Sponsoring Python development via the PSF
We now have https://www.python.org/psf/donations/python-dev/ for anyone to make donations via the PSF for directly supporting Python development (and we have the Sponsor button at https://github.com/python/cpython pointing to this link).
We now have https://www.python.org/psf/donations/python-dev/ for anyone to make donations via the PSF for directly supporting Python development (and we have the Sponsor button at https://github.com/python/cpython
That's great! "The PSF will use Python development fundraising to support CPython development and maintenance." Does someone have more info about that? Who will get the money, how, etc.? Victor Le lundi 24 juin 2019, Brett Cannon <brett@python.org> a écrit : pointing to this link). -- Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death.
Victor Stinner wrote:
That's great! "The PSF will use Python development fundraising to support CPython development and maintenance." Does someone have more info about that? Who will get the money, how, etc.?
No because we have to see how much money we get first. ;) Without knowing how much we will get then you can probably assume it will go towards core dev sprint sponsorships like the page states. After that probably the PM role we have been talking about on the steering council to help sunset Python 2, then a PM-like role to help with GitHub issue migration. That's as far as the steering council has discussed things with the PSF in terms of short-term, concrete asks for money and staffing. After that it's my personal speculation, but I would hope something like the Django fellowship program. If we could get enough money to fund like 4 people to work on Python full-time it would be amazing and help us stay on top of things like pull requests. But all of this depends on companies actually giving money in the proper amounts in order to be able to do anything like this. I've been told by companies they have been wanting to donate money for ages but wanted to make sure it was helping Python's development. Well, this is their chance to prove they actually meant it. ;)
Victor Le lundi 24 juin 2019, Brett Cannon brett@python.org... a écrit :
We now have https://www.python.org/psf/donations/python-dev/... for anyone to make donations via the PSF for directly supporting Python development (and we have the Sponsor button at https://github.com/python/cpython... pointing to this link). -- Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death.
Hi, Why not the other way around? Having from the very beginning a clear goal with a speculative budget, companies would have visibilitty about the end goal of their donations. Otherwise is a bit a leap of faith. On Wed, Jun 26, 2019, 02:15 Brett Cannon <brett@python.org> wrote:
Victor Stinner wrote:
That's great! "The PSF will use Python development fundraising to support CPython development and maintenance." Does someone have more info about that? Who will get the money, how, etc.?
No because we have to see how much money we get first. ;) Without knowing how much we will get then you can probably assume it will go towards core dev sprint sponsorships like the page states. After that probably the PM role we have been talking about on the steering council to help sunset Python 2, then a PM-like role to help with GitHub issue migration. That's as far as the steering council has discussed things with the PSF in terms of short-term, concrete asks for money and staffing.
After that it's my personal speculation, but I would hope something like the Django fellowship program. If we could get enough money to fund like 4 people to work on Python full-time it would be amazing and help us stay on top of things like pull requests.
But all of this depends on companies actually giving money in the proper amounts in order to be able to do anything like this. I've been told by companies they have been wanting to donate money for ages but wanted to make sure it was helping Python's development. Well, this is their chance to prove they actually meant it. ;)
Victor Le lundi 24 juin 2019, Brett Cannon brett@python.org... a écrit :
We now have https://www.python.org/psf/donations/python-dev/... for anyone to make donations via the PSF for directly supporting Python development (and we have the Sponsor button at https://github.com/python/cpython. .. pointing to this link). -- Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death.
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On 26.06.2019 10:41, Pau Freixes wrote:
Hi,
Why not the other way around? Having from the very beginning a clear goal with a speculative budget, companies would have visibilitty about the end goal of their donations. Otherwise is a bit a leap of faith.
+1. That's why I never donate to charity. I can't see or control what my money is going to be used for.
On Wed, Jun 26, 2019, 02:15 Brett Cannon <brett@python.org <mailto:brett@python.org>> wrote:
Victor Stinner wrote: > That's great! > "The PSF will use Python development fundraising to support CPython > development and maintenance." > Does someone have more info about that? Who will get the money, how, etc.?
No because we have to see how much money we get first. ;) Without knowing how much we will get then you can probably assume it will go towards core dev sprint sponsorships like the page states. After that probably the PM role we have been talking about on the steering council to help sunset Python 2, then a PM-like role to help with GitHub issue migration. That's as far as the steering council has discussed things with the PSF in terms of short-term, concrete asks for money and staffing.
After that it's my personal speculation, but I would hope something like the Django fellowship program. If we could get enough money to fund like 4 people to work on Python full-time it would be amazing and help us stay on top of things like pull requests.
But all of this depends on companies actually giving money in the proper amounts in order to be able to do anything like this. I've been told by companies they have been wanting to donate money for ages but wanted to make sure it was helping Python's development. Well, this is their chance to prove they actually meant it. ;)
> Victor > Le lundi 24 juin 2019, Brett Cannon brett@python.org... > a écrit : > > We now have https://www.python.org/psf/donations/python-dev/... > > for anyone > > to make donations via the PSF for directly supporting Python development > > (and we have the Sponsor button at https://github.com/python/cpython... > > pointing to this link). > > -- > Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list -- python-dev@python.org <mailto:python-dev@python.org> To unsubscribe send an email to python-dev-leave@python.org <mailto:python-dev-leave@python.org> https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-dev.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/message/BGZI7NPQ...
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On 26.06.2019 10:41, Pau Freixes wrote:
Hi,
Why not the other way around? Having from the very beginning a clear goal with a speculative budget, companies would have visibilitty about the end goal of their donations. Otherwise is a bit a leap of faith.
