case studies Solving open source funding by giving sponsors a seat at the table How creating a Steering Group became the game-changer for Universal Viewer, propelling this long-running project into a whole new phase.
News News and Opportunities from the Open Source Collective As fiscal host to 1300+ open source projects on Open Collective, we’re on a mission to help the whole ecosystem thrive.
News Open Collective Update—July 2019 Preview of Collective page redesign, join an open source support group, OSC opening up, Witchcraft interview, and more.
OSC The Open Source Collective’s widening umbrella Now accepting even more projects who are building the open source ecosystem worldwide
case studies Witchcraft: the magic of math, functional programming, and community Interview with Brooklyn Zelenka, blockchain engineer, functional programming math wizard, community builder, and founder of Fission and…
News Open Collective Update — June 2019 Thoughts on Github Sponsors, Babel case study, funding via ethical ads, new Zapier integration, open source in Africa
Documentation Our Season of Docs FAQ We have been lucky enough to be contacted with many inquiries about our participation in the Google Season of Docs program. Several…
News Open Collective Update—May 2019 What core contributors want, Berlin event, new stuff for fiscal hosts
case studies Enriching commons by practicing with money For the Secure Scuttlebutt community, it involves money but it’s not about money
Documentation Join us for Google Season of Docs! Google Season of Docs is a program giving technical writers an opportunity to contribute to open source projects, by paying them a three…
News Open Collective Update—March 2019 Feedback wanted on v3, docs opportunities, introducing bounties, and welcome OBS!
News Open Collective Update — January 2019 Transparent Grants, Open Source Gift Cards, & Reimagining Money
case studies Funding Open Source: How Webpack Reached $400k+/year Webpack’s Sean Larkin on growing the project’s budget with crowdfunding, sponsorships, grants, partnerships… and pure love.
News October 2017 News: Open Collective V2 released, and we’re hiring! Open Collective V2 is live! 🚀🚀
News September 2017 News: Webpack Webinar, New Help Forum, Ads for OSS + more Webinar: How Webpack Reached $400K+/year in Sponsorship & Crowdfunding
case studies Cycle.js: A Unified Theory of Everything for JavaScript Nick Johnstone on what makes Cycle special, the two-year long ‘weekend project’, great community engagement, and the future of programming.
case studies Social.coop: A Cooperative Decentralized Social Network Social.coop is a cooperatively run instance of Mastodon, a decentralized social network based on open protocols and free, open-source…
sponsors We Offered Matching Funds for Open Source—Here’s What Happened Why Ben Vinegar from Sentry thinks smart companies should financially support the open source tools they rely on.
