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| layout: post |
| status: PUBLISHED |
| published: true |
| title: Support Apache. |
| id: ad172179-d046-4707-b47b-7da93e748eb7 |
| date: '2020-12-24 17:51:36 -0500' |
| categories: foundation |
| tags: |
| - deductible |
| - tax |
| - giving |
| - charitable |
| - suppport |
| - individual |
| - foundation |
| - software |
| - sponsorship |
| - apache |
| - annual |
| - corporate |
| - support |
| permalink: foundation/entry/support-apache |
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| <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:449px;height:225px;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/1YB2t-PxpXFUzVykDX3JNjSA8_gQ1SAlDxlXKchskfAkqbrkFbXgm0efxP_nvlb0RQJMStjUw2AdTrcUK-mMy2NhF5zj1p_C8YvvaPqjQMzFNCDnYRRpYBrNPtG_K97ROzRY9sFp" width="449" height="225" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;"></span></span></p> |
| <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></p> |
| <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">When we founded the ASF 21 years ago, we made a commitment to ensure <b>Apache software is freely available to everyone worldwide at 100% no cost</b>. </span></p> |
| <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today the <b>ASF provides more than $21B worth of software developed by an all-volunteer community</b>. Your <b>tax-deductible contribution</b> has an immediate impact by helping us continue to steward, develop, and incubate Apache projects and their communities. </span></p> |
| <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are many ways to help the ASF:</p> |
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| <ul> |
| <li style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style=""><i>Individual and Corporate donations</i></b></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> --contribute on a one-time, monthly, or quarterly basis via credit card, PayPal, or ACH (US banks). <a href="https://donate.apache.org/" target="_blank">https://donate.apache.org/</a></p> |
| <p></span></li> |
| <li style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style=""><i>Online shopping</i></b></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> --start at <a href="http://smile.amazon.com" target="_blank">http://smile.amazon.com</a>, select The Apache Software Foundation as the beneficiary organization, and Amazon will contribute 0.5% of the sale to the ASF. |
| <p></span></li> |
| <li style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style=""><i>Corporate Charitable Giving</i></b></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> --companies such as Bloomberg, IBM, Microsoft, Charles Schwab, Vanguard, and others support Apache through an array of philanthropic programs and matching gifts. </span><a href="http://apache.org/foundation/contributing.html" target="_blank">http://apache.org/foundation/contributing.html</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="http://apache.org/foundation/contributing.html" target="_blank"></a> |
| <p></span></li> |
| <li style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style=""><i>Sponsor the ASF</i></b></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> --<a href="http://apache.org/foundation/thanks" target="_blank">ASF Sponsors</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">provide essential annual support that helps make a lasting impact. </span><a href="http://apache.org/foundation/sponsorship" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://apache.org/foundation/sponsorship</span></a></li> |
| </ul> |
| <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /> |
| </span></p> |
| <p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /> |
| Just one week remains to make an end-of-year tax-deductible contribution in 2020. </span></font></span></p> |
| <p><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you in advance for your generous support!</span></p> |
