<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra">Hi!</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 23 May 2016 at 09:44, Tony Anderson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tony_anderson@usa.net" target="_blank">tony_anderson@usa.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">I am not aware of any method to donate money to Sugar Labs. I understand we need to make the donations to SFC and somehow have the money arrive in our funds. </div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>That's right. </div><div><br></div><div>The #1 service for member projects listed at <a href="http://sfconservancy.org/members/services/">http://sfconservancy.org/members/services/</a> is:<br></div><div><br></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><b>Tax-Deductible, Earmarked Donations</b></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>Member projects can receive earmarked donations through Conservancy. Since Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) charity incorporated in New York, donors can often deduct the donation on their USA taxes. Additionally, the donors can indicate that their donation should be used to advance a specific member project, and those funds are kept in a separate account for the member project by Conservancy. This structure prevents developers from having to commingle project funds with their own personal accounts or having to set up their own project specific account.</div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>Since Conservancy is a tax-exempt organization, there are some limits that the law places on what member projects can do with their assets, but those limits are the same as if the project was an independent non-profit entity. Usually, the project leadership instructs Conservancy's leadership on how the project's funds are spent. Conservancy spends these funds on the project's behalf on any expenses that constitute appropriate activity under Conservancy's 501(c)(3) not-for-profit mission. Some typical uses of earmarked donations by Conservancy's member projects are:</div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><ul><ul><li>funding travel expenses for project developers to attend relevant conferences.</li><li>domain name fees, bandwidth costs, and computer equipment purchases.</li><li>purchasing media for distribution of project software at conferences and events.</li><li>paying key developers on a contractual basis to improve the project's software and its documentation.</li><li>sponsoring and organizing conferences for the project.</li><li>trademark registration and enforcement.</li><li>FLOSS license enforcement and compliance activity.</li></ul></ul></div><div><br></div></div><div><a href="http://sfconservancy.org/donate/">http://sfconservancy.org/donate/</a> says,<br></div><div><br></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><b>Donate to Our Member Projects</b></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>Finally, Conservancy also maintains directed donation programs for its member projects. Donation links for these directed donation programs are typically found on the individual websites of our members.</div></div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br></div><div><a href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Donate">https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Donate</a> says,<br></div><div><br></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>Mail us a check</div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>Please make your check payable to:</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><br></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc.</div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>and place this note in the memo field:</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><br></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>Directed donation: Sugar Labs</div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>Checks should then be mailed to:</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><br></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc.</div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>137 MONTAGUE ST STE 380</div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>Brooklyn, NY 11201-3548</div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>USA</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">This needs to be made very clear on the web site.<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Sure :) Please draft something for what you think should be on the website donation page :)</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> I am not referring to 'lying', I am referring to asking the question. If it is a donation, a person can donate what they feel comfortable with.</div></blockquote></div><br>I don't understand your point :)<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">Cheers<br>Dave</div> </div></div>