Re: recruiting sponsors

["Jaap A. Haitsma" <jaap haitsma org>]

On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 10:34, Dave Neary <dneary gnome org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Diego Escalante Urrelo wrote:
>>>
>>> We might follow the GIMP & KDE models, and simply have a page where we
>>> list benefactors of the foundation, separately from the advisory board.
>>
>> Yes, that could work, they might ask for having a logo plus their name
>> in the thank you pages instead of just their name. Just an idea.
>
> This is what the GIMP has done in the past (I don't know if it's still
> maintained): http://gimp.org/donating/sponsors.html
>
> We had guidelines on the maximum size of logos per level, and the more
> people gave the bigger their logo, and the higher they were on the page.
>
> Individual donors also got their name embossed & rendered with script-fu in
> a big font if they gave over a certain level.
>
I've suggested to have a sponsor tab on the main gnome page
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/marketing-list/2009-May/msg00039.html
I think that brings value to our corporate sponsors. Now it is quite
hidden that they are sponsoring GNOME

Jaap