Fedora Strategic Planning Sub-Committee - Resources Group
ITAV Activity: 7A: Adjusting Existing Revenue Streams
Date: Thurs. April 21, 2022
ITAV Wiki: https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/ITAV/It+Takes+a+Village+Home
Activity Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j0nh4Wk8TTF_hLGhAk0gPY6wUkW4m8FcF7wLeZcmaxE/edit
Attendees:
Heather Greer Klein
Jared
Arran
Jennifer G.
Scott
Tim
Rosy
Notes:
Google Doc for Activity: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1966e2SV8Qa2ine-KCts-mSzMGZZ62RFhAlaiXG0n4_Q/edit?usp=sharing
Strategies to Explore:
- Recurring theme of lowering entry level buy-in or adjusting membership model to be based on institutional size vs. "Pay what you want"
- Question: Are there other OSS programs out there who have seen increases in overall membership as a result of lowering the barriers to entry? Operationally, is it worth it?
- Look to Samvera for membership model - based on institutional size
- Change was made over several years and many institutions in lower categories actually able to pay higher amounts and volunteer to do so
- Strategic Planning - offer a more clear and conscience outline of what the ultimate goals are
- More Opportunity to get user stores and use cases in front of folks
- User Group Meetings
- Demo videos
- Success Stores
- Open Houses
- One-Time Funding lift tied to a specific purpose (ie. to support work on strategic planning)
- Calendarize out outreach and membership renewals for internal use
- Draft Survey to send to Member Liaisons
- Include phrasing asking if they want to pay by "membership" or "direct funding of software" or something like that
- Ask for specifics on financial year
- Draft Survey to send to Member Liaisons
- Formalize and create Talking Points
Next Steps:
- Group will vote on which of these to prioritize and tackle
