Hi team coordinators,
two hours ago we sent out a press release "Freedom Food: FSFE to cook for its donors" through our channels. We are currently working on distributing it.
What is important now?
- Country coordinators: - spread the message to industry contacts you have in your country. - animate others from the country team to do the same.
- Team coordintors: - FTF: - for example spread it in their network - ask important people like Harald to write about it. - Fellowship: - I already announce it as far as possible
- All: - blog about it - distribute it in your communities (forums, mailinglists, etc.) - spread the message to industry contacts you have in your country. - animate others from the country team to do the same.
Best report back to pr@fsfeurope.org whom you approched.
Best wishes, Matthias
= Freedom Food: FSFE to cook for its donors =
[Permanent URL: http://www.fsfe.org/news/2009/news-20091118-01.en.html ]
18 November 2009, 12:30 CEST, Berlin, Germany
For this year's round of fund-raising, the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) has cooked up something special. The biggest donor of 2009 will share a cooking session with FSFE's President and other members of the organisation's executive team. FSFE is looking to raise 100,000 Euro during the last quarter of 2009.
Free Software and cooking are both about creativity, skill and enjoying yourself. "Recipes can be used for any purpose, including sharing them with others, and making your own improvements. In these respects cooking is just like Free Software - you have the freedom to use, study, share and improve" says FSFE's President Karsten Gerloff.
FSFE has been working for the Free Software community in Europe and beyond since 2001. Thanks to its supporters, the organisation has been able to break proprietary monopolies , defend European developers and users against software patents, and build the Freedom Task Force into Europe's foremost expert group on legal aspects of Free Software.
Many threats continue to face Free Software however - and FSFE continues to fight against them. Computer users in Europe are forced to use proprietary software on a daily basis. Closed standards build walls that restrict Free Software and its users. Interoperability in the European public sector is under attack, as proprietary software companies continue to push their agendas in Europe and around the world.
These are just a few of the issues that donors are entitled to discuss with senior FSFE staff. "A lot of us at FSFE are passionate hobby chefs. We are looking forward to sharing a creative time with supporters of Free Software," says Gerloff.
== The fine print ==
- Qualifying donations must be received between January 1 2009 and December 31 2009. - A European location for the cooking event will be determined by discussion with the selected donor. - At least two senior FSFE staff will cook for (and happily dine with) up to four persons chosen by the selected donor. - Costs for accommodation and travel to the location of the dinner will be borne by FSFE. - The list of the top three donors will be published on this website and updated regularly.
== About the Free Software Foundation Europe ==
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is a non-profit non-governmental organisation active in many European countries and involved in many global activities. Access to software determines participation in a digital society. To secure equal participation in the information age, as well as freedom of competition, the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) pursues and is dedicated to the furthering of Free Software, defined by the freedoms to use, study, modify and copy. Founded in 2001, creating awareness for these issues, securing Free Software politically and legally, and giving people Freedom by supporting development of Free Software are central issues of the FSFE.
On 11/18 14:36, Matthias Kirschner wrote:
Hi team coordinators,
Hi!
two hours ago we sent out a press release "Freedom Food: FSFE to cook for its donors" through our channels. We are currently working on distributing it.
Cool idea!
What is important now?
- Country coordinators:
- spread the message to industry contacts you have in your country.
- animate others from the country team to do the same.
I'll do that. I'll send it to the Swedish organisations I have contact with. I'll also make sure that we have a note about it with each invoice leaving our company in end November and December.
I'll try to get it in the Christmas Wishes as well, but I'm not sure that will be okay with the rest.
- All:
- blog about it
- distribute it in your communities (forums, mailinglists, etc.)
- spread the message to industry contacts you have in your country.
- animate others from the country team to do the same.
Will do.
Hi Otto, Henri, Timo,
* Matthias Kirschner mk@fsfe.org [2009-11-18 14:36:22 +0100]:
- Country coordinators:
- spread the message to industry contacts you have in your country.
- animate others from the country team to do the same.
Will you be able to do that in Finland?
Best wishes, Matthias
Lainaus Matthias Kirschner mk@fsfe.org:
Hi Otto, Henri, Timo,
- Matthias Kirschner mk@fsfe.org [2009-11-18 14:36:22 +0100]:
- Country coordinators:
- spread the message to industry contacts you have in your country.
- animate others from the country team to do the same.
Will you be able to do that in Finland?
Hello,
We have drafted an announcment about the formation of the Finnish team. We intend to publish that as soon as the new SSL certificate is in place and visiting the Join page will not produce errors to most visitors. The announcements should bring us some new Fellows. After that we'll start recruiting even more Fellows.
When the Finnish team is properly "established" we'll start to publish also other announcements like this fundraising thing or the next after it.