Board Decision: Raise Membership Fees 

Proposed at

18 March 2025

Decision owner

Stefan Busemann

Decision status

✅ Accepted, with 6 yes and 1 abstain

Attendance and voting 

Board Member Attendance Vote
Olivier Dobberkau In meeting ✅ Yes
Stefan Busemann In meeting ✅ Yes
Boris Hinzer In meeting ✅ Yes
Rachel Foucard In meeting ✅ Yes
Susi Moog   ⚪ Abstain
Tymoteusz Motylewski In meeting ✅ Yes
Thomas Maroschik In meeting ✅ Yes

Decision description 

Facts/Problem 

The resources of our project are limited. To have more funds for the implementation of the Product Strategy, the membership fees should be increased

Objective 

The financial resources can be increased by 10% ( 70,000 EUR per year)

Obligations to cooperate 

  • T3G to implement the change
  • The members who need to decide on the GA

Financial and human resources impacts 

  • The financial resources can be increased by 10% ( 70,000 EUR per year)
  • No money is needed for the implementation

Resolution/Petitum 

  • Raise the membership fees by at least 10% per year.
  • Setup fee should be paid for every upgrade or downgrade.

Discarded alternatives 

None

Attachments 

Currently Beginning with 2026
Membershiptype Yearly One Time old Yearly Monthly One Time new Difference Yearly Difference One Time Difference One Time in % % of yearly fee
Communtiy 7,92 € 0,00 € 10,00 € n/a 10,00 € 26,26% 10,00 € n/a 100,00%
Bronze 125,00 € 100,00 € 137,50 € n/a 100,00 € 10,00% 0,00 € 0,00% 72,73%
Silver 1.000,00 € 500,00 € 1.100,00 € n/a 375,00 € 10,00% -125,00 € -25,00% 34,09%
Gold 2.750,00 € 500,00 € 3.025,00 € 275,00 € 500,00 € 10,00% 0,00 € 0,00% 16,53%
Platinum 12.500,00 € 500,00 € 13.750,00 € 1.255,00 € 1.000,00 € 10,00% 500,00 € 100,00% 7,27%
Academic Bronze 250,00 € 250,00 € 275,00 € n/a 250,00 € 10,00% 0,00 € 0,00% 90,91%
Academic Silver 500,00 € 250,00 € 550,00 € n/a 250,00 € 10,00% 0,00 € 0,00% 45,45%
Academic Gold 1.000,00 € 250,00 € 1.100,00 € n/a 250,00 € 10,00% 0,00 € 0,00% 22,73%

Comments 

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