News Open Collective - Our January Update Did you know Collectives can....Get contributions in BitcoinAccept donations of public stockEmploy (or contract) their contributorsRegister trademarksHave assets held on their behalf (like hardware)Provide acknowledgement letters for in-kind donations (to claim
News 2020 in Review & 2021 Update Open letter from CEO Pia Mancini to Open Collective's investorsWow, 2020 was one rollercoaster of a year. We are just now catching our breath! What really matters first: we have been humbled by
News OCF Updates We Love—January 2021 From community fridges to scholarships, Open Collective Foundation initiatives are making an impact.The Love Fridges - Chicago🌟 The Love Fridge partnered with a local restaurant to stock their fridges with 240 free
News Open Source Collective Update #12 From our January 2021 board meeting.Open Source Collective is a non-profit organization serving as a fiscal sponsor to over 2,400 open source projects on Open Collective. We believe in transparency, so
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.
Foundation Episode MMXXI - A New Hope In 2020, Open Collective Foundation grew 20x in money raised for initiatives ($4.5m), 4x in initiatives served (nearly 200), and 10x in financial disbursements. On one level, this shows the extent of
News What a year What do we even say about 2020? It's been... intense. But alongside all the many challenges, we've seen incredible action and resilience. Amidst the pandemic, hundreds of mutual aid groups activated around the
News Open Collective Update - November 2020 Spam UpdateWe've been banning up to 100 accounts per day for keto diet related spam alone—so keep using those moderation tools and report spammers! Contribution policies are now displayed during checkout, so
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
News OSC Program Updates A lot has been happening at Open Source Collective lately! FOSS Contributor FundsThe season brought much momentum for the implementation and extension of the FOSS Contributor Fund. OSC Director of Growth and Partnerships
News Open Collective Update - October 2020 New Moderation Tools As part of our plan to zap spam, we're giving Collective admins more control over who they accept money from: a 'reject' button on contributions (click 'view details' on a
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 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
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
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 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