Over time, this will be a combination of both: directed towards specific
I'll comment on two posts in one go :) On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 12:12 PM Ivan Pozdeev via Python-Dev < python-dev@python.org> wrote: projects and supporting the general Python development fund. One of the current goals of the PSF is to better support core development. We are just starting with this support effort. Our goal overtime is to create a spending plan with the help of the Steering Council, which will involve a lot more than just individual donations. In the meantime, this fund is there for those that want to donate specifically to things that support Python development and maintenance. To what Brett said, if we see many individual donors contributing, we can move faster to provide support. This is our joined effort to start *somewhere*. +1. That's why I never donate to charity. I can't see or control what my
money is going to be used for.
The PSF strives to be transparent with its money and we continue to improve upon that. We go over our finances in detail at PyCon and EuroPython at our member meetings. In addition to in person events, we recently published our first Annual Impact Report ( https://www.python.org/psf/annual-report/2019/) and we'll continue to upload our financials online ( https://www.python.org/psf/records/board/treasurer/) (2018 should be out soon). With regards to what the money will be used for: directed funding can only be used for what it is intended for. Even though Python development and maintenance is still a pretty broad category, the PSF will only use this funding for that category. For a non-profit there is also a downside to very specific fundraising. For example, if we directed this donation to the September Core Dev Sprint in London and received $100,000 in donations, we would only be able to use that money for *that* specific thing. Even if we ordered fancy lunches and dinners for the core devs daily, I am not sure we'd be able to spend all that money :) At that point we'd also be asking ourselves if we are using the funds to the best of their ability. The remaining funds would be restricted and we wouldn't be able to use them for other important things. Keeping it a bit general is helpful to ensure the money is used where it is needed. It is a bit of a leap of faith as well since we have never done this before for core development. I do hope the PSF can soon instill that missing trust. If anyone has any questions, don't hesitate to reach out!
On 26Jun2019 1006, Ivan Pozdeev via Python-Dev wrote:
+1. That's why I never donate to charity. I can't see or control what my money is going to be used for.
That's not charity then, it's a purchase or an investment. On 26.06.2019 10:41, Pau Freixes wrote:
Why not the other way around? Having from the very beginning a clear goal with a speculative budget, companies would have visibilitty about the end goal of their donations. Otherwise is a bit a leap of faith.
Different companies have different needs. Some are interested in investing, some are interested in general altruism, some are interested in directed donations. This just enables directed donations by having a separate fund, which I assume will be reported by the PSF separately from other income. So now we have all bases covered - those who want to invest can continue to hire people or provide infrastructure, those who want to make open-ended donations can use the already existing channels, and those who want donations directed for development work can now choose that. Cheers, Steve
When companies donate as PyCon sponsors (and get brand recognition) do those donations also go to PSF? You can add the **Python Software Foundation** to a Charity Navigator "Giving Basket" and get one receipt: https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=043594598 "Charity Navigator's Methodology" https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=5593#rating Is there any way to donate cryptocurrency to PSF yet? All of these orgs accept BTC donations: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Donation-accepting_organizations_and_projects Just sending to an address doesn't get you a receipt for tax purposes; there are firms that support donations by exchanging for USD at that time and depositing to the configured account. On Wednesday, June 26, 2019, Steve Dower <steve.dower@python.org> wrote:
On 26Jun2019 1006, Ivan Pozdeev via Python-Dev wrote:
+1. That's why I never donate to charity. I can't see or control what my money is going to be used for.
That's not charity then, it's a purchase or an investment.
On 26.06.2019 10:41, Pau Freixes wrote:
Why not the other way around? Having from the very beginning a clear goal with a speculative budget, companies would have visibilitty about the end goal of their donations. Otherwise is a bit a leap of faith.
Different companies have different needs. Some are interested in investing, some are interested in general altruism, some are interested in directed donations.
This just enables directed donations by having a separate fund, which I assume will be reported by the PSF separately from other income. So now we have all bases covered - those who want to invest can continue to hire people or provide infrastructure, those who want to make open-ended donations can use the already existing channels, and those who want donations directed for development work can now choose that.
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On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 8:28 PM Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
When companies donate as PyCon sponsors (and get brand recognition) do those donations also go to PSF?
Yes, the PSF produces PyCon. PyCon sponsorships are used to help offset PyCon expenses. If PyCon has a surplus, it is the PSF's revenue. PyCon's surplus is the biggest source of revenue for the PSF.
You can add the **Python Software Foundation** to a Charity Navigator "Giving Basket" and get one receipt: https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=043594598
"Charity Navigator's Methodology"
https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=5593#rating
Is there any way to donate cryptocurrency to PSF yet?
Currently, we do not.
All of these orgs accept BTC donations: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Donation-accepting_organizations_and_projects
Just sending to an address doesn't get you a receipt for tax purposes; there are firms that support donations by exchanging for USD at that time and depositing to the configured account.
That's good to know! If you know more info on this, please let me know. I can share it with our accounting team to review.
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Ewa Jodlowska <ewa@python.org> wrote:
On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 8:28 PM Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
When companies donate as PyCon sponsors (and get brand recognition) do those donations also go to PSF?
Yes, the PSF produces PyCon. PyCon sponsorships are used to help offset PyCon expenses. If PyCon has a surplus, it is the PSF's revenue. PyCon's surplus is the biggest source of revenue for the PSF.
You can add the **Python Software Foundation** to a Charity Navigator "Giving Basket" and get one receipt: https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profil e&ein=043594598
"Charity Navigator's Methodology" https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view& cpid=5593#rating
Is there any way to donate cryptocurrency to PSF yet?
Currently, we do not.
All of these orgs accept BTC donations: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Donation-accepting_organizations_and_projects
Just sending to an address doesn't get you a receipt for tax purposes; there are firms that support donations by exchanging for USD at that time and depositing to the configured account.
That's good to know! If you know more info on this, please let me know. I can share it with our accounting team to review.
