[Osmf-talk] Consultation on fundraising strategy

[Olivier Leroy]

Hello everyone,

This fundraising campaign can also help communicate about OSM. Do we have
materials that explain in a quick/effective way what is OSM and how the
money they will provide will be used?

Cheers,

Olivier



Le ven. 17 mars 2023 à 22:38, steveaOSM <steveaOSM at softworkers.org> a
écrit :

> Fascinating conversation.
>
> > None of the above really matters to what this thread is about. The
> predicted gap is 500k GBP - efficiencies could reduce this, but it's not
> going to change the need for a different fundraising strategy than we have
> right now.
>
> Paul, for decades you've had deep knowledge of and design in this
> project.  Not everybody does.  Curt is OK (rude and/or disingenuous is not,
> I can see some might take that as personally rude, I don't mean it that
> way).  Thank you for succinct answers.  You walk a very tall walk here.  My
> understanding is that our (this community's) opinions both about 500K of
> "this year" and "fundraising ahead" opened a door to another dialog, a
> present one.  I don't wish to be too bold to participate, neither too
> timid.  There is a future beyond "this year" and this is a fundraising
> strategy dialog.  Both presently, it's in the Subject, my understanding is
> "we're consulting about the future."  My opinions were solicited, I offered
> my similarities of experiences.
>
> If you wish to go to your own dialogs (and understanding?) and all of this
> happens on some other channel, OK, I see the door is closing.  I've felt
> like "minds are made up already" like a cold wind before.
>
> Sincere issues can be multiply, politely addressed.  I see:  Paul more
> closely with "technical, this next year" and "others consult" (about
> fundraising strategy, then it was brought up here).  I guess I am still
> listening.
>
> Tough crowd.
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Olivier Leroy
Docteur Géographie et Environnement
06.18.37.18.08
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