Everybody can give at any level, and if they choose, their name will be on the website.
What varies is the gifts. It wouldn't be cost effective to send a tshirt to people in India donating $10/year. Especially since we currently ship from the US. But I don't think people are concerned about the gifts. What are people looking for with a "student level"? Right now you can donate any amount and be a "Friend of GNOME." Stormy On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Bradley M. Kuhn <bk...@ebb.org> wrote: > narendra sisodiya wrote at 06:09 (EDT): > > > For Indian Student, 500 RS per Annum is good option. this is > > equivalent to US $10 Dollar > > I've heard recently about the Ardour project donation system, which has > different levels set for the annual giving based on where in the world > you live. Perhaps GNOME might want to do something similar to make sure > that the "right amount" is set, with regard to percentage of average > income in a given place. > > I also agree that it's good to have a student-level of giving that > matches in benefits to the "normal level". Full-time students often > don't have a lot of spare cash, however, the student donors of today (at > a reduced level) are the most consistent regular donors (at full level) > of tomorrow. I believe FSF's membership program has shown that over > time. I know many FSF Associate Members who were student donors in the > early 2000's when the program was started who are now some of the most > consistent and enthusiastic Associate Members today. > > It's important not to make students feel like "second-class" donors even > if they can't give as much as people with full-time jobs. Same is true > for people who live in parts of the world where average income is much > lower. > -- > > -- bkuhn > _______________________________________________ > foundation-list mailing list > foundation-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list >
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