Re: [Ghm-discuss] flattr donations

[John Darrington]

Thanks very much for the information, John.

To whoever is maintaining the web page:   If this information was copied there,
I think there would be a lot more people you would consider donating.

J'


On Thu, Apr 05, 2012 at 09:43:41PM -0400, John Sullivan wrote:
     John Darrington <address@hidden> writes:
     
     > I tend to agree with Neal.
     >
     > I don't in principle object to donating, but I'd rather not do it 
through 
     > flattr (although I have no better suggestion for online donations), and 
     > I always ask questions before I donate to such causes.  
     >
     > For example: 
     >
     > * I really would like to know who or what is administrating the funds.
     >
     
     The FSF receives the funds from Flattr and administers them.
     
     We've also discussed setting up a fund directly under the FSF that
     wouldn't require Flattr.
     
     > * what happens to the $50 I donate if the GHM has to be cancelled for 
     >   whatever reason.
     >
     
     It would have to be "rolled over" to the next GHM. We're not currently
     able to handle refundable donations.
     
     > * What criteria are applied when assessing potential benefactors. In this
     >   case since the general public are being invited to donate, it would 
seem
     >   consistent to also ask them to apply for such travel grants.  I would
     >   expect to see a "click here to apply for a grant" button next to the 
     >   "click here to donate button".
     >
     
     This is up to the GHM organizers (subject to final approval from the
     FSF, but our concern will be based on due diligence things like
     providing documentation/receipts; we expect the organizers to decide the
     finer grained details like who out of the eligible pool should receive
     reimbursement).
     
     > With regard to operating costs, perhaps there is also the intention to 
do this,
     > but a collection at the end of the meeting is probably the best way to 
do it.
     >
     
     This is also up to the organizers. There is no structural or FSF reason
     why the funds can't be used for operating expenses; but the organizers
     may decide they are best put toward travel expenses.
     

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