From support at agileware.com.au Thu Aug 8 16:18:22 2019 From: support at agileware.com.au (Linux Australia Website) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 06:18:22 +0000 Subject: [Grants] Grant Application from Kelsie Nabben for TPP (The Privacy Project) Message-ID: <0280ac4c9b3d6e2f928dc48fa24d90a6@linux.org.au> Your Email Address: theprivacyproject at protonmail.com Project name: TPP (The Privacy Project) Aim of the project: We connect grassroots organisations with the technologies and technologists needed to achieve their mission. TPP (The Privacy Project) is a volunteering movement of technology professionals seeking to provide practical support to civil society organisations. We facilitate pro-bono online privacy and digital security support for grassroots organisations, NGOs, journalists, activists and individuals. The Project provides technologists with an accessible on-ramp for technologists looking to share their skills and passions alongside a community of like-minded individuals. TPP offers an avenue for positive, open, accessible action towards good privacy practices for a free and active civil society in the digital era. See the-privacy-project.org for more on how to get involved... Stages: 3 months: deliver initial pilot (face-to-face training workshop in Melbourne) 6 months: build networks (support demand side and technologist community) to delivery more workshops. Test online model. 12 months: leverage CSR programs so volunteers are paid TPP has corporate support to achieve its mission. Training is delivered via online and offline workshops, tool-kits and case study examples. TPP has a community of supporters, which includes technology firms, technology recruiters, corporates, digital advocacy organisations, human rights organisations and individuals We?re currently seeking seed support us to establish the entity and receive donations to run the initial pilot. Our initial pilot is in Melbourne in collaboration with Digital Rights Watch, to train a cohort of journalists who have requested support to do their job effectively. Estimated cost breakdown of the project: 1. Website hosting, private platform & maintenance (developer time for updates): $200 per month 2. Establish NGO entity to be able to receive donations and offer tax receipts (have pro bono law firm in Melbourne for this): $847. 3. Workshop delivery (face-to-face): venue and catering: $2000 (estimated 1 per month to begin. To cover the initial pilot would be amazing). 4. Communications management (ad channels to reach NGOs/activists needing support): $500 per month Total: $2700 per month + $847. At present, no team or volunteers are paid. Project team details: Kelsie - Founder & Project Lead. Contributor to the opensource software and development space, specifically in the Ethereum blockchain community. Moved to Thailand to work for an opensource, decentralised exchange project. Proven history of coordinating high-impact technical and education events alongside the open-source community (Devcon, EDCON Sydney, UNICEF education day Bangkok, Dappcon, Ukiyo Conference, Github) Please see the-privacy-project.org for the logos of the initial supporting community of technology organisations and groups in Australia. First Name: Kelsie Last Name: Nabben Email Address: theprivacyproject at protonmail.com A statement including a willingness to provide regular project updates on the project: Absolutely agree to a monthly update call and written report! I would love the support and guidance of the Council to both build the project and engage the Linux Australia and global communities. The effectiveness and scalability of this project depends on community engagement. As an early stage project, your support would make a large difference in the timeliness of delivering privacy support to those who need it most. Look forward to hearing from you and thank you so much for the opportunity to engage with Linux. Let me know if you have any questions Kelsie. From jwoithe at just42.net Thu Aug 8 17:10:59 2019 From: jwoithe at just42.net (Jonathan Woithe) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 16:40:59 +0930 Subject: [Grants] Your Linux Australia grant application Message-ID: <20190808071059.GD30377@marvin.atrad.com.au> Dear Kelsie Thanks for applying for a Linux Australia grant! Your grant application has been posted to the Linux Australia Grants mailing list[1], thus opening the two week community consultation period. During this time Linux Australia members can provide feedback and seek additional information about your application. If you haven't done so already, you are encouraged to join the Grants mailing list[2] to make it easier for you to provide answers to any questions which might be asked. Council will consider the application at its first meeting following the close of the consultation period. Barring unforeseen circumstances this will be on Tuesday 27 August 2019. Regards Jonathan Woithe (on behalf of the Linux Australia Council) [1] https://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/grants/ [2] https://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants From: theprivacyproject at protonmail.com Thu Aug 8 22:58:51 AEST 2019 Return-Path: theprivacyproject at protonmail.com Delivered-To: lists.linux.org.au-grants at mailhost.linux.org.au Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mailhost.linux.org.