[Sugar-devel] [SLOB] Motion (2 of 2) Sugar Labs donation

[Tony Anderson]

Hi, Walter

I hate to be a 'stick in the mud', but I have concerns about this 
motion. If the donation is voluntary, much of the verbiage is not 
needed. I am particularly
concerned about asking for a donation and that the donor justify the 
amount of the donation based on income. I have no problem with a request 
for
donation with a goal for the total amount needed for some goal (e.g. 
$4000 for operating expenses).

We need a simple on-line method for donations. Sending a letter with a 
check to the Software Conservancy seems a bit behind current practice.

Tony

On 06/04/2016 03:03 PM, Walter Bender wrote:
> We did not have time to take action on two motions at yesterday's 
> meeting. Please review the motion below. If an oversight board seconds 
> the motion, then we can bring it up for a vote by email.
>
> regards.
>
> -walter
>
> Motion to request a membership donation
>
> Motion: To request a membership donation from each currently active 
> Sugar Labs Member to be allocated to the General Fund for the calendar 
> year of 2016, and a public statement about how they use Sugar and why 
> they are involved in Sugar Labs to post on the website; there is no 
> penalty for not paying a membership or not providing a statement; by 
> default members who donate will be kept private, and requested to 
> opt-in to be recognised. The donation requested will be $12 USD from 
> members who self-identify as low-income (such as students); $36 USD 
> from general members; $120 from members who can opt-in to be placed 
> prominently on the website; and $600 from members who can (privately 
> if they wish) submit a release codename, subject to SLOB approval.
>
> ----
>
> Further discussion of this motion can be found beginning at [1].
> A sample letter of solicitation of funds can be found at [2]
>
> [1] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2016-May/018401.html
> [2] 
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CPQRFvCwj-Az79PB3Y85aK8Pv5Sl1EODs07m9phAS5U/edit?usp=sharing
>
> -- 
> Walter Bender
> Sugar Labs
> http://www.sugarlabs.org
>
>
>
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