2009/1/12 Stormy Peters <sto...@gnome.org>: > Hi Marketing folks, > > We're launching the New Friends of GNOME page and we need a couple of > sentences for gnome.org and a small paragraph to go out in an email to > press. > > Why is it cool? > - GNOME is supported by volunteers with time and money > - We get a lot of unsolicited donations > - We want to make sure they are recognized and make it easy > - Introducing "micro-payments", small, monthly donations via credit card or > paypal. (Not sure $10/month qualifies as "micro"!)
Question/suggestion: are you considering student rate, à la FSF? <http://tinyurl.com/ywsfmj> > > Sentences for front page of gnome.org: >> >> New Friends of GNOME program launched! A big thanks to all our supporters >> for their love over 2008 - here's to GNOME's success creating free and open >> source software for all! Come support free software in 2009 with our new >> $10/month program ... and a postcard from your favorite hacker! What about allowing donors to leave a message (à la wikipedia)? <http://tinyurl.com/8xlnso> > > Paragraph for email: >> >> We are excited to tell you that today we launch our new Friends of GNOME >> program. Now supporters can sign up to help the GNOME Foundation with >> recurring $10/month donations. I think that transparency about how this money is used is necessary. What about anticipating donors - if this is the case - that you will be publishing detailed financial yearly reports? >> >> Friends of GNOME is a way for individuals to support the GNOME project's >> mission of providing a free and open source desktop for everyone regardless >> of ability. With no advertising or outreach, we've raised anywhere from >> $6,000 to $20,000 a year from generous individuals. Would it be possible to put a link to such generous donors? >>That money has >> contributed to the funds for hackfests, local events and programs which in >> turn have enabled the GNOME project to create an internationalized, >> accessible and easy to use desktop software for both traditional desktops >> and for mobile devices. > > >> >> People have requested an easier, more consistent way to donate and we hope >> our $10/month program will fill that need. We will use the additional funds >> raised to continue to support our volunteer community in accomplishing our >> mission of a free and open source desktop for everyone regardless of >> abilities. What about publicly state next year goals and objectives? >> >> The GNOME project depends on volunteer support from corporations and >> individuals. Support of both time and money. Please consider signing up for >> Friends of GNOME today! http://www.gnome.org/friends. > > Thoughts welcome! We'll be launching later today. I hope it helps, Roberto -- marketing-list mailing list marketing-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list