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3 = Background and Status =
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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:
6
7 * //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].//
8 * //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]."//
9
10 == Current and Potential Sponsors ==
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12 [[Corporate Sponsor Portfolio & Working Notes>>doc:OSI Operations.Corporate Sponsorships Working Notes]]
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14 [[Development and Fundraising>>doc:OSI Operations.Development & Fund-raising]]
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16 = Corporate Sponsor Scheme =
17
18 **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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20 == Current Organizational Standing ==
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22 * California 501(c)3 non-profit
23 * The pragmatic community organization that understands how developers, businesses, governments, and open source interact
24 * Keeper of the Open Source Definition
25 * Certifies open source licenses as complying to that definition
26 * Advocacy, education, and community bridge building
27 * Increased representation across the community through
28 ** Introduction of membership classes to broaden our community and participation
29 *** Individuals: over 400+ members so far
30 *** Affiliates: over 20+ non-profit open source foundations and organizations
31 ** Board term limits
32 *** Individual Membership board seats
33 *** Associate Membership board seats
34
35 == Changes to the OSI Starting in 2011-2012: ==
36
37 * increasing our Corporate support and involvement
38 * increasing our Affiliate support and involvement
39 * increasing our Individual Membership support and involvement\\
40
41 == OSI Goals for Corporate Sponsorship ==
42
43 * Corporate use of, and participation in open source is vital to the overall success of OSS
44 * Provide a open and transparent mechanism to allow corporations to show their support for open source, and the activities of the OSI.
45 * Increase the diversity of stakeholders and viewpoints within the OSI.
46 * Raise funds for the operations of the OSI
47
48 = Value Proposition =
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50
51
52 * Making open source safe to use:
53 ** maintaining the Open Source Definition
54 ** Approving licenses, and just as importantly,
55 *** rejecting non-compliant licenses
56 *** stopping license proliferation
57 * Educational resources around open source
58 ** The creation, participation in and management of open source projects and communities
59 ** Best practices in the identification and evaluation of open source software and the communities that support it
60 ** Guidelines for updating corporate procurement / acquisition processes related to open source software and service providers
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62 source, the easier is it for us to use open source.
63
64 == Sponsorship Provides ==
65
66 * Refocus OSI on the activities laid out in our mission:
67 ** Educate
68 ** Advocate
69 ** Build bridges (community)
70 ** License certification
71 * Become a more sustainable organization
72 * Hire a (small) professional staff
73
74 == Licensing: Program examples ==
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76 * Do more to guide developers to choose mainstream licenses to reduce license proliferation
77 * Revamp and professionalize the license certification process
78 * Transparent analysis and reporting of license popularity
79 * Raise awareness of the importance of patent licensing in modern OSS licenses
80
81 == Education: Program examples ==
82
83 * Create the FLOSS Competence Center Network
84 * Jointly define a central body of knowledge related to free, libre, and open source software: http:~/~/flosscc.opensource.org/wiki/floss-body-knowledge
85 * International network
86 * Continue OSI's history of involvement and community representation
87 * The OSD and the OSI-approved license list has been referenced by many governments as defining FOSS
88 * Recent examples of successful advocacy on behalf of the FOSS community:
89 ** CPTN: http:~/~/opensource.org/history/CPTN
90 ** UK open standards: http:~/~/opensource.org/node/616
91 ** SOPA: http:~/~/opensource.org/node/599
92
93 = Community: Program Examples =
94
95 * Engage with civil society umbrella organizations
96 * Collaborate with other FLOSS organizations (FSF, FSFE etc)
97 * Seek membership from all FLOSS communities
98 * Seek membership from all cultures
99 * Seek membership from all continents
100 * Successes: CPTN join submission with FSF; Affiliates from multiple continents
101 * Software Package Data eXcahnge SPDX
102
103 == How to Participate ==
104
105 * Donate funds and/or services to the OSI
106 * Support the organization
107 ** Invite the OSI to participate in corporate sponsored events
108 ** Promote the OSI through corporate communications channels
109 * Can be publicly acknowledged if desired
110
111 == 2014 Initiatives ==
112
113 * Working groups
114 ** Proposal process
115 ** Administrative support
116 ** Promotion and community building
117 ** Micro-funding opportunities
118 * Infrastructure
119 ** Social/Community Platform
120
121 === Year in Review ===
122
123 The "Year in Review is a document to be shared with our corporate sponsors to help them understand and appreciate how their participation supports the OSI and the open source community.
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125 2014
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127 * Full time staff, General Manager
128 * Contracting for CiviCRM
129 * FLOWedu: Development of project management training for open source development communities.
130 * Board of Directors face to face meetings (2x)
131 * \\
132
133 == Sponsorship Levels ==
134
135 * Each Corporate Sponsor will make annual donations to the OSI.
136 (In a future revisions of the Bylaws, these may funds may be referred to as annual dues. But for now, they will be donations.)
137 * 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.
138 * These dues are in United States Dollars.
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141 |=Annual Corporate Revenues|=Annual Dues
142 |greater than $250 million|$20,000
143 |greater than $100 million but less than or equal to $250 million|$15,000
144 |greater than $50 million but less than or equal to $100 million|$10,000
145 |greater than $10 million but less than or equal to $50 million|$7,500
146 |less than or equal to $10 million|$5,000
147 |less than $1 million and not more than ten employees or contractors on staff|$1,000
148
149 = Services & Support: Value Proposition =
150
151 |=Program|=Activities|=Benefit(s)|=Current Status
152 | Educate, License| Guide developers in choice of mainstream open source licenses to reduce license proliferation| |
153 | Educate, License| Revamp and professionalize the license certification process| |
154 | Educate, License| Transparent analysis and reporting of license popularity| |
155 | Educate, License| Raise awareness of the importance of patent licensing in modern OSS licenses| |
156 | Educate, Community| Continue OSI's history of involvement and community representation| |
157 | Educate, Community| The OSD and the OSI-approved license list has been referenced by many governments as defining FOSS| |
158 | |\\| |

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