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Below are the different donation options currently supported by the project. Remember, it is not required and will never be required to pay anything to use, study, distribute, modify FreeCAD, and FreeCAD does not require money to be developed. Donations, however, can help FreeCAD to grow faster and further.
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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>
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[https://liberapay.com/FreeCAD FreeCAD LiberaPay team] (recommended)
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[https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=M3Z8BGW6DB69Q PayPal]
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SEPA bank transfer: IBAN BE04 0019 2896 4531
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[https://github.com/sponsors/FreeCAD GitHub sponsor]
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[https://opencollective.com/freecad OpenCollective]
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[https://app.bountysource.com/teams/freecad Bountysource]
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There are also always other ways to help instead of donating money or coding, such as working on the documentation, on translations, or help new users to find their way. See the [[Help FreeCAD]] page to know more.
See other ways to [[Help_FreeCAD|help the project]] (documentation, translation).


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== More details about the different options == <!--T:6-->


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* 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. The Liberapay platform is also open-source and doesn't take any percentage on your donation.
* [[File:Liberapay_logo.svg|24px]] FreeCAD has an official [https://liberapay.com/FreeCAD LiberaPay team account]; There, you can donate any amount via credit card, Paypal or SEPA bank transfer, one time only or recurrently. Any money received here is split equally among the listed developers. This is the recommended option as it funds developers directly. The Liberapay platform is also open-source and doesn't take any percentage on your donation. The LiberaPay account is managed directly by its members.


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* There are official FreeCAD accounts on several funding platforms: [https://github.com/sponsors/FreeCAD Github sponsoring], [https://opencollective.com/freecad openCollective]. You can donate there via credit card or paypal. The money gathered there is managed by the [https://github.com/FreeCAD/FPA FPA].
* [[File:PayPal Logo Icon 2014.svg|24px]] FreeCAD has an official [https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=M3Z8BGW6DB69Q PayPal account] where you can donate any amount by credit card or your own Paypal account, one time only or recurrently. The PayPal account is managed by the [https://github.com/FreeCAD/FPA FPA]. Paypal is a convenient platform but charges a fee on what FreeCAD receives. '''Warning''': Paypal just arbitrarily disabled our account, so it doesn't work at the moment. We're working as hard as we can to solve the issue..

* [[File:SepaLogoEN.jpg|24px]] FreeCAD has an Euro bank account where you can transfer money directly via your own banking application. The IBAN number is BE04 0019 2896 4531, owned by the FreeCAD project association. The bank agency is BNP Paribas Fortis, address: Rue de la Station 64, 1360 Perwez, Belgium, BIC/SWIFT code: GEBABEBBXXX

* [[File:Opencollective_logo.svg|24px]] FreeCAD has an official [https://opencollective.com/freecad OpenCollective PayPal account] where you can donate any amount, one time only or recurrently, via credit card, SEPA transfer or Paypal. The OpenCollective account is managed by the [https://github.com/FreeCAD/FPA FPA]. OpenCollective is a good option as it is independent and used by many open-source projects.

* [[File: GitHub.svg|24px]] [https://github.com/sponsors/FreeCAD GitHub sponsors] is a sponsoring platform offered by GitHub, where the FreeCAD source code is hosted. There you can donate any amount monthly to FreeCAD, via credit card or Paypal. The GitHub sponsors account is managed by the [https://github.com/FreeCAD/FPA FPA].


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* 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.
* [[File:Bountysource_logo.png|24px]] FreeCAD has an official [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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* 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.
* You can help 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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* 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]].
* 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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We call sponsoring the act of donating money recurrently to the FreeCAD project. You can do that as an individual or as a company or institution, through different channels or platforms, depending on your preferences. You can sponsor FreeCAD via the [https://www.freecad.org/sponsor.php sponsoring page].

Sponsoring FreeCAD allows its developers to count on a steady flow of income, so it allows the FPA to plan things ahead, and the FreeCAD developers to invest themselves more seriously into FreeCAD.

To encourage persons and companies to sponsor the FreeCAD project, we have created different sponsoring tiers. By donating regularly to the project, you will have the possibility to have your name, company name and/or logo to be featured on the FreeCAD website, depending on the tier you fit into:


* ♥ Normal sponsor: from 1 USD / 1 EUR per month. You will not have your name displayed here, but you will have helped the project a lot anyway. Together, normal sponsors maintain the project on its feet as much as the bigger sponsors.
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* 🥉 Bronze sponsor: from 25 USD / 25 EUR per month. Allows you to have your name or company name displayed on the [https://www.freecad.org/sponsor.php sponsors page].
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.
* 🥈 Silver sponsor: from 100 USD / 100 EUR per month. Allows you to have your name or company name displayed on the [https://www.freecad.org/sponsor.php sponsors page], with a link to your website, and a one-line description text.
* 🥇 Gold sponsor: from 200 USD / 200 EUR per month. Allows you to have your name or company name and logo displayed on the [https://www.freecad.org/sponsor.php sponsors page], with a link to your website and a custom description text. Companies that have helped FreeCAD early on will also appear under Gold sponsors.