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3B93156A for ; Thu, 8 Aug 2019 22:59:16 +1000 (AEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mailhost.linux.org.au Received: from mailhost.linux.org.au ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mailhost.linux.org.au [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id fL6wXHAMK5WM for ; Thu, 8 Aug 2019 22:59:15 +1000 (AEST) Received-SPF: Pass (sender SPF authorized) identity=mailfrom; client-ip=209.85.208.49; helo=mail-ed1-f49.google.com; envelope-from=kelsie.nabben at gmail.com; receiver=grants at lists.linux.org.au Received: from mail-ed1-f49.google.com (mail-ed1-f49.google.com [209.85.208.49]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mailhost.linux.org.au (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C395D1535 for ; Thu, 8 Aug 2019 22:59:12 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-ed1-f49.google.com with SMTP id w13so90718998eds.4 for ; Thu, 08 Aug 2019 05:59:11 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=MviB90XWm07ZIBbvo5hrogXEUbRkjKJsV1HM2ycJJQM=; b=O6A4SYA/jDaefly+vLvDI8Mu60A3iHix/a0r4/Y4Bl3G44svIpKBV1mHyi9ZhFx60u tGBKsSUYZ/vcAj3KxjeCT0E3WUZ8+QaHiNPjRhkineKXwaAAiw4aEMAcrOKRL0y4eNxg +5uQh28rPwWDyoHtB1mOxl5iFv0QdzAiZugHKg86Qk1WTZ3Xod8Cd+RJYXj2LXL7Y0DE DbNUzXCzrgPE8E+7Hd4Gly2pfFoQ0xsmRCzZuLY+uHWaiWW/Vun9WlH7eDgEUrTiQQKk HXkY+1NinfHVFvJgbwnGpxa1js/GgyRy+w38iK71HwHBgLh//PzLkrypatNucOMR6rVu gk2Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=MviB90XWm07ZIBbvo5hrogXEUbRkjKJsV1HM2ycJJQM=; b=lFqL0FgMSF6hCzbseRtyhKROwJcNxkPPG9r4YH05CYgmHrPHou+0crCNTVNRHUVhan yGtzsdBa/wvX3v26HdghFE12tjRGyG9rqS4yrSl9eyw5jaiB+fO3+5c5kBUl6L7i64UA SndPT03soQPX1Hd4pVl6ivrtXKAy4aK/4xqcsr5iB50Y5gngqneIJj0WHRwbOwi1FisI 0cqlo4qJyuldOxtSO3bc0Atftp5+P1ncnaBasauO5j3hyw+if4jp672KSrxh/SKNSqhq CSfTDQaH+EaC/RGeZOw0/TqJv0PdNK0/kfAdHtgzlaqYYC9S4fpXxzBDNlJCYBcMIsMv GVWA== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAV3KLAzan368SfVKfUyx3okQUH52ys8A6PBE2svqYHh1mAthZhT 0UVzMvGTlwCN8JrN/2EKDtEWGrsNOMk6BHaj0iM= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxXozQrcBbu7ysRxLrF23RqxHfXZKByVmqBWmuYh3aDcNZYkFRCZ4qSAvd5i6Lssv4ccCducAb7fpyrkr7gHgs= X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:e0cd:: with SMTP id gl13mr13096064ejb.52.1565269142438; Thu, 08 Aug 2019 05:59:02 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20190808071059.GD30377 at marvin.atrad.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20190808071059.GD30377 at marvin.atrad.com.au> From: Kelsie Na Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 22:58:51 +1000 Message-ID: To: Jonathan Woithe Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000368863058f9a9f02" Cc: grants at lists.linux.org.au Subject: Re: [Grants] Your Linux Australia grant application X-BeenThere: grants at lists.linux.org.au X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Grants Program List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 12:59:17 -0000 --000000000000368863058f9a9f02 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Thanks so much Jonathan! I'll let you know if I have any questions Thanks, Kelsie. On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 5:11 PM Jonathan Woithe wrote: > Dear Kelsie > > Thanks for applying for a Linux Australia grant! > > Your grant application has been posted to the Linux Australia Grants > mailing > list[1], thus opening the two week community consultation period. During > this time Linux Australia members can provide feedback and seek additional > information about your application. If you haven't done so already, you > are > encouraged to join the Grants mailing list[2] to make it easier for you to > provide answers to any questions which might be asked. > > Council will consider the application at its first meeting following > the close of the consultation period. Barring unforeseen circumstances > this > will be on Tuesday 27 August 2019. > > Regards > > Jonathan Woithe > (on behalf of the Linux Australia Council) > > [1] https://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/grants/ > [2] https://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants > -- Thanks, Kelsie. --000000000000368863058f9a9f02 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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--000000000000368863058f9a9f02-- From kathy at kathyreid.id.au Thu Aug 8 23:21:26 2019 From: kathy at kathyreid.id.au (Kathy Reid) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 23:21:26 +1000 Subject: [Grants] Grant Application from Kelsie Nabben for TPP (The Privacy Project) In-Reply-To: <0280ac4c9b3d6e2f928dc48fa24d90a6@linux.org.au> References: <0280ac4c9b3d6e2f928dc48fa24d90a6@linux.org.au> Message-ID: Thanks for your Grant Application, Kelsie. The below feedback is provided with the intent of exploring the impact and total cost of the Grant; I don't feel comfortable expressing support or opposition to this Grant without additional information. Creation of a new entity - is it required? The Grant is requesting seed funding to establish a new entity, although the outcomes will be delivered in partnership with Digital Rights Watch. Is there a key driver behind creating a new entity, which will presumably be an incorporated association or company limited by guarantee, with all the overhead a new entity carries with it? Can this work be done under the auspice of Digital Rights Watch? The broader trend I'm seeing in Australia is the fragmentation of several groups each trying to broadly achieve the same aims; is there the possibility for some consolidation here rather than further fragmentation? Could Linux Australia auspice this work to prevent the need for additional overhead? What is the business model or sustainability plan for The Privacy Project after seed funding? One of the situations I know Linux Aus has tried to avoid in the past is where an organisation is wholly dependent on Linux Aus for continued funding. Sustained impact through creation of reusable materials Has the project considered creating materials that could be re-used - thus expanding the impact of the project? For example, training packages for Journalists being made available under an open source / copy left license? Total cost of Grant If