Andreas, Raymond, Thank you Guys for the valuable information💚 As I promised, I will collect all information I receive from local groups into one document and send it to everyone at this group.
Have a nice week and stay in touch! Cheers, *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/> sob., 6 wrz 2025 o 20:03 Raymond Nijssen via QGIS-User < [email protected]> napisał(a): > Hi Michal, > > In The Netherlands we have a similar approach as well. > > Company members pay 500 euros per year, individual members 25. This > grants access to all meetings. Students can attend for free. > > Currently we're having around 30 companies and 140 individual members. > The number of members has increased quite rapidly over the last 5 years > (we started in 2020) and is still growing. We chose not to make a > difference in company size or something, it's always the standard 500 > for freelancers or large enterprises. > > We decided to call it company *membership* because organizations > struggled to pay for a *sponsorship*, especially public entities. > > During the last UC in Norrkoping I gave a presentation about our user > group which you can watch here. > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIezzpPaSqM&list=PLi6mvse6ZEOx3REy1Dr0JFOWxVOxkqEY7&index=24 > > We have recently started a Signal group "super user group" for > discussing subjects like this, aligning the user groups and sharing ideas. > > Kind regards, > Raymond > > > > On 9/6/25 14:47, Andreas Neumann via QGIS-User wrote: > > Hi Michal, > > > > The situation in Switzerland is similar to Sweden. Our main income > > source are "memberships". We currently have about 130 members in > > different categories. > > > > A: provinces, large cities, large companies (1000 CHF membership per > year) > > > > B: smaller cities and companies (500 CHF) > > > > C: private persons (100 CHF) > > > > D: students/retired people (50 CHF) > > > > Members also get some benefits: cheaper courses at our annual event and > > they can vote how the available funds are spent. We have a grant system > > like QGIS.ORG has, and every January we vote on how the money is spent. > > Members can submit proposals. Also, in order to use some application > > modules (water, waste-water, etc.) one has to be a member in the QGIS > > user group. > > > > About 2/3 of the Swiss provinces are members, many larger and smaller > > cities and quite a few private engineering companies. > > > > Like in Sweden, it is easist for public entities to become member in an > > association. It would be very difficult to donate, and sometimes > > complicated to participate in crowd fundings. > > > > However, we had some successful crowd funding campaigns as well and many > > public administrations also participate in crowd fundings. > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > Andreas > > > > On 2025-09-04 09:59, Michał Żugajewicz via QGIS-User wrote: > > > >> 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] <mailto:[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 <Karl- > >> [email protected] <mailto:Karl- > >> [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] <mailto:qgis- > >> [email protected]>> *För *Michał Żugajewicz via > QGIS-User > >> *Skickat:* den 3 september 2025 07:07 > >> *Till:* [email protected] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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/> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> QGIS-User mailing list > >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >> <https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user> > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > >> <https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > QGIS-User mailing list > > [email protected] > > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > _______________________________________________ > QGIS-User mailing list > [email protected] > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >
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