== The FPA ==
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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.


The '''FreeCAD project association''' (FPA) is a non-profit association created in 2022 by FreeCAD's administrators and core developers and seated in Belgium. It is responsible for transparently collecting, handling and distributing the money collected via donations. More details and reports are available on the [https://github.com/FreeCAD/FPA FPA page]. Excepting the [https://liberapay.com/FreeCAD LiberaPay team account], which is directly manager by its members, all other donation channels above are handled and managed by the FPA.
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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, [http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=12242 About funding and all that].


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Revision as of 13:16, 5 July 2022

Below are the different donation options currently supported by the project. Remember, it is not required and will never be required to pay anything to use, study, distribute, modify FreeCAD, and FreeCAD does not require money to be developed. Donations, however, can help FreeCAD to grow faster and further.

FreeCAD LiberaPay team (recommended)

PayPal

SEPA bank transfer: IBAN BE04 0019 2896 4531

GitHub sponsor

OpenCollective

Bountysource

There are also always other ways to help instead of donating money or coding, such as working on the documentation, on translations, or help new users to find their way. See the Help FreeCAD page to know more.

More details about the different options

  • FreeCAD has an official LiberaPay team account; There, you can donate any amount via credit card, Paypal or SEPA bank transfer, one time only or recurrently. Any money received here is split equally among the listed developers. This is the recommended option as it funds developers directly. The Liberapay platform is also open-source and doesn't take any percentage on your donation. The LiberaPay account is managed directly by its members.
  • FreeCAD has an official PayPal account where you can donate any amount by credit card or your own Paypal account, one time only or recurrently. The PayPal account is managed by the FPA. Paypal is a convenient platform but charges a fee on what FreeCAD receives. Warning: Paypal just arbitrarily disabled our account, so it doesn't work at the moment. We're working as hard as we can to solve the issue..
  • FreeCAD has an Euro bank account where you can transfer money directly via your own banking application. The IBAN number is BE04 0019 2896 4531, owned by the FreeCAD project association. The bank agency is BNP Paribas Fortis, address: Rue de la Station 64, 1360 Perwez, Belgium, BIC/SWIFT code: GEBABEBBXXX
  • FreeCAD has an official OpenCollective PayPal account where you can donate any amount, one time only or recurrently, via credit card, SEPA transfer or Paypal. The OpenCollective account is managed by the FPA. OpenCollective is a good option as it is independent and used by many open-source projects.
  • GitHub sponsors is a sponsoring platform offered by GitHub, where the FreeCAD source code is hosted. There you can donate any amount monthly to FreeCAD, via credit card or Paypal. The GitHub sponsors account is managed by the FPA.
  • FreeCAD has an official 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.

Sponsoring

We call sponsoring the act of donating money recurrently to the FreeCAD project. You can do that as an individual or as a company or institution, through different channels or platforms, depending on your preferences. You can sponsor FreeCAD via the sponsoring page.

Sponsoring FreeCAD allows its developers to count on a steady flow of income, so it allows the FPA to plan things ahead, and the FreeCAD developers to invest themselves more seriously into FreeCAD.

To encourage persons and companies to sponsor the FreeCAD project, we have created different sponsoring tiers. By donating regularly to the project, you will have the possibility to have your name, company name and/or logo to be featured on the FreeCAD website, depending on the tier you fit into:

  • ♥ Normal sponsor: from 1 USD / 1 EUR per month. You will not have your name displayed here, but you will have helped the project a lot anyway. Together, normal sponsors maintain the project on its feet as much as the bigger sponsors.
  • 🥉 Bronze sponsor: from 25 USD / 25 EUR per month. Allows you to have your name or company name displayed on the sponsors page.
  • 🥈 Silver sponsor: from 100 USD / 100 EUR per month. Allows you to have your name or company name displayed on the sponsors page, with a link to your website, and a one-line description text.
  • 🥇 Gold sponsor: from 200 USD / 200 EUR per month. Allows you to have your name or company name and logo displayed on the sponsors page, with a link to your website and a custom description text. Companies that have helped FreeCAD early on will also appear under Gold sponsors.

The FPA

The FreeCAD project association (FPA) is a non-profit association created in 2022 by FreeCAD's administrators and core developers and seated in Belgium. It is responsible for transparently collecting, handling and distributing the money collected via donations. More details and reports are available on the FPA page. Excepting the LiberaPay team account, which is directly manager by its members, all other donation channels above are handled and managed by the FPA.