I'm reading it correctly, the Grant work would be done over 12 months, at a cost of $AUD 2700 per month. Is this a total of $AUD 32,400 over the life of the project? That's pretty large for a Linux Aus grant, so I'd definitely be in favour of exploring a pilot program first to validate effectiveness. Kind regards, Kathy On 8/8/19 4:18 pm, Linux Australia Website wrote: > Your Email Address: theprivacyproject at protonmail.com > Project name: TPP (The Privacy Project) > Aim of the project: We connect grassroots organisations with the technologies and technologists needed to achieve their mission. > TPP (The Privacy Project) is a volunteering movement of technology professionals seeking to provide practical support to civil society organisations. We facilitate pro-bono online privacy and digital security support for grassroots organisations, NGOs, journalists, activists and individuals. > The Project provides technologists with an accessible on-ramp for technologists looking to share their skills and passions alongside a community of like-minded individuals. TPP offers an avenue for positive, open, accessible action towards good privacy practices for a free and active civil society in the digital era. > See the-privacy-project.org for more on how to get involved... > Stages: > 3 months: deliver initial pilot (face-to-face training workshop in Melbourne) > 6 months: build networks (support demand side and technologist community) to delivery more workshops. Test online model. > 12 months: leverage CSR programs so volunteers are paid TPP has corporate support to achieve its mission. > Training is delivered via online and offline workshops, tool-kits and case study examples. > TPP has a community of supporters, which includes technology firms, technology recruiters, corporates, digital advocacy organisations, human rights organisations and individuals > We?re currently seeking seed support us to establish the entity and receive donations to run the initial pilot. > Our initial pilot is in Melbourne in collaboration with Digital Rights Watch, to train a cohort of journalists who have requested support to do their job effectively. > Estimated cost breakdown of the project: 1. Website hosting, private platform & maintenance (developer time for updates): $200 per month > 2. Establish NGO entity to be able to receive donations and offer tax receipts (have pro bono law firm in Melbourne for this): $847. > 3. Workshop delivery (face-to-face): venue and catering: $2000 (estimated 1 per month to begin. To cover the initial pilot would be amazing). > 4. Communications management (ad channels to reach NGOs/activists needing support): $500 per month > Total: $2700 per month + $847. > At present, no team or volunteers are paid. > Project team details: Kelsie - Founder & Project Lead. > Contributor to the opensource software and development space, specifically in the Ethereum blockchain community. > Moved to Thailand to work for an opensource, decentralised exchange project. > Proven history of coordinating high-impact technical and education events alongside the open-source community (Devcon, EDCON Sydney, UNICEF education day Bangkok, Dappcon, Ukiyo Conference > Please see the-privacy-project.org for the logos of the initial supporting community of technology organisations and groups in Australia. > First Name: Kelsie > Last Name: Nabben > Email Address: theprivacyproject at protonmail.com > A statement including a willingness to provide regular project updates on the project: Absolutely agree to a monthly update call and written report! > I would love the support and guidance of the Council to both build the project and engage the Linux Australia and global communities. The effectiveness and scalability of this project depends on community engagement. > As an early stage project, your support would make a large difference in the timeliness of delivering privacy support to those who need it most. > Look forward to hearing from you and thank you so much for the opportunity to engage with Linux. > Let me know if you have any questions > Kelsie. > > > _______________________________________________ > Grants mailing list > Grants at lists.linux.org.au > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From projects at partnerandprosper.com.au Fri Aug 9 11:20:28 2019 From: projects at partnerandprosper.com.au (Niki Fernando) Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2019 01:20:28 +0000 Subject: [Grants] Grant Application from Kelsie Nabben for TPP (The Privacy Project) In-Reply-To: References: <0280ac4c9b3d6e2f928dc48fa24d90a6@linux.org.au> Message-ID: A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: multipart/alternative Size: 31 bytes Desc: not available URL: From kelsie.nabben at gmail.com Sun Aug 11 21:27:48 2019 From: kelsie.nabben at gmail.com (Kelsie Na) Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 21:27:48 +1000 Subject: [Grants] Grant Application from Kelsie Nabben for TPP (The Privacy Project) In-Reply-To: References: <0280ac4c9b3d6e2f928dc48fa24d90a6@linux.org.au> Message-ID: Hi Kathy, Thanks so much for your thoughtful response. Please see answers below in order to continue the conversation. > Culture of collaboration In navigating the communities and services on privacy, there exists solid resources in terms of online repositories, policy work, lobbying and meetups. TPP seeks to solve a need gap on tailored, face-to-face training for grassroots groups. TPP has been warmly received in the conversations we've had with existing organisations in the space, with an attitude that the more volunteers and resources, the better. Some would consider fragmentation and collaboration as fundamental and a good thing in the open-source space. To your point on re-usable material for sustained impact, based on our research, there