Re: Seeking help in promoting pgDay Asia

On 02/15/2016 05:30 AM, Sameer Kumar wrote:
> Thanks Josh for your guidance.
>
> One of the challenges we are facing now is lack of legal entity here in
> Singapore. I have run out of time to go through paper work and get one
> registered.
>
> I have spoken to my employer and they have agreed (in-principle) to be a
> co-host and Organizing Partner and in-turn they will provide all local
> help and support. E.g. getting sponsorship money, disbursing the money
> to speakers for their travel grants, providing Visa letter to speakers
> and attendees.
>
> Is there anything in this where community will have an issue? I want to
> make sure we are not doing something which makes the community unhappy.

That's pretty normal.  Most places don't have an incorporated
non-profit.  The key is to just be honest and direct about where the
money is going.  What will get you a bad reaction is if you solicit a
sponsorship as "PostgreSQL Singapore" and then someone gets an invoice
from some company.  What you should do is say something like this:

"The finances for pgDay Asia 2016 are being handled by __company__ this
year.  We plan to incorporate a not-for-profit entity after this year's
event.  If there is any surplus from pgDay Asia, the funds will be used
towards that organization."

... and, of course, do that.

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Josh Berkus
Red Hat OSAS
(any opinions are my own)