[hackerspaces] Fundraising for FLOSS non-profit accounting software

[Joshua Pritt]

I'll donate some of my free time to work on this software!  I have had to
help with issues with proprietary software such as Exceed! Basic.
Is Conservancy trying to do the same thing as GNUCash?


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Danny O'Brien <danny at spesh.com> wrote:

> I thought this might be something that many here would see as a
> worthwhile project to donate money toward:
>
> http://sfconservancy.org/campaign/
>
>     Conservancy has a plan to help all non-profit organizations (NPOs)
>     by creating an Open Source and Free Software accounting system
>     usable by non-technical bookkeepers, accountants, and non-profit
>     managers. You can help us do it by donating now.
>
>     To keep their books and produce annual government filings, most NPOs
>     rely on proprietary software, paying exorbitant licensing fees. This
>     is fundamentally at cross purposes with their underlying missions of
>     charity, equality, democracy, and sharing.
>
>     You can help Conservancy fix this problem by donating now. We seek
>     to raise $75,000 to employ a developer for one year to make
>     substantial progress on this project.
>
> Note that this first year will concentrate on US non-profit
> requirements, "Conservancy seeks to lead an international effort, and
> welcomes contributions and input from everyone in the non-profit
> community from around the world. Conservancy has created a mailing list
> for discussion of this project and encourages interested parties from
> around the world to join the mailing list and contribute to the
> project!"
>
> http://lists.sfconservancy.org/mailman/listinfo/npo-accounting
>
> Donation sidebar is on the main page:
> http://sfconservancy.org/campaign/
>
> d.
>
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