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OCF Updates we Love! Spring/Summer 2021 Edition

OCF Updates we Love! Spring/Summer 2021 Edition

Check out the latest updates from some of the initiatives hosted by Open Collective Foundation.

The Multi-Talented Makerspace Nook

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 is one of

Meet Casa Hacker

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

OCF Updates We Love — March 2021

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

"It's OK to take care of your mental health right now" — ATX Mental Health Fund

"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.

Chrome’s Framework for Open Source Investment

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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.

Interview with Aaron Clark: Creating Opportunities for Stability

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.

Updates We Love: December 2020

Updates We Love: December 2020

Dec 2020 Updates from our hosted initiatives

Autumn Update from West Brooklyn Waterfront 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,

Amidst the election, a new network map analyzes politicians' tweets

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 designed to help facilitate activists, journalists, and

Celebrating Black Excellence in Tech: Juneteenth Conference & a Tech Apprenticeship Pipeline

Celebrating Black Excellence in Tech: Juneteenth Conference & a Tech Apprenticeship Pipeline

Juneteenth Conference & a Tech Apprenticeship Pipeline

A New Foundation to Support Black Parent Entrepreneurs

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.

Play By the Rules, or Create New Ones

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.

"Solidarity Not Charity" in Bushwick, NY

"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.

$2m for COVID-19: Stories of Solidarity

$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 resources on critical

Zcoin on Open Source Collective

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.

Growing Community One Slice at a Time

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!

How funding open source gives Vercel access to world-class talent

How funding open source gives Vercel access to world-class talent

Interview with Vercel founder Guillermo Rauch and Head of Growth Sarup Banskota.

Taking on Diversity & Inclusion in the Drupal Community

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.

Frontend Masters: "We teach open source, we use open source, and we support open source."

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.

Solving open source funding by giving sponsors a seat at the table

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.

Witchcraft: the magic of math, functional programming, and community

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…

Babel’s rise to financial sustainability

Babel’s rise to financial sustainability

Making a living making open source

Enriching commons by practicing with money

Enriching commons by practicing with money

For the Secure Scuttlebutt community, it involves money but it’s not about money

Samsung Next Stack Zero Grants

Samsung Next Stack Zero Grants

How we disbursed $480,000 in grants transparently, with minimum hassle