Accepting donations in Bitcoin can reduce the financial transaction fees a nonprofit owes. With Bitcoin, the costs are significantly lower compared to checks, credit cards, and other digital options, and if your organization is a registered 501(c)(3), there are zero transaction fees on
Re: PSF accepting cryptoasset donations Wikimedia, Save The Children, UNICEF, United Way, Mozilla, EFF, and FSF, for example, all accept cryptocurrency donations. OpenCollective reviews a number of possible payment solutions: https://github.com/opencollective/opencollective/ issues/919#issuecomment-370218843 (now with a GitHub poll in the issue description) From GuideStar (which, like Charity Navigator, also has nonprofit evaluation criteria) https://trust.guidestar.org/bitcoin-what-nonprofits-need-to- know-and-how-it-might-give-your-fundraising-a-competitive-advantage : platforms such as Coinbase or Bitpay. There is also no risk of bank charges accruing to the nonprofit in the case of a donor using a fraudulent credit card. * Merch: It may be worth accepting cryptocurrency payments for PSF merch like T-Shirts, Mugs, Polo shirts: https://www.python.org/community/merchandise/ * Coinbase Commerce integrates with a number of major eCommerce platforms: https://commerce.coinbase.com/integrate * SCHEMA.ORG/Offer and schema:Product markup improves SEO; so that when I search for "PSF shirt" with an voice assistant on my way to PyCon, some portion of that revenue should go to PSF * From a conversation with Eric Holscher regarding ReadTheDocs' ethical ads revenue model, * Yeti makes solid drinkware that can be customized with a logo: https://www.yeti.com/en_US/custom-monogram-text-logo-drinkware * And, for accounting, Zapier automates connections between a bunch of APIs with e.g. QuickBooks Online; which can save accounting's time for things like copying merch invoices to the accounts payable, refund, and chargeback accounting ledgerd. https://zapier.com/apps/quickbooks/integrations * Integrating E.G. Shopify with QuickBooks doesn't require any Zapier Zaps. Shopify also integrates with e.g. Amazon Fulfillment so that they can manage inventory, returns, and shipping with their warehouses and efficient logistics platform.: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/integrations/shopify/ * There's a CreativeCommons-licensed logo SVG on Wikipedia. Organizations listed on the Merch page have pledged to donate a portion of their proceeds to PSF: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Python.svg * What mailing list and/or CRM can I opt-into with my PSF donation? Is there a periodic breakdown of expenses that I can backseat-drive and micromanage? From Charity Navigator, it looks like PSF had about $ 2,500,000 in donation revenue a few years ago. Is there some form of a voluntary nonprofit sustainability report; the the now #GlobalGoals-aligned GRI Standards?
Indeed, When I donate to PSF, how does that work, what do I sponsoring? AFAIU: - Payment processing - Prioritization and allocation - Project Management with plans as RST documents on GitHub, issues on Roundup (bug and feature triage) discussions on mailing lists, discussions on discourse - Software Development GitHub pull requests - Release management - More Fundraising & Marketing & PyCon *We could* sponsor a part or full-time developer as an employee of our organization, or donate to PSF to sponsor sprints and/or developers On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Ewa Jodlowska <ewa@python.org> wrote:
On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 8:28 PM Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
When companies donate as PyCon sponsors (and get brand recognition) do those donations also go to PSF?
Yes, the PSF produces PyCon. PyCon sponsorships are used to help offset PyCon expenses. If PyCon has a surplus, it is the PSF's revenue. PyCon's surplus is the biggest source of revenue for the PSF.
You can add the **Python Software Foundation** to a Charity Navigator "Giving Basket" and get one receipt: https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profil e&ein=043594598
"Charity Navigator's Methodology" https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view& cpid=5593#rating
Is there any way to donate cryptocurrency to PSF yet?
Currently, we do not.
All of these orgs accept BTC donations: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Donation-accepting_organizations_and_projects
Just sending to an address doesn't get you a receipt for tax purposes; there are firms that support donations by exchanging for USD at that time and depositing to the configured account.
That's good to know! If you know more info on this, please let me know. I can share it with our accounting team to review.
Re: PSF accepting cryptoasset donations
Wikimedia, Save The Children, UNICEF, United Way, Mozilla, EFF, and FSF, for example, all accept cryptocurrency donations.
OpenCollective reviews a number of possible payment solutions: https://github.com/opencollective/opencollective/ issues/919#issuecomment-370218843 (now with a GitHub poll in the issue description)
From GuideStar (which, like Charity Navigator, also has nonprofit evaluation criteria) https://trust.guidestar.org/bitcoin-what-nonprofits-need-to- know-and-how-it-might-give-your-fundraising-a-competitive-advantage :
Accepting donations in Bitcoin can reduce the financial transaction fees a nonprofit owes. With Bitcoin, the costs are significantly lower compared to checks, credit cards, and other digital options, and if your organization is a registered 501(c)(3), there are zero transaction fees on platforms such as Coinbase or Bitpay. There is also no risk of bank charges accruing to the nonprofit in the case of a donor using a fraudulent credit card.
* Merch: It may be worth accepting cryptocurrency payments for PSF merch like T-Shirts, Mugs, Polo shirts: https://www.python.org/ community/merchandise/
* Coinbase Commerce integrates with a number of major eCommerce platforms: https://commerce.coinbase.com/integrate
* SCHEMA.ORG/Offer and schema:Product markup improves SEO; so that when I search for "PSF shirt" with an voice assistant on my way to PyCon, some portion of that revenue should go to PSF
* From a conversation with Eric Holscher regarding ReadTheDocs' ethical ads revenue model,
* Yeti makes solid drinkware that can be customized with a logo: https://www.yeti.com/en_US/custom-monogram-text-logo-drinkware
* And, for accounting, Zapier automates connections between a bunch of APIs with e.g. QuickBooks Online; which can save accounting's time for things like copying merch invoices to the accounts payable, refund, and chargeback accounting ledgerd. https://zapier.com/apps/quickbooks/integrations
* Integrating E.G. Shopify with QuickBooks doesn't require any Zapier Zaps. Shopify also integrates with e.g. Amazon Fulfillment so that they can manage inventory, returns, and shipping with their warehouses and efficient logistics platform.: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/integrations/shopify/
* There's a CreativeCommons-licensed logo SVG on Wikipedia. Organizations listed on the Merch page have pledged to donate a portion of their proceeds to PSF: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Python.svg
* What mailing list and/or CRM can I opt-into with my PSF donation? Is there a periodic breakdown of expenses that I can backseat-drive and micromanage?
From Charity Navigator, it looks like PSF had about $ 2,500,000 in donation revenue a few years ago.
Is there some form of a voluntary nonprofit sustainability report; the the now #GlobalGoals-aligned GRI Standards?
"Earmarked" funding is an additional funding model for the Python ecosystem that PSF is a big part of. For example, the new 2FA and limited use package upload token support for PyPI (PyPA/warehouse) is sponsored by a specific grant. Is there a way for third party organizations to say, "yeah, we sponsored this or that". When I go to the donation page, can I see all of the ways to contribute time, trained resources, and money? Maybe I'm looking for a shirt, maybe I'm looking to send in our best guy to let's get it done here On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
Indeed, When I donate to PSF, how does that work, what do I sponsoring?
AFAIU:
- Payment processing - Prioritization and allocation - Project Management with plans as RST documents on GitHub, issues on Roundup (bug and feature triage) discussions on mailing lists, discussions on discourse - Software Development GitHub pull requests - Release management - More Fundraising & Marketing & PyCon
*We could* sponsor a part or full-time developer as an employee of our organization, or donate to PSF to sponsor sprints and/or developers
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Ewa Jodlowska <ewa@python.org> wrote:
On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 8:28 PM Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
When companies donate as PyCon sponsors (and get brand recognition) do those donations also go to PSF?
Yes, the PSF produces PyCon. PyCon sponsorships are used to help offset PyCon expenses. If PyCon has a surplus, it is the PSF's revenue. PyCon's surplus is the biggest source of revenue for the PSF.
You can add the **Python Software Foundation** to a Charity Navigator "Giving Basket" and get one receipt: https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profil e&ein=043594598
"Charity Navigator's Methodology" https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view& cpid=5593#rating
Is there any way to donate cryptocurrency to PSF yet?
Currently, we do not.
All of these orgs accept BTC donations: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Donation-accepting_organizations_ and_projects
Just sending to an address doesn't get you a receipt for tax purposes; there are firms that support donations by exchanging for USD at that time and depositing to the configured account.
That's good to know! If you know more info on this, please let me know. I can share it with our accounting team to review.
Re: PSF accepting cryptoasset donations
Wikimedia, Save The Children, UNICEF, United Way, Mozilla, EFF, and FSF, for example, all accept cryptocurrency donations.
OpenCollective reviews a number of possible payment solutions: https://github.com/opencollective/opencollective/ issues/919#issuecomment-370218843 (now with a GitHub poll in the issue description)
From GuideStar (which, like Charity Navigator, also has nonprofit evaluation criteria) https://trust.guidestar.org/bitcoin-what-nonprofits-need-to- know-and-how-it-might-give-your-fundraising-a-competitive-advantage :
Accepting donations in Bitcoin can reduce the financial transaction fees a nonprofit owes. With Bitcoin, the costs are significantly lower compared to checks, credit cards, and other digital options, and if your organization is a registered 501(c)(3), there are zero transaction fees on platforms such as Coinbase or Bitpay. There is also no risk of bank charges accruing to the nonprofit in the case of a donor using a fraudulent credit card.
* Merch: It may be worth accepting cryptocurrency payments for PSF merch like T-Shirts, Mugs, Polo shirts: https://www.python.org/communi ty/merchandise/
* Coinbase Commerce integrates with a number of major eCommerce platforms: https://commerce.coinbase.com/integrate
* SCHEMA.ORG/Offer and schema:Product markup improves SEO; so that when I search for "PSF shirt" with an voice assistant on my way to PyCon, some portion of that revenue should go to PSF
* From a conversation with Eric Holscher regarding ReadTheDocs' ethical ads revenue model,
* Yeti makes solid drinkware that can be customized with a logo: https://www.yeti.com/en_US/custom-monogram-text-logo-drinkware
* And, for accounting, Zapier automates connections between a bunch of APIs with e.g. QuickBooks Online; which can save accounting's time for things like copying merch invoices to the accounts payable, refund, and chargeback accounting ledgerd. https://zapier.com/apps/quickbooks/integrations
* Integrating E.G. Shopify with QuickBooks doesn't require any Zapier Zaps. Shopify also integrates with e.g. Amazon Fulfillment so that they can manage inventory, returns, and shipping with their warehouses and efficient logistics platform.: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/integrations/shopify/
* There's a CreativeCommons-licensed logo SVG on Wikipedia. Organizations listed on the Merch page have pledged to donate a portion of their proceeds to PSF: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Python.svg
* What mailing list and/or CRM can I opt-into with my PSF donation? Is there a periodic breakdown of expenses that I can backseat-drive and micromanage?
From Charity Navigator, it looks like PSF had about $ 2,500,000 in donation revenue a few years ago.
Is there some form of a voluntary nonprofit sustainability report; the the now #GlobalGoals-aligned GRI Standards?
On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 1:27 PM Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
Is there a way for third party organizations to say, "yeah, we sponsored this or that".
