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As part of this sponsorship drive we are soliciting feedback on the value | As part of this sponsorship drive we are soliciting feedback on the value | ||
OSGeo can provide your organization, and any sponsorship benefits we | OSGeo can provide your organization, and any sponsorship benefits we | ||
| − | may be in position to offer. | + | may be in position to offer. If you have a moment for an email discussion |
| + | or hangout it would be great to hear from you. | ||
Jody Garnett | Jody Garnett | ||
Revision as of 09:53, 26 October 2015
Sponsorship levels for 2015, while the dollar figures are in keeping with prior years the following tables is adjusted based on organization size to allow for greater participation.
| Sponsor | Organization | Price Point | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principal | 50+ people | 40k and up | large corporation, state government |
| Principal | <50 people | 20k | osgeo stakeholders, state gis. department |
| Supporting | 10+ people | 10k and up! | osgeo stakeholders, state gis. department, municipal dept. |
| Supporting | <10 people | 3k | small business, project team |
| Supporting | <3 people | 1k | consultants |
- Below this level ($100, $500) we would like to work on recognizing individuals who contribute via paywall donation.
contact list
Contact list gathered from http://www.osgeo.org/sponsors, use this list to coordinate emails.
Confirmed sponsors:
- Thinkware - contact for Q&A
Expressed interest:
- GeoCat
Prior sponsors:
- 1Spatial
- 2ndQuadrant
- ASTUN Technology
- Autodesk
- Boreal-Information Strategies (Borealis)
- Camptocamp
- First Base Solutions Inc.
- INGRES
- Institut Geographique National (IGN) France
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) Brazil
- Karttakeskus
- LizardTech, A Celartem Company
- Metaspatial
- Ordnance Survey
- PCI Geomatics
- WhereGroup
Additional contacts recommended by discuss@osgeo.org:
- Boundless
- TBD
Sample
Sample email:
Jeroen: As you are aware from the board email list we are restarting OSGeo sponsorship for 2015. Records show that you have participated since ..... with a sponsor ship of $... We have simplified sponsorship levels for 2015 [link] based on organization size. As a well-known and longstanding sponsor of OSGeo we would like to recommend premium sponsorship. As part of this sponsorship drive we are soliciting feedback on the value OSGeo can provide your organization, and any sponsorship benefits we may be in position to offer. If you have a moment for an email discussion or hangout it would be great to hear from you. Jody Garnett OSGeo Board
clarification and discussion
This section will be updated based on mailing list discussion, and contact with potential sponsors.
Talking points:
- relax: we have not collected sponsorship recently ... so anything will be an improvement
- relax: simply having logo on website, and having an OSGeo logo is good value
- goal: see if we can adjust sponsorship levels based on organization size to allow smaller groups to sponsor
- goal: provide a range of price points
- goal is have a budget forcast prior to spending and take some of the presure of yearly foss4g
Questions & Scope:
- Q: are missing the small 1-3 person teams? Perhaps - added category for <3 people and a note about recognizing osgeo donations
- Q: what kind of perks? A: Not listed yet ... focus is simply on supporting osgeo community
- Q: individual sponsorship? A: seperate "I heart OSGeo" badge/sticker provided to paypal donations
- Q: consider a discount for past sponsors? A: No reward with logo position/size or indicate of date on logo