Re: SPI is now in GitHub Sponsors Fiscal Host List

Yes, of course ─ the projects need to follow the instructions in the first
link to configure their own GitHub repositories to collect donations via
SPI.
The setup guide is pretty intuitive, but we are available if there are
questions; from projects or from donors alike.

Regards,

--
Jonatas L. Nogueira (“jesusalva”)
Board of Directors Member
Software in the Public Interest, Inc.

On Sat, May 25, 2024 at 4:28 PM Marcel <mlautenb(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> Jonatas,
>
> that's great news!
>
> I'd suggest to also allow sponsoring individual projects instead of SPI
> (if possible). I believe some sponsors would like to sponsor a project
> specifically - the same way as it is by using
> https://www.spi-inc.org/projects/ .
>
> Regards,
> Marcel
>
> On 5/23/24 00:00, Jonatas L. Nogueira wrote:
> > Greetings,
> >
> > This message is to inform our associated projects that they can now
> choose
> > Software in the Public Interest as a fiscal host in the GitHub Sponsors
> > program.
> >
> > If your project is using GitHub as their primary repository or as an
> > official mirror, consider configuring it ─ the setup is simple and it
> > allows the project to collect donations directly through GitHub.
> >
> > Instructions for projects can be found here:
> >
> https://docs.github.com/en/sponsors/receiving-sponsorships-through-github-sponsors/using-a-fiscal-host-to-receive-github-sponsors-payouts
> >
> > If you are a donor, you now have the option to sponsor SPI directly
> through
> > our GitHub page, available at https://github.com/spi
> >
> > This provides yet another way to support our associated projects and SPI
> > itself, to make the donation process easier for our donors who prefer to
> > use GitHub. Projects aren't required to use it, and you can still donate
> to
> > projects via PayPal or Click and Pledge normally. If you wish to donate
> to
> > a project via GitHub, contact the project you wish to donate to about
> this
> > possibility.
> >
> > Please let me know if there are any questions.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > --
> > Jonatas L. Nogueira (“jesusalva”)
> > Board of Directors Member
> > Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
> >
>
>
>