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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>
More and more people are asking how to help the FreeCAD project by donating money. There are a couple of options available:


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See other ways to [[Help_FreeCAD|help the project]] (documentation, translation).


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FreeCAD is at the moment still a very small project, with a limited team of developers. Most of us have day jobs, and we all work on FreeCAD during our free time. Having more money would not change this situation sensibly (none of them would have more time to dedicate to FreeCAD). Some of us, however, have a more flexible work scheme where money can make a difference (see below).

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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 cost in money and effort (you need a lawyer, an accountant, and do a lot of administrative tasks). The very small team of FreeCAD would spend all its time doing this instead of coding if we were to do it at this moment, 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 will remedy the situation greatly.

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There are however already many ways you can already contribute to the project or its developers financially, both as an individual or a company. See below:

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* FreeCAD has an official [https://liberapay.com/FreeCAD FreeCAD team account], on which you can donate via credit card, paypal or SEPA bank transfer. Any money received there is split equally between all the developers participating (a list is shown on the Liberapay page). This is currently the best option as it helps developers directly.
* There is an official [https://liberapay.com/FreeCAD 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.


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* FreeCAD also has a [https://salt.bountysource.com/teams/freecad Bountysource] account, where it is possible to donate money via credit card or paypal to the FreeCAD project as a whole, or as a bounty for a specific issue you would like to be addressed and solved. This is a more interesting option if you want to see your donation specifically used in a particular area or benefit the project more generically. However, using the Bountysource money is a more complex process for us, and there might be a bigger delay between donating and seeing your donation used effectively.
* There is a [https://salt.bountysource.com/teams/freecad 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. '''Warning''': there have been recently a series of issues regarding bountysource and we recommend not using the platform for the time being. We recommend checking its [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bountysource wikipedia page] for up to date information.


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* Another very useful option is to support the web hosting costs by donating directly to Jürgen's [https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?item_name=Donation+to+FreeCAD&cmd=_donations&business=Mail%40juergen-riegel.net paypal account]. Jürgen currently supports the web hosting costs alone.
* Support the web hosting costs by donating directly to [https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?item_name=Donation+to+FreeCAD&cmd=_donations&business=Mail%40juergen-riegel.net Jürgen Riegel's paypal account]. Jürgen is the original developer of FreeCAD.


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* Some developers will do a specific task for money or can be sponsored to spend more hours working on FreeCAD. There have been a couple of successful experiments in the past, such as the Path workbench or [https://opendeveloperfunding.wordpress.com/ Ian Rees's funding experiment]. At the moment, the following developers can be sponsored:
* Some developers will do a specific task for money or can be sponsored to spend time working on FreeCAD. There have been a couple of successful experiments in the past, such as the [[Path_Workbench|Path Workbench]] or [https://opendeveloperfunding.wordpress.com/ Ian Rees's funding experiment]. At the moment, the following developers can be sponsored:
** [[User:Yorik|Yorik]] via [https://www.patreon.com/yorikvanhavre Patreon] [[File:patreonporange.png|20px|yorikvanhavre|link=https://www.patreon.com/yorikvanhavre]] or [https://liberapay.com/yorik Liberapay]
** [[User:Yorik|Yorik]] via [[File:patreonporange.png|20px|yorikvanhavre|link=https://www.patreon.com/yorikvanhavre]] [https://www.patreon.com/yorikvanhavre Patreon] or [[File:Liberapay_logo.svg|24px]] [https://liberapay.com/yorik Liberapay] ([[Draft_Workbench|Draft]], [[Arch_Workbench|Arch]], [[BIM_Workbench|BIM]], IFC)
** [[User:Kkremitzki|Kurt Kremitzki]] via [https://www.patreon.com/kkremitzki Patreon] [[File:patreonporange.png|20px|kkremitzki|link=https://www.patreon.com/kkremitzki]] or [https://liberapay.com/kkremitzki Liberapay]
** [[User:Kkremitzki|Kurt Kremitzki]] via [[File:patreonporange.png|20px|kkremitzki|link=https://www.patreon.com/kkremitzki]] [https://www.patreon.com/kkremitzki Patreon] or [[File:Liberapay_logo.svg|24px]] [https://liberapay.com/kkremitzki Liberapay] (infrastructure, servers, packaging, Debian/Ubuntu)
** Lei Zheng aka [https://github.com/realthunder Realthunder] via [https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2SM8GY3U2UUJN PayPal], [https://liberapay.com/realthunder/ Liberapay] or [https://www.patreon.com/thundereal Patreon] [[File:patreonporange.png|20px|Patreon]]
** Lei Zheng aka [https://github.com/realthunder Realthunder] via [https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2SM8GY3U2UUJN PayPal], [[File:Liberapay_logo.svg|24px]] [https://liberapay.com/realthunder/ Liberapay] or [[File:patreonporange.png|20px|Patreon]] [https://www.patreon.com/thundereal Patreon] ([[App_Link|App Link]], [[Assembly3|Assembly3]])
** Lorenz aka looooo via [https://liberapay.com/looooo/donate Liberapay] ([https://github.com/looooo/freecad.gears FCGears workbench])
** Lorenz aka looooo via [[File:Liberapay_logo.svg|24px]] [https://liberapay.com/looooo/donate Liberapay] ([https://github.com/looooo/freecad.gears FCGears workbench], [[Conda|Conda]] packaging)
** Amritpal Singh aka amrit3701 via [https://liberapay.com/amrit3701 Liberapay] or [https://www.patreon.com/amrit3701 Patreon] [[File:patreonporange.png|20px|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])
** Brad Collette aka sliptonic via [[File:Liberapay_logo.svg|24px]] [https://liberapay.com/sliptonic/donate Liberapay] or [[File:patreonporange.png|20px|Patreon]] [https://www.patreon.com/sliptonic Patreon] ([[Path_Workbench|Path Workbench]])

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* There might be other developers interested in doing specific coding if you have an idea to be implemented, and would like to accelerate its development by paying a developer to work on it. It's up to you to build up an idea, discuss it on the forum, and find developers interested in doing it. By finding more users wanting to invest some money together, you may also raise the bounty, making it more likely to succeed. There is also a "jobs" section on the forum, where you can post job proposals.
* 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 [https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewforum.php?f=31 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|FreeCAD used in production]].


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* Instead of donating money, consider donating time. It might help the project much more. There are many ways you can [[Help FreeCAD|help the project]] other than coding or donating money, for example helping to translate, helping new users, or helping to write good documentation.
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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.

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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 (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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* 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. We have a [http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=12242 thread] specifically to discuss funding possibilities.
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, [http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=12242 About funding and all that].


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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. Warning: there have been recently a series of issues regarding bountysource and we recommend not using the platform for the time being. We recommend checking its wikipedia page for up to date information.

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.