When I go to the donation page, can I see all of the ways to contribute time, trained resources, and money? Maybe I'm looking for a shirt, maybe I'm looking to send in our best guy to let's get it done here
Say I'm a person who's looking to take some time off and do a tour with PSF. To donate some talent to the Python Community. I missed HR (Hiring, Contracts, Benefits) on the list above. That may be because I, too, like to do coding most of the time, too. Buy say I'm a person who's looking to take some time off and do a tour with PSF; sort of like 18F, Defense Digital Service, US Digital Services (USDS); with talent from industry contributing their time in more of a startup / intrapreneurial environment. Pitch me. What do I do for healthcare, with my retirement savings 401(k) and/or IRA Independent Retirement Account? Do I even need to roll anything over to come help out full time for a few years? I can read the Contributing section of the Devguide, https://devguide.python.org/#contributing And learn about the systems that power the Python community software development workflows (including the cool git repo bots), but when I consider donating money, how can we upsell me to considering doing a tour with PSF? Maybe I want to: - buy a shirt, a hat, - send a cash money donation (and get my tax receipt) https://www.python.org/psf/donations/ - donate corporate resources https://www.python.org/psf/sponsorship/ #sponsorship-levels - pay developers with healthcare and give them some time - decide when in my career would be a good time to consider PSF Membership and Fellowship ... There are a number of online payroll, contracts, and benefits management solutions. FounderKit has reviews of self-service HR solutions: https://founderkit.com/biz/gusto
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
Indeed, When I donate to PSF, how does that work, what do I sponsoring?
AFAIU:
- Payment processing - Prioritization and allocation - Project Management with plans as RST documents on GitHub, issues on Roundup (bug and feature triage) discussions on mailing lists, discussions on discourse - Software Development GitHub pull requests - Release management - More Fundraising & Marketing & PyCon
*We could* sponsor a part or full-time developer as an employee of our organization, or donate to PSF to sponsor sprints and/or developers
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Ewa Jodlowska <ewa@python.org> wrote:
On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 8:28 PM Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
When companies donate as PyCon sponsors (and get brand recognition) do those donations also go to PSF?
Yes, the PSF produces PyCon. PyCon sponsorships are used to help offset PyCon expenses. If PyCon has a surplus, it is the PSF's revenue. PyCon's surplus is the biggest source of revenue for the PSF.
You can add the **Python Software Foundation** to a Charity Navigator "Giving Basket" and get one receipt:
https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=043594598
"Charity Navigator's Methodology"
https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=5593#rating
Is there any way to donate cryptocurrency to PSF yet?
Currently, we do not.
All of these orgs accept BTC donations:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Donation-accepting_organizations_and_projects
Just sending to an address doesn't get you a receipt for tax purposes; there are firms that support donations by exchanging for USD at that time and depositing to the configured account.
That's good to know! If you know more info on this, please let me know. I can share it with our accounting team to review.
Re: PSF accepting cryptoasset donations
Wikimedia, Save The Children, UNICEF, United Way, Mozilla, EFF, and FSF, for example, all accept cryptocurrency donations.
OpenCollective reviews a number of possible payment solutions: https://github.com/opencollective/opencollective/issues/919#issuecomment-370... (now with a GitHub poll in the issue description)
From GuideStar (which, like Charity Navigator, also has nonprofit evaluation criteria)
https://trust.guidestar.org/bitcoin-what-nonprofits-need-to-know-and-how-it-... :
Accepting donations in Bitcoin can reduce the financial transaction fees a nonprofit owes. With Bitcoin, the costs are significantly lower compared to checks, credit cards, and other digital options, and if your organization is a registered 501(c)(3), there are zero transaction fees on platforms such as Coinbase or Bitpay. There is also no risk of bank charges accruing to the nonprofit in the case of a donor using a fraudulent credit card.
* Merch: It may be worth accepting cryptocurrency payments for PSF merch like T-Shirts, Mugs, Polo shirts: https://www.python.org/community/merchandise/
* Coinbase Commerce integrates with a number of major eCommerce platforms: https://commerce.coinbase.com/integrate
* SCHEMA.ORG/Offer and schema:Product markup improves SEO; so that when I search for "PSF shirt" with an voice assistant on my way to PyCon, some portion of that revenue should go to PSF
* From a conversation with Eric Holscher regarding ReadTheDocs' ethical ads revenue model,
* Yeti makes solid drinkware that can be customized with a logo: https://www.yeti.com/en_US/custom-monogram-text-logo-drinkware
* And, for accounting, Zapier automates connections between a bunch of APIs with e.g. QuickBooks Online; which can save accounting's time for things like copying merch invoices to the accounts payable, refund, and chargeback accounting ledgerd. https://zapier.com/apps/quickbooks/integrations
* Integrating E.G. Shopify with QuickBooks doesn't require any Zapier Zaps. Shopify also integrates with e.g. Amazon Fulfillment so that they can manage inventory, returns, and shipping with their warehouses and efficient logistics platform.: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/integrations/shopify/
* There's a CreativeCommons-licensed logo SVG on Wikipedia. Organizations listed on the Merch page have pledged to donate a portion of their proceeds to PSF: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Python.svg
* What mailing list and/or CRM can I opt-into with my PSF donation? Is there a periodic breakdown of expenses that I can backseat-drive and micromanage?
From Charity Navigator, it looks like PSF had about $ 2,500,000 in donation revenue a few years ago.
Is there some form of a voluntary nonprofit sustainability report; the the now #GlobalGoals-aligned GRI Standards?
"PSF Prospectus 2018-2019.pdf" https://www.dropbox.com/s/a479lb6jz4yhr4x/PSF%20Prospectus%202018-2019.pdf On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 2:12 PM Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 1:27 PM Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
Is there a way for third party organizations to say, "yeah, we sponsored this or that".
When I go to the donation page, can I see all of the ways to contribute time, trained resources, and money? Maybe I'm looking for a shirt, maybe I'm looking to send in our best guy to let's get it done here
Say I'm a person who's looking to take some time off and do a tour with PSF. To donate some talent to the Python Community.
I missed HR (Hiring, Contracts, Benefits) on the list above. That may be because I, too, like to do coding most of the time, too.
Buy say I'm a person who's looking to take some time off and do a tour with PSF; sort of like 18F, Defense Digital Service, US Digital Services (USDS); with talent from industry contributing their time in more of a startup / intrapreneurial environment.
