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From: Bradley M. Kuhn <bkuhn@ebb.org>
Date: 2014-12-01 18:02:02
Subject: [PATCH] Initial draft of supporter page.

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+<p>Software Freedom Conservancy is an essential organization to free and
+open source software. We are the home of over
+<a href="http://sfconservancy.org/members/current/">30 projects</a> like 
+Git,
+Inkscape, Samba, Wine, Selenium, the Linux Compliance project, PyPy and
+Sugar Labs just to name a few. Conservancy is a "fiscal sponsor plus",
+providing everything that our projects need in a nonprofit. We help our
+projects defend their trademarks, manage their assets, handle donations,
+improve their community management, manage risk and assist them with all
+legal needs they may have. While we do receive a portion of the revenue
+donated to our projects, we keep that number low enough that it doesn't
+even pay for a single staff member. Help us show that you care about
+community-focused free software and help us be able to continue our
+charitable work. Donating to Conservancy is a great non-technical way to
+contribute to the cause.</p>
+
+<p>For the first time, we're launching a Supporter program. For an 
+annual
+donation of $120, you can download an official Supporter card and
+receive a Conservancy t-shirt[1]. If this is out of reach, please donate
+at whatever level you can - it makes a big difference to us to know that
+you support us, and a little goes a long way.</p>
+
+<p>In addition to supporting our projects,
+<ul>
+
+<li>we share our expertise across communities. We speak at many
+conferences, and publish materials to increase understanding about the
+organizational, community and legal issues around free and open source
+software. We advocate for free an open source software and provide
+education around that mission.  We form partnerships across our
+communities to work more effectively.  Check out <a 
+href="https://copyleft.org/">copyleft.org</a>
+or sign up to join the <a 
+href="http://sfconservancy.org/news/2014/aug/12/tax-exempt-working-group/">
+tax exempt working group</a>.</li>
+
+<li>we seek to solve problems for the public through free and open 
+source
+software.  We've launched a <a href="http://npoacct.sfconservancy.org/">
+nonprofits accounting project</a> to help all
+nonprofits (in free software and in other fields) avoid paying millions
+of dollars in licensing fees for subpar accounting software.</li>
+
+<li>as part of Conservancy's partnership in the program, we support Karen as
+  a co-organizer of the Free and Open Source Software Outreach Program.</li>
+
+<li>we encourage and support our employees to do volunteer work in the
+    community.  For example, Bradley and Karen together host an oggcast
+    called <cite><a href="http://faif.us">Free as in Freedom</a></cite> which
+    discusses important legal and policy issues in open source and free
+    software.</li></ul>
+
+<p>As an organization, we try to do do everything transparently; even 
+our
+<a 
+href="https://gitorious.org/conservancy/policies/source/master:">
+internal policies</a> are published and available for scrutiny.</p>
+
+<p>Please join our Supporter program and spread software freedom!</p>
+
+[1] the shirts will ship First Quarter 2015.
+
+
+
+