Website updated - http://www.osgeo.org/sponsorship/opportunities
Maria do you have any more details I can link on to on the "OSGeo-UN Hackathon"? I know it was a fund raising target set in January and I would love to have more details to pass on here. -- Jody Garnett On 22 February 2017 at 09:33, Jody Garnett <jody.garn...@gmail.com> wrote: > So coming out of this meeting there are a bunch of good ideas - but we > will need volunteers to run them to ground. > > I am going to clean up the web pages a bit: > > - http://www.osgeo.org/sponsorship/opportunities (need to update this > page for 2017 based on http://www.osgeo.org/node/1755 blog post). > - http://www.osgeo.org/sponsorship > > Guido are you happy to take on the "networking event" ideas for foss4g? It > sounds like you had a b2b event already being planned. > > How to handle the OSGeo booth (at foss4g and other events) has been a bit > random. I do not know if I should start with the board or the marketing > committee. > > -- > Jody Garnett > > On 20 February 2017 at 18:47, Jody Garnett <jody.garn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks to those who participated in OSGeo sponsors chat this morning, >> here are some notes for the email list. >> >> I would like to highlight two common themes: >> >> The organizations represented in the meeting already very generous with >> their time and resources (even before it comes to question of >> sponsorship). We need to reach out to new organizations that are >> benefiting from the work we do at OSGeo and are not engaging as part of our >> community. >> >> There is lots that can be done for sponsors, beyond placing sponsor logos >> on a website. This is something I would ask us all to work on (foss4g >> global, regional events, projects and our foundation as a whole). >> >> Here are those notes.... >> -- >> Jody Garnett >> >> >> Attending: >> >> - Anthony Calamito (Boundless) >> - Jody Garnett (OSGeo Board) >> - Simone Giannecchini(GeoSolutions) - >> - Regina Obe (Pargagon Corporation / FOSS4G Boston) >> - Michael Smith (OSGeo Board / Treasurer) >> - Guido Stein (FOSS4G Boston) >> - Jeroen Ticheler (GeoCat) >> - Angelos Tzotsos (OSGeo) >> >> 1) Introductions >> >> >> 2) Review of what OSGeo currently offers sponsors: >> >> - Sponsorship 2017 >> >> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kvlIENiZ3REL6mOhAUuL5UvxfSUJPEcnWERWKfxJTvE/edit?usp=drive_web> >> - http://www.osgeo.org/node/1755 >> >> 3) Ideas and Feedback >> >> >> *Simone (GeoSolutions)* >> >> >> Reaching out for sponsors is fine, by why approach the companies on this >> call, each of which already support OSGeo (often directly contributing >> time). >> >> >> Q: Where are the organizations those who profit from this? >> >> >> Feedback on sponsoring local events, often they just want to accept money >> and have no futher contact/engagement with sponsors. Example of sponsoring >> a local (Italian?) event not considering a GeoServer talk as the project is >> already too famous... >> >> >> *This is a difficult feedback to address as we do not directly >> control/influence events put on by local chapters. I would kind of be >> content for these events to be avoided by sponsors if they cannot be >> bothered to provide value.* >> >> >> *Anthony (Boundless)* >> >> >> Asking OSGeo Sponsorship to look "beyond providing a logo on the >> website". Look for more opportunities for visibility and promotion. >> >> - More press releases (not only the joint press release offered to >> gold / platinum sponsors). >> - Co-branding activities and announcements. >> >> The UN OpenGIS initiative was used as an example; something that both >> OSGeo and Boundless is supporting and can benefit from cross promotion. >> >> - *Maria is our best contact here, we will need to reach out and >> explore what can be done.* >> - *GeoServer is an example of a project that handles cross promotion. >> Releases of GeoSever take care to link to external blog posts highlighting >> RnD that went into each release. When new features have been added based >> on >> consulting or customer work care is taken to thank the organizations >> responsible in the release announcement.* >> >> Help sponsors to meet customers: >> >> - FOSS4G networking event? >> - OSGeo booth should point people towards sponsor booths as >> appropriate >> >> *Jeroen (GeoSolutions)* >> >> >> Room to improve as new website is created, currently sponsorship is >> pretty much limited to logo on the sponsors page (two or three pages in), >> occasionally rotated into feature sponsor position. >> >> >> At OSGeo events take care to promote sponsors. Example at the OSGeo booth >> have a sheet on the sponsors available on the table. >> >> >> *Breakout on Ideas* >> >> >> Networking Social. Guido took up this idea with respect to the FOSS4G >> 2017 Boston event. >> >> - Apparently a B2B event is planned, and care can be taken to >> highlight (or lead) with sponsors at this event. >> - B2B event "Ignite" presentation sessions >> - Highlight OSGeo and Event sponsors >> - Someone (president? foss4g loc?) should get up and thank sponsors >> during this event >> >> Website >> >> - highlights support providers (focused on contributors such as >> GeoCat, GeoSolutions and Boundless) >> - improve the visibility of sponsors >> >> Marketing: >> >> - blogs - user focused, what is the art of the possible >> - videos - >> - promote beyond open source boundaries (gis anaysists, etc...) >> - having a presense at difference conferences >> - guido looking at booth swap conversation with other events >> >> >> >
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