[PLUG-TALK] Fundraising Campaign: Non-Profit Accounting Software

[glen ropella]

I assume many of you have heard of this already.  But just in case.


http://sfconservancy.org/campaign/

> Conservancy has a plan to help all non-profit organizations (NPOs) by creating an Open Source and Free Software accounting system usable by non-technical bookkeepers, accountants, and non-profit managers. You can help us do it by donating now.
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> To keep their books and produce annual government filings, most NPOs rely on proprietary software, paying exorbitant licensing fees. This is fundamentally at cross purposes with their underlying missions of charity, equality, democracy, and sharing.
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> You can help Conservancy fix this problem by donating now. We seek to raise $75,000 to employ a developer for one year to make substantial progress on this project.
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> This project has the potential to save the non-profit sector millions in licensing fees every year. Even non-profits that continue to use proprietary accounting software will benefit, since the existence of quality Open Source and Free Software for a particular task curtails predatory behavior by proprietary software companies, and creates a new standard of comparison.
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> But, more powerfully, this project's realization will increase the agility and collaborative potential for the non-profit sector — a boon to funders, boards, and employees — bringing the Free Software and general NPO communities into closer collaboration and understanding.
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> Thanks in advance for helping us develop Free Software to benefit all non-profit organizations, and the populations they serve.
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> Donors of $500 or more will be acknowledged in the THANKS file and other appropriate places in the codebase itself.
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> Endorsers of this effort include Fractured Atlas, The Free Software Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, GNOME Foundation, OpenHatch, Open Source Initiative, QuestionCopyright.org, and Software in the Public Interest; all encourage you to donate and support it.



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