Pitch me. What do I do for healthcare, with my retirement savings 401(k) and/or IRA Independent Retirement Account? Do I even need to roll anything over to come help out full time for a few years?
I can read the Contributing section of the Devguide, https://devguide.python.org/#contributing
And learn about the systems that power the Python community software development workflows (including the cool git repo bots), but when I consider donating money, how can we upsell me to considering doing a tour with PSF?
Maybe I want to:
- buy a shirt, a hat, - send a cash money donation (and get my tax receipt) https://www.python.org/psf/donations/ - donate corporate resources https://www.python.org/psf/sponsorship/ #sponsorship-levels - pay developers with healthcare and give them some time - decide when in my career would be a good time to consider PSF Membership and Fellowship
...
There are a number of online payroll, contracts, and benefits management solutions. FounderKit has reviews of self-service HR solutions: https://founderkit.com/biz/gusto
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
Indeed, When I donate to PSF, how does that work, what do I sponsoring?
AFAIU:
- Payment processing - Prioritization and allocation - Project Management with plans as RST documents on GitHub, issues on Roundup (bug and feature triage) discussions on mailing lists, discussions on discourse - Software Development GitHub pull requests - Release management - More Fundraising & Marketing & PyCon
*We could* sponsor a part or full-time developer as an employee of our organization, or donate to PSF to sponsor sprints and/or developers
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Ewa Jodlowska <ewa@python.org> wrote:
On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 8:28 PM Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
When companies donate as PyCon sponsors (and get brand recognition) do those donations also go to PSF?
Yes, the PSF produces PyCon. PyCon sponsorships are used to help offset PyCon expenses. If PyCon has a surplus, it is the PSF's revenue. PyCon's surplus is the biggest source of revenue for the PSF.
You can add the **Python Software Foundation** to a Charity Navigator "Giving Basket" and get one receipt:
https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=043594598
"Charity Navigator's Methodology"
https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=5593#rating
Is there any way to donate cryptocurrency to PSF yet?
Currently, we do not.
All of these orgs accept BTC donations:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Donation-accepting_organizations_and_projects
Just sending to an address doesn't get you a receipt for tax purposes; there are firms that support donations by exchanging for USD at that time and depositing to the configured account.
That's good to know! If you know more info on this, please let me know. I can share it with our accounting team to review.
Re: PSF accepting cryptoasset donations
Wikimedia, Save The Children, UNICEF, United Way, Mozilla, EFF, and FSF, for example, all accept cryptocurrency donations.
OpenCollective reviews a number of possible payment solutions: https://github.com/opencollective/opencollective/issues/919#issuecomment-370... (now with a GitHub poll in the issue description)
From GuideStar (which, like Charity Navigator, also has nonprofit evaluation criteria)
https://trust.guidestar.org/bitcoin-what-nonprofits-need-to-know-and-how-it-... :
Accepting donations in Bitcoin can reduce the financial transaction fees a nonprofit owes. With Bitcoin, the costs are significantly lower compared to checks, credit cards, and other digital options, and if your organization is a registered 501(c)(3), there are zero transaction fees on platforms such as Coinbase or Bitpay. There is also no risk of bank charges accruing to the nonprofit in the case of a donor using a fraudulent credit card.
* Merch: It may be worth accepting cryptocurrency payments for PSF merch like T-Shirts, Mugs, Polo shirts: https://www.python.org/community/merchandise/
* Coinbase Commerce integrates with a number of major eCommerce platforms: https://commerce.coinbase.com/integrate
* SCHEMA.ORG/Offer and schema:Product markup improves SEO; so that when I search for "PSF shirt" with an voice assistant on my way to PyCon, some portion of that revenue should go to PSF
* From a conversation with Eric Holscher regarding ReadTheDocs' ethical ads revenue model,
* Yeti makes solid drinkware that can be customized with a logo: https://www.yeti.com/en_US/custom-monogram-text-logo-drinkware
* And, for accounting, Zapier automates connections between a bunch of APIs with e.g. QuickBooks Online; which can save accounting's time for things like copying merch invoices to the accounts payable, refund, and chargeback accounting ledgerd. https://zapier.com/apps/quickbooks/integrations
* Integrating E.G. Shopify with QuickBooks doesn't require any Zapier Zaps. Shopify also integrates with e.g. Amazon Fulfillment so that they can manage inventory, returns, and shipping with their warehouses and efficient logistics platform.: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/integrations/shopify/
* There's a CreativeCommons-licensed logo SVG on Wikipedia. Organizations listed on the Merch page have pledged to donate a portion of their proceeds to PSF: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Python.svg
* What mailing list and/or CRM can I opt-into with my PSF donation? Is there a periodic breakdown of expenses that I can backseat-drive and micromanage?
From Charity Navigator, it looks like PSF had about $ 2,500,000 in donation revenue a few years ago.
Is there some form of a voluntary nonprofit sustainability report; the the now #GlobalGoals-aligned GRI Standards?
On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 11:16 AM Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
From GuideStar (which, like Charity Navigator, also has nonprofit evaluation criteria)
https://trust.guidestar.org/bitcoin-what-nonprofits-need-to-know-and-how-it-... :
Accepting donations in Bitcoin can reduce the financial transaction fees a nonprofit owes. With Bitcoin, the costs are significantly lower compared to checks, credit cards, and other digital options, and if your organization is a registered 501(c)(3), there are zero transaction fees on platforms such as Coinbase or Bitpay. There is also no risk of bank charges accruing to the nonprofit in the case of a donor using a fraudulent credit card.
* Merch: It may be worth accepting cryptocurrency payments for PSF merch like T-Shirts, Mugs, Polo shirts: https://www.python.org/community/merchandise/
* Coinbase Commerce integrates with a number of major eCommerce platforms: https://commerce.coinbase.com/integrate
I'll share Coinbase with our team for review.
