also sprach Neil McGovern <neilm@debian.org> [2015-03-20 21:13 +0100]:
> Perhaps for clarity: This is /not/ a sustainable funding stream. We have
> reserves which I believe are too high for our income/expenditure, and I
> believe that should be spent to further the project. This isn't
> something that should be used for long term commitments with a
> unavoidable recurring cost.
Right, and I am sure we can find once-off ways to spend that money,
e.g. all-inclusive holiday packages for DC15 team members, or maybe
said interns that implement systems we need (CRM!!).
We could also spend those reserves to close the gap between cash
flow investments and when the first income, uh, comes in.
To me, using the reserves to fund things like e.g. Outreachy
wouldn't make much sense IMHO if we don't also work on fundraising
at the same time, because it's not sustainable and thus would
impeded on the ability of the involved teams to plan and evolve.
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