exists excellent online resources (e.g. Access Now) but a need to help people to get started with these materials. Furthermore, there is a lack of feedback loops in engaging the technology community to better understand end-user contexts. We hope that TPP enables better coordination between groups in this way. > Entity creation & sustainable funding model The primary motivation for creating a seperate entity is to apply for DGR status so donors can receive tax deductibility. Other organisations we've spoken to in the space in Australia do not have this. We've carefully considered donation funding avenues with the aim of not creating competition for the same funders as other organisations in the space (often-times technologists). TPP is focused on philanthropy, social enterprise funding and CSR. TPP activities aim to be collaborative and avoid duplication but are not dependent on Linux, DRW, or other third-party organisations for support. I agree that entity creation should be post the initial pilot. > Funding amount It would be helpful to better understand the funding amount, duration and type/s of support Linux Australia is interested in considering. Ideally, Linux Australia can support TPP according to pre-agreed milestones for a period of 12 months until it reaches financial sustainability. Happy to discuss our 3, 6 and 12 month objectives and explore potential milestones. Thanks, Kelsie. On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 11:20 AM Niki Fernando < projects at partnerandprosper.com.au> wrote: > Hi, > > > > I am not sure why I have been receiving these emails? Please check bcc? > > > > Niki > > > > *From:* Grants *On Behalf Of *Kathy > Reid > *Sent:* Thursday, 8 August 2019 9:21 PM > *To:* theprivacyproject at protonmail.com; council at linux.org.au; > grants at lists.linux.org.au > *Subject:* Re: [Grants] Grant Application from Kelsie Nabben for TPP (The > Privacy Project) > > > > Thanks for your Grant Application, Kelsie. > > The below feedback is provided with the intent of exploring the impact and > total cost of the Grant; I don't feel comfortable expressing support or > opposition to this Grant without additional information. > Creation of a new entity - is it required? > > The Grant is requesting seed funding to establish a new entity, although > the outcomes will be delivered in partnership with Digital Rights Watch. Is > there a key driver behind creating a new entity, which will presumably be > an incorporated association or company limited by guarantee, with all the > overhead a new entity carries with it? Can this work be done under the > auspice of Digital Rights Watch? The broader trend I'm seeing in Australia > is the fragmentation of several groups each trying to broadly achieve the > same aims; is there the possibility for some consolidation here rather than > further fragmentation? > > Could Linux Australia auspice this work to prevent the need for additional > overhead? > > What is the business model or sustainability plan for The Privacy Project > after seed funding? One of the situations I know Linux Aus has tried to > avoid in the past is where an organisation is wholly dependent on Linux Aus > for continued funding. > Sustained impact through creation of reusable materials > > Has the project considered creating materials that could be re-used - thus > expanding the impact of the project? For example, training packages for > Journalists being made available under an open source / copy left license? > Total cost of Grant > > If I'm reading it correctly, the Grant work would be done over 12 months, > at a cost of $AUD 2700 per month. Is this a total of $AUD 32,400 over the > life of the project? That's pretty large for a Linux Aus grant, so I'd > definitely be in favour of exploring a pilot program first to validate > effectiveness. > > > > Kind regards, > Kathy > > > > > > On 8/8/19 4:18 pm, Linux Australia Website wrote: > > Your Email Address: theprivacyproject at protonmail.com > > Project name: TPP (The Privacy Project) > > Aim of the project: We connect grassroots organisations with the technologies and technologists needed to achieve their mission. > > TPP (The Privacy Project) is a volunteering movement of technology professionals seeking to provide practical support to civil society organisations. We facilitate pro-bono online privacy and digital security support for grassroots organisations, NGOs, journalists, activists and individuals. > > The Project provides technologists with an accessible on-ramp for technologists looking to share their skills and passions alongside a community of like-minded individuals. TPP offers an avenue for positive, open, accessible action towards good privacy practices for a free and active civil society in the digital era. > > See the-privacy-project.org for more on how to get involved... > > Stages: > > 3 months: deliver initial pilot (face-to-face training workshop in Melbourne) > > 6 months: build networks (support demand side and technologist community) to delivery more workshops. Test online model. > > 12 months: leverage CSR programs so volunteers are paid TPP has corporate support to achieve its mission. > > Training is delivered via online and offline workshops, tool-kits and case study examples. > > TPP has a community of supporters, which includes technology firms, technology recruiters, corporates, digital advocacy organisations, human rights organisations and individuals > > We?re currently seeking seed support us to establish the entity and receive donations to run the initial pilot. > > Our initial pilot is in Melbourne in collaboration with Digital Rights Watch, to train a cohort of journalists who have requested support to do their job effectively. > > Estimated cost breakdown of the project: 1. Website hosting, private platform & maintenance (developer time for updates): $200 per month > > 2. Establish NGO entity to be able to receive donations and offer tax receipts (have pro bono law firm in Melbourne for this): $847. > > 3. Workshop delivery (face-to-face): venue and catering: $2000 (estimated 1 per month to begin. To cover the initial pilot would be amazing). > > 4. Communications management (ad channels to reach NGOs/activists needing support): $500 per month > > Total: $2700 per month + $847. > > At present, no team or volunteers are paid. > > Project team details: Kelsie - Founder & Project Lead. > > Contributor to the opensource software and development space, specifically in the Ethereum blockchain community. > > Moved to Thailand to work for an opensource, decentralised exchange project. > > Proven history of coordinating high-impact technical and education events alongside the open-source community (Devcon, EDCON Sydney, UNICEF education day Bangkok, Dappcon, Ukiyo Conference ) > > > Please see the-privacy-project.org for the logos of the initial supporting community of technology organisations and groups in Australia. > > First Name: Kelsie > > Last Name: Nabben > > Email Address: theprivacyproject at protonmail.com > > A statement including a willingness to provide regular project updates on the project: Absolutely agree to a monthly update call and written report! > > I would love the support and guidance of the Council to both build the project and engage the Linux Australia and global communities. The effectiveness and scalability of this project depends on community engagement. > > As an early stage project, your support would make a large difference in the timeliness of delivering privacy support to those who need it most. > > Look forward to hearing from you and thank you so much for the opportunity to engage with Linux. > > Let me know if you have any questions > > Kelsie. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Grants mailing list > > Grants at lists.linux.org.au > > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants > > -- Thanks, Kelsie. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From support at agileware.com.au Thu Aug 15 17:17:59 2019 From: support at agileware.com.au (Linux Australia Website) Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:17:59 +0000 Subject: [Grants] Grant Application from John Bryant for Establishing OSGeo Oceania - professional advice Message-ID: Your Email Address: johnwbryant at gmail.com Project name: Establishing OSGeo Oceania - professional advice Aim of the project: Our objective is to finalise the establishment of OSGeo Oceania, a not-for-profit entity with the purpose of building open source/open data geospatial community in Oceania. Over the last 8 months, we have formed a not-for-profit company and appointed an inaugural Board of Directors, with a first-year mandate to establish a set of ground rules for how we operate as a community. Please see our Terms of Reference (https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8/view) for more detail on our inaugural mandate. In order to formalise these ground rules, and ensure we have an organisation that can withstand the test of time, we wish to establish a membership recruitment process, define appropriate terms for election of directors, and update our constitution accordingly. Our experience has shown that while a DIY approach is possible, it requires a huge amount of volunteer energy and comes with increased risk of error and re-work. This is a situation with high risk of burnout, and we'd like to avoid it. As we operate an international conference series (FOSS4G SotM Oceania), our accounting needs have some complexity, and we need to ensure we're functioning properly in this area as well. We will have tax obligations in Australia and New Zealand, and potentially in other jurisdictions as well. To make sure we can do this efficiently and effectively, we want to seek professional advice, and so we seek partial funding. Estimated cost breakdown of the project: We expect to spend approximately AUD $2500 on not-for-profit organisational advice, and AUD $2500 on accounting advice. These estimates are based on discussions with, and quotes from, several companies operating in this area. We are requesting funding from Linux Australia to cover 50 from other sources. Project team details: We currently have 9 directors: Alex Leith - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member Daniel Silk Edoardo Neerhut Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary John Bryant - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member Jonah Sullivan Kerry Smyth Martin Tomko Trisha Moriarty All directors are very experienced open geospatial professionals, working in government, industry, and academia. Each of us is a keen advocate for open source geospatial technology and data in our own organisations and in our community of practice. As a group, we have been involved in building this organisation since November 2017, when we initiated the very successful conference FOSS4G SotM Oceania, which ran in Melbourne in November 2018. We're currently overseeing the planning and execution of the 2nd iteration of this conference in Wellington, New Zealand, along with a Local Organising Committee. You can find more info about OSGeo Oceania at our wiki page: https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Oceania First Name: John Last Name: Bryant Email Address: johnwbryant at gmail.com A statement including a willingness to provide regular project updates on the project: As an organisation focused on open community building, we're very committed to transparency. We generally make our working documents and discussions open to the public on our mailing lists, where possible. We will be happy to provide project specific updates to Linux Australia and to our community. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 5d550727a2477.csv Type: application/octet-stream Size: 3560 bytes Desc: not available URL: From johnwbryant at gmail.com Thu Aug 15 23:05:44 2019 From: johnwbryant at gmail.com (John Bryant) Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 16:05:44 +0300 Subject: [Grants] Grant Application from John Bryant for Establishing OSGeo Oceania - professional advice In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, just double checking my submission and I think a bit has been chopped out (a section between two % signs), under "Estimated cost breakdown". This: > We are requesting funding from Linux Australia to cover 50 from other > sources. > Should read like this: > *We are requesting funding from Linux Australia to cover 50% of the cost > of this project, or AUD $2500. We will cover the other 50% from other > sources.* > Thanks! John On Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 15:57, Linux Australia Website < support at agileware.com.au> wrote: > Your Email Address: johnwbryant at gmail.com > Project name: Establishing OSGeo Oceania - professional advice > Aim of the project: Our objective is to finalise the establishment of > OSGeo Oceania, a not-for-profit entity with the purpose of building open > source/open data geospatial community in Oceania. Over the last 8 months, > we have formed a not-for-profit company and appointed an inaugural Board of > Directors, with a first-year mandate to establish a set of ground rules for > how we operate as a community. Please see our Terms of Reference ( > https://drive.google.com/file/d/13aZ6L08ke1-l32I7c00MahyEKgxeZkq8/view) > for more detail on our inaugural mandate. > In order to formalise these ground rules, and ensure we have an > organisation that can withstand the test of time, we wish to establish a > membership recruitment process, define appropriate terms for election of > directors, and update our constitution accordingly. Our experience has > shown that while a DIY approach is possible, it requires a huge amount of > volunteer energy and comes with increased risk of error and re-work. This > is a situation with high risk of burnout, and we'd like to avoid it. > As we operate an international conference series (FOSS4G SotM Oceania), > our accounting needs have some complexity, and we need to ensure we're > functioning properly in this area as well. We will have tax obligations in > Australia and New Zealand, and potentially in other jurisdictions as well. > To make sure we can do this efficiently and effectively, we want to seek > professional advice, and so we seek partial funding. > Estimated cost breakdown of the project: We expect to spend approximately > AUD $2500 on not-for-profit organisational advice, and AUD $2500 on > accounting advice. These estimates are based on discussions with, and > quotes from, several companies operating in this area. > We are requesting funding from Linux Australia to cover 50 from other > sources. > Project team details: We currently have 9 directors: > Alex Leith - OSGeo Oceania Treasurer - OSGeo Charter Member > Daniel Silk > Edoardo Neerhut > Greg Lauer - OSGeo Oceania Secretary > John Bryant - OSGeo Oceania President - OSGeo Charter Member > Jonah Sullivan > Kerry Smyth > Martin Tomko > Trisha Moriarty > All directors are very experienced open geospatial professionals, working > in government, industry, and academia. Each of us is a keen advocate for > open source geospatial technology and data in our own organisations and in > our community of practice. > As a group, we have been involved in building this organisation since > November 2017, when we initiated the very successful conference FOSS4G SotM > Oceania, which ran in Melbourne in November 2018. We're currently > overseeing the planning and execution of the 2nd iteration of this > conference in Wellington, New Zealand, along with a Local Organising > Committee. > You can find more info about OSGeo Oceania at our wiki page: > https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Oceania > First Name: John > Last Name: Bryant > Email Address: johnwbryant at gmail.com > A statement including a willingness to provide regular project updates on > the project: As an organisation focused on open community building, we're > very committed to transparency. We generally make our working documents and > discussions open to the public on our mailing lists, where possible. We > will be happy to provide project specific updates to Linux Australia and to > our community. > > _______________________________________________ > Grants mailing list > Grants at lists.linux.org.au > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jwoithe at just42.net Mon Aug 19 10:54:44 2019 From: jwoithe at just42.net (Jonathan Woithe) Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:24:44 +0930 Subject: [Grants] Grant Application from Kelsie Nabben for TPP (The Privacy Project) In-Reply-To: References: <0280ac4c9b3d6e2f928dc48fa24d90a6@linux.org.au> Message-ID: <20190819005444.GG31690@marvin.atrad.com.au> Hi Kelsie Thanks for the additional information you provided to Kathy. I thought I'd pick up on the last part of the response regarding the funding amount. In the initial grant application it was stated: > Our initial pilot is in Melbourne in collaboration with Digital Rights > Watch, to train a cohort of journalists who have requested support to do > their job effectively. > > Estimated cost breakdown of the project: 1. Website hosting, private > platform & maintenance (developer time for updates): $200 per month > > 2. Establish NGO entity to be able to receive donations and offer tax > receipts (have pro bono law firm in Melbourne for this): $847. > > 3. Workshop delivery (face-to-face): venue