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Help Sponsor OSGeo

OSGeo is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing a reliable home for open source geospatial software. It also serves as a vehicle for promoting open source software and is a place where the community can gather to drive ahead innovations and maturation of the technologies we collectively share.

Although we have a tremendous volunteer community -- including corporations as well as indviduals -- involved in the advancement of open source technologies, some things still have hard costs. To cover these costs we need your help. Your support will help ensure that OSGeo will be a sustainable and healthy organization representing open source geospatial technologies long into the future.

Why Sponsor OSGeo

Organizations Depend on OSGeo Software - Many companies and government agencies use OSGeo technologies in their day-to-day work that allow them to compete or deliver services in an efficient and timely manner. Sustaining their own current operations into the future therefore depends on the success of OSGeo and a commensurate relationship with the organization.
Communities of Practice Adopt OSGeo Software - Communities representing a wide range of domains, from professional associations to non-government organizations, leverage OSGeo software as a critical component of their end-user applications. These organizations have an interest in ensuring the software can be sustained into the future, and wish to be seen to be supporting their members' software selection.
Open Source Adoption of Open Standards and Other Priorities - Some of OSGeo's primary goals and objectives are consistent with other organizations' missions and goals. Sponsorship can become a means of furthering these goals by supporting a like-minded organization.
Market Benefits of Supporting OSGeo - Organizations, especially companies, increasingly recognize the benefit of being supportive of open source in the marketplace. Generally speaking, they wish to be seen as friendly to open source and sponsoring OSGeo provides a means of adding credibility to their image.
Visibility - All marketing and communications organizations are interested in maximizing positive visibility in the marketplace. Sponsorship provides a mechanism for associated visibility with OSGeo such as logos on booths, web sites and other marketing collateral.
Networking Opportunity - All organizations value opportunities to meet with like-minded individuals. Meeting around a common supported cause with other OSGeo sponsors and volunteers is a great way to build stronger links and expand your organization's network of contacts.

Sponsorship Levels

Foundation sponsorships are available on an annual basis and offered to organizations at four different funding levels.

**OSGeo Sponsorship Levels**
Level	$USD
Sustaining Sponsor	$50,000
Principal Sponsor	$20,000
Supporting Sponsor	$10,000
Associate Sponsor	$3,000

Sponsorship Benefits

One strength of OSGeo is its ability to operate at arm's length from any organization and, therefore, from any individual sponsor. Every sponsor is an important part of OSGeo, no matter what funding level they commit to. For this reason the benefits offered to sponsors do not compromise impartiality, which helps keep OSGeo free from control by any one influence. This is critical to the success of all organizations that partner with OSGeo.

In recognition of the various levels of sponsor contributions, each sponsor receives particular benefits. The benefits are outlined below and are cumulative as the amounts increase (higher levels include lower level benefits as well).

Sustaining Sponsor

Top Visibility on the OSGeo Sponsors web page
Key OSGeo marketing materials feature your organization's logo
At promotion events, your organization's logo is displayed as part of the OSGeo Booth
Right to First Sponsorship Selection for the Annual OSGeo International Conference
Full-page Promotional Space on a personalized OSGeo Sponsor Page (content subject to OSGeo approval)

Principal Sponsor

Promotional Space on an OSGeo Principal Sponsor Page (content subject to OSGeo approval)
Right to Sponsorship Selection for the Annual OSGeo International Conference (after Sustaining Sponsors)

Supporting Sponsor

Joint Press Release with OSGeo to announce Sponsorship
Invitation to Sponsor Information Exchange Event with Board of Directors following annual OSGeo International Conference
Invitation to Sponsor Networking Event with OSGeo Board of Directors and other invited guests following annual OSGeo International Conference

Associate Sponsor

Right to use OSGeo Sponsor logo and promote named sponsorship level
Sponsor is promoted on the OSGeo Sponsors web page, with link to sponsor's Web site

How to Sponsor

To sponsor OSGeo or discuss sponsorship opportunities further, please contact:

