[X2Go-Project] Upcoming X2Go and orca e.V. sponsorship drive - starting tomorrow, 2023-04-04

[Stefan Baur]

Dear $ALL,

As you might know, a few years ago, at "X2Go: The Gathering 2017", 
several key members of X2Go as well as members from other Remote 
Desktop-/Remote Application projects joined together to form the Open 
Remote Computing Association - orca e.V. - a registered association 
under Germanys Civil Code and also registered as a charitable 
organization, similar to a 501(c)(3) organization in the US.

In June 2022, we joined betterplace.org for easier handling of donations.
They offer PayPal, SEPA Direct Debit, Credit Card, giropay/paydirekt and 
Wire transfer. And they also handle issuing donation receipts for us.
(Note that while donations towards orca/X2Go are tax-deductible for 
German tax subjects, this may vary in other jurisdictions.)

This is to let you know that the next sponsorship drive starts Tuesday, 
2023-04-04, 09:00 CEST (that's tomorrow!) and ends Thursday, 2023-04-06, 
23:59 CEST. It is sponsored by the Commercial and Savings Bank Ulm, 
where orca's bank account resides, and they are going to distribute 10 
000 EUR among all charitable organizations registered with them via 
betterplace.org that receive donations in the timeframe above. So it's 
not a 1:1 matching of each donation, but the org with the biggest amount 
of donations gets the biggest piece of the cake, so to speak.

If you can, please visit the donation sites below on one or more of the 
dates mentioned and send a few €€€ our way. (But don't feel bad if you 
can't. Times are rough. We get that.)

We'd prefer if you use the German-language donation forms because with 
these, we know for sure that the donation counts towards the bank's pledge.
However, if you're afraid of hitting the wrong button in a 
German-language form, feel free to use the link that points to the 
English version.

To donate towards X2Go:
German: <https://www.wirwunder.de/projects/111056?wirwunder=235>
English: <https://www.betterplace.org/en/projects/111056?wirwunder=235>

Note that X2Go currently has a specific need (with a second one probably 
popping up soon). To donate specifically towards that need, please see 
the links below:

English-language donation form for travel/lodging/supplies costs @ 
LinuxDays Chemnitz 2023: 
<https://www.betterplace.org/en/donate/platform/projects/111056?need_id=471564&wirwunder=235>
German-language donation form for travel/lodging/supplies costs @ 
LinuxDays Chemnitz 2023: 
<https://www.betterplace.org/de/donate/platform/projects/111056?need_id=471564&wirwunder=235>

To donate towards orca e.V., our umbrella org:
German: <https://www.wirwunder.de/projects/111057?wirwunder=235>
English: <https://www.betterplace.org/en/projects/111057?wirwunder=235>

Kind Regards, and Thanks in Advance,
Stefan Baur
X2Go's Community Manager

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