Hi! On 23 May 2016 at 09:44, Tony Anderson <tony_ander...@usa.net> wrote:
> I am not aware of any method to donate money to Sugar Labs. I understand > we need to make the donations to SFC and somehow have the money arrive in > our funds. > That's right. The #1 service for member projects listed at http://sfconservancy.org/members/services/ is: *Tax-Deductible, Earmarked Donations* Member projects can receive earmarked donations through Conservancy. Since Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) charity incorporated in New York, donors can often deduct the donation on their USA taxes. Additionally, the donors can indicate that their donation should be used to advance a specific member project, and those funds are kept in a separate account for the member project by Conservancy. This structure prevents developers from having to commingle project funds with their own personal accounts or having to set up their own project specific account. Since Conservancy is a tax-exempt organization, there are some limits that the law places on what member projects can do with their assets, but those limits are the same as if the project was an independent non-profit entity. Usually, the project leadership instructs Conservancy's leadership on how the project's funds are spent. Conservancy spends these funds on the project's behalf on any expenses that constitute appropriate activity under Conservancy's 501(c)(3) not-for-profit mission. Some typical uses of earmarked donations by Conservancy's member projects are: - funding travel expenses for project developers to attend relevant conferences. - domain name fees, bandwidth costs, and computer equipment purchases. - purchasing media for distribution of project software at conferences and events. - paying key developers on a contractual basis to improve the project's software and its documentation. - sponsoring and organizing conferences for the project. - trademark registration and enforcement. - FLOSS license enforcement and compliance activity. http://sfconservancy.org/donate/ says, *Donate to Our Member Projects* Finally, Conservancy also maintains directed donation programs for its member projects. Donation links for these directed donation programs are typically found on the individual websites of our members. https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Donate says, Mail us a check Please make your check payable to: Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc. and place this note in the memo field: Directed donation: Sugar Labs Checks should then be mailed to: Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc. 137 MONTAGUE ST STE 380 Brooklyn, NY 11201-3548 USA This needs to be made very clear on the web site. > Sure :) Please draft something for what you think should be on the website donation page :) > I am not referring to 'lying', I am referring to asking the question. If > it is a donation, a person can donate what they feel comfortable with. > I don't understand your point :) -- Cheers Dave
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