On 15 April 2014 21:57, Nathan nawrich@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.