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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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23 == Year in Review / Annual Report ==
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25 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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27 2014
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29 * Full time staff, General Manager
30 * Contracting for CiviCRM
31 * FLOWedu: Development of project management training for open source development communities.
32 * Board of Directors face to face meetings (2x)
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34 = Corporate Sponsor Scheme =
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36 The following information is used to generate our presentation and proposal materials for potential corporate sponsors.
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38 **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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42 The below bullet points are a work in progress and should be used to develop our our presentation and proposal materials for potential corporate sponsors as included above.
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44 == Current Organizational Standing ==
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46 * California 501(c)3 non-profit
47 * The pragmatic community organization that understands how developers, businesses, governments, and open source interact
48 * Keeper of the Open Source Definition
49 * Certifies open source licenses as complying to that definition
50 * Advocacy, education, and community bridge building
51 * Increased representation across the community through
52 ** Introduction of membership classes to broaden our community and participation
53 *** Individuals: over 400+ members so far
54 *** Affiliates: over 20+ non-profit open source foundations and organizations
55 ** Board term limits
56 *** Individual Membership board seats
57 *** Associate Membership board seats
58
59 == Changes to the OSI Starting in 2011-2012: ==
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61 * increasing our Corporate support and involvement
62 * increasing our Affiliate support and involvement
63 * increasing our Individual Membership support and involvement\\
64
65 == OSI Goals for Corporate Sponsorship ==
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67 * Corporate use of, and participation in open source is vital to the overall success of OSS
68 * Provide a open and transparent mechanism to allow corporations to show their support for open source, and the activities of the OSI.
69 * Increase the diversity of stakeholders and viewpoints within the OSI.
70 * Raise funds for the operations of the OSI
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72 == Value Proposition ==
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74 * Making open source safe to use:
75 ** maintaining the Open Source Definition
76 ** Approving licenses, and just as importantly,
77 *** rejecting non-compliant licenses
78 *** stopping license proliferation
79 * Educational resources around open source
80 ** The creation, participation in and management of open source projects and communities
81 ** Best practices in the identification and evaluation of open source software and the communities that support it
82 ** Guidelines for updating corporate procurement / acquisition processes related to open source software and service providers
83
84 == Sponsorship Provides ==
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86 * Refocus OSI on the activities laid out in our mission:
87 ** Educate
88 ** Advocate
89 ** Build bridges (community)
90 ** License certification
91 * Become a more sustainable organization
92 * Hire a (small) professional staff
93
94 == Licensing: Program examples ==
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96 * Do more to guide developers to choose mainstream licenses to reduce license proliferation
97 * Revamp and professionalize the license certification process
98 * Transparent analysis and reporting of license popularity
99 * Raise awareness of the importance of patent licensing in modern OSS licenses
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101 == Education: Program examples ==
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103 * Create the FLOSS Competence Center Network
104 * Jointly define a central body of knowledge related to free, libre, and open source software: http:~/~/flosscc.opensource.org/wiki/floss-body-knowledge
105 * International network
106 * Continue OSI's history of involvement and community representation
107 * The OSD and the OSI-approved license list has been referenced by many governments as defining FOSS
108 * Recent examples of successful advocacy on behalf of the FOSS community:
109 ** CPTN: http:~/~/opensource.org/history/CPTN
110 ** UK open standards: http:~/~/opensource.org/node/616
111 ** SOPA: http:~/~/opensource.org/node/599
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113 == Community: Program Examples ==
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115 * Engage with civil society umbrella organizations
116 * Collaborate with other FLOSS organizations (FSF, FSFE etc)
117 * Seek membership from all FLOSS communities
118 * Seek membership from all cultures
119 * Seek membership from all continents
120 * Successes: CPTN join submission with FSF; Affiliates from multiple continents
121 * Software Package Data eXcahnge SPDX
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123 == How to Participate ==
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125 * Donate funds and/or services to the OSI
126 * Support the organization
127 ** Invite the OSI to participate in corporate sponsored events
128 ** Promote the OSI through corporate communications channels
129 * Can be publicly acknowledged if desired
130
131 == 2014 Initiatives ==
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133 * Working groups
134 ** Proposal process
135 ** Administrative support
136 ** Promotion and community building
137 ** Micro-funding opportunities
138 * Infrastructure
139 ** Social/Community Platform
140
141 == Sponsorship Levels ==
142
143 * Each Corporate Sponsor will make annual donations to the OSI.
144 (In a future revisions of the Bylaws, these may funds may be referred to as annual dues. But for now, they will be donations.)
145 * 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.
146 * These dues are in United States Dollars.
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149 |=Annual Corporate Revenues|=Annual Dues
150 |greater than $250 million|$20,000
151 |greater than $100 million but less than or equal to $250 million|$15,000
152 |greater than $50 million but less than or equal to $100 million|$10,000
153 |greater than $10 million but less than or equal to $50 million|$7,500
154 |less than or equal to $10 million|$5,000
155 |less than $1 million and not more than ten employees or contractors on staff|$1,000
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157 = Services & Support: Value Proposition =
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159 |=Program|=Activities|=Benefit(s)|=Current Status
160 | Educate, License| Guide developers in choice of mainstream open source licenses to reduce license proliferation| |
161 | Educate, License| Revamp and professionalize the license certification process| |
162 | Educate, License| Transparent analysis and reporting of license popularity| |
163 | Educate, License| Raise awareness of the importance of patent licensing in modern OSS licenses| |
164 | Educate, Community| Continue OSI's history of involvement and community representation| |
165 | Educate, Community| The OSD and the OSI-approved license list has been referenced by many governments as defining FOSS| |
166 | |\\| |
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