* What mailing list and/or CRM can I opt-into with my PSF donation? Is there a periodic breakdown of expenses that I can backseat-drive and micromanage?
We go over our finances at the PSF member meetings at PyCon and the EuroPython. In addition to what we have on python.org ( https://www.python.org/psf/annual-report/2019/, https://www.python.org/psf/records/board/treasurer/), financials are also sent to voting members (psf-vote@python.org). The 2018 financials will be sent there this month. If anyone wants to become a voting member of the PSF, let me know off-list and I'll be happy to share the available options!
From Charity Navigator, it looks like PSF had about $ 2,500,000 in donation revenue a few years ago.
As of end of 2018, the PSF had almost 3.3M in assets. In 2018, we received $515,000 from "Contributions, Membership Dues, and Grants" ( https://www.python.org/psf/annual-report/2019/). In 2016, our "Contributions, Membership Dues, and Grants" totaled approximately $148,024 to give you a comparison of how things are developing over time. The Annual Impact report also addresses the need for a financial reserve: "The PSF will continue to research diversifying revenue streams, hiring additional staff, and improving our fundraising efforts, which will all affect future financials. We would like to continue to improve the services we provide to the community, expand our programs, and better support developers. We also need to consider risk mitigating factors such as having diverse revenue streams instead of heavily relying on PyCon and a financial reserve of at least 1.5 years (in operating costs). This will help ensure the PSF’s viability for the long run."
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Ewa Jodlowska <ewa@python.org> wrote:
On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 11:16 AM Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
From GuideStar (which, like Charity Navigator, also has nonprofit evaluation criteria) https://trust.guidestar.org/bitcoin-what-nonprofits-need- to-know-and-how-it-might-give-your-fundraising-a-competitive-advantage :
Accepting donations in Bitcoin can reduce the financial transaction fees a nonprofit owes. With Bitcoin, the costs are significantly lower compared to checks, credit cards, and other digital options, and if your organization is a registered 501(c)(3), there are zero transaction fees on platforms such as Coinbase or Bitpay. There is also no risk of bank charges accruing to the nonprofit in the case of a donor using a fraudulent credit card.
* Merch: It may be worth accepting cryptocurrency payments for PSF merch like T-Shirts, Mugs, Polo shirts: https://www.python.org/ community/merchandise/
* Coinbase Commerce integrates with a number of major eCommerce platforms: https://commerce.coinbase.com/integrate
I'll share Coinbase with our team for review.
* What mailing list and/or CRM can I opt-into with my PSF donation? Is there a periodic breakdown of expenses that I can backseat-drive and micromanage?
We go over our finances at the PSF member meetings at PyCon and the EuroPython. In addition to what we have on python.org ( https://www.python.org/psf/annual-report/2019/, https:// www.python.org/psf/records/board/treasurer/), financials are also sent to voting members (psf-vote@python.org).
The 2018 financials will be sent there this month.
Thanks!
If anyone wants to become a voting member of the PSF, let me know off-list and I'll be happy to share the available options!
From Charity Navigator, it looks like PSF had about $ 2,500,000 in donation revenue a few years ago.
As of end of 2018, the PSF had almost 3.3M in assets. In 2018, we received $515,000 from "Contributions, Membership Dues, and Grants" ( https://www.python.org/psf/annual-report/2019/). In 2016, our "Contributions, Membership Dues, and Grants" totaled approximately $148,024 to give you a comparison of how things are developing over time.
$515,000 in 2018, thanks. An infographic on the donation page might increase conversions.
The Annual Impact report also addresses the need for a financial reserve:
"The PSF will continue to research diversifying revenue streams, hiring additional staff, and improving our fundraising efforts, which will all affect future financials. We would like to continue to improve the services we provide to the community, expand our programs, and better support developers. We also need to consider risk mitigating factors such as having diverse revenue streams instead of heavily relying on PyCon and a financial reserve of at least 1.5 years (in operating costs). This will help ensure the PSF’s viability for the long run."
+1
I wholeheartedly support accepting Bitcoin and Etherium and other popular cryptos at PSF. Bitpay is an alternative, but they can be more complicated to work with than Coinbase. Of course you can always chose to manage your own crypto wallet independent of any go-between business, but that has risks too. Coinbase would be my last choice, however. It has been involved in some shady business practices that would be illegal if they were regulated as strictly as a bank or brokerage is. - From the very beginning Coinbase has been accused of insider trading, front-trading, market manipulation, and outright fraud in class action lawsuits such as this one: https://www.silvermillerlaw.com/current-investigations/coinbase-class-action... - In times of dips or spikes in price they sometimes prevent some depositors from accessing their funds for extended periods of time (I've been unable to access my account for years now, and others I know have had similar difficulties). - They profit on bid/ask spreads, like most brokerages or financial markets, but they aren't regulated as strictly as traditional brokerages+banks so that spread can be quite broad and the invisible loss of value for frequent depositors/payors can be significant. --Hobson On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 10:40 AM Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Ewa Jodlowska <ewa@python.org> wrote:
On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 11:16 AM Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
From GuideStar (which, like Charity Navigator, also has nonprofit evaluation criteria)
https://trust.guidestar.org/bitcoin-what-nonprofits-need-to-know-and-how-it-... :
Accepting donations in Bitcoin can reduce the financial transaction fees a nonprofit owes. With Bitcoin, the costs are significantly lower compared to checks, credit cards, and other digital options, and if your organization is a registered 501(c)(3), there are zero transaction fees on platforms such as Coinbase or Bitpay. There is also no risk of bank charges accruing to the nonprofit in the case of a donor using a fraudulent credit card.
* Merch: It may be worth accepting cryptocurrency payments for PSF merch like T-Shirts, Mugs, Polo shirts: https://www.python.org/community/merchandise/
* Coinbase Commerce integrates with a number of major eCommerce platforms: https://commerce.coinbase.com/integrate
I'll share Coinbase with our team for review.
