Re: Major donors - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Chris Browne
Subject Re: Major donors
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Msg-id 60r74utf9g.fsf@dba2.int.libertyrms.com
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In response to Major donors (was: [pgsql-www] Where to put the new donations page?)  ("Jim C. Nasby" <jnasby@pervasive.com>)
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jnasby@pervasive.com ("Jim C. Nasby") writes:
> It also might not make sense from a financial perspective. $1k is
> quite a lot for most individuals, but it's a tiny sum for all but
> the smallest companies.

I suspect it's a more significant thing, in fact, if a project
attracts contributions from 50 individuals that add to $1000 (that's a
mere $20 apiece) than if it attracts $10K from a corporate donor.

I'd expect getting 50 people to take the (pretty nominal) action to be
more difficult than to get one person to sign off on $10K.

If a project needs $10K, the latter is obviously necessary;
demonstrating the "grass roots support" of the first $1K would be
quite compelling to the folks with bigger purse strings...
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