and catering: $2000 (estimated > 1 per month to begin. To cover the initial pilot would be amazing). > > 4. Communications management (ad channels to reach NGOs/activists needing > support): $500 per month > > Total: $2700 per month + $847. On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 09:27:48PM +1000, the response to Kathy included the following. > I agree that entity creation should be post the initial pilot. > > > Funding amount > It would be helpful to better understand the funding amount, duration and > type/s of support Linux Australia is interested in considering. > > Ideally, Linux Australia can support TPP according to pre-agreed milestones > for a period of 12 months until it reaches financial sustainability. Happy > to discuss our 3, 6 and 12 month objectives and explore potential > milestones. My reading of this is that the cost of $2700 per month ($32400) covers the initial pilot, with the addtional $847 being associated with entity creation which would come after the pilot completes. Thus item 2 in the cost breakdown really comes after all the others as far as execution order is concerned. I am not clear as to how long the pilot is indended to run - will it be 12 months? Assuming the cost breakdown relates to the pilot, how different do you think the monthly costs will look when the organisation is fully operational? Will you be pursing sustainable funding sources during the course of the pilot, or is this dependent on the outcome of the pilot? It is worth noting that the 12 month total ($32400) is almost all of the $35000 allocated for the grant program. To this end, it would be helpful if you could briefly outline your 3 and 6 month objectives prior to LA Council's discussion of this grant application on 27 August. This gives the community and council some alternatives to consider in the event that the full 12 month funding amount is not deemed possible. Regards jonathan From theprivacyproject at protonmail.com Wed Aug 21 22:01:48 2019 From: theprivacyproject at protonmail.com (TPPtheprivacyproject) Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:01:48 +0000 Subject: [Grants] Grant Application from Kelsie Nabben for TPP (The Privacy Project) In-Reply-To: <20190819005444.GG31690@marvin.atrad.com.au> References: <0280ac4c9b3d6e2f928dc48fa24d90a6@linux.org.au> <20190819005444.GG31690@marvin.atrad.com.au> Message-ID: <6o-k7x23zWAciIPEZrK822DpLgtTZCDJH3I5GNHmX6vsfGe0L-JPjHCorhHGfH3RNgSbSnigqRM9o61-x5Yyvh7-kO0F4vjuGHNFDLziFiY=@protonmail.com> Hi Jonathan, Thanks so much for continuing the thread. To your questions - the pilot is the first workshop, in order to test the model, iterate, and measure and monitor results. The value is in developing a community of technologists that are engaged in supporting civil society. This will be through collaborations (e.g. the training session with DRW), supporting local, independent meetups that are hacking on linux systems and collaborating on larger training sessions or events). I think we?ll learn a lot in the first few activities we engage in and want to allow the flexibility to pivot as necessary, based on those learnings. Honestly, I?m open to your direction on funding. I do not want to take up the majority portion of the allocation. I see more value in seed funding to support workshops and collaborating to build and engage the community more broadly. Our 3 to 6 month objectives: 1. Support or run 1 event per month (workshop of training with civil society group or all levels technical training meetup session). 2. Build community of volunteers to have at least representative in each state. 3. Build awareness, as measured by mailing list subscribers. 4. Respond within 24 hours to email enquiries. 5. Run a hackathon for Aaron Schwartz Memorial Day (the topic is SecureDrop). 6. Build a network of collaboration partners. Note I?ve already volunteered to support on Netthing conference in October. 7. Develop a sustainable funding model, via paid consulting services (for big budget clients that would like to request training and aren?t evil) and donation sources (that aren?t the focus of other organisations in the space, especially philanthropy). The cost of this is rather hard to predict, as it depends on who firms up their ability to contribute and also assumes that no-one is paid for their time. Some run-way to support the costs of activities will give us the opportunity to demonstrate the value of our work, point to specific case study outcomes, and develop out the sustainable funding model. Thanks again, Kelsie. Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ??????? Original Message ??????? On Monday, 19 August 2019 02:54, Jonathan Woithe wrote: > Hi Kelsie > > Thanks for the additional information you provided to Kathy. I thought I'd > pick up on the last part of the response regarding the funding amount. > > In the initial grant application it was stated: > > > Our initial pilot is in Melbourne in collaboration with Digital Rights > > Watch, to train a cohort of journalists who have requested support to do > > their job effectively. > > Estimated cost breakdown of the project: 1. Website hosting, private > > platform & maintenance (developer time for updates): $200 per month > > > > 2. Establish NGO entity to be able to receive donations and offer tax > > receipts (have pro bono law firm in Melbourne for this): $847. > > > > 3. Workshop delivery (face-to-face): venue and catering: $2000 (estimated > > 1 per month to begin. To cover the initial pilot would be amazing). > > > > 4. Communications management (ad channels to reach NGOs/activists needing > > support): $500 per month > > > > > > Total: $2700 per month + $847. > > On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 09:27:48PM +1000, the response to Kathy included the > following. > > > I agree