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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 **Presentation versions:**
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40 * [[(% class="wikiattachmentlink" %) OSI presentation of June, 2014>>attach:2014.06 OSI Corporate Support.pdf]]
41 * [[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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45 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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47 == Current Organizational Standing ==
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49 * California 501(c)3 non-profit
50 * The pragmatic community organization that understands how developers, businesses, governments, and open source interact
51 * Keeper of the Open Source Definition
52 * Certifies open source licenses as complying to that definition
53 * Advocacy, education, and community bridge building
54 * Increased representation across the community through
55 ** Introduction of membership classes to broaden our community and participation
56 *** Individuals: over 400+ members so far
57 *** Affiliates: over 20+ non-profit open source foundations and organizations
58 ** Board term limits
59 *** Individual Membership board seats
60 *** Associate Membership board seats
61
62 == Changes to the OSI Starting in 2011-2012: ==
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64 * increasing our Corporate support and involvement
65 * increasing our Affiliate support and involvement
66 * increasing our Individual Membership support and involvement\\
67
68 == OSI Goals for Corporate Sponsorship ==
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70 * Corporate use of, and participation in open source is vital to the overall success of OSS
71 * Provide a open and transparent mechanism to allow corporations to show their support for open source, and the activities of the OSI.
72 * Increase the diversity of stakeholders and viewpoints within the OSI.
73 * Raise funds for the operations of the OSI
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75 == Value Proposition ==
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77 * Making open source safe to use:
78 ** maintaining the Open Source Definition
79 ** Approving licenses, and just as importantly,
80 *** rejecting non-compliant licenses
81 *** stopping license proliferation
82 * Educational resources around open source
83 ** The creation, participation in and management of open source projects and communities
84 ** Best practices in the identification and evaluation of open source software and the communities that support it
85 ** Guidelines for updating corporate procurement / acquisition processes related to open source software and service providers
86
87 == Sponsorship Provides ==
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89 * Refocus OSI on the activities laid out in our mission:
90 ** Educate
91 ** Advocate
92 ** Build bridges (community)
93 ** License certification
94 * Become a more sustainable organization
95 * Hire a (small) professional staff
96
97 == Licensing: Program examples ==
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99 * Do more to guide developers to choose mainstream licenses to reduce license proliferation
100 * Revamp and professionalize the license certification process
101 * Transparent analysis and reporting of license popularity
102 * Raise awareness of the importance of patent licensing in modern OSS licenses
103
104 == Education: Program examples ==
105
106 * Create the FLOSS Competence Center Network
107 * Jointly define a central body of knowledge related to free, libre, and open source software: http:~/~/flosscc.opensource.org/wiki/floss-body-knowledge
108 * Create the FLOWedu Working Group
109 ** adapt, develop and disseminate modular learning resources to help managers of projects, portfolios, organizations or consortia gain an advanced understanding of strategies, processes and methods to optimize value, to control costs, and to manage risk through effective coordination, resourcing and governance of Free/Libre/Open Works (FLOW) http://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Projects/FreeLibreOpenWorksManagementEducation
110 * International network
111 * Continue OSI's history of involvement and community representation
112 * The OSD and the OSI-approved license list has been referenced by many governments as defining FOSS
113 * Recent examples of successful advocacy on behalf of the FOSS community:
114 ** CPTN: http:~/~/opensource.org/history/CPTN
115 ** UK open standards: http:~/~/opensource.org/node/616
116 ** SOPA: http:~/~/opensource.org/node/599
117
118 == Community: Program Examples ==
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120 * Engage with civil society umbrella organizations
121 * Collaborate with other FLOSS organizations (FSF, FSFE etc)
122 * Seek membership from all FLOSS communities
123 * Seek membership from all cultures
124 * Seek membership from all continents
125 * Successes: CPTN join submission with FSF; Affiliates from multiple continents
126 * Software Package Data eXcahnge SPDX
127
128 == How to Participate ==
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130 * Donate funds and/or services to the OSI
131 * Support the organization
132 ** Invite the OSI to participate in corporate sponsored events
133 ** Promote the OSI through corporate communications channels
134 * Can be publicly acknowledged if desired
135
136 == 2014 Initiatives ==
137
138 * Working groups
139 ** Proposal process
140 ** Administrative support
141 ** Promotion and community building
142 ** Micro-funding opportunities
143 * Infrastructure
144 ** Social/Community Platform
145
146 == Sponsorship Levels ==
147
148 * Each Corporate Sponsor will make annual donations to the OSI.
149 (In a future revisions of the Bylaws, these may funds may be referred to as annual dues. But for now, they will be donations.)
150 * 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.
151 * These dues are in United States Dollars.
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154 |=Annual Corporate Revenues|=Annual Dues
155 |greater than $250 million|$20,000
156 |greater than $100 million but less than or equal to $250 million|$15,000
157 |greater than $50 million but less than or equal to $100 million|$10,000
158 |greater than $10 million but less than or equal to $50 million|$7,500
159 |less than or equal to $10 million|$5,000
160 |less than $1 million and not more than ten employees or contractors on staff|$1,000
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162 = Services & Support: Value Proposition =
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164 |=Program|=Activities|=Benefit(s)|=Current Status
165 | Educate, License| Guide developers in choice of mainstream open source licenses to reduce license proliferation| |
166 | Educate, License| Revamp and professionalize the license certification process| |
167 | Educate, License| Transparent analysis and reporting of license popularity| |
168 | Educate, License| Raise awareness of the importance of patent licensing in modern OSS licenses| |
169 | Educate, Community| Continue OSI's history of involvement and community representation| |
170 | Educate, Community| The OSD and the OSI-approved license list has been referenced by many governments as defining FOSS| |
171 | |\\| |
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