I've created a new inkscape-vector issue to track and hopefully attract
a person who can coordinate what we should do:
https://gitlab.com/inkscape/vectors/general/issues/76
Deb: Does the conservancy have a media pack and press release? These
would make it easier to roll out a news article and create banners etc.
Best Regards, Martin Owens
On Wed, 2018-11-21 at 12:30 -0500, Deb Nicholson wrote:
Hi Project Representatives!
As some of you may know, we're in the process of fundraising for
general Conservancy donations - so we can raise the money we need to
help you! The administrative percentage we receive from our member
projects together doesn't pay for all the work we do for our projects
so we are always going full tilt to get everything done and fund our
scrappy staff of four people while supporting nearly 50 projects.
Private Internet Access, along with eight individual donors have
challenged us to raise $90K by mid-January. That sounds like a long
time, but we are competing with many other worthy causes for
attention
-- and financial support at this time of year. As member project
reps,
you are uniquely positioned to help us reach just a few more of the
people who care deeply about free software.
Things that our member projects have done in the past that have been
really helpful:
* Using social media to share and promote the fundraiser
* Posting an item on techy or nerdy websites, like Reddit, Hackernews
or Slashdot
* Putting an enthusiastic announcement up on your project website
* Emailing your community list(s) where free software supporters hang
out
* Adding a banner to your project website
* Writing blogposts about our shared work (we could post this on
Conservancy's site!)
* Recording a short video saying why you support Conservancy and
asking
others to support us too!
Anything you can do to help us amplify the message about
Conservancy's
work and this match would be so appreciated! And let us know if we
can
return the favor and share any fundraising or year-end news you've
got
happening -- we're always up for sharing what our member projects
have
happening!
Thanks so much!!
Deb