Arnulf Christl, President

Open Source Geospatial Foundation

Email: arnulf at osgeo.org

Phone: +491722958004

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-'''This page contains draft content for the OSGeo Sponsorship Page. the [[Fundraising]] committee will need to review this information and approve it before it goes onto the main OSGeo website'''
+#REDIRECT [[Archived]]
+'''This page now redundant and available in final form at: http://www.osgeo.org/sponsorship'''
 === Help Sponsor OSGeo ===
-OSGeo is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a reliable home for open source geospatial software, an vehicle for promotion of open source software, and a place for the open source community to gather and drive ahead innovations and maturation of the technologies we collectively share.
+OSGeo is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing a reliable home for open source geospatial software.  It also serves as a vehicle for promoting open source software and is a place where the community can gather to drive ahead innovations and maturation of the technologies we collectively share.
-Although we have a tremendous volunteer community, and corporate activity involved in the advancement of open source technologies, some things still have hard costs - and for that we need your help to ensure OSGeo can be sustained long into the future as a healthy organization representing open source geospatial technologies.
+Although we have a tremendous volunteer community -- including corporations as well as indviduals -- involved in the advancement of open source technologies, some things still have hard costs.  To cover these costs we need your help.  Your support will help ensure that OSGeo will be a sustainable and healthy organization representing open source geospatial technologies long into the future.
 === Why Sponsor OSGeo ===
-* '''Organization Dependence on OSGeo Software''' - Many companies and perhaps some other organizations could not operate, or would be substantially different if open source geospatial technologies did not exist. For these organizations, sustaining their own current operations into the future depends on the success of OSGeo, and a relationship with the organization.
+* '''Organizations Depend on OSGeo Software''' - Many companies and government agencies use OSGeo technologies in their day-to-day work that allow them to compete or deliver services in an efficient and timely manner.  Sustaining their own current operations into the future therefore depends on the success of OSGeo and a commensurate relationship with the organization.
-* '''Organization or Community Adoption of OSGeo Software''' - Many organizations and communities have large internal or member adoptions of OSGeo software. These organizations have an interest in ensuring the software can be sustained into the future, and wish to be seen to be supporting their member's software selection.
+* '''Communities of Practice Adopt OSGeo Software''' - Communities representing a wide range of domains, from professional associations to non-government organizations, leverage OSGeo software as a critical component of their end-user applications.  These organizations have an interest in ensuring the software can be sustained into the future, and wish to be seen to be supporting their members' software selection.
-* '''Open Source adoption of Open Standards and other priorities''' - Some of OSGeo's primary goals and objectives are consistent with other organization's missions and goals. Sponsorship can become a means of furthering these goals by supporting a like-minded organization.
+* '''Open Source Adoption of Open Standards and Other Priorities''' - Some of OSGeo's primary goals and objectives are consistent with other organizations' missions and goals. Sponsorship can become a means of furthering these goals by supporting a like-minded organization.
-* '''Market Benefits of Supporting OSGeo''' - Organizations are regularly asked where they stand in regards to open source technologies. Generally speaking - companies in particular, and other organizations wish to be seen as supportive of open source in the marketplace. Sponsorship of OSGeo provides a means of giving this support some degree of credibility.
+* '''Market Benefits of Supporting OSGeo''' - Organizations, especially companies, increasingly recognize the benefit of being supportive of open source in the marketplace.  Generally speaking, they wish to be seen as friendly to open source and  sponsoring OSGeo provides a means of adding credibility to their image.
-* '''Market Benefits of Relationship with OSGeo''' - Organizations wish to be seen to be friendly to open source, both to the open source community, and to their customers. Sponsorship provides a means of bolstering an organization's stature in respect to OSGeo.
+* '''Visibility''' - All marketing and communications organizations are interested in maximizing positive visibility in the marketplace.  Sponsorship provides a mechanism for associated visibility with OSGeo such as logos on booths, web sites and other marketing collateral.
-* '''Visibility''' - All marketing and communications organizations are interested in maximizing positive visibility in the marketplace. Sponsorship could provide a mechanism for some associated visibility with OSGeo such as logos on booths and other marketing collateral.
