Re: Listing recognised NPOs on the website

On Thu, 2 Jan 2025 at 15:13, Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org> wrote:

> On 1/2/25 6:43 AM, Dave Page wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 21 Dec 2024 at 16:13, Robert Treat <rob(at)xzilla(dot)net
> > <mailto:rob(at)xzilla(dot)net>> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 20, 2024 at 7:11 AM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org
> > <mailto:dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>> wrote:
> > > On Fri, 20 Dec 2024 at 01:46, Robert Treat <rob(at)xzilla(dot)net
> > <mailto:rob(at)xzilla(dot)net>> wrote:
> > >> +</p>
> > >> +<p>
> > >> + For larger donations, please consider becoming a <a
> > >> + href="/about/financial/">Financial Sponsor</a>.
> > >> +</p>
> > >> +
> > >>
> > >> This bit should probably be removed... I'm not sure what a
> "larger
> > >> donation" means and I suspect suggesting people become "financial
> > >> sponsors" is likely to confuse people who have been making
> "larger
> > >> donations" to the existing non-profits for years given this term
> > only
> > >> exists in the context of these few pages.
> > >
> > > I want to have something in there as we now have the concept of
> > financial sponsors for NPOs that wish to use it on the site (the
> > main reason for which is to have a place to put logos as one of the
> > benefits). I'm open to suggestions for better wording if you have
> any.
> > >
> >
> > I think the better wording is to remove it :-)
> >
> > Every NPO already accepts financial sponsorships, if you really want
> > to support the NPOs, you should encourage people to go directly to
> > those sites.
> >
> >
> > That is not correct at all. PostgreSQL Europe does not accept financial
> > sponsors, and SPI certainly doesn't have a PostgreSQL sponsorship
> > program. Those are just two quick examples from the top of my head; I'm
> > sure there are more.
> >
> > Secondarily, encouraging people to go directly to the NPO sites defeats
> > the purpose of allowing the NPOs to list their sponsors on the main
> > website - the whole point of the re-org of those pages was to help the
> > NPOs supporting the project offer a much more visible benefit to their
> > sponsors, as there isn't really any way to support postgresql.org
> > <http://postgresql.org> directly.
>
> I think it's good to have the wording in there for all the points Dave
> makes; it has more visibility and provides guidance on how people can
> get involved in supporting the recognized NPOs, if their wish is to do
> so financially. Maybe, as originally suggested, it just needs rewording,
> e.g.:
>
> "There are different ways to support Recognised NPOs, including becoming
> a <a href="/about/financial/">Financial Sponsor</a>. You can find out
> more information about financial sponsorship on the <a
> href="/about/financial/">financial sponsorship</a> page, or through a
> Recognised NPOs website"
>
> (Aside: I reviewed the patch again, and when it's applied it'll need the
> updated "Last updated" date).
>

Thanks - pushed with the suggested wording change, and the updated date.

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