Hello, You can read a lot of stuff below, or you can just donate: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate As some of you know (most of you won't) I am the PostgreSQL SPI Liason. What does that mean? Well you can read more about that here: http://fundraising.postgresql.org/ I am writing today because we need to start a fund raising drive for a few upcoming expenses. This is not an exhaustive list. It is just what is on *my* immediate radar. This email is *not* about fund raising ideas. If you wish to present those, please start a new thread. Ideas are welcome. Here are some specific expenses I would like to see us raise some money for: 8.2 CD . When 8.2 hits, I want to make sure that we have a new batch for all upcoming shows. Talks: We have many people starting to do PostgreSQL specific talks. I would like to sponsor these talks as we are able. One of the conditions of being sponsored for a talk, is that your presentation material be made available to the community. Advocacy material: currently we dont have any dedicated advocacy material for postgresql booths, which leaves us at the mercy of donors for every show. while some of these items have been quite good, we are not able to present a consistent, high level of quality for our handouts. I would like to have some of this material created and printed specifically for the community (without corporate advertisements) Signs: We need a new banner for the shows. The one that CMD printed up might make it through USENIX LISA but isn't going to make it much farther. The one that JoshB has has begun to yellow. Shirts: I would like to start printing shirts for shows. The idea would be to take initial donations to print the shirt (high quality) and then give the shirts to people who donate more than -x- money at a show. Pins. We need to run a batch of pins. So if you would like to help PostgreSQL financially in it's further Advocacy efforts please donate: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate Recent Successes: The PostgreSQL Anniversary Summit. Robert Treat at PHP/Works Chris Browne at LinuxFest Ohio 8.1 CDs Upcoming Successes: USENIX Lisa David Fetter, Conisli, São Paulo, Brazil (keynote) David Fetter, FOSS.IN/2006, Bangalore, India Linux.Conf.Au/PostgreSQL (Still working on this with Gavin Sherry) OSBC 07 OSCON 07 LinuxWorld West 07 Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate
