OSGeo 2016 Sponsorship

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.

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