On Sat, 2017-02-25 at 20:14 -0800, Bryce Harrington wrote:
> 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.
>
> [X] Yes.
> [ ] No. Keep Bronze Level at $1000
>
> 2. Divide Sponsors page by sponsorship level, with increased
> prominance
> and duration for higher levels than lower.
>
> [X] 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.
>
> [X] Yes, merge Platinum and Diamond
> [ ] No. Keep these two levels as-is.
>
> 4. Add reward of placement in the website footer for Platinum
> sponsors.
>
> [X] Yes. PROVISIONALLY... what does this actually look like?
> [ ] No. Do not include sponsors in website footer
>
> 5. Add a Recent News item for Golden level and two news items for
> Platinum.
>
> [ ] Yes.
[X] One for each...(I don't see the purpose of a second news
article, what would its content be?).
> [ ] No. Provide no guarantee of any news mentions.
>
> 6. Add mention in all Release Notes for two years for Platinum level
> sponsors.
>
> [X] 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:
>
> ...
>
>
> 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 $50k??) when we
> better
> understand what such a sponsor would be interested in.
>
>
>
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> -----------
>
> Inkscape Funding Levels For Sponsors
> ------------------------------------
>
>
> 1. Principles
> =============
>
> Inkscape wishes to acknowledge and encourage donations from
> sponsors. This proposal establishes a set of funding levels with
> given rewards.
>
>
> 2. Levels
> =========
>
> The following levels are established (in US$):
>
> Platinum Pen: $20,000
> Golden Brush: $5,000
> Silver Quill $2,000
> Bronze Stylus: $500
>
>
> 3. Rewards
> ==========
>
> 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
> ==========================
>
> 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
> ================
>
> 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.
>
>
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