that entity creation should be post the initial pilot. > > > > > Funding amount > > > It would be helpful to better understand the funding amount, duration and > > > type/s of support Linux Australia is interested in considering. > > > > Ideally, Linux Australia can support TPP according to pre-agreed milestones > > for a period of 12 months until it reaches financial sustainability. Happy > > to discuss our 3, 6 and 12 month objectives and explore potential > > milestones. > > My reading of this is that the cost of $2700 per month ($32400) covers the > initial pilot, with the addtional $847 being associated with entity > creation which would come after the pilot completes. Thus item 2 in the > cost breakdown really comes after all the others as far as execution order > is concerned. > > I am not clear as to how long the pilot is indended to run - will it be 12 > months? > > Assuming the cost breakdown relates to the pilot, how different do you think > the monthly costs will look when the organisation is fully operational? > > Will you be pursing sustainable funding sources during the course of the > pilot, or is this dependent on the outcome of the pilot? > > It is worth noting that the 12 month total ($32400) is almost all of the > $35000 allocated for the grant program. To this end, it would be helpful if > you could briefly outline your 3 and 6 month objectives prior to LA > Council's discussion of this grant application on 27 August. This gives the > community and council some alternatives to consider in the event that the > full 12 month funding amount is not deemed possible. > > Regards > jonathan From jwoithe at just42.net Fri Aug 30 17:54:42 2019 From: jwoithe at just42.net (Jonathan Woithe) Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:24:42 +0930 Subject: [Grants] The Privacy Project - grant application decision Message-ID: <20190830075442.GE13574@marvin.atrad.com.au> The Privacy Project - Kelsie Ng This grant application was considered by the Linux Australia Council at its meeting on 27 August 2019. After discussing the details of the proposal it was decided to decline the application in its current form. However, Council recognise the importance of educating people about online privacy and are pleased that groups are forming to facilitate this. To this end Council encourages the submission of a revised application which addresses the concerns raised, and would welcome further interaction with The Privacy Project towards this goal. The concerns held by Council are summarised below, in no particular order. 1. As touched on during the mailing list discussion, it was agreed that the 12 month funding option was not feasible. A more realistic level an initial funding round for a project such as The Privacy Project would be around $3000. 2. When considering any level of funding it was not clear how precisely the funding might be used by the project. To address this, perhaps develop budgetary costings for some specific activities you need to carry out. This will make it clear where the money would be going to and provide a natural approach to evaluation of success. Council acknowledges that the level of funding support available from Linux Australia was perhaps not completely clear to you, which has possibly lead to a chicken-and-the-egg problem. Council would welcome a direct discussion with you to clarify this, which would then make it easier to identify activities to target for Linux Australia funding. 3. While the proposal and subsequent mailing list discussion included a very high level description of the aims of The Privacy Project and the actions it might do, the actions themselves were not developed. It was therefore difficult to determine where Linux Australia funding might have been directed, and how the effectiveness could be evaluated. This situation could be remedied as outlined in item 2: focus on a small number of specific sub-projects which Linux Australia could consider funding. 4. Concern was raised about the number of groups already working in the same broad area that The Privacy Project appears to be targetting (for example, Electronic Frontiers Australia, Digital Rights Watch). That said, it was acknowledged that none of these had exactly the same focus on privacy education. There was also the stated aim of The Privacy Project to obtain tax deductible status for donations. That said, Council felt that it would be worth considering the merits of conducting The Privacy Project with the support of an existing organisation. This approach has the potential to free up funding from administrative tasks and allow it to be directed to the specific actions The Privacy Project wishes to pursue. If such cooperation is not possible, it would be beneficial to outline the reasons why in the grant application since this will provide justification for the establishment of another organisation. 5. While the grant application mentioned monthly costs, there was little detail provided as to how the figures were derived. For example, hosting was costed at $200, although suitable hosting appears to be readily available for one tenth of this. Having information about how the monetary figures were derived would help Council properly evaluate the amounts being requested, and perhaps suggest options to make more efficient use of funding. It was also noted that catering costs for events can be reduced considerably by seeking out sponsorship specifically for catering. The Linux Australia Council would like to emphasise that the broad aims of The Privacy Project are important. Council is very interested in discussing the project with you so a revised, more targetted grant application might be submitted. Please feel free to follow up to me directly or through council at linux.org.au. Regards Jonathan (on behalf of Linux Australia)