News Open Collective - Our January Update Did you know Collectives can....Get contributions in BitcoinAccept donations of public stockEmploy (or contract) their contributorsRegister trademarksHave assets held on their behalf (like hardware)Provide acknowledgement letters for in-kind donations (to claim
News 2020 in Review & 2021 Update Open letter from CEO Pia Mancini to Open Collective's investorsWow, 2020 was one rollercoaster of a year. We are just now catching our breath! What really matters first: we have been humbled by
News OCF Updates We Love—January 2021 From community fridges to scholarships, Open Collective Foundation initiatives are making an impact.The Love Fridges - Chicago🌟 The Love Fridge partnered with a local restaurant to stock their fridges with 240 free
case studies Chrome’s Framework for Open Source Investment This year, Chrome’s has committed over $200K in their Web Framework & Tools Performance Fund to support open source tooling. Chrome understands that collaboration with open source paves the road to a better web.
News Open Source Collective Update #12 From our January 2021 board meeting.Open Source Collective is a non-profit organization serving as a fiscal sponsor to over 2,400 open source projects on Open Collective. We believe in transparency, so
Hiring Hiring: documentation and QA ~We are no longer accepting applications for this role~Open Collective is an open source software platform for transparent fundraising and budget management. We connect thousands of projects and funders around the world,
Documentation Introducing Open Web Docs We are excited to support the official formation of Open Web Docs. Independent of any single vendor, Open Web Docs is a collaborative network bringing first-class web platform documentation to all. See the official announcement below.
News Charity Fundholding for NZ: The Gift Collective We need accessible, affordable, effective fundholding for charitable initiatives, which powers them up instead of weighing them down.
Foundation Episode MMXXI - A New Hope In 2020, Open Collective Foundation grew 20x in money raised for initiatives ($4.5m), 4x in initiatives served (nearly 200), and 10x in financial disbursements. On one level, this shows the extent of
case studies Interview with Aaron Clark: Creating Opportunities for Stability Justice Reskill aims to connect justice-involved people with the access and support they need to create a new path for themselves. Aaron Clark, founder, tells us about his mission to serve these communities.
News What a year What do we even say about 2020? It's been... intense. But alongside all the many challenges, we've seen incredible action and resilience. Amidst the pandemic, hundreds of mutual aid groups activated around the
Open Source GitHub Sponsors for Companies, Open Source Collective for People Contribution to the sustainability of open source should be as easy as turning on a faucet. We’ve partnered with GitHub for some time already to enable Sponsors funding to flow through to
mutual aid Autumn Update from West Brooklyn Waterfront Mutual Aid We wanted to share this beautiful letter that was sent by one of our hosted mutual aid initiatives. We are so grateful to be able to support and catalyze collectives like West Brooklyn
News Open Collective Update - November 2020 Spam UpdateWe've been banning up to 100 accounts per day for keto diet related spam alone—so keep using those moderation tools and report spammers! Contribution policies are now displayed during checkout, so
News Open Source Collective News—Nov 2020 Holding trademarks, legal terms update, & ecosystem initiativesOSC is fiscal host to over 2,250 open source projects on Open Collective. Holding project assets and trademarksOpen Source Collective now has the ability to
News OSC Program Updates A lot has been happening at Open Source Collective lately! FOSS Contributor FundsThe season brought much momentum for the implementation and extension of the FOSS Contributor Fund. OSC Director of Growth and Partnerships
case studies Amidst the election, a new network map analyzes politicians' tweets This open-source anti-'infodemic' tool can tell you who Trump interacts with and who has influence on politicians online."The 'infodemic' we are experiencing now works in many ways like a pandemic," says SMAT
case studies Celebrating Black Excellence in Tech: Juneteenth Conference & a Tech Apprenticeship Pipeline Juneteenth Conference & a Tech Apprenticeship Pipeline
News Open Collective Update - October 2020 New Moderation Tools As part of our plan to zap spam, we're giving Collective admins more control over who they accept money from: a 'reject' button on contributions (click 'view details' on a
News Open Source Collective Update #11 From our August and October 2020 board meetings.The Open Source Collective is a non-profit organization serving as a fiscal sponsor to over 2,200 open source projects on Open Collective. We believe
Open Collective Need some fresh air? Take your vote with you and #walkthevote! Need some fresh air? Take your vote with you and #walkthevote!
News Open Collective Update - September 2020 ⚡ Our plan to zap spam ⚡Recently we got called out on Twitter for a lack of spam and moderation tools for Collectives. It's never fun to get called out, but it was totally
News Need a 501(c)(3) for your initiative? We have you covered! Open Collective and the Open Collective Foundation are launching a new path for charitable initiatives to start receiving tax deductible donations with no hassle. Open Collective + the Open Collective Foundation are on a
