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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:
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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]."//
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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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22 = Corporate Sponsor Scheme =
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24 **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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26 == Current Organizational Standing ==
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28 * California 501(c)3 non-profit
29 * The pragmatic community organization that understands how developers, businesses, governments, and open source interact
30 * Keeper of the Open Source Definition
31 * Certifies open source licenses as complying to that definition
32 * Advocacy, education, and community bridge building
33 * Increased representation across the community through
34 ** Introduction of membership classes to broaden our community and participation
35 *** Individuals: over 400+ members so far
36 *** Affiliates: over 20+ non-profit open source foundations and organizations
37 ** Board term limits
38 *** Individual Membership board seats
39 *** Associate Membership board seats
40
41 == Changes to the OSI Starting in 2011-2012: ==
42
43 * increasing our Corporate support and involvement
44 * increasing our Affiliate support and involvement
45 * increasing our Individual Membership support and involvement\\
46
47 == OSI Goals for Corporate Sponsorship ==
48
49 * Corporate use of, and participation in open source is vital to the overall success of OSS
50 * Provide a open and transparent mechanism to allow corporations to show their support for open source, and the activities of the OSI.
51 * Increase the diversity of stakeholders and viewpoints within the OSI.
52 * Raise funds for the operations of the OSI
53
54 = Value Proposition =
55
56 * Making open source safe to use:
57 ** maintaining the Open Source Definition
58 ** Approving licenses, and just as importantly,
59 *** rejecting non-compliant licenses
60 *** stopping license proliferation
61 * Educational resources around open source
62 ** The creation, participation in and management of open source projects and communities
63 ** Best practices in the identification and evaluation of open source software and the communities that support it
64 ** Guidelines for updating corporate procurement / acquisition processes related to open source software and service providers
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66 source, the easier is it for us to use open source.
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68 == Sponsorship Provides ==
69
70 * Refocus OSI on the activities laid out in our mission:
71 ** Educate
72 ** Advocate
73 ** Build bridges (community)
74 ** License certification
75 * Become a more sustainable organization
76 * Hire a (small) professional staff
77
78 == Licensing: Program examples ==
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80 * Do more to guide developers to choose mainstream licenses to reduce license proliferation
81 * Revamp and professionalize the license certification process
82 * Transparent analysis and reporting of license popularity
83 * Raise awareness of the importance of patent licensing in modern OSS licenses
84
85 == Education: Program examples ==
86
87 * Create the FLOSS Competence Center Network
88 * Jointly define a central body of knowledge related to free, libre, and open source software: http:~/~/flosscc.opensource.org/wiki/floss-body-knowledge
89 * International network
90 * Continue OSI's history of involvement and community representation
91 * The OSD and the OSI-approved license list has been referenced by many governments as defining FOSS
92 * Recent examples of successful advocacy on behalf of the FOSS community:
93 ** CPTN: http:~/~/opensource.org/history/CPTN
94 ** UK open standards: http:~/~/opensource.org/node/616
95 ** SOPA: http:~/~/opensource.org/node/599
96
97 = Community: Program Examples =
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99 * Engage with civil society umbrella organizations
100 * Collaborate with other FLOSS organizations (FSF, FSFE etc)
101 * Seek membership from all FLOSS communities
102 * Seek membership from all cultures
103 * Seek membership from all continents
104 * Successes: CPTN join submission with FSF; Affiliates from multiple continents
105 * Software Package Data eXcahnge SPDX
106
107 == How to Participate ==
108
109 * Donate funds and/or services to the OSI
110 * Support the organization
111 ** Invite the OSI to participate in corporate sponsored events
112 ** Promote the OSI through corporate communications channels
113 * Can be publicly acknowledged if desired
114
115 == 2014 Initiatives ==
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117 * Working groups
118 ** Proposal process
119 ** Administrative support
120 ** Promotion and community building
121 ** Micro-funding opportunities
122 * Infrastructure
123 ** Social/Community Platform
124
125 === Year in Review / Annual Report ===
126
127 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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129 2014
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131 * Full time staff, General Manager
132 * Contracting for CiviCRM
133 * FLOWedu: Development of project management training for open source development communities.
134 * Board of Directors face to face meetings (2x)
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136
137 == Sponsorship Levels ==
138
139 * Each Corporate Sponsor will make annual donations to the OSI.
140 (In a future revisions of the Bylaws, these may funds may be referred to as annual dues. But for now, they will be donations.)
141 * 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.
142 * These dues are in United States Dollars.
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145 |=Annual Corporate Revenues|=Annual Dues
146 |greater than $250 million|$20,000
147 |greater than $100 million but less than or equal to $250 million|$15,000
148 |greater than $50 million but less than or equal to $100 million|$10,000
149 |greater than $10 million but less than or equal to $50 million|$7,500
150 |less than or equal to $10 million|$5,000
151 |less than $1 million and not more than ten employees or contractors on staff|$1,000
152
153 = Services & Support: Value Proposition =
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155 |=Program|=Activities|=Benefit(s)|=Current Status
156 | Educate, License| Guide developers in choice of mainstream open source licenses to reduce license proliferation| |
157 | Educate, License| Revamp and professionalize the license certification process| |
158 | Educate, License| Transparent analysis and reporting of license popularity| |
159 | Educate, License| Raise awareness of the importance of patent licensing in modern OSS licenses| |
160 | Educate, Community| Continue OSI's history of involvement and community representation| |
161 | Educate, Community| The OSD and the OSI-approved license list has been referenced by many governments as defining FOSS| |
162 | |\\| |

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