# General Fund Application

### **General Fund Details**

| Name                     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **General Fund Name**    | <p>A unique name of your general fund for which you want to raise money.</p><p><strong>Note:</strong> Funds of a different type can use the same name. For example, a Travel Fund and a Project fund can use the same name.</p>                                                                                                                                                        |
| **Topic** / **Category** | Topic or category that relates to your Travel Fund. Click ![](https://3411187760-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M2DCN9UgoRgMEkgnLyP-887967055%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-172e7431e76a1d3c71f8b8842ab1465223c687c3%2F18088098%20\(3\)%20\(2\)%20\(1\).jpg?alt=media\&token=4ee56d65-6415-4f08-a636-8c189eaf5f8a) after you select category/ categories. |
| **Elevator pitch**       | Brief statement of why your project initiative is important to be supported.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| **Website URL**          | A link to website that you want to associate with the fund.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

### **General Fund Branding**

| Name                  | Description                                                                                                                                                     |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **General Fund Logo** | A Symbol or other design adopted by your organization identifies your General Fund. Click **Browse** to upload a JPG, PNG, or SVG file that should be 2 MB max. |

### **General Fund Beneficiaries**

General Fund beneficiaries are individuals who can benefit from the funds or people who you want to sponsor for related activities. They receive invitations from Expensify (an expense management application) to submit reimbursements for their expenses.

**Note:** You will be automatically added as a beneficiary when you submit a new general fund application. To add more beneficiaries, click **+ Add beneficiary** and complete the fields that appear.

| Name      | Description                                                             |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Name**  | Name of the person who you want to designate as a beneficiary of funds. |
| **Email** | Email of the individual.                                                |

Click <img src="https://3411187760-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M2DCN9UgoRgMEkgnLyP-887967055%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-52155ca2d16230dde15ac2e8cd14eb481b4793d2%2F7418655.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=0f933d9d-c661-4912-bc2f-b410db325d1a" alt="" data-size="line"> after you enter the name and email address of the person you want to add as a beneficiary.

### **General Fund Funding Goal**

In the Annual Funding Goal filed, provide an initial funding goal estimated for the general fund.

### Terms and Conditions

Read and agree to the Terms and Conditions, and **Submit** the application.

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After The Linux Foundation reviews your application, you will receive an email notification with a review decision.
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