> Bo Victor Thomsen
>
> Board member of the Danish QGIS User Group
>
> On 03-09-2025 07:07, Michał Żugajewicz via QGIS-User wrote:
>
> 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*
>
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