[Inpycon] PythonExpress Partnership

[vijay kumar]

On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 4:51 PM, Noufal Ibrahim <noufal at nibrahim.net.in>
wrote:

> On , Anand Chitipothu wrote:
> [..]
>
>> We are good at doing Python, not fund raising. Raising funds is not an
>> easy task. Wikipedia will have a team of people working only fund
>> raising. I think it is easier for PSSI to seek sponsorships instead of
>> fund raising.
>>
>
> +1. A friend recently got a project of his funded on indiegogo. The amount
> of trouble
> he took to get the thing done was enormous. It's very *very* hard to get
> crowdfunding.
>
>
> Here is something that might work. Apply for PSF grant for running 100
>> workshops to start with.
>>
>> Assuming there'll be 50 participants in each workshop, that would be
>> covering 5000 people. If we pay honorarium of Rs. 2000/- to every
>> workshop instructor and let them manage their travel expenses, that
>> would cost about Rs. 2 lakh, about $3000.
>>
>> I'm sure PSF would be more than happy to sponsor $3000 for teaching
>> Python to 5000 people, at a cost of 60 cents per person (their limit
>> is $25).
>>
>
> The numbers look good here but I don't know the details of getting the
> money from the PSF. On a related note, does the PSSI not have enough
> leftover from the conference and memberships to atleast partially fund
> PythonExpress?
>

I think PSSI should have leftover amount to support this project.
Two years back it was agreed by PSSI members to allocate 1 Lakh per year
for this project. I assume it's still same.


>
> That would take care of the expenses for the short run. We can ask the
>> colleges benefiting from these workshops to donate to PSSI to continue
>> run Python Express. I'm sure at least some of them will come back.
>>
>
> Good point we can think of it but audit /account hassle is what we need to
check with PSSI account team.

>
> The next thing that would might be helpful is to try getting some
>> government to sponsor. I know it is hard, but we can check with out
>> friends at FOSSEE and see if something can be worked out.
>>
>
>
> +1. I was even thinking on the same line. We can reach out to FOSSEE and
other similar organization. But we need to discuss about mutual benefits
between PythonExpress and Organizations.

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Thanks,
Vijay
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