#1 sponsor is Shopify, how does that affect the indepentness?
How can you be "independent" if you have sponsors?
All sponsorships are in the form of unrestricted donations. Board seats and other forms of influence are not for sale.
..per the FAQ.
influence exists whether they want it to or not.
Exactly. When the person who holds your purse strings decides they don't like something, they can influence you by simply... taking away your financial backing.
True but you can account for that in the organization
Why are we shouting?
As long as it doesn't become a way for Shopify to shovel ads and collect data it isn't a problem. We will watch with great interest
Your client is interpreting "#1..." as "# 1..." and making it a title
#1 sponsor is Shopify, how does that affect the indepentness?
..per the FAQ.
influence exists whether they want it to or not.
Exactly. When the person who holds your purse strings decides they don't like something, they can influence you by simply... taking away your financial backing.
True but you can account for that in the organization
Why are we shouting?
As long as it doesn't become a way for Shopify to shovel ads and collect data it isn't a problem. We will watch with great interest
Your client is interpreting "#1..." as "# 1..." and making it a title