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<div id="Donate" style="text-align:center; font-size:150%; background:#dfeee0;margin:1em 7em;padding:0.5em 2em;border:2px solid #226622;">Quick donation: [[File:Liberapay_logo.svg|24px]] [https://liberapay.com/FreeCAD FreeCAD team account]</div>
<div id="Donate" style="text-align:center; font-size:150%; background:#dfeee0;margin:1em 7em;padding:0.5em 2em;border:2px solid #226622;">Quick donation: [[File:Liberapay_logo.svg|24px]] [https://liberapay.com/FreeCAD FreeCAD team account]</div>


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Other ways to [[Help_FreeCAD|help the project]] (documentation, translation).
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** Amritpal Singh aka amrit3701 via [[File:Liberapay_logo.svg|24px]] [https://liberapay.com/amrit3701 Liberapay] or [[File:patreonporange.png|20px|Patreon]] [https://www.patreon.com/amrit3701 Patreon] ([https://github.com/amrit3701/FreeCAD-Reinforcement Rebar addon])
** Amritpal Singh aka amrit3701 via [[File:Liberapay_logo.svg|24px]] [https://liberapay.com/amrit3701 Liberapay] or [[File:patreonporange.png|20px|Patreon]] [https://www.patreon.com/amrit3701 Patreon] ([https://github.com/amrit3701/FreeCAD-Reinforcement Rebar addon])


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There is also the problem that we have no structure (foundation, association, NGO, etc.) to collect money. Setting up such a structure represents a huge effort (a lawyer, an accountant, and do a lot of administrative tasks). The small team of FreeCAD would spend all its time doing this instead of developing, even if we could collect enough money to support it. This [http://lwn.net/Articles/561336/ article] explains the problem pretty well. We are however evaluating joining an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_software_organizations umbrella organization], which may remedy the situation greatly.
There is also the problem that we have no structure (foundation, association, NGO, etc.) to collect money. Setting up such a structure represents a huge effort (lawyer, accountant, reports, administrative tasks). The small team of FreeCAD would spend all its time doing this instead of developing, even if we could collect enough money to support it. This [http://lwn.net/Articles/561336/ article] explains the problem pretty well. We are however evaluating joining an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_software_organizations umbrella organization], which may remedy the situation greatly.


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Revision as of 17:08, 22 September 2020

See other ways to help the project (documentation, translation).

Options

  • There is an official FreeCAD team account; donate via credit card, Paypal or SEPA bank transfer. Any money received here is split equally among the listed developers. This is the best option as it helps developers directly.
  • There is a Bountysource account; donate money to the FreeCAD project as a whole, or offer a "bounty" to address a specific issue or bug. This is an interesting option because your donation can be used specifically in a particular area. However, using the Bountysource money is a more complex process for us, and there might be a delay between donating and seeing your donation used effectively.

Jobs

  • There might be other developers interested in doing specific work for the project; if you would like to accelerate the development of an idea or feature, consider employing a developer. It's up to you to build up an idea, discuss it on the forum, and find developers interested in doing it. You can offer a job in the Job offers subforum.
  • Modelling jobs are also welcome. Not every experienced FreeCAD user is a developer. Experienced users can help you migrate your projects to FreeCAD, which contributes with popularizing the software in organizations. See FreeCAD used in production.

The situation

At the moment FreeCAD is a very small project with a limited team of developers. Most of us have day jobs, and work on FreeCAD during our free time. Having more money would not change this situation significantly. However, some of us have a more flexible work schedule where money can make a difference.

There is also the problem that we have no structure (foundation, association, NGO, etc.) to collect money. Setting up such a structure represents a huge effort (lawyer, accountant, reports, administrative tasks). The small team of FreeCAD would spend all its time doing this instead of developing, even if we could collect enough money to support it. This article explains the problem pretty well. We are however evaluating joining an umbrella organization, which may remedy the situation greatly.

This is the time of crowdfunding, where all kinds of projects and ideas can sometimes raise a lot of money and interest. Why not invent something new that could be done for FreeCAD with money, or help with finding better solutions? Feel free to discuss it on the forum, About funding and all that.