There are many ways for people to support the work and goals of the FSF Europe. The most direct one is to help us as a volunteer by writing free software or free documentation. We also need people to help us with other tasks like manning tradeshow booths and such. If you are interested, you can take a look at the "What needs to be done?" page.
Another way to help the FSF Europe is to donate money that we will use to cover our expenses and pay people to work on and for Free Software.
The FSF Europe is a Europe-wide organisation with a hub in Germany and the goal to have chapters in every European country. Wherever possible, donations to the FSF Europe will be made tax-deductible by registering the FSF Europe as a charitable organisation according to local laws.
The Free Software Foundation Europe wants to acknowledge its
supporters and contributors in a visible fashion. Therefore we
would like to ask you to send mail to <office@fsfeurope.org
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and let us know where to send the receipt and thank-you
letter. Also we'd like to list you on our "Thank GNUs" page.
If you donate in a year:
The FSF Europe is still growing and your country may not yet have a chapter of the FSF Europe. In this case you can donate directly to the hub (see information below) or contact our office on information how to donate in a convenient way.
If you live outside Europe, you should also consider donating to our sister organisation in the United States, the Free Software Foundation, instead.
Approval by the authorities usually takes some time. So it may be possible that although there is a chapter in your country already, donations may not yet be tax-deductable. Whether you can donate trusting in the charitable status to be confirmed later or whether you'll have to wait depends on local laws.
Please understand that we cannot guarantee tax-deductability in those cases.
Donations can be transferred directly to one of the following bank accounts:
Germany [charitable status not yet confirmed]
FSF Europe - Chapter Germany e.V.
Account No: 3004724
National-Bank Essen
BLZ: 36020030
Europe [charitable status in Germany]
Free Software Foundation Europe e.V.
Account No: 3004732
National-Bank Essen, Germany
SWIFT-No: NBAG DE 3E
If you prefer to mail a check instead, you can send it to