+* '''Networking Opportunity''' - All organizations value opportunities to meet with like-minded individuals. Meeting around a common supported cause with other OSGeo sponsors and volunteers is a great way to build stronger links and expand your organization's network of contacts.
-* '''Networking Opportunity''' - All organizations value opportunities to meet with likeminded individuals. Meeting around a common supported cause with other sponsors around OSGeo is a great way to build stronger links among these organizations.
-Organizational sponsorships will be offered to organizations at the following levels (per annum):
+=== Sponsorship Levels ===
+Foundation sponsorships are available on an annual basis and offered to organizations at four different funding levels.
-# Sustaining Sponsor: $50,000 USD
+{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto border=1px" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
-# Principal Sponsor: $20,000 USD
+|+'''OSGeo Sponsorship Levels'''
-# Supporting Sponsor: $10,000 USD
+|-
-# Associate Sponsor: $3,000 USD
+! style="background:#efefef;" | Level
+! style="background:#efefef;" | $USD
-Names need to be reviewed in light of the nature of the sponsorships. Pending on target audiences etc.. TBD
+|-
+| | Sustaining Sponsor
+| align="right" | $50,000
+|-
+| |  Principal Sponsor
+| align="right" | $20,000
+|-
+| | Supporting Sponsor
+| align="right" | $10,000
+|-
+| | Associate Sponsor
+| align="right" | $3,000
+|}
 === Sponsorship Benefits ===
-It is critical that OSGeo preserve it's ability to operate in an arm's length manner from any organization, and therefore from any sponsor. For this reason, it is critical that the benefits offered to propsective sponsors do not compromise in any way the impartialness and freedom from influence that is essential for OSGeo's success.
+One strength of OSGeo is its ability to operate at arm's length from any organization and, therefore, from any individual sponsor.  Every sponsor is an important part of OSGeo, no matter what funding level they commit to.  For this reason the benefits offered to sponsors do not compromise impartiality, which helps keep OSGeo free from control by any one influence.  This is critical to the success of all organizations that partner with OSGeo.
-Although this does limit the benefits that can be offered, substantial benefits remain in this context that we can work with. Potential sets of benefits are outlined below for each sponsorship level. Note that benefits are cumulative - so Supporting Sponsor includes all benefits of Associate Sponsor.
+In recognition of the various levels of sponsor contributions, each sponsor receives particular benefits.  The benefits are outlined below and are cumulative as the amounts increase (higher levels include lower level benefits as well).
+== Sustaining Sponsor ==
-== Associate Sponsor ==
+* '''Top Visibility''' on the '''OSGeo Sponsors''' web page
+* Key OSGeo marketing materials feature '''your organization's logo'''
+* At promotion events, your organization's logo is displayed as '''part of the OSGeo Booth'''
+* Right to '''First Sponsorship Selection''' for the Annual OSGeo International Conference
+* Full-page '''Promotional Space''' on a personalized OSGeo Sponsor Page (content subject to OSGeo approval)
-* Right to use OSGeo logo and promote sponsorship level
+== Principal Sponsor ==
-* Identification on Sponsors web page on OSGeo, and link to Web Site
+* '''Promotional Space''' on an OSGeo Principal Sponsor Page (content subject to OSGeo approval)
+* Right to '''Sponsorship Selection''' for the Annual OSGeo International Conference (after Sustaining Sponsors)
 == Supporting Sponsor ==
-* Joint Press Release with OSGeo to announce Sponsorship
+* Joint '''Press Release''' with OSGeo to announce Sponsorship
-* Invitation to OSGeo Sponsor Networking Event with BoD and other invited Guests
+* Invitation to '''Sponsor Information Exchange Event''' with Board of Directors following annual OSGeo International Conference
-* Promotional Space on Sponsor Page (content subject to OSGeo approval)
+* Invitation to '''Sponsor Networking Event''' with OSGeo Board of Directors and other invited guests following annual OSGeo International Conference
-== Principal Sponsor ==
+== Associate Sponsor ==
-* Enlarged Promotional Space on Sponsor Page (content subject to OSGeo approval)
+* Right to use '''OSGeo Sponsor''' logo and promote named sponsorship level
-* Sponsorship Selection after Sustaining Sponsors for the Annual OSGeo International Conference
+* Sponsor is promoted on the '''OSGeo Sponsors''' web page, with link to sponsor's Web site
-== Sustaining Sponsor ==
+= How to Sponsor =
-* Top Visibility on Sponsor page on the OSGeo web site
+To sponsor OSGeo or discuss sponsorship opportunities further, please contact:
-* Organization logos on key OSGeo marketing materials
-* Organization logos at Booths at OSGeo events
-* First Sponsorship Selection for the Annual OSGeo International Conference
+: Arnulf Christl, President<br>
+: Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br>
+: Email: arnulf at osgeo.org<br>
+: Phone: +491722958004
 [[Category:Sponsorship]]
+[[Category:Finance]]

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