On 15 April 2014 21:57, Nathan <nawrich(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I'd also personally support in-kind donations
(i.e. dedicate an FTE or
portion of an FTE to integration work that benefits a non-profit, or
implements a feature that is requested for a specific platform, etc.).
Training or consultation provided by a paid employee to a non-profit at no
charge would also fall into this category. I don't know that it would be
beneficial to have the vetting process be community driven, and I'd like to
see the implications for affiliates considered (i.e. does the WMF/FDC have
a position on whether affiliates should be redirecting WMF funding to third
party non-profits?).
Yeah, one of the first things to do is to talk to these partner
organisations (because they are partner organisations) and ask what
would actually be helpful, rather than helpy. Perhaps an engineer,
perhaps some server space, perhaps just an unrestricted grant (on the
principle that if you trust a charity enough to donate, you trust them
enough to do good stuff with it).
- d.