NOTE: This sponsorship policy is on hold as of Feb 1, 2017. This will
X.org wishes to acknowledge and encourage donations from sponsors. This policy establishes a set of funding levels with given rewards.
Sponsorship donations go into X.org's general fund, for use in travel sponsorships to XDC events, student mentorships via X.org's EVoC, payment of XDC conference amenities (breakfast, coffee break service, etc.), and other community support activities that the X.org Foundation covers.
The following levels are established (in US$):
Bronze: $500 Silver: $2,000 Gold: $5,000
A. Bronze Level
B. Silver Level
C. Gold Level
Multiple donations made within a single calendar year will be aggregated together for purposes of sponsorship level determination. The date of the final donation that reached the given level will be taken as the date of donation for calculation of perk donation in section #3 above.
Donations greater than the amount required for a given level can be used to extend the duration of that sponsorship level, in 1-year increments. For example, a $15,000 donation can be treated as three sequential Gold Level memberships - in other words an acknowledgment that lasts 3 years.
Donations of one-time services (such as logo designs, website designs, etc.) will be treated as the equivalent of a Silver Level sponsor for one year.
Donations of ongoing services (including fully sponsored web hosting, etc.) will be treated as the equivalent of a Silver Level sponsor for the duration of the service provision.
X.org's fiscal sponsor (currently spi-inc.org) will be treated as a Silver Level sponsor for the duration of X.org's membership with the organization.