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===Help the SME Server project===
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{{Tip box|[[Koozali_Foundation_Articles_of_Incorporation|'''Koozali Foundation Inc''']] '''(a Non-Profit Corporation)'''  and it's community Contribs.org are '''a collaborative effort of volunteers'''. You can contribute in many ways to SME Server like described in [[:SME Server:Volunteering|Volunteering]], but if you lack the skills or simply want '''to support SME Server in a financial''' way you can donate money. There are two ways to '''donate money to SME Server.'''}}
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Koozali Inc is happy to supply an invoice for any donations received, simply email [mailto:treasurer@koozali.org treasurer@koozali.org]
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=== The Koozali SME Server project ===
====Donate through your contribs.org forums account====
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The preferred way is using the [http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?action=profile;area=subscriptions Donate] option (located in the menu bar) in the [http://forums.contribs.org/ forums]. You are free to choose the amount and you can choose to donate monthly, yearly or only once.
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The <span class="plainlinks">[http://koozali.org '''Koozali Foundation Inc.''']</span> is a nonprofit corporation that governs the open source Koozali SME Server project. Koozali SME Server is a stable, secure and easy to use/manage linux server that provides common server functionalities out of the box. Many open source contributions are available that can extend the default server functionality making Koozali SME Server an even more powerful and flexible business server solution. Thousands of Koozali SME Severs have been deployed as real or virtual servers and in the cloud to serve many small to medium enterprises, and this number is growing day by day. The Koozali SME Server is '''free to use''' but it takes a lot of '''effort and money''' to develop, make, and maintain. We therefore ask you for your considerations.
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===Volunteering===
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Koozali Foundation Inc. together with its community hosted at <span class="plainlinks">[https://Contribs.org '''https://contribs.org''']</span> is a collaborative effort of volunteers. You too can contribute to the development and continuity of the Koozali SME Server project as described on our <span class="plainlinks">[[:SME Server:Volunteering|'''volunteering''']]</span> page. Everybody is welcome to join the already 4000+ member <span class="plainlinks">[https://contribs.org contribs.org]</span> community and can contribute with any skill set.
  
The benefit of donating through your forums account is that your forum user name will receive a badge, showing your donation status.<br />
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===Financial donations===
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You can also show your support by making financial donations. The preferred way to make financial donations is using the <span class="plainlinks">[http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?action=profile;area=subscriptions donate]</span> option in the <span class="plainlinks">[http://forums.contribs.org/ forums]</span>. You are free to choose any amount and frequency, being monthly, yearly or only once. The benefit of donating through your forums account is that your forum user name will receive a badge, showing your donation status. If you do not have a forum account, you can create one, or select the below PayPal option to make your donations.
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=====Commercial usage=====
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Organizations that use Koozali SME Server for their business, provide professional services related to SME Server or in any other way benefit commercially from the Koozali SME Server project, are kindly requested to consider regular financial donations that reflect their business benefits.
  
'''Donations will be made through PayPal'''
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Koozali Foundation Inc. is happy to supply an invoice for any donations received. For more information on invoicing please send a mail to [mailto:treasurer@koozali.org treasurer@koozali.org].
 
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====Donate directly through PayPal====
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The second way is to donate money by using PayPal directly. Just click on the button below to be taken to the '''Koozali SME Server''' PayPal donation page, but unlike a donation via the forums, you  will not receive a forum badge.
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'''Thank you for your considerations and support!'''
 
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'''Donations will be made through PayPal'''
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 02:16, 27 February 2022

The Koozali SME Server project

The Koozali Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit corporation that governs the open source Koozali SME Server project. Koozali SME Server is a stable, secure and easy to use/manage linux server that provides common server functionalities out of the box. Many open source contributions are available that can extend the default server functionality making Koozali SME Server an even more powerful and flexible business server solution. Thousands of Koozali SME Severs have been deployed as real or virtual servers and in the cloud to serve many small to medium enterprises, and this number is growing day by day. The Koozali SME Server is free to use but it takes a lot of effort and money to develop, make, and maintain. We therefore ask you for your considerations.

Volunteering

Koozali Foundation Inc. together with its community hosted at https://contribs.org is a collaborative effort of volunteers. You too can contribute to the development and continuity of the Koozali SME Server project as described on our volunteering page. Everybody is welcome to join the already 4000+ member contribs.org community and can contribute with any skill set.

Financial donations

You can also show your support by making financial donations. The preferred way to make financial donations is using the donate option in the forums. You are free to choose any amount and frequency, being monthly, yearly or only once. The benefit of donating through your forums account is that your forum user name will receive a badge, showing your donation status. If you do not have a forum account, you can create one, or select the below PayPal option to make your donations.

Commercial usage

Organizations that use Koozali SME Server for their business, provide professional services related to SME Server or in any other way benefit commercially from the Koozali SME Server project, are kindly requested to consider regular financial donations that reflect their business benefits.

Koozali Foundation Inc. is happy to supply an invoice for any donations received. For more information on invoicing please send a mail to treasurer@koozali.org.

Thank you for your considerations and support!