New Home page ⭐️ The new homepage explains more generally what Open Collective is and our main features. We have showcased the types of communities we serve and a little bit about our team. Browse our range of resources if you want to get to know Open Collective more or are

Solidarity with Ukraine As we watch the Ukrainian resistance to invasion by Russian forces we are doing all we can to continue to support the individuals and communities that are suffering on both sides of the border. As a platform for people to support one another, it is devastating to

2021 Was Quite a Year Open Collective continues to grow at an amazing rate. In 2021, 59,000 unique contributors gave ~$25m to the 12,000+ Collectives on the platform. Each Collective represents a community doing inspiring work in the world, and each contribution represents support and financial power. This

"This New Cooperative Business Model Could Change Everything" OMG we're on TV! 🙀 On PBS on the Laura Flanders Show, with an episode that features Open Collective. > "Why must new and innovative ideas come to market through old and undemocratic platforms? What if rather than selling out, successful businesses became community

Exit to Community In the future, Open Collective wants to transfer ownership of the platform to our community. We're working toward that, and we want to take you all with us on the learning journey—transparently (of course!). CEO Pia Mancini invites you to... [https://blog.opencollective.com/exit-to-community/]Early

New ways to pay Cryptocurrency [https://opencollective.com/opencollective/updates/support-open-source-software-using-crypto] is now enabled for Open Source Collective, and we hope to offer them more widely soon. If your Collective is with OSC, go to settings > tiers and tick "Enable Crypto contributions" to opt in. Recurring PayPal [https://opencollective.com/

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New legal & display name settings You can now differentiate your public display name from your private legal name. Open Collective is a transparent platform, so profiles are public on the internet. We also deal with official stuff requiring real names, like receipts, payments, and tax forms. Up to now,

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Solidarity as our guiding principle" Open Collective Foundation has published a newly clarified strategy: to create a legal, financial, and technical commons for the solidarity economy. We can build bridges between 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsorship, open source, mutual aid groups, and the solidarity movement. Read it → [https://blog.

New announcement system Look for 🔥 to find out about new features on the platform. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All about Projects → [https://docs.opencollective.com/help/collectives/projects] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you know you can embed the contribution button directly on your website, so people can pay for an event ticket or donate to

Virtual Cards Want to make purchases and pay for subscriptions directly from your Collective balance? If you're with Open Collective Foundation or Open Source Collective, now you can! Virtual cards work anywhere you'd use a credit or debit card online. Get one → [https://blog.opencollective.com/virtual-card-support/] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is

So many new features! Projects Want to track specific budgets within your Collective? Projects are the solution! Easily move money from your main budget to a Project, and receive contributions and expenses to it directly. To try it, scroll to that section of your page and click "Create Project". New

Funds for Open Source Our new initiative, Funds for Open Source [https://blog.opencollective.com/funds-for-open-source/], has hit a nerve! > "Open Collective opens cash conduit between tech biz and unappreciated developers." —The Register [https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/26/opencollective_funding_developers/] > "Open Collective is trying to make working

New Features Invite to Submit Expense You can now get the ball rolling on expenses for anyone who needs to be paid. Pre-fill whatever info you already have, then invite the payee to fill in the rest and confirm. This can make the whole process a lot easier! Learn more

Did you know Collectives can.... * Get contributions in Bitcoin * Accept donations of public stock * Employ (or contract) their contributors * Register trademarks * Have assets held on their behalf (like hardware) * Provide acknowledgement letters for in-kind donations (to claim tax credits) Interested in any of these? Get in touch! [info@opencollective.com]

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 [https://blog.opencollective.com/covid19-solidarity-stories/] activated around the world. Amidst uncertainty, funders created major coalitions to support open source software

Spam Update We'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 you can define who you will and won't accept money from. Learn more → [https://docs.opencollective.

New Moderation Tools As part of our plan to zap spam [https://blog.opencollective.com/a-moderation-proposal-for-open-collective/], we're giving Collective admins more control over who they accept money from: a 'reject' button [https://docs.opencollective.com/help/collectives/moderation#rejecting-financial-contributions] on contributions (click 'view details' on a transaction to see it)

⚡ 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 fair. We heard you, and have developed a full proposal to combat spam [https://blog.opencollective.com/

Open Collective Update—August 2020: Featured Collectives, Combatting Spam, Github Sponsor Updates, Fiscal Host Upgrades, Monthly Leaderboard and More

Zero fees for charity Open 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 charitable Collectives fiscallysponsored by Open Collective Foundation and other charity hosts. Over the last few months,

Close to $2Million raised for COVID-19, plus lots of new features 😍 Collectives Responding to Covid-19 We've been humbled and impressed by the 270 groups actively using Open Collective for COVID relief efforts. Together, they've raised close to 2 million USD to support their causes. Open Collective and our Non Profit

New Homepage, Github Sponsors Integration, Roadmap Update + more We Have a New Homepage! Check out the big update to opencollective.com [https://opencollective.com/]. New Funding Options for Open Source Open Source Collective is enabling more revenue channels. Github Sponsors Raise money for your Collective right through your GitHub repo.

Top contributors of 2019, goals for 2020, Conversations are live, + more news 2019 in Review and 2020 Goals Update from CEO Pia Mancini about our journey in 2019 and our strategy for the coming year, including evolving the product, pricing, and team. 2019 in Review and 2020 GoalsThe year 2019

Lots of new features, seeking feedback, free pizza + we're hiring! Feedback Wanted: New Expense Flow Expenses are how Collectives pay money out to contributors. We're working on a big update to make the whole process easier. See designs & give feedback → [https://github.com/opencollective/opencollective/issues/2725] Events Design Upgrade