On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 9:52 PM Uli Klinkhammer <u...@kontent.com> wrote: > > Hey all, > > 100% on your side, Julian! > > KDE should try to be independent in the long term view. Therefor, the > financial support of the user base is unavoidable. I see it as the only > way to survive. > > I heard that KDE is about to implement CiviCRM. And I saw that there was > already a solution made back in 2014? > > https://civicrm.org/blog/tonymazz/donations-made-simply-and-beautifully-with-civicrm > > And there is something similar here: > > https://civicrm.org/features/contributions > > But I think the Board was aware of it already? :) > > Cheers, > > Uli (KDE Supporter) > > > On 2020-07-30 16:13, Aleix Pol wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 7:06 PM XYQuadrat <m...@xyquadrat.ch> wrote: > >> Hello everyone, > >> > >> Let me preface this email that I do not have a lot of background > >> knowledge on the monetary policies of KDE and therefore my proposal > >> might be not sensible at all. > >> > >> For individuals who want to support KDE on a regular basis, we have the > >> "Join the game!" initiative (see https://relate.kde.org). > >> Currently, there is only the option to pay 100€ on a yearly basis or > >> split those 100€ into 25€ on a quarterly basis. > >> In my opinion, this is a rather strict and inflexible concept. Regular > >> donations lead to a more consistent source of donation income since they > >> fluctuate much less than one-time donations. > >> I therefore believe that it would be beneficial to allow people to > >> donate less/more on a regular basis. > >> > >> One option is to simply allow anyone to donate a customizable amount per > >> year (with some minimal amount of say 10€), instead of the fixed 100€. > >> > >> Another option would be to introduce the by now often used concept of > >> tiers - fixed amounts that then grant some small benefit such as being > >> named on a KDE website, receiving a small "Thank You" card or similar. > >> These tiers would then cover a wider range of amounts (e.g. 10€ - 50 € - > >> 100 € - 250€ - 500€). > >> > >> What do people think about this? (Of course, in the end this requires > >> approval of the board. But I think this shouldn't be all too > >> controversial of a change.) > >> > >> Best regards, > >> Julian / xyquadrat > > Hi, > > Yes, this has been planned for a while, it was never executed for > > technical reasons we are still trying to address. > > I am hopeful we'll get there soon enough. > > > > Thanks for caring! > > Aleix > > > > PS: as for the right place to discuss this, I'd say it's okay to bring > > up the issues here as it's a place where we all get to speak our > > minds. In cases such as this one where it's more about taking action, > > I'd like to remind everyone we have a Fundraising Working Group. If > > anyone wants to join and help, you can reach out to > > kde-ev-campa...@kde.org. > > --
https://relate.kde.org is already running CiviCRM at the moment. It's the one we are trying to get improvements on. Aleix