From ctudball.opensource at gmail.com Sat Apr 14 16:06:50 2018 From: ctudball.opensource at gmail.com (Cameron Tudball) Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2018 16:06:50 +1000 Subject: [Grants] 2018 Linux Australia Grants Program Message-ID: Linux Australia is once again delighted to announce the availability of $AUD 35,000 for open source, open data, open government, open education, open hardware and open culture projects, as part of the organisation?s commitment to free and open source systems and communities in the region. Last year the Linux Australia grants program funded open hardware workshops for kids, an open source genomics platform, events at local hackerspaces and much more. These are documented in our 2017 Annual Report . 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Kind regards, Kathy On 19/04/18 11:45, Projects PP wrote: > > Hi, > > > Just reaching out to confirm what the closing date for the?2018 > Grant?application were? > > > Please let me know. > > > Thanks, > > Niki > > > *Niki Fernando* > > *Connect | Collaborate | Innovate* > > *Partner&Prosper**//* > > _emily at partnerandprosper.com.au ___ > > 08 9443 3468? > > PO Box 1360, Osborne Park, WA 6916 > > Level 1, 76 Roberts St, Osborne Park, WA 6017 > > www.partnerandprosper.com.au > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > committee mailing list > committee at lists.linux.org.au > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/committee > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to > committee-unsubscribe at lists.linux.org.au -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 president at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In most cases, Linux Australia retains the profits of these events in exchange for absorbing the risk inherent in running an event, and to help provide seed funding for future events. In the case of GovHack, we did not retain any of the funds that were surplus to event requirements, and these funds were returned to GovHack, with the intent that GovHack would be able to run as an independent entity - which indeed it is now doing. We also provided what was essentially in-kind sponsorship for GovHack - by paying the GST that GovHack incurred from sponsor payments that was processed through Linux Australia - to the value of about $6k. While we understand GovHack's ideals, we are cautious about providing further support in 2018. Firstly, it's unclear who is paid what within GovHack, such as Director's salaries or fees - which is important given that GovHack is largely government-supported, and utilises a huge amount of volunteer labour. In contrast, Linux Australia's constitution allows for any organisational member to be provided with our full books to review. Transparency and openness is a core Linux Australia value. As an entirely volunteer organisation, it would be difficult for us to justify a grant to our community where that grant was supporting a for-profit entity where these details were not clear - even though, again, we understand the open data remit that GovHack has. We're also observing some changing community perceptions of hackathons in general - for example, the perception that hackathons try to get "free work" from participants with no ongoing mechanism to commercialise the prototypes made, the increasing number of hackathons in the Australian marketplace, the reduced prize money available for hackathons versus the time commitment sought, the workload placed on volunteers and so on. Kind regards, Kathy On 19/04/18 13:22, Projects PP wrote: > > Hi Kathy, > > > Thank you for getting back to me. > > > We have previously received grants in the past for our event > GovHack.?In it's 9th year, the open data hacker ton aims to unlock the > value of open data published by government. > > https://www.govhack.org > > > We understand the application process required and would like > to?request to?the council?for any feedback or direction in terms of > how we should take this. > > > Thank you for your assistance. > > Niki? > > > > > > GovHack Hackathon ? Empower. Enable. Connect. > www.govhack.org > GovHack is an open data hackathon held across Australia ... > > > > > > > > *Niki Fernando* > > *Connect | Collaborate | Innovate* > > *Partner&Prosper**//* > > _emily at partnerandprosper.com.au ___ > > 08 9443 3468? > > PO Box 1360, Osborne Park, WA 6916 > > Level 1, 76 Roberts St, Osborne Park, WA 6017 > > www.partnerandprosper.com.au > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Linux Australia President > *Sent:* Thursday, 19 April 2018 10:16 AM > *To:* Projects PP; council at linux.org.au > *Cc:* grants at lists.linux.org.au > *Subject:* Re: [LACTTE] 2018 Grants Program > ? > > Hi Niki, > > > Many thanks for your enquiry. > > The Grants Program runs until our end of financial year - which is 30 > September 2018. > > So all Grant expenditure needs to occur before this date. > > > Kind regards, > > Kathy > > > On 19/04/18 11:45, Projects PP wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> >> Just reaching out to confirm what the closing date for the?2018 >> Grant?application were? >> >> >> Please let me