* What mailing list and/or CRM can I opt-into with my PSF donation? Is there a periodic breakdown of expenses that I can backseat-drive and micromanage?
We go over our finances at the PSF member meetings at PyCon and the EuroPython. In addition to what we have on python.org ( https://www.python.org/psf/annual-report/2019/, https://www.python.org/psf/records/board/treasurer/), financials are also sent to voting members (psf-vote@python.org).
The 2018 financials will be sent there this month.
Thanks!
If anyone wants to become a voting member of the PSF, let me know off-list and I'll be happy to share the available options!
From Charity Navigator, it looks like PSF had about $ 2,500,000 in donation revenue a few years ago.
As of end of 2018, the PSF had almost 3.3M in assets. In 2018, we received $515,000 from "Contributions, Membership Dues, and Grants" ( https://www.python.org/psf/annual-report/2019/). In 2016, our "Contributions, Membership Dues, and Grants" totaled approximately $148,024 to give you a comparison of how things are developing over time.
$515,000 in 2018, thanks. An infographic on the donation page might increase conversions.
The Annual Impact report also addresses the need for a financial reserve:
"The PSF will continue to research diversifying revenue streams, hiring additional staff, and improving our fundraising efforts, which will all affect future financials. We would like to continue to improve the services we provide to the community, expand our programs, and better support developers. We also need to consider risk mitigating factors such as having diverse revenue streams instead of heavily relying on PyCon and a financial reserve of at least 1.5 years (in operating costs). This will help ensure the PSF’s viability for the long run."
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On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 2:17 PM Hobson Lane <hobsonlane@gmail.com> wrote:
I wholeheartedly support accepting Bitcoin and Etherium and other popular cryptos at PSF. Bitpay is an alternative, but they can be more complicated to work with than Coinbase. Of course you can always chose to manage your own crypto wallet independent of any go-between business, but that has risks too.
Here's a possible spec / criteria for considering a solution for cryptocurrency donations : - a webapp (over TLS) to collect personal information (that should not be stored in a public blockchain for GDPR-compliance) and generate receipts witha template suitable for tax deduction (in the US, and [...]) - FDIC deposit insurance protection for any funds held in USD in the exchange* - regulatory approval to operate within the given territories - no-fee payment processing for nonprofits \* For donations immediately cashed out to a bank account over direct deposit (ACH (SFTP+PGP)) at the non-stable present value, you only need to hold funds in USD while deposits to the configured bank account are pending
Coinbase would be my last choice, however. It has been involved in some shady business practices that would be illegal if they were regulated as strictly as a bank or brokerage is. - From the very beginning Coinbase has been accused of insider trading, front-trading, market manipulation, and outright fraud in class action lawsuits such as this one: https://www.silvermillerlaw.com/current-investigations/coinbase-class-action... - In times of dips or spikes in price they sometimes prevent some depositors from accessing their funds for extended periods of time (I've been unable to access my account for years now, and others I know have had similar difficulties). - They profit on bid/ask spreads, like most brokerages or financial markets, but they aren't regulated as strictly as traditional brokerages+banks so that spread can be quite broad and the invisible loss of value for frequent depositors/payors can be significant.
--Hobson
On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 10:40 AM Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, Ewa Jodlowska <ewa@python.org> wrote:
On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 11:16 AM Wes Turner <wes.turner@gmail.com> wrote:
From GuideStar (which, like Charity Navigator, also has nonprofit evaluation criteria)
https://trust.guidestar.org/bitcoin-what-nonprofits-need-to-know-and-how-it-... :
Accepting donations in Bitcoin can reduce the financial transaction fees a nonprofit owes. With Bitcoin, the costs are significantly lower compared to checks, credit cards, and other digital options, and if your organization is a registered 501(c)(3), there are zero transaction fees on platforms such as Coinbase or Bitpay. There is also no risk of bank charges accruing to the nonprofit in the case of a donor using a fraudulent credit card.
* Merch: It may be worth accepting cryptocurrency payments for PSF merch like T-Shirts, Mugs, Polo shirts: https://www.python.org/community/merchandise/
* Coinbase Commerce integrates with a number of major eCommerce platforms: https://commerce.coinbase.com/integrate
I'll share Coinbase with our team for review.
* What mailing list and/or CRM can I opt-into with my PSF donation? Is there a periodic breakdown of expenses that I can backseat-drive and micromanage?
We go over our finances at the PSF member meetings at PyCon and the EuroPython. In addition to what we have on python.org ( https://www.python.org/psf/annual-report/2019/, https://www.python.org/psf/records/board/treasurer/), financials are also sent to voting members (psf-vote@python.org).
The 2018 financials will be sent there this month.
Thanks!
If anyone wants to become a voting member of the PSF, let me know off-list and I'll be happy to share the available options!
From Charity Navigator, it looks like PSF had about $ 2,500,000 in donation revenue a few years ago.
As of end of 2018, the PSF had almost 3.3M in assets. In 2018, we received $515,000 from "Contributions, Membership Dues, and Grants" ( https://www.python.org/psf/annual-report/2019/). In 2016, our "Contributions, Membership Dues, and Grants" totaled approximately $148,024 to give you a comparison of how things are developing over time.
$515,000 in 2018, thanks. An infographic on the donation page might increase conversions.
The Annual Impact report also addresses the need for a financial reserve:
"The PSF will continue to research diversifying revenue streams, hiring additional staff, and improving our fundraising efforts, which will all affect future financials. We would like to continue to improve the services we provide to the community, expand our programs, and better support developers. We also need to consider risk mitigating factors such as having diverse revenue streams instead of heavily relying on PyCon and a financial reserve of at least 1.5 years (in operating costs). This will help ensure the PSF’s viability for the long run."
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Discussing whether the PSF should accept cryptocurrency is a bit off-topic for python-dev. ;)
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Wes Turner