https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Aiban 2026-04-11T00:02:06Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.0 https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Talk:Sugar_Labs/Donate&diff=13991 2009-01-11T13:25:40Z

<p>Aiban: Membership Proposal</p> <hr /> <div>I would like to propose that Sugar Labs reconsiders adding a membership structure for donors. It appears this was already discussed in the oversight board meeting that took place 2008/09/19, as indicated in the meeting minutes excerpt:&quot;We also discussed the idea of members dues, but reached consensus that it wasn't a good idea at this stage.&quot; (http://sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/OversightBoard/Meeting_Minutes-2008-09-19)<br /> <br /> As a potential donor, I see the following benefits to implementing a membership structure:<br /> #It is easier to introduce other potential donors to the project when one brandishes a fancy membership card.<br /> #Annual membership payments would match nicely with the annual salary requirements of paid developers.<br /> #Membership tenure (in the form of cheaper renewals, bounty points, etc . . .) could be used to entice existing members to renew their memberships. <br /> <br /> Some examples of other non-profit organizations that utilize a membership based donation system:<br /> #The Planetary Society (https://planetary.org/join/membership/) <br /> #*Founded in 1980<br /> #Free Software Foundation (https://www.fsf.org/associate/support_freedom/join_fsf?referrer=4052)<br /> #*Provides members with bootable membership cards<br /> #Electronic Frontier Foundation (https://secure.eff.org/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&amp;CAMPAIGN_ID=1082&amp;JServSessionIdr006=8sqitlker1.app13b)<br /> #*Receive a T-shirt and/or hat with membership</div>

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