know. >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Niki >> >> >> *Niki Fernando* >> >> *Connect | Collaborate | Innovate* >> >> *Partner&Prosper**//* >> >> _emily at partnerandprosper.com.au >> ___ >> >> 08 9443 3468? >> >> PO Box 1360, Osborne Park, WA 6916 >> >> Level 1, 76 Roberts St, Osborne Park, WA 6017 >> >> www.partnerandprosper.com.au >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> committee mailing list >> committee at lists.linux.org.au >> http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/committee >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to >> committee-unsubscribe at lists.linux.org.au >> > -- > Kathy Reid > President > Linux Australia > > 0418 130 636 > > president at linux.org.au > http://linux.org.au > > Linux Australia Inc > GPO Box 4788 > Sydney NSW 2001 > Australia > > ABN 56 987 117 479 -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 president at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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A funding campaign to support the initiative has been launched so that the Drupal Association can hire a marketing coordinator to work with agencies and communities around the world to contribute case studies, user testimonials, how-tos and recipes. This recognises this work is just as valuable a contribution as code, or event management, which is work the DA actively supports now. This initiative has four phases: Phase 1: Update Drupal's brand and strategic messaging to connect with new decision makers and influencers Phase 2: Provide sales and marketing materials that everyone can use (and translate!) Phase 3: Coordinate PR campaigns Phase 4: Create "marketing campaigns in a box" to support localized ad and industry event marketing This fundraising campaign will support Phase 1 & 2. For more information see: https://www.drupal.org/promotedrupal How the success of the project will be measured: ------------------------------------------------ The initial goal is to raise $100,000. So far we have raised $54,000. Reaching the 100k goal will be the primary immediate measure of success for the funding campaign. More broadly, the success of the Promote Drupal initiative will be measured by steady growth in adoption of Drupal, and increased diversity in attendance at Drupal events. Estimated cost breakdown of the project: ---------------------------------------- $100k will largely be spent on hiring a marketing contractor, possibly with some funds reserved for production of marketing collateral (eg. video) At this point I don't have access to a detailed budget. LA is being asked to contribute 2.5% to a larger project budget. The project team, their credentials and professional capabilities, etc...: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Drupal Association supports one of the world's largest open source projects, with over 100,000 contributors actively engaged in the project and thousands of modules hosted on Drupal.org. The DA team of staff support drupal.org, a website that seem over 2 million unique visits per month, and run major conferences of up to 3000 attendees. Person responsible for project: ------------------------------- Megan Sanicki, Executive Director of the Drupal Association A statement including a willingness to provide regular project updates on the project: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes. Happy to provide updates. Why should Linux Australia support this project? ------------------------------------------------ Linux Australia has been the auspicing financial sponsor of a number of Drupal events in Australia and New Zealand over many years. Most of those events have been successful, and returned a healthy surplus, above the auspicing costs. The Drupal Association has determined that the best way to support the community at this point, is to focus on the adoption journey, this means shifting the focus from the contribution journey, while continuing to support contributors through drupal.org and events. We're also looking to better support content authors, project managers, and the growing number of marketing professionals around the world, using Drupal to communicate with their audiences, customers and citizens. As a board member of the Drupal Association, elected by the community, I don't have a corporate entity behind me capable of making a substantial financial contribution. However, I have already made a meaningful contribution out of my own pocket. This is why I'm asking the legal entity that holds funds for and supports the Drupal community in Australia, to make a contribution on our behalf to the global effort to grow adoption of Drupal. - Donna Benjamin From saera.k.germaine at gmail.com Mon Apr 30 13:26:29 2018 From: saera.k.germaine at gmail.com (Sae Ra Germaine) Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 13:26:29 +1000 Subject: [Grants] [LACTTE] Grant request: Linux Australia Contribution to the Promote Drupal Fund In-Reply-To: <1147853578.83.1525038728414.JavaMail.zimbra@kattekrab.net> References: <1147853578.83.1525038728414.JavaMail.zimbra@kattekrab.net> Message-ID: Hi Donna, Just letting you know that I have placed this on the Council agenda for the meeting after the 2 week community consultation period. This meeting is currently scheduled to be held on Thursday 24th of April. Thanks! Sae Ra -- Sae Ra GermaineSecretary Linux Australia secretary at linux.org.auhttp://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 7:52 AM, Donna Benjamin wrote: > Project name: > ------------- > Promote Drupal > https://www.drupal.org/promotedrupal > > Request: > -------- > AU$2500 contribution to the Promote Drupal fund. > > Aim of the project, including any key stages or milestones of the project: > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Promote Drupal initiative aims to coordinate the effort and harness > the energy of the global Drupal community and shift our focus to the Drupal > adoption journey. We aim to help communicate what Drupal is, who it's for, > and provide the information evaluators and decision makers need. > > A funding campaign to support the initiative has been launched so that the > Drupal Association can hire a marketing coordinator to work with agencies > and communities around the world to contribute case studies, user > testimonials, how-tos and recipes. This recognises this work is just as > valuable a contribution as code, or event management, which is work the DA > actively supports now. > > This initiative has four phases: > > Phase 1: Update Drupal's brand and strategic messaging to connect with new > decision makers and influencers > Phase 2: Provide sales and marketing materials that everyone can use (and > translate!) > Phase 3: Coordinate PR campaigns > Phase 4: Create "marketing campaigns in a box" to support localized ad and > industry event marketing > > This fundraising campaign will support Phase 1 & 2. > > For more information see: https://www.drupal.org/promotedrupal > > How the success of the project will be measured: > ------------------------------------------------ > The initial goal is to raise $100,000. So far we have raised $54,000. > Reaching the 100k goal will be the primary immediate measure of success for > the funding campaign. More broadly, the success of the Promote Drupal > initiative will be measured by steady growth in adoption of Drupal, and > increased diversity in attendance at Drupal events. > > Estimated cost breakdown of the project: > ---------------------------------------- > $100k will largely be spent on hiring a marketing contractor, possibly > with some funds reserved for production of marketing collateral (eg. video) > At this point I don't have access to a detailed budget. LA is being asked > to contribute 2.5% to a larger project budget. > > > The project team, their credentials and professional capabilities, etc...: > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Drupal Association supports one of the world's largest open source > projects, with over 100,000 contributors actively engaged in the project > and thousands of modules hosted on Drupal.org. The DA team of staff > support drupal.org, a website that seem over 2 million unique visits per > month, and run major conferences of up to 3000 attendees. > > Person responsible for project: > ------------------------------- > Megan Sanicki, Executive Director of the Drupal Association > > A statement including a willingness to provide regular project updates on > the project: > ------------------------------------------------------------ > -------------------------- > Yes. Happy to provide updates. > > Why should Linux Australia support this project? > ------------------------------------------------ > Linux Australia has been the auspicing financial sponsor of a number of > Drupal events in Australia and New Zealand over many years. Most of those > events have been successful, and returned a healthy surplus, above the > auspicing costs. The Drupal Association has determined that the best way > to support the community at this point, is to focus on the adoption > journey, this means shifting the focus from the contribution journey, while > continuing to support contributors through drupal.org and events. We're > also looking to better support content authors, project managers, and the > growing number of marketing professionals around the world, using Drupal to > communicate with their audiences, customers and citizens. > > As a board member of the Drupal Association, elected by the community, I > don't have a corporate entity behind me capable of making a substantial > financial contribution. However, I have already made a meaningful > contribution out of my own pocket. This is why I'm asking the legal entity > that holds funds for and supports the Drupal community in Australia, to > make a contribution on our behalf to the global effort to grow adoption of > Drupal. > > - Donna Benjamin > _______________________________________________ > committee mailing list > committee at lists.linux.org.au > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/committee > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to > committee-unsubscribe at lists.linux.org.au > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This meeting is > currently scheduled to be held on Thursday 24th of April. > > Thanks! > > Sae Ra > > -- > > Sae