On 15/03/15 at 14:51 +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > Sorry for bringing up > https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2015/03/msg00020.html > earlier today without having seen this message last month. > > > also sprach Lucas Nussbaum <leader@debian.org> [2015-02-17 14:02 +0100]: > > I would like to build a small group of people in charge of this program. > > Count me in. That's great! Steffen Möller (Cced) also volunteered. Maybe you too could start discussing how you want to organize, and get the ball rolling? > > Ideally, this program would be merged with a Debian fundraising > > team. > > Do we have a fundraising team? If not, then no need to merge, for > then you are talking about the fundraising team, no? Anyway, > details… > > > 1) improve the DebConf fundraising processes, and keep in mind > > that it could be transferred from 'DebConf fundraising' to > > 'Debian fundraising' > > We're (DebConf fundraising) already looking at ourselves as that, at > least when we take a step back, so I'd say that you can check this > off. This was obvious in the discussion around a CRM, which we'll > need desperately… > > > 2) revitalize the partners team > > … and which I'd introduce as point 2.5). In fact… > > > 3) discuss merging both efforts when they are both in a sufficiently > > good shape. > > … I wouldn't do it this way. Please let me propose an alternative > idea that I think could get us further faster without disrupting > DebConf fundraising until we're ready to. > > How about we revive the partners team and work e.g. on a brochure > / marketing material (incl. all the benefits and stuff we "sell"), > as well as a CRM (and cash collection automation).¹ > > Meanwhile, communications between this newly revived team and the > DebConf team will be keep all on the same page and it might well > make sense to prepare our DebConf sponsors e.g. during the DC16 > cycle.² > > Once a CRM is in place and we have products identify that we can > sell to our subscribers,³ then we can dive into the waters and merge > in DebConf fundraising. The above plan looks good to me. Please let me know if you need something from me. - Lucas
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