[Osmf-talk] Consultation on fundraising strategy

[john whelan]

Just to clarify they will not be getting a percentage of the membership
fees?

If someone wishes to donate before this arrangement has been finalised then
the whole of their donation would go to OSM?

Thanks John

On Thu, Mar 16, 2023, 15:25 John Whelan <jwhelan0112 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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. We will receive your input over the next week
> until March 22.
> -Mikel
>
> * Mikel Maron * +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron
>
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