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* Sources
* Sources
** Donation
** Donation
** Fundraiser drives
** Sponsorship
** Sponsorship
** Grants
** Grants
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* Destinations
* Destinations
** Hackfests & Conferences
** Hackfests & Conferences
** Organizational needs
** Organizational needs / staffing
** Development work
** Contracts (very specific, highly supervised work, very short term)
** Education
** Grants (general topic, more self-directed, short/mid-term)
** Fellowships (open ended, long term)
** Education subsidizing
*** Books
*** Classes
** Equipment
* Set up a Funding Team
** Vectors-type team but chartered for to scout for money
** Actively goes out and ask for donations
** Develops fundraising ideas into actionable plans
** Maintains sponsor records
** Writes grant proposals
** Solicits sponsorship from companies
** Works with Vectors team on messaging and broader outreach efforts
** Works with Web team on sponsor visibility/appearance on website
** Works with Devel team on scoping out funding opportunities

Revision as of 19:17, 19 February 2019

Other pages: Hackfest2019 SCALE, Hackfest2019 SCALE Attendees, Hackfest 2018 Kiel Topics.

Topics for Inkscape Hackfest 2019 in Pasadena

Inkscape 1.0 release

  • Planning
    • 1.0 Beta in March/April timeframe
    • 1.0 preN?
    • 1.0 in June timeframe
  • Bug review
    • Priority bugs
  • Testing

Inkscape refactoring

Inkscape 1.1 Release

  • Timeframe?
  • Feature development objectives
  • Stability objectives

Recruiting of new developers

  • Extensions seems to be a popular path.
  • Encourage people to write extensions.
  • Organized outreach/recruitment efforts?
  • Review developer onboarding guidelines
  • What are the major questions new devs have
  • What areas of the codebase do we need stronger institutional memory in?

Infrastructure

  • Bug migration
  • WebLate

Fundraising

  • Sources
    • Donation
    • Fundraiser drives
    • Sponsorship
    • Grants
    • Merchandise
  • Destinations
    • Hackfests & Conferences
    • Organizational needs / staffing
    • Contracts (very specific, highly supervised work, very short term)
    • Grants (general topic, more self-directed, short/mid-term)
    • Fellowships (open ended, long term)
    • Education subsidizing
      • Books
      • Classes
    • Equipment
  • Set up a Funding Team
    • Vectors-type team but chartered for to scout for money
    • Actively goes out and ask for donations
    • Develops fundraising ideas into actionable plans
    • Maintains sponsor records
    • Writes grant proposals
    • Solicits sponsorship from companies
    • Works with Vectors team on messaging and broader outreach efforts
    • Works with Web team on sponsor visibility/appearance on website
    • Works with Devel team on scoping out funding opportunities