Hello board, As discussed last board meeting, I'd like to reopen discussion regarding sponsorship levels. The current levels were decided in Sept 2015: https://sourceforge.net/p/inkscape/mailman/message/34463940/ I've pasted the full text below for ease of commenting. For reference we've received the following donations at the >= $1000 level: Inkscape Conservancy 15-Feb-12 Elementary LL $ 1,000.00 05-Aug-17 F. Gyger € 1,786.50 € 198.50 16-Dec-08 Worksoft $ 1,806.43 $ 193.57 Our donations typically range from $1 to $500. Very roughly, we seem to get multiple donations at the $1, $5, $10 daily, $20 and $50 weekly, $100-300 every few weeks, and $500 a few times a year. Some of the accumulated suggestions I've seen, which should be considered in this update: * More benefits at the higher levels * A tangible reward in reach of individual donors (i.e. ~$500) * Better specificity with the website acknowledgement rewards How do you think we can expand our sponsorship levels? I'll incorporate suggestions and we'll re-vote in a few weeks. We'll then need the levels wordsmithed into a nice looking web page to detail the sponsorship levels. Bryce ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inkscape Funding Levels For Sponsors ------------------------------------ 1. Principles ============= Inkscape wishes to acknowledge and encourage donations from sponsors. This proposal establishes a set of funding levels with given rewards. 2. Levels ========= The following levels are established (in US$): Diamond Scribe: $20,000 Platinum Pen: $10,000 Golden Brush: $5,000 Silver Quill $2,000 Bronze Stylus: $1,000 3. Rewards ========== 1. Acknowledgment with logo on "Our Sponsor Page" (one year) 2. Acknowledgment with logo on our home page (one year) for Silver and above levels. 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 ========================== 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). 4. Retroactivity ================ With their agreement, previous donors of $1000 or more will qualify for the above rewards with a starting date of the adoption of this resolution. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Inkscape-board mailing list Inkscape-board(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-board

On Fri, 2017-02-17 at 18:47 -0800, Bryce Harrington wrote: > >   * More benefits at the higher levels > >   * A tangible reward in reach of individual donors (i.e. ~$500) > >   * Better specificity with the website acknowledgement rewards > >  > > How do you think we can expand our sponsorship levels?  I'll > incorporate > > suggestions and we'll re-vote in a few weeks.  We'll then need the > > levels wordsmithed into a nice looking web page to detail the > > sponsorship levels. Rewards for $500 can be to be placed on the sponsors page. I'd like to get $2k for front page spot (we have three of them that'll fit okish) and $10 if you want your company in the website footer. (i.e. on every page)

The sponsors page could have a side pane for "Become a sponsor" with the levels and little graphics. This would cut down the amount of space and content needed to be authored and keep the content in one place.

I'm not sure what needs to be done on this.

I think it's in pretty good shape. We just need to get it on our website. Tav On Sun, 2017-02-19 at 12:52 -0800, Bryce Harrington wrote: > On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 12:00:22AM -0500, Martin Owens wrote: > > On Fri, 2017-02-17 at 18:47 -0800, Bryce Harrington wrote: > > > >    * More benefits at the higher levels > > > >    * A tangible reward in reach of individual donors (i.e. > > > > ~$500) > > > >    * Better specificity with the website acknowledgement > > > > rewards > > > >   > > > > How do you think we can expand our sponsorship levels?  I'll > > > > > > incorporate > > > > suggestions and we'll re-vote in a few weeks.  We'll then need > > > > the > > > > levels wordsmithed into a nice looking web page to detail the > > > > sponsorship levels. > > > > Rewards for $500 can be to be placed on the sponsors page. > > > > I'd like to get $2k for front page spot (we have three of them > > that'll > > fit okish) and $10 if you want your company in the website footer. > > (i.e. on every page) > > Sounds good to me.  Anyone else have additional thoughts? >   > > The sponsors page could have a side pane for "Become a sponsor" > > with > > the levels and little graphics. This would cut down the amount of > > space > > and content needed to be authored and keep the content in one > > place. > > Yes, that seems like a sensible approach. > > Bryce > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-board mailing list > Inkscape-board(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-board