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Patrick Masson 8.1 5 {contact.first_name} {contact.last_name}
6 {contact.job_title}
7 {contact.current_employer}
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Patrick Masson 8.1 9 Dear {contact.first_name},
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Patrick Masson 8.1 11 On behalf of everyone at the Open Source Initiative and the open source community, I would like to thank you for your very generous sponsorship of $**[AMOUNT] **received on **[DATE: mm/dd/yyyy]**. It is only through the generous contributions of organizations like {contact.current_employer} that the OSI can continue our important work to protect and promote open source software, development and projects by championing software freedom in society through collaboration across communities. Your support allows us to continue our role as stewards the Open Source Definition (OSD), preventing abuse of the ideals and ethos inherent to the open source movement.
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Patrick Masson 8.1 13 In order to recognize {contact.current_employer}'s gift, we would like to add your logo and a link to our promotional and marketing material, including our "Corporate Sponsors & Support" web page ([[https:~~/~~/opensource.org/sponsors>>url:https://opensource.org/sponsors]]). If you like, please send along a {contact.current_employer} logo (high resolution png and vector image) and a URL we can point to, and we will add it to our website, brochures, posters, etc.
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Patrick Masson 8.1 15 We would also like to share the good news with the larger open source software community with a press release. Can you please point me to the appropriate communications folks (if that is not you) at** **{contact.current_employer} that I can work with to develop the announcement?
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Patrick Masson 8.1 17 In addition, can you please send along:
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Patrick Masson 8.1 19 * a logo that we can use in the press release as well as on our website ([[https:~~/~~/opensource.org/sponsors/>>url:https://opensource.org/sponsors/]]),
20 * a link to where you would like to direct our visitors to your site,
21 * any social media accounts you'd like us to follow/promote (e.g. Twitter, Google+, etc.,
22 * complete contact information for {contact.current_employer}, and any other contacts you think we should have (or updates to your contact info), and
23 * anything else you'd like to suggest helping us highlight {contact.current_employer} within the OSI community.
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Patrick Masson 8.1 25 Finally, as a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, our U.S. Federal Tax ID number is 91-2037395, which may be needed by {contact.current_employer}'s accounting offices.
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Patrick Masson 8.1 27 So thank you again, and I look forward to working with you and {contact.current_employer}.
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Patrick Masson 3.1 29 Sincerely,
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31 Patrick Masson
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33 General Manager & Director, Open Source Initiative
Patrick Masson 4.1 34 855 El Camino Real, Ste 13A, #270
35 Palo Alto, CA 94301
36 United States
37 (415) 857-5398

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