Tails

#2 Updated by Anonymous 2017-04-12 19:31:00

We could also decide to link to our roadmap from such a page, as was proposed initially on https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/6972#note-2

#3 Updated by Anonymous 2017-04-25 16:41:28

After thinking about it a little bit, here’s my idea:

• people who want to become a sponsor or partner will contact the Tails fundraising team.
• we will send them back an email, with the information how to become a sponsor or partner.

I’ve made a draft for such an email:

Hi,

We are glad to see you interested in helping Tails!
There are several types of sponsoring and partnerships.

Sponsors
========

* Provide a unique substantial financial donation to Tails
* Provide ongoing substantial financial support to Tails such as a yearly donation
* Provide a substantial financial donation to assist Tails in the distribution of releases
* Organizations that provide grants to Tails

Development Partners
====================

* Provide hardware to Tails
* Provide room or equipment for use at conferences, Tails public hackfests etc.

To be listed as a sponsor or development partner on our sponsor page, at least one of the criteria above must be met.

You'll be listed on our sponsors page under the year for which receive your donation.

By "substantial" we mean at least $xxxx.
Smaller donations are also welcome, but we won't list your company or organization on our sponsors page.

Please tell us for how you'd like to help and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Cheers!
The Tails fundraising team

One thing I’m worried about is: what happens when somebody makes a donation in May? Should we list them only then on the current year? Or do we want to ask the people to choose if they want to be listed next year instead?

#5 Updated by Anonymous 2017-04-27 09:32:02

What I’d like to discuss at the next monthly meeting is simply to gather some general feedback on the proposal.

#6 Updated by intrigeri 2017-04-29 10:54:37

> Sponsors
>

> * Provide a unique substantial financial donation to Tails
> * Provide ongoing substantial financial support to Tails such as a yearly donation
> * Provide a substantial financial donation to assist Tails in the distribution of releases
> * Organizations that provide grants to Tails

Two comments here:

• it’s not 100% clear that the relationship between these bullet points is an inclusive “or”; I see this is clarified later with “at least one of the criteria above must be met”; perhaps move this sentence before the list of criteria?
• I’m not sure what “in the distribution of releases” means, nor why it is important enough to be listed while other types of work are not.

> You’ll be listed on our sponsors page under the year for which receive your donation.

I would s/for which/during which/ to simplify (it’s not easy to find out what “for which” means in some cases, while “during which” is straightforward :)

#7 Updated by Anonymous 2017-04-29 11:31:29

intrigeri wrote:

> * it’s not 100% clear that the relationship between these bullet points is an inclusive “or”; I see this is clarified later with “at least one of the criteria above must be met”; perhaps move this sentence before the list of criteria?

Sure.

> * I’m not sure what “in the distribution of releases” means, nor why it is important enough to be listed while other types of work are not.

Let’s skip this sentence.

> > You’ll be listed on our sponsors page under the year for which receive your donation.
>
> I would s/for which/during which/ to simplify (it’s not easy to find out what “for which” means in some cases, while “during which” is straightforward :)

ack.

#8 Updated by Anonymous 2017-04-29 11:32:23

New proposal based on feedback:

Hi,

We are glad to see you interested in helping Tails!
There are several types of sponsoring and partnerships.
To be listed as a sponsor or development partner on our sponsor page, at least one of the criteria above must be met.

Sponsors
========

* Provide a unique substantial financial donation to Tails
* Provide ongoing substantial financial support to Tails such as a yearly donation
* Organizations that provide grants to Tails

Development Partners
====================

* Provide hardware to Tails
* Provide room or equipment for use at conferences, Tails public hackfests etc.

You'll be listed on our sponsors page under the year for which receive your donation.

By "substantial" we mean at least $xxxx.
Smaller donations are also welcome, but we won't list your company or organization on our sponsors page.

Please tell us for how you'd like to help and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Cheers!
The Tails fundraising team

#9 Updated by sajolida 2017-04-30 11:38:50

I answered on tails-fundraising. I wasn’t clear to me if you prefered comments here or on the mailing list.

#12 Updated by Anonymous 2017-05-05 14:17:39

The non public part of this process still needs to be acked over tails-fundraising.

#17 Updated by intrigeri 2017-06-02 16:23:24

I like it! My only comment is a wording one, that I shared on the parent ticket (as we have the same wording on the Partners page as on the “Become a partner” one).

#20 Updated by intrigeri 2017-06-02 16:32:17

Nitpicking: I would rephrase “You’ll be listed on our sponsors page under the year for which receive your donation” as “You’ll be listed on our sponsors page under the year during which receive your donation”, which sounds less ambiguous to me. Feel free to ignore :)