McQueen: Next steps for the GNOME Foundation

Robert McQueen takesa look at the state of the GNOME Foundation.

[We've] got a larger staff team than GNOME has ever had before. We've widened the GNOME software ecosystem to include related apps and projects under the GNOME Circle banner, we've helped get GTK 4 out of the door, run a wider-reaching program in the Community Engagement Challenge, and consistently supported better infrastructure for both GNOME and the Linux app community in Flathub.

Aside from another grant from Endless (note: my employer), our fundraising hasn't caught up with this pace of activities. As a result, the Board recently approved a budget for this financial year which will spend more funds from our reserves than we expect to raise in income. Due to our reserves policy, this is essentially the last time we can do this: over the next 6-12 months we need to either raise more money, or start spending less.