> -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Weir [mailto:robw...@apache.org] > Sent: 06 November 2012 15:36 > To: dev@community.apache.org > Subject: YouTube Nonprofit Program > > It appears that we have an ASF "channel" on YouTube: > http://www.youtube.com/user/TheApacheFoundation > > I see that there is also a YouTube Nonprofit Program, that brings some extra > perks beyond a normal account: http://www.youtube.com/nonprofits > > Does anyone know, is our channel currently part of that nonprofit program? >
I don't know the answer but Sally "owns" this channel. I've cc'd press@ (Sally more useful info below) Rob, in terms of your question. Yes we (ComDev) are interested in this as we are experimenting with video from conferences as we speak. > If we are part of that program (or are interesting in joining it) then there > is > this interesting note: > > "We only allow one membership per organization. However, branches of > umbrella organizations that share Employee Identification Numbers > (EINs) with their parent organizations are eligible for individual > memberships. > Branches must indicate that they are applying as a "related organization" > during the application process and go through additional screening." > > This might be an avenue for having project-specific accounts as well, which > might be interesting for projects like Apache OpenOffice, which have already > produced a number of Youtube videos, but all scattered among individual > user accounts. > > Anyone else interested in this? Is this worth pursuing? Who controls the > current ASF YouTube account? > > Regards, > > -Rob
