Hi please follow the guidelines to propose a incubating project: https://incubator.apache.org/guides/proposal.html
You can find example proposals in ASF mail archive, such as this one: https://lists.apache.org/thread/ns5n6ozl1mdvdbhmkfol67lt163m74v3 Past proposal are archived at the wiki: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/StreamPark+Proposal A few things to note: The said project is GPLv3 licensed. Apache Incubator won't be able to accept GPL project as-is. This includes its dependencies. "benevolent dictator" model is not recommended in the Apache world. https://www.apache.org/theapacheway/ On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 7:16 AM Nicole Davis <nic...@tendenci.com> wrote: > Good morning, > > My name is Nicole Davis, and I am writing to you as the head of a newly > formed organization, Kinect LLC, designed to take the lead on the Tendenci > Open Source AMS Software Project <https://github.com/tendenci/tendenci> > and > expand our presence again in the digital world. Founder Ed Schipul as of > late 2021 has been planning his exit strategy, and given the organization's > bootstrapped funding, I think both Apache and the project could largely > benefit from being in an incubator program as notable as Apache's. > > *A little history about the company:* > Ed Schipul actually founded Schipul the Web Marketing Company in 1997, but > after listening to the needs of many of his local and global clients in the > nonprofit and association sectors, he pivoted and turned his company into a > more niche software - this is when it became known as Tendenci. > > In the early 2000s, Tendenci was taken open source for contribution from > open source developers, and Ed schipul chose to follow the "benevolent > dictator" path of reviewing and approving all code commits/pull requests > internally before they are added to core. Tendenci also has a small core > team with a lead software engineer, developers and a lead designer. > > Tendenci Open Source AMS is an association management software that is > flexible and scalable to the extent that it can provide for small startups > (typically using the open source code) and large enterprises with complex > and unique needs. Written on a *python, django postgreSQL framework*, it > has well withstood the test of time and ever changing tech, and it is used > by hundreds of organizations, both hosted and non-hosted (by us). However, > we are looking to provide more for our open source community and clients > given the shift in remote work and education. > > *Recent updates in the code:* > Since 2021 under my leadership we have launched a very successful Chapters > and Chapter Memberships (in beta) module, so associations have > cost-effective measures to manage chapters under their organization, yet > allow chapter leaders a measure of autonomy to manage their memberships. It > has proven to be a huge success for a client who manages 200+ chapters. > > *Future plans:* > We now look to online education and training, so we can provide for those > organizations who have seen a large shift in their membership base to > remote work and study. Our plan is to create a system that can be somewhat > self-contained within the software, yet also integrate with an LMS or MOOC > for ease of use. > > Tendenci, having been around since the early 2000s, is a robust, mature > software, but also has SO much potential for becoming an even greater asset > to the nonprofit and association sectors if it is backed by something other > than bootstrapped funds. Our mission to "Connect and organize the > world's people. Do good" seems to be very well aligned with the types of > projects Apache looks for. I would love to know if this is a project Apache > envisions being part of the Apache Foundation. > > > For more information, I am available at this email address or by phone: > (281) 497-6567 (office) > (832) 618-3645 (mobile) > > Kind regards, > Nicole Davis, Team Tendenci > LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-davis-vise/> > (281) 497-6567 >
