> > These members has a yearly membership fee of around 500 Euro. And we have > over 100 members like this. Our income is over 55.000 Euro on a yearly > basis. Of which we deliver ca. 50% to the international QGIS organization > (That is more than 6% of the total income of the international QGIS > organization). >
This is a great idea - it means you can show the power of the QGIS User Group to be instrumental in support of the project. Kind regards Em Emma Hain — Product Manager/Senior GIS Analyst [email protected] [image: https://north-road.com] *North Road* Cartography • Development • Spatial Analysis ------------------------------ *north-road.com* <http://north-road.com> <https://twitter.com/northroadgeo> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/north-road-studios> <https://www.facebook.com/North-Road-997236690392419/home> FOSS4G 2025 <https://2025.foss4g.org/> 17-23 November, Auckland, New Zealand On Sat, 13 Sept 2025 at 20:30, Bo Victor Thomsen via QGIS-User < [email protected]> wrote: > And I forgot one really import service: > > - Several times a year we publish a email based newsletter with QGIS > related news and events to the members of the user group and the Facebook > group who has subscribed to the newsletter. > > Med venlig hilsen / Best regards > > Bo Victor Thomsen > > On 13-09-2025 12:08, Bo Victor Thomsen wrote: > > Sorry of being late to the party, but here is how the Danish QGIS User > Group is working - > > - We have a Danish Facebook group, that is very active. There is up > towards 2700 members in this group - even though we only have around 200 > actual members i the Danish QGIS User Group. I would never have guessed > that there was 2700 people i Denmark using QGIS 🙂 > - We have been very diligent (and lucky) in persuading Danish, > QGIS-using organizations (like municipalities, federal agencies and a lot > of companies) that voluntary supporting QGIS by being a "organizational" > member in our group is good for the general development and survive-ability > of QGIS. > - The persuasive script is something like: "500 euro a year is like a > dime in your back pocket. It is *nothing* compared to the license > you'd have to pay for using ArcGIS /MapInfo/ Intergraph. QGIS has no > license costs and supports every known GIS format, database and spatial > functions under the sun. So why don't you think of the contribution as > insurance ?" > - These members has a yearly membership fee of around 500 Euro. And we > have over 100 members like this. Our income is over 55.000 Euro on a yearly > basis. Of which we deliver ca. 50% to the international QGIS organization > (That is more than 6% of the total income of the international QGIS > organization). > - The rest is used on local QGIS development: plugins (mostly plugins > specific to the "Danish GIS environment") and sometimes core development > efforts. Plus different events - like on-line meetings, some in-person > meetings and the aforementioned Facebook group. And sending a couple of GIS > students to QGIS and FOSS4G events abroad. > - A couple of our organizational members is also a sustaining member > directly for QGIS.org. However, these organizations are very much aware of > the relationships (financial and otherwise) between the QGIS software, the > Danish QGIS user group and the international QGIS organization. So they > have made an informed choice regarding how to support QGIS. > - We have a homepage - qgis.dk - for the Danish QGIS user group. > - We have talked about having a "market place", where our members can > advertise their services on the homepage but haven't yet made a decision > about this. > - But we do have a calendar function on our homepage, where everyone > can make a QGIS related contribution to. There is all kinds of information > on this calendar: Information about our own events, "advertisement" about > QGIS courses offered by private companies and so on. > - And lastly, we have a blog space where everyone can submit an QGIS > related article to. > > I hope you can use the information. The "organizational generosity" might > be a Danish specialty, but who knows ? > > -- > Med venlig hilsen / Best regards > > Bo Victor Thomsen > > Board member of the Danish QGIS User Group > > On 03-09-2025 07:07, Michał Żugajewicz via QGIS-User wrote: > > 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/> > > _______________________________________________ > QGIS-User mailing [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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