Re: [Koha] Proposal for fund raising for Koha - to discuss/vote at December General Meeting.

2014-12-17 Thread Sebastian Hierl
I fully support the creation of a structure that will be able to receive, manage, and allocate funds in a transparent and impartial manner -- and that is accountable to the community and professionally audited. This would require a governing structure to set priorities and allocate funds and an in

Re: [Koha] Proposal for fund raising for Koha - to discuss/vote at December General Meeting.

2014-12-16 Thread Consul Bruce Metcalf
On 12/09/2014 03:57 PM, Brendan Gallagher wrote: After discussing with many of you within the Koha project for many years and countless times, I'd like to bring forth the idea of having a fund-raising organization for Koha. +1. Right now I don't even know *how* to make a financial contribution

Re: [Koha] Proposal for fund raising for Koha - to discuss/vote at December General Meeting.

2014-12-14 Thread Marc VĂ©ron
+1 for a fund raising organization Marc Am 09.12.2014 21:57, schrieb Brendan Gallagher: > Hello All - > > After discussing with many of you within the Koha project for many years > and countless times, I'd like to bring forth the idea of having a > fund-raising organization for Koha. It's about

Re: [Koha] Proposal for fund raising for Koha - to discuss/vote at December General Meeting.

2014-12-09 Thread BWS Johnson
Salvete! > 1. A fund-raising organization should not focus exclusively on > development; Koha should also have reserve funds available for legal > costs to protect its status, and HLT should receive some funds for > administrative costs. > I concur wholeheartedly. Some other happy purposes

Re: [Koha] Proposal for fund raising for Koha - to discuss/vote at December General Meeting.

2014-12-09 Thread glaws
I fully support this great idea. I do have the following comments/observations: 1. A fund-raising organization should not focus exclusively on development; Koha should also have reserve funds available for legal costs to protect its status, and HLT should receive some funds for administrative cost

[Koha] Proposal for fund raising for Koha - to discuss/vote at December General Meeting.

2014-12-09 Thread Brendan Gallagher
Hello All - After discussing with many of you within the Koha project for many years and countless times, I'd like to bring forth the idea of having a fund-raising organization for Koha. It's about time the project raised money to help meet the needs and goals of the community. This idea and con