[Osmf-talk] seeking funding ideas

[Andrew Turvey]

Talking of donations, Wikimedia UK is currently inviting people to apply for grants from £100-£3000 to support projects linked to Wikimedia or other open source educational resources. 

Is there anything we could help OSM with? 

[1] http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2010/02/call-for-proposals-for-wikimedia-uk-initiatives/ 

----- "SteveC" <steve at asklater.com> wrote: 
> From: "SteveC" <steve at asklater.com> 
> To: "Morten Kjeldgaard" <mok at bioxray.dk> 
> Cc: osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org 
> Sent: Thursday, 29 April, 2010 21:30:21 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland, Portugal 
> Subject: Re: [Osmf-talk] seeking funding ideas 
> 
> It was tried as others have pointed out. OSMs funding model (begging) was pretty baked in by 2007 let alone 2010. I'd certainly advise any new open project to make a go of trying something different simply because the vast majority of projects are either closed+commercial or open+begging. There are nicer intermediaries but you have to stomach all the flames. 
> 
> I say begging as it's dictionary definition is closer to what we do than donations. 
> 
> Yours &c. 
> 
> Steve 
> 
> 
> On Apr 29, 2010, at 6:11 AM, Morten Kjeldgaard wrote: 
> > I was thinking of this idea just today, and then I saw this thread. Here is 
> > my input: 
> > 
> > What if companies, for a fee, could pay to have icons with their logo on the 
> > osm.org map. The logo should have the same size as other icons, and as the 
> > other icons, only visible at a certain zoom level. 
> > 
> > Say for example, a petrol company, that would like to have their logo on the 
> > map instead of the ordinary "gas station" icon or a fast-food chain that 
> > would want their logo, instead of the standard "fast-food" icon. 
> > 
> > The fee does not need to be high, since there are many companies, and if the 
> > idea is succesful, the competitors of those with logos on the map would have 
> > to follow. (This is were we come in: "XXX have their logo on our map, what 
> > about you?" :-)) 
> > 
> > I am sure this could generate a nice flow of funding for OSMF, and for 
> > users, it would also be quite useful, since these company logos are in fact 
> > landmarks you can use to orient yourself. 
> > 
> > Just an idea... if you hate it, that's OK :-) 
> > 
> > -- Morten 
> > 
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