[Osmf-talk] Consultation on fundraising strategy

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

On 17.03.23 07:05, Paul Norman via osmf-talk wrote:
> There's a lot of work in fundraising, and if there aren't qualified 
> volunteers wanting to work on it, we need to pay someone to do so.

Either that, or reduce our use of funds by

* supplanting heretofore paid work by volunteer work

and/or

* shrinking the OSMF's activivities to a point where they are covered by 
available funds

I'm not advocating for either, just pointing out that the need for funds 
is not god-given. Frequently on these mailing lists, a knee-jerk 
reaction of people to various problems is not "how can I help" but "the 
OSMF should pay someone to do it" - having to pay for fundraising (or 
allowing a freelance fundraiser to take a cut) is the logical 
consequence of this attitude.

Bye
Frederik

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