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Hi, Walter<br>
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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 <br>
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 <br>
donation with a goal for the total amount needed for some goal (e.g.
$4000 for operating expenses). <br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
Tony<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 06/04/2016 03:03 PM, Walter Bender
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">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.<br>
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regards.<br>
<br>
-walter
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<div>Motion to request a membership donation<br clear="all">
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>Further discussion of this motion can be found beginning
at [1].</div>
<div>A sample letter of solicitation of funds can be found at
[2]</div>
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<div>[1] <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2016-May/018401.html">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/iaep/2016-May/018401.html</a></div>
<div>[2] <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CPQRFvCwj-Az79PB3Y85aK8Pv5Sl1EODs07m9phAS5U/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CPQRFvCwj-Az79PB3Y85aK8Pv5Sl1EODs07m9phAS5U/edit?usp=sharing</a></div>
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<div><font><font>Walter Bender</font></font><br>
<font><font>Sugar Labs</font></font></div>
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href="http://www.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank"><font>http://www.sugarlabs.org</font></a></font><br>
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