A majority vote of the current board members is required for the following
proposal to modify the funding levels and rewards for sponsors. See
Discussion for explanation of the changes.
Proposal:
1. Reduce the Bronze Level to $500.
[ ] Yes.
[ ] No. Keep Bronze Level at $1000
2. Divide Sponsors page by sponsorship level, with increased prominance
and duration for higher levels than lower.
[ ] Yes.
[ ] No. Keep the page layout to discretion of web team
3. Merge Platinum and Diamond sponsorship levels for now. Diamond can
be re-introduced later when we need it.
[ ] Yes, merge Platinum and Diamond
[ ] No. Keep these two levels as-is.
4. Add reward of placement in the website footer for Platinum sponsors.
[ ] Yes.
[ ] No. Do not include sponsors in website footer
5. Add a Recent News item for Golden level and two news items for Platinum.
[ ] Yes.
[ ] No. Provide no guarantee of any news mentions.
6. Add mention in all Release Notes for two years for Platinum level
sponsors.
[ ] Yes.
[ ] No. Do not include sponsorship messages in Inkscape's Release Notes.
Votes:
Bryce Harrington
Tavmjong Bah
Josh Andler
Jon Cruz
Ted Gould
Martin Owens
Krzysztof Kosiński
Resolution:
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Discussion:
We have received several donations of $500 in the past and would like to
better recognize them by reducing the lowest tier to this level. We've
only received a single $1000 donation so it seems to not be as popular
of a denomination.
A recent Silver sponsor requested inclusion in the website footer.
Space there is limited and likely would be high demand, so we wish to
limit it to only higher level sponsors.
Our original plan did not provide differential benefits for the
sponsorship levels. This introduces a few extra perks for the higher
levels.
This also merges Diamond and Platinum as a $20,000 level sponsor. Our
benefits between these two levels were not differentiated at all, and it
seems superfluous to have two levels given that we've not yet had a
sponsor approach us interested in funding near these levels. We can save
Diamond for later and re-introduce it (maybe at $50k??) when we better
understand what such a sponsor would be interested in.
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Inkscape Funding Levels For Sponsors
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1. Principles
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Inkscape wishes to acknowledge and encourage donations from
sponsors. This proposal establishes a set of funding levels with
given rewards.
2. Levels
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The following levels are established (in US$):
Platinum Pen: $20,000
Golden Brush: $5,000
Silver Quill $2,000
Bronze Stylus: $500
3. Rewards
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A. Bronze Level: Acknowledgement on "Our Sponsor Page" in the
"Special Thanks" section (which should be the lower portion of the
page). No logos or links.
B. Silver Level: Acknowledgement on "Our Sponsor Page" (mid-page)
with a logo or avatar image and one hyperlink to the sponsor's
main website or to a product supplied to the Inkscape project (one
year). We'll also offer thanks to the sponsor in our news feed
(1-2 sentences in our Recent News section).
C. Golden Level: Acknowledgement at the top of "Our Sponsors Page"
with a logo or avatar image and one or more hyperlinks to the
sponsor's website, products, or associated sites (one year). The
sponsor will be listed on Inkscape's homepage as Recent Sponsor
until the next Golden or Platinum sponsor. We will publish an
item in our Recent News feed, which will include a link to a full
news item describing the sponsor's Inkscape usage, drawing-related
products, or other prose/information provided by the Sponsor.
D. Platinum Level: Acknowledgement at the top of "Our Sponsors Page"
as per Golden Level (two years). Inclusion of sponsor name in the
Inkscape website footer (two years) with link to the sponsor's main
website. The sponsor will be listed on Inkscape's homepage as
Recent Sponsor until the next Golden or Platinum sponsor. We will
publish one news item (as described for Golden) in our Recent News
feed and a second followup news item around the one-year
anniversary of the sponsorship. Platinum level sponsors will also
receive a thank-you in Inkscape Release Notes of all releases made
for a period of two years.
Logos must be 160x80px and non-animated. SVG's are encouraged. Logos
must be non-political and non-offensive with the Inkscape board and
SFC being the final arbitrators of suitability.
4. Non-monetary Donations
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Non-monetary donations are also accepted and may, with board
approval, qualify for one of the above rewards. A general rule is
that $5 worth of services is equal to a $1 cash donation.
Significant non-monetary donations not qualifying for a reward
will be recognized in a general "Thank You" section on the "Our
Sponsors" page (as is the current case).
5. Retroactivity
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The changes in this resolution apply for sponsors with donations
received since its adoption date. Prior sponsors will be handled
under the terms of the original sponsorship level plan.
