[Osmf-talk] Consultation on fundraising strategy

[John Whelan]

But using a professional fund raiser may turn some people off.

Cheerio John

Mikel Maron wrote on 3/16/2023 2:17 PM:
>
> For 2023, the OSMF Board has decided to target a balanced budget. 
> Given our expected income and expenses, there is a gap of 
> approximately 500K GBP that we need to fundraise for.
>
> https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2023-02-09#On_2023_budget
>
> In the fall, we started planning for this by taking part in a workshop 
> on fundraising strategy and operations Board/Minutes/2022-10 - 
> OpenStreetMap Foundation 
> <https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2022-10#Fundraising_workshops>.
>
> What has been clear is that we need a diversified campaign engaging 
> wide community for small amounts, and target larger asks to businesses 
> and major giving from individuals. This needs to be organized and 
> executed effectively – there is a lot of communication, outreach, 
> development of new mechanisms for giving, etc.
>
> We are considering contracting an experience consultant who is already 
> engaged in OpenStreetMap community to assist us in this process. The 
> usual set up for such is a small percentage fee of what’s raised. They 
> would work closely with the Board and fundraising committee, as well 
> as share details of process publicly in regular diary entries. All of 
> this is designed in mind to make the fundraising campaign reflect how 
> we work as a community. We think this is low risk, high reward, and 
> that dedicated attention to fundraising is necessary to make it 
> successful.
>
> We’ll need everyone’s help as well – from getting the word out, 
> creatively engaging potential donors, to making asks, to of course 
> kicking in a bit of money too.
>
> Please share viewpoints here, or if you prefer directly with 
> board at osmfoundation.org <mailto:board at osmfoundation.org>. We will 
> receive your input over the next week until March 22.
>
> -Mikel
>
> * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron
>
>
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