[X2Go-Project] Two upcoming X2Go and orca e.V. sponsorship drives - first one this Monday, 2023-03-20!

[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.)

On Monday, 2023-03-20 (tomorrow!), all single (non-recurring) donations 
up to an amount of 200 Euro will receive 20% on top directly from 
betterplace.org. Donations above 200 Euro will receive 40 Euro on top 
from betterplace.org. The donation pool is limited to 15 000 EUR and 
will be used up on a first-come, first-served basis. So please try to 
donate early in the day.

The second sponsorship drive starts Tuesday, 2023-04-04, 09:00 CEST and 
ends Thursday, 2023-04-06, 23:59 CEST. This one 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 two specific needs (with a third one 
probably popping up soon). To donate specifically towards one of those 
needs, 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>

English-language donation form for Webserver/Webhosting Costs: 
<https://www.betterplace.org/en/donate/platform/projects/111056?need_id=412064&wirwunder=235>
German-language donation form for Webserver/Webhosting Costs: 
<https://www.betterplace.org/de/donate/platform/projects/111056?need_id=412064&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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