case studies OCF Updates we Love! Spring/Summer 2021 Edition Check out the latest updates from some of the initiatives hosted by Open Collective Foundation.
case studies The Multi-Talented Makerspace Nook Enabling the Sakubva community in Zimbabwe to reimagine its future. > "None of my friends believe that we have a future or will be able to live a normal life here." This is what one youth told us about how they feel about living in Sakubva. The township
news Meet Casa Hacker A non-profit hackerspace in the marginalized outskirts of Brazil On the outskirts of Campinas city (83km from São Paulo), Casa Hacker occupies a public community space and expands digital inclusion and education in peripheral regions for historically marginalized people. (Read in Brazilian Portuguese [https://blog.opencollective.com/conheca-a-casa-hacker/]) We were
case studies OCF Updates We Love — March 2021 Check out these inspirational updates from some of the initiatives hosted by Open Collective Foundation: Love Wins Food Pantry - Moving together as a community.🌟 Love Wins Food Pantry provides food every Friday [https://opencollective.com/lovewins/updates/looking-ahead] - even in freezing temperatures- to their neighbors in Queens, NY
case studies "It's OK to take care of your mental health right now" — ATX Mental Health Fund We spoke with Samantha Meyer about her initiative to destigmatize the discussions and relief around mental health in Austin, Texas-in response to COVID, and beyond.
case studies Featured 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.
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 Waterfront Mutual Aid [https://opencollective.com/west-brooklyn-waterfront-mutual-aid]. This is why we do what we do! Dear Neighbor,
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 co-creator Emmi Bevensee. The Social Media Analysis Toolkit (SMAT) was
case studies Celebrating Black Excellence in Tech: Juneteenth Conference & a Tech Apprenticeship Pipeline Juneteenth Conference & a Tech Apprenticeship Pipeline
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.
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.
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 $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 [https://opencollective.com/search?q=covid&offset=0]. We waived our fees [https://blog.opencollective.com/wearenotealone/] for three months so these amazing groups could focus all their
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.
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!
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.
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.
case studies Frontend Masters: "We teach open source, we use open source, and we support open source." Frontend Masters regularly appears on our leaderboard for their contributions to the open source ecosystem. They’ve sponsored nearly 40 projects and show no signs of slowing down. I spoke to founder Marc Grabanski to find out why.
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.
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…
case studies Enriching commons by practicing with money For the Secure Scuttlebutt community, it involves money but it’s not about money
case studies Samsung Next Stack Zero Grants How we disbursed $480,000 in grants transparently, with minimum hassle
case studies Stay calm and untangle your GitHub notifications Octobox.io: how to tame those garden fairies.
