The GNOME Foundation has announced a cost optimization to balance its income and expenses. In recent years, the organization has seen significant overspending, for example, in fiscal year 2023, the organization received $556 thousand and spent $676 thousand (overspending $120 thousand), in 2022, the project received $363 thousand and spent $649 thousand (overspending $286 thousand), in 2021, the project received $287 thousand and spent $927 thousand (overspending $640 thousand). The GNOME Foundation Board of Directors has decided to get rid of this imbalance in fiscal year 2024 (from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025) to restore the required level of reserves in case of unforeseen problems (until now, the overspending was compensated by previously deferred savings).
To save money, it has been decided to reduce staffing by eliminating the positions of Creative Director and Director of Community Development. The responsibilities of those who previously held these positions, such as event organization, marketing initiatives, fundraising campaigns, and graphic design, will be distributed among the remaining staff. Costs are also planned to be reduced by significantly reducing travel to various events funded by the GNOME Foundation. Funding for conferences will remain unchanged. Linux App Summit, GNOME.Asia and GUADEC, supporting the gnome.org infrastructure and the Outreach program (paying internships for women and minorities).
Source: opennet.ru
