There are as many reasons as 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 crucial way of supporting the FSF Europe is by donating money that will allow us to cover our expenses and pay people to work on and for Free Software.
The FSF Europe is a Europe-wide organisation that seeks official recognition by local authorities as a charity whenever possible. Depending on local laws, this may allow deducing your donation from taxes. Please refer to the list below for details.
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>
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. Even if you prefer to
remain anonymous, please let us know how to reach you, so we can
thank you privately.
If you are interested in announcing your contribution publicly, the FSF Europe also provides some sponsoring buttons for its donors.
If you donate:
Monthly donors starting late in the year will get a "(mm/yy-)" suffixed to their listing, monthly donors stopping early in the year get a "(-mm/yy)." Late-starting, early-stopping donors are suffixed with a "(mm/yy-mm/yy)."
The FSF Europe is still growing and there may not yet be a local bank account that is capable of accepting tax-deductable donations even if your local laws allow for them. In this case you can donate to the central bank account (see below) or contact our office for information on how to donate in the most convenient way.
Please understand that tax-deductability is only possible when stated explicitly below.
If you live outside Europe, you might also consider donating to our sister organisations, the Free Software Foundations in the United States or in India.
You can donate by credit card via PayPal, information about ways to donate in the following countries can be found on the following pages:
Donations from other countries can be transferred by credit card via PayPal or directly to the following bank account:
Free Software Foundation Europe e.V.
IBAN (international): DE 69 36020030 000 3004732
National-Bank Essen, Germany
SWIFT/BIC-No: NBAG DE 3E
If you prefer to mail a check instead, you can send it to
Free Software Foundation Europe e.V.
Talstraße 110
40217 Düsseldorf
Germany
The FSF Europe thanks all donors. Your contribution allows us to work.