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5	5	Many of the sponsors approached have asked questions around the value proposition of the OSI and what kind of return they may expect through participation:
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8	8	* //vision for OSI... and explain your view on how [a sponsor's] continued investment will be of value to the community, to the industry, and to [the sponsor].//
9	9	* //for many years they were the "only" entity that many open source projects begged for money from, and as a result, they are historically pretty hard-assed about needing to see ROI. Not to say we don't qualify, but be prepared for tough, directed questioning about the value to [the potential sponsor]."//
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13	13	**NOTE: **//The following were collected from an [[//OSI presentation of February, 2013//>>url:http://wiki.opensource.org/xwiki/bin/download/Communities/Corporate+Sponsors+%26+Support+Program/2013.10%20OSI%20Corporate%20Support.pdf]].//
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15		-Current Organizational Standing
	14	+=== Current Organizational Standing ===
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17	17	* California 501(c)3 non-profit
18	18	* The pragmatic community organization that understands how developers, businesses, governments, and open source interact
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27	27	*** Individual Membership board seats
28	28	*** Associate Membership board seats
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30		-Changes to the OSI Starting in 2011-2012:
	29	+=== Changes to the OSI Starting in 2011-2012: ===
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32	32	* increasing our corporate support and involvement
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34		-OSI Goals for Corporate Sponsorship
	33	+=== OSI Goals for Corporate Sponsorship ===
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36		-
37	37	* Corporate use of, and participation in open source is vital to the overall success of OSS
38	38	* Provide a open and transparent mechanism to allow corporations to show their support for open source, and the activities of the OSI.
39	39	* Increase the diversity of stakeholders and viewpoints within the OSI.
40	40	* Raise funds for the operations of the OSI
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42		-Sponsorship Provides
	40	+=== Sponsorship Provides ===
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44		-
45	45	* Refocus OSI on the activities laid out in our mission:
46	46	** Educate
47	47	** Advocate
48		-** Build bridges
	45	+** Build bridges (community)
49	49	** License certification
50	50	* Become a more sustainable organization
51	51	* Hire a (small) professional staff
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53		-Licensing: Program examples
	50	+=== Licensing: Program examples ===
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55		-
56	56	* Do more to guide developers to choose mainstream licenses to reduce license proliferation
57	57	* Revamp and professionalize the license certification process
58	58	* Transparent analysis and reporting of license popularity
59	59	* Raise awareness of the importance of patent licensing in modern OSS licenses
60	60
61		-Advocacy: Program examples
	57	+=== Education: Program examples ===
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63		-
64	64	* Continue OSI's history of involvement and community representation
65	65	* The OSD and the OSI-approved license list has been referenced by many governments as defining FOSS
66	66	* Recent examples of successful advocacy on behalf of the FOSS community:
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68	68	** UK open standards: http:~/~/opensource.org/node/616
69	69	** SOPA: http:~/~/opensource.org/node/599
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71		-Build Bridges: Program Examples
	66	+=== Community: Program Examples ===
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73		-
74	74	* Engage with civil society umbrella organizations
75		-* Collaborate with other FLOSS organisations (FSF, FSFE etc)
	69	+* Collaborate with other FLOSS organizations (FSF, FSFE etc)
76	76	* Seek membership from all FLOSS communities
77	77	* Seek membership from all cultures
78	78	* Seek membership from all continents
79	79	* Successes: CPTN join submission with FSF; Affiliates from multiple continents
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81		-Education: Program Examples
	75	+=== Education: Program Examples ===
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83		-
84	84	* Create the FLOSS Competence Center Network
85	85	* Jointly define a central body of knowledge related to free, libre, and open source software
86	86	* International network
87	87	* http:~/~/flosscc.opensource.org/wiki/floss-body-knowledge
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89		-How to Participate
	82	+=== How to Participate ===
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91	91	* Donate funds and/or services to the OSI
92	92	* Support the organization
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94	94	** Promote OSI the OSI through corporate communications channels
95	95	* Can be publicly acknowledged if desired
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97		-Sponsorship Levels
	90	+=== Sponsorship Levels ===
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99		-
100	100	* Each Corporate Sponsor will make annual donations to the OSI.
101	101	(In a future revisions of the Bylaws, these may funds may be referred to as annual dues. But for now, they will be donations.)
102	102	* The dues will vary by the annual corporate revenue of the total of all affiliated companies. Staggering dues makes it affordable for smaller companies to show their support of the OSI. Our goal is to create a large and diverse corporate membership.
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114	114	= Services & Support: Value Proposition =
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116		-|=Program|=Activities|=Benefit|=Current Status
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	108	+|=Program|=Activities|=Benefit(s)|=Current Status
	109	+| Educate, License| Guide developers in choice of mainstream open source licenses to reduce license proliferation| |
	110	+| Educate, License| Revamp and professionalize the license certification process| |
	111	+| Educate, License| Transparent analysis and reporting of license popularity| |
	112	+| Educate, License| Raise awareness of the importance of patent licensing in modern OSS licenses| |
	113	+| Educate, Community| Continue OSI's history of involvement and community representation| |
	114	+| Educate, Community| The OSD and the OSI-approved license list has been referenced by many governments as defining FOSS| |
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