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[Rick Timmis <ricktimmis68@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jonathan

Thank you for this information, this is very helpful. I too have run into
similar troubles with PayPal. The Council has a proposal it is considering
to implement
Open Collective, with additional potential funding pathways being Patreon,
and Liberapay. The proposal does not include PayPal and once the new
kubuntu.org website goes live, I anticipate PayPal being deprecated in
favour of the new platforms.

It is my personal hope that we will be able to bring this new funding
platform online, and gather enough funds to continue supporting the work of
Scarlett. Of course this is something Kubuntu Council must discuss and I
will table an Agenda point to that effect.

Thank you for the information regarding the bank account, as I expect that
we will continue to use that with the new platform.

Many thanks
Rick

On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 at 13:33, Jonathan Riddell <jr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Note that Scarlett's e-mail is now scarlett.gately.moore@xxxxxxxxx
>
> On Thu, 14 Mar 2024 at 13:30, Jonathan Riddell <jr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, I'm back at my desk now after a holiday.
> >
> > Yes I can help get those online and working.
> >
> > With Paypal they make themselves very easy to set up an account and
> > start accepting money then they cut off access while you try to
> > persuade them you are a legal entity.  Kubuntu is an unincorporated
> > association which in UK countries is fine to get a bank account with
> > but it did take some persuading to convince Paypal to give access
> > again so I'd just be mindful of that sort of issue.
> >
> > Kubuntu has a Bank of Scotland account 80-22-60 13920762 with £9992 in
> > it currently and a Paypal account which is empty (I just withdrew it
> > into BoS account).
> >
> > I have made two payments to Scarlett of $2250 each with one further
> > one planned at the start of March.  I make these out of my personal
> > account then withdraw from BoS to my personal account as that is all
> > the BoS account allows and my account (with Wise) is efficient for the
> > currency exchange.
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 at 07:45, Rick Timmis <ricktimmis68@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Jonathan, hoping you can help with a little advice.
> > >
> > > Kubuntu needs to update its donation links, and we would like to
> provide for additional providers like Patreon, Ko-Fi, liberapay, perhaps
> open-collective.
> > >
> > > To do this I think it will be important for you as Kubuntu Treasure to
> be involved, would it be OK to include you as an access member on the
> accounts?
> > >
> > > I am assuming that we will also need bank account details Account No.
> Sort Code for making deposits forge donations we receive, will you be able
> to provide that ?
> > >
> > > My plan is to research a little further and select three providers in
> addition to our PayPal, and make recommendation to the Kubuntu Council for
> their approval, hopefully next week.
> > >
> > > Any other advice or input you have would be most welcome.
> > >
> > > Best wishes
> > > Rick
>


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