case studies Making funding happen for Happen Films Using the medium of movies to showcase inspiring solutions to the wicked problems of our times. Happen Films believes the solutions are out there, and that people are already pioneering the transition we
how-to Ten ways to make decisions about money Open Collective is home to thousands of collaborative communities raising and spending funds transparently, giving us a front-row seat to observe many diverse examples. Each group is different, and one size does not
team Open Collective's impossible team away day Article excerpt from Zooming Beyond Time and Space, by team member Alanna Irving. My team at Open Collective is 13 people across Brazil, Mexico, United States, the UK, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, India,
Open Source The impact of Airbnb's support for open source Airbnb has long appeared on our top open source sponsors leaderboard, but this year they are taking it to the next level. More than just numbers, hearing from maintainers in their own words
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.
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
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
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
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 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
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 $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
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
News Open Source Collective Update #8 From our January 2020 board meetingThe Open Source Collective is a non-profit organization serving as a fiscal sponsor to over 1,700 open source projects on Open Collective. We believe in transparency, so
News Open Source Collective News—Jan 2020 We're in Brussels for Sustain & FOSDEM, win $10k for your project, accept bitcoin + more newsJoin us in Brussels!We hope to see you at Sustain Summit and FOSDEM next week! Win $10,
News Open Source Collective Update #7 From our December 2019 board meetingThe Open Source Collective is a non-profit organization serving as a fiscal sponsor to over 1,600 open source projects on Open Collective. We believe in transparency, so
case studies Growing Community One Slice at a Time Over the last couple years, Cloudflare has sponsored over $20,000 of pizza for 80+ tech meetups around the world, reaching over 4500 people. That’s a lot of slices!
News Open Source Collective News—Nov 2019 New Funding OptionsGithubA new feature enables funding directly through a Sponsor button on project repos and payment through Github to your Collective. To activate it, you need an entity and a bank account
case studies How funding open source gives Vercel access to world-class talent Interview with Vercel founder Guillermo Rauch and Head of Growth Sarup Banskota.
News Open Source Collective Update #6 From our October 2019 board meeting.The Open Source Collective is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization serving as a fiscal sponsor to over 1,500 open source projects on Open Collective. We
News Alyssa Wright joins Open Source Collective Welcome to the team! Alyssa's skills in business development, marketing, strategy, fundraising, and partnerships will help Collectives thrive and create a more sustainable open source ecosystem. We are thrilled to have her with
case studies Taking on Diversity & Inclusion in the Drupal Community We spoke with Drupal Diversity and Inclusion team leader Tara King about how her team are going beyond the depressing statistics and achieving real change.
