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Seeking large and long term funding sources will be something OSArch will look into as the organization grows. This page is to grow a list of potential places to seek funding. | Seeking large and long term funding sources will be something OSArch will look into as the organization grows. This page is to grow a list of potential places to seek funding. | ||
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One source of funding is find ways to commercialize individual products or bundles of products. | One source of funding is find ways to commercialize individual products or bundles of products. | ||
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* Speckle creators have been hired by ARUP. | * Speckle creators have been hired by ARUP. | ||
− | * KiCAD is partly sponsored by KiCAD Corporation | + | * KiCAD is partly sponsored by KiCAD Corporation https://www.kipro-pcb.com/ |
* WINE is partly supported by Codeweaver who sell support and commercial products built on wine, like crossover. | * WINE is partly supported by Codeweaver who sell support and commercial products built on wine, like crossover. | ||
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For OSArch itself to accept funds it would need to have some kind of legal organization. | For OSArch itself to accept funds it would need to have some kind of legal organization. | ||
− | As long as OSArch | + | As long as OSArch simple encourages projects we support, we can direct fund to them. But a lot of projects have no way to accept funds. |
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* VLC which the world wide famous video reader which have his revenue based on donations and services. They have created an organization called videolan | * VLC which the world wide famous video reader which have his revenue based on donations and services. They have created an organization called videolan | ||
− | * Framasoft help peertube to raise money. They did multiple funding campaign based on donation. What is interesting with Framasoft is that it was created by teachers which wanted to promote the use of FOSS. What they showed is that non coders has really important to relief coders from communication and funding campaign. | + | * Framasoft help peertube to raise money. They did multiple funding campaign based on donation. What is interesting with Framasoft is that it was created by teachers which wanted to promote the use of FOSS. What they showed is that non coders has really important to relief coders from communication and funding campaign. They are an association which is officially working for public interest. So any donation made to them can have 66% taxes cut which mean that it cost only 33% of what you donate. |
==SAAS== | ==SAAS== | ||
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==Crowdfunding: Decentralized Funding== | ==Crowdfunding: Decentralized Funding== | ||
Crowdfunding platforms like [https://www.bountysource.com/ Bountrysource], [https://gitcoin.co/ Gitcoin], [https://www.gofundme.com/ Gofundme], or similar, enable raising small amounts of money from a larger group of people, whether they be individuals or corporations. Campaigns can range from more generic (please fund this software) to more specific, (please fund this one specific feature or tool). Funding specific features/tools could help signal where development priorities should be dedicated in the general roadmap of the project. | Crowdfunding platforms like [https://www.bountysource.com/ Bountrysource], [https://gitcoin.co/ Gitcoin], [https://www.gofundme.com/ Gofundme], or similar, enable raising small amounts of money from a larger group of people, whether they be individuals or corporations. Campaigns can range from more generic (please fund this software) to more specific, (please fund this one specific feature or tool). Funding specific features/tools could help signal where development priorities should be dedicated in the general roadmap of the project. | ||
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=Charities and Foundations= | =Charities and Foundations= | ||
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==Global== | ==Global== | ||
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https://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/ | https://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/ | ||
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==United Kingdom== | ==United Kingdom== | ||
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Examples: | Examples: | ||
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=See also= | =See also= |