Ra GermaineSecretary > Linux Australia > secretary at linux.org.auhttp://linux.org.au > > Linux Australia Inc > GPO Box 4788 > Sydney NSW 2001 > Australia > > ABN 56 987 117 479 > > > > On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 7:52 AM, Donna Benjamin > wrote: > >> Project name: >> ------------- >> Promote Drupal >> https://www.drupal.org/promotedrupal >> >> Request: >> -------- >> AU$2500 contribution to the Promote Drupal fund. >> >> Aim of the project, including any key stages or milestones of the >> project: >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> -------------- >> The Promote Drupal initiative aims to coordinate the effort and harness >> the energy of the global Drupal community and shift our focus to the Drupal >> adoption journey. We aim to help communicate what Drupal is, who it's for, >> and provide the information evaluators and decision makers need. >> >> A funding campaign to support the initiative has been launched so that >> the Drupal Association can hire a marketing coordinator to work with >> agencies and communities around the world to contribute case studies, user >> testimonials, how-tos and recipes. This recognises this work is just as >> valuable a contribution as code, or event management, which is work the DA >> actively supports now. >> >> This initiative has four phases: >> >> Phase 1: Update Drupal's brand and strategic messaging to connect with >> new decision makers and influencers >> Phase 2: Provide sales and marketing materials that everyone can use (and >> translate!) >> Phase 3: Coordinate PR campaigns >> Phase 4: Create "marketing campaigns in a box" to support localized ad >> and industry event marketing >> >> This fundraising campaign will support Phase 1 & 2. >> >> For more information see: https://www.drupal.org/promotedrupal >> >> How the success of the project will be measured: >> ------------------------------------------------ >> The initial goal is to raise $100,000. So far we have raised $54,000. >> Reaching the 100k goal will be the primary immediate measure of success for >> the funding campaign. More broadly, the success of the Promote Drupal >> initiative will be measured by steady growth in adoption of Drupal, and >> increased diversity in attendance at Drupal events. >> >> Estimated cost breakdown of the project: >> ---------------------------------------- >> $100k will largely be spent on hiring a marketing contractor, possibly >> with some funds reserved for production of marketing collateral (eg. video) >> At this point I don't have access to a detailed budget. LA is being asked >> to contribute 2.5% to a larger project budget. >> >> >> The project team, their credentials and professional capabilities, etc...: >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> -------------- >> The Drupal Association supports one of the world's largest open source >> projects, with over 100,000 contributors actively engaged in the project >> and thousands of modules hosted on Drupal.org. The DA team of staff >> support drupal.org, a website that seem over 2 million unique visits per >> month, and run major conferences of up to 3000 attendees. >> >> Person responsible for project: >> ------------------------------- >> Megan Sanicki, Executive Director of the Drupal Association >> >> A statement including a willingness to provide regular project updates on >> the project: >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> -------------------------- >> Yes. Happy to provide updates. >> >> Why should Linux Australia support this project? >> ------------------------------------------------ >> Linux Australia has been the auspicing financial sponsor of a number of >> Drupal events in Australia and New Zealand over many years. Most of those >> events have been successful, and returned a healthy surplus, above the >> auspicing costs. The Drupal Association has determined that the best way >> to support the community at this point, is to focus on the adoption >> journey, this means shifting the focus from the contribution journey, while >> continuing to support contributors through drupal.org and events. We're >> also looking to better support content authors, project managers, and the >> growing number of marketing professionals around the world, using Drupal to >> communicate with their audiences, customers and citizens. >> >> As a board member of the Drupal Association, elected by the community, I >> don't have a corporate entity behind me capable of making a substantial >> financial contribution. However, I have already made a meaningful >> contribution out of my own pocket. This is why I'm asking the legal entity >> that holds funds for and supports the Drupal community in Australia, to >> make a contribution on our behalf to the global effort to grow adoption of >> Drupal. >> >> - Donna Benjamin >> _______________________________________________ >> committee mailing list >> committee at lists.linux.org.au >> http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/committee >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to >> committee-unsubscribe at lists.linux.org.au >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: