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
Investor Updates Open Collective Investors Update August 2020 Dear Investors, Phew! What a rollercoaster of a year. I really don’t know where to start. As a quick recap, last time I wrote numbers were positive and we launched a new
News A moderation proposal for Open Collective Two weeks ago, we had one of those weekends… Twitter threads popping up everywhere about scammers and spammers on the platform. We got called out for a lack of moderation tools: tools that
case studies A New Foundation to Support Black Parent Entrepreneurs We spoke with James Oliver, Jr. about his experience being a parent, an entrepreneur, and about his new foundation to support the community of Black ParentPreneurs.
News Open Collective Update—August 2020 Open Collective Update—August 2020: Featured Collectives, Combatting Spam, Github Sponsor Updates, Fiscal Host Upgrades, Monthly Leaderboard and More
News Launching Open Collective New Zealand For kiwi projects and communities who want to raise money. Open Collective has already helped thousands of groups around the world raise and manage millions of dollars—now through Open Collective NZ, kiwis can too!
News Great new features for Fiscal Hosts With more on the horizon!Fiscal Hosts enable Collectives to raise and spend money through their entities and bank accounts. Manage Collectives and set custom feesThere's a new Hosted Collectives tab on the
case studies Play By the Rules, or Create New Ones We spoke with Nathan Schneider of Community Rule about the importance of more accessible governance practices within online communities.
Hiring Hiring: UX/UI Designer Open Collective Design is looking for a new team member!Open Collective DesignDesign can drive action in the open source ecosystem—we can help!Guillermo EsparzaOpen CollectiveJob descriptionOur goal is to craft well
News Open Collective Foundation News July 2020 Get ready to 10x Collective impact in 2020Open Collective Foundation is experiencing massive growth, on track to hit 10x last year's funding levels across 135+ Collectives. Groups across the country have sprung into
case studies "Solidarity Not Charity" in Bushwick, NY We spoke with Kristen Ablamsky and Fernando Ramos, two local organizers of Bushwick Ayuda Mutua about New York’s community engagement and mutual aid in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
News Open Collective Update—July 2020 Zero fees for charityOpen Collective is waiving platform fees for Collectives in Open Collective Foundation and other charity Fiscal Hosts. Zero Platform Fees for Charitable CollectivesOpen Collective is waiving its platform fees for
News Open Source Collective Update #10 From our June board meetingThe Open Source Collective is a non-profit organization serving as a fiscal sponsor to over 2,000 open source projects on Open Collective. We believe in transparency, so we’
News Zero Platform Fees for Charitable Collectives Open Collective is waiving its platform fees for charitable Collectives fiscally sponsored by Open Collective Foundation and other charity hosts. Over the last few months, we've been privileged to support a massive community
News $2m for COVID-19: Stories of Solidarity Over the last few months, we've been privileged to support a massive community response to COVID-19 by 250+ Collectives. We waived our fees for three months so these amazing groups could focus all
Community Building an Open Source Care Plane, aka FOSS Responders The story of FOSS Responders and our UPLIFT! event – an event of open source financial support ($105K!) and celebration (7 time zones!) It is a story of sustaining open source during an unprecedented time of disruption and change.
News Open Collective Update—June 2020 Close to $2Million raised for COVID-19, plus lots of new features 😍 Collectives Responding to Covid-19We've been humbled and impressed by the 270 groups actively using Open Collective for COVID relief efforts. Together, they've
Blockchain Zcoin on Open Source Collective A decentralized funding model means they are more free from bias. Zcoin set up an open collective, where a community can support and sustain their work of privacy on the blockchain.
Open Collective Open Collective Update! New Expense Flow, Bank Transfers, No Fees for COVID and more!
News Open Source Collective Update #9 From our March and May 2020 board meetingsThe Open Source Collective is a non-profit organization serving as a fiscal sponsor to over 1,900 open source projects on Open Collective. We believe in
FOSS (Not IRL) FOSS Funding Event! Come May 22nd & Come Shine. On Friday, May 22nd, FOSS Responders will host a virtual event to provide financial support for organizations affected by the profound disruptions -- to our economy and our community -- of Covid-19.
covid We are apart, but we are not alone. We are waiving our fees on all COVID-19 related Initiatives. Let's work together to support each other. The past week we've seen a surge of Collectives created in solidarity with COVID-19 support efforts.
News Open Collective Update—February 2020 New Homepage, Github Sponsors Integration, Roadmap Update + moreWe Have a New Homepage!Check out the big update to opencollective.com. New Funding Options for Open SourceOpen Source Collective is enabling more revenue channels.
Double the Love! 💞 GitHub Sponsors and Open Collective team up for sustainability! We are thrilled to share that GitHub Sponsors and Open Collective are linking up to help open source projects thrive. Open source projects can
