Hi Karl-Magnus! Thanks a lot for your quick reply and for sharing your perspective - that’s super helpful! We are a young association (founded in April 2025), so it means a lot to us to learn from our more experienced colleagues. Your advice and insights from Sweden give us valuable ideas for our own path 💚 After collecting feedback from other local groups, I will prepare a summary report that I will share with everyone via email.
Best regards, *MICHAŁ ŻUGAJEWICZ* CEO at EnviroSolutions | QGIS Poland Representative [email protected] +48 501 540 755 EnviroSolutions <https://www.envirosolutions.pl> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/envirosolutions/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/envirosolutionspl> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/envirosolutions_team/> czw., 4 wrz 2025 o 09:03 Karl Magnus Jönsson < [email protected]> napisał(a): > Hi all! > > For us in Sweden membership fees are the main income. It is easy and not > so much work for both members and board. We have tried some crowdfunding as > well, but it is a lot more work and difficult for many public > organizations (which are our main target) to participate due to stiff > budgets and procurement rules. We had some sponsors for the international > conference this year but otherwise we do not have sponsors in that way. One > thing that probably should work well is to create a small surplus on our > national meeting and events. But we have so far decided to try to break > even on these events. > > > > Best regards > > > > *Karl-Magnus Jönsson* > > > > *Från:* QGIS-User <[email protected]> *För *Michał > Żugajewicz via QGIS-User > *Skickat:* den 3 september 2025 07:07 > *Till:* [email protected] > *Ämne:* [Qgis-user] Funding sources for QGIS development (local groups) > > > > Dear Colleagues! > > I am reaching out with an interest in learning more about how local QGIS > user groups manage to secure funding and support for the development of the > software and related tools, such as plugins and custom applications. > > Could you please share some insights into the typical sources of funding > that your group or related initiatives rely on? For example: > > - Do you receive support from public institutions such as > municipalities, government agencies, or universities? > - Are there private companies, consultancies, or NGOs that contribute > financially to your activities or sponsor specific development projects? > - Do you make use of grants, donations, or membership fees to sustain > your work? > - Have you engaged in partnerships with organizations that benefit > from QGIS to co-finance the development of plugins or other tools? > > I am particularly interested in understanding what models have proven > effective and sustainable for your group, and whether there are strategies > or best practices you would recommend for establishing these collaborations. > > Thank you very much for your time and for any details you can share. Your > experience could be very helpful in shaping similar initiatives elsewhere > 💚 > > > > Bests, > > *MICHAŁ ŻUGAJEWICZ* > > CEO at EnviroSolutions | QGIS Poland Representative > > [email protected] > > +48 501 540 755 > > EnviroSolutions <https://www.envirosolutions.pl> > > > > LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/envirosolutions/> | Facebook > <https://www.facebook.com/envirosolutionspl> | Instagram > <https://www.instagram.com/envirosolutions_team/> > > >
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