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Introducing: Funds for Open Source
Open Source

Introducing: Funds for Open Source

Helping companies invest in open source projects because we want open source creators to have a good livelihood and work sustainably, which is critical to the health of the whole ecosystem.

  • Pia Mancini
    Pia Mancini
5 min read
FundOSS: We heard your questions, so we got you answers.
Open Source

FundOSS: We heard your questions, so we got you answers.

This Spring, we’ll be supercharging contributions in our first ever matching campaign! FundOSS is a pilot program of that uses a mathematical distribution of funds to proportionally multiply a single donation. If you want to learn more Read our FundOSS FAQ v1 below!

  • Alyssa Wright
    Alyssa Wright
7 min read
Supporting an Ethereum ecosystem with the OASIS Baseline Protocol
News

Supporting an Ethereum ecosystem with the OASIS Baseline Protocol

Open Source Collective is excited to be a partner the OASIS Baseline Protocol incentive program. Baseline just received a $100K grant from the Ethereum Foundation to advance their research efforts. We look forward to other collaboratively maintaining this work!

  • Alyssa Wright
    Alyssa Wright
2 min read
The impact of Airbnb's support for open source
Open Source

The impact of Airbnb's support for open source

Airbnb has long appeared on our top open source sponsors leaderboard, but this year they are taking it to the next level. More than just numbers, hearing from maintainers in their own words

  • Alanna Irving
    Alanna Irving
1 min read
Introducing Open Web Docs
Documentation

Introducing Open Web Docs

We are excited to support the official formation of Open Web Docs. Independent of any single vendor, Open Web Docs is a collaborative network bringing first-class web platform documentation to all. See the official announcement below.

  • Alyssa Wright
    Alyssa Wright
3 min read
GitHub Sponsors for Companies, Open Source Collective for People
Open Source

GitHub Sponsors for Companies, Open Source Collective for People

Contribution to the sustainability of open source should be as easy as turning on a faucet. We’ve partnered with GitHub for some time already to enable Sponsors funding to flow through to

  • Open Source Collective
    Open Source Collective
3 min read
Open Source Collective News—Nov 2020
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

  • Alanna Irving
    Alanna Irving
4 min read
OSC Program Updates
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

  • Alyssa Wright
    Alyssa Wright
3 min read
Building an Open Source Care Plane, aka FOSS Responders
Community

Building an Open Source Care Plane, aka FOSS Responders

The story of FOSS Responders and our UPLIFT! event – an event of open source financial support ($105K!) and celebration (7 time zones!) It is a story of sustaining open source during an unprecedented time of disruption and change.

  • Alyssa Wright
    Alyssa Wright
4 min read
Open Collective Update!
Open Collective

Open Collective Update!

New Expense Flow, Bank Transfers, No Fees for COVID and more!

  • Pia Mancini
    Pia Mancini
  • Open Collective
    Open Collective
3 min read
(Not IRL) FOSS Funding Event! Come May 22nd & Come Shine.
FOSS

(Not IRL) FOSS Funding Event! Come May 22nd & Come Shine.

On Friday, May 22nd, FOSS Responders will host a virtual event to provide financial support for organizations affected by the profound disruptions -- to our economy and our community -- of Covid-19.

  • Alyssa Wright
    Alyssa Wright
2 min read
New Paid Plans for Fiscal Hosts
News

New Paid Plans for Fiscal Hosts

We are launching  updated features for Fiscal Hosts on Open Collective, with a new pricing plan.Fiscal Hosts are the entities behind the scenes who make it possible for Collectives to receive and

  • Pia Mancini
    Pia Mancini
6 min read
Beyond post-install messages: npm adds support for package funding
Open Source

Beyond post-install messages: npm adds support for package funding

Open Collective previously promoted the use of postinstall messages, output in the developer terminal each time someone installed a package. This practice proved controversial, and in September we stopped encouraging it. We've let

  • Pia Mancini
    Pia Mancini
1 min read
Indeed's Open Source Sustainability Strategy
Open Source

Indeed's Open Source Sustainability Strategy

During the last SustainOSS in London, Duane O'Brien let slip a comment that made me super happy, Indeed was piloting a FOSS Sustainability Fund. A way to institutionalize corporate open source support, and

  • Pia Mancini
    Pia Mancini
6 min read
Witchcraft: the magic of math, functional programming, and community
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…

  • Alanna Irving
    Alanna Irving
10 min read
The Next Billion Creators: Open Source Community Africa
Community

The Next Billion Creators: Open Source Community Africa

Driving the open source movement in the continent.

  • Pia Mancini
    Pia Mancini
4 min read
On Github Sponsors
Open Source

On Github Sponsors

Why we welcome it, and four ways Open Collective is different

  • Pia Mancini
    Pia Mancini
4 min read
Babel’s rise to financial sustainability
case studies

Babel’s rise to financial sustainability

Making a living making open source

  • Alanna Irving
    Alanna Irving
7 min read
Our Philosophy on Contributing to the Open Source Community — and How You Can Too
Open Source

Our Philosophy on Contributing to the Open Source Community — and How You Can Too

Open source has always been an important part of our operations. The open source community helps drive innovation, transparency, and…

  • Cody Arsenault
    Cody Arsenault
4 min read
October 2017 News: Open Collective V2 released, and we’re hiring!
News

October 2017 News: Open Collective V2 released, and we’re hiring!

Open Collective V2 is live! 🚀🚀

  • Alanna Irving
    Alanna Irving
2 min read
JavaScript

Disclaimer: We accidentally linked this post to the latest newsletter!

Open Collective V2 is live! 🚀🚀

  • Pia Mancini
    Pia Mancini
3 min read
September 2017 News: Webpack Webinar, New Help Forum, Ads for OSS + more
News

September 2017 News: Webpack Webinar, New Help Forum, Ads for OSS + more

Webinar: How Webpack Reached $400K+/year in Sponsorship & Crowdfunding

  • Alanna Irving
    Alanna Irving
3 min read
Social.coop: A Cooperative Decentralized Social Network
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…

  • Alanna Irving
    Alanna Irving
7 min read
July 2017 News: Events Feature, Ad Support for Collectives, + more
News

July 2017 News: Events Feature, Ad Support for Collectives, + more

You can now host meetups, conferences, and fundraisers through your Open Collective. You can now host meetups, conferences, and fundraisers through your Open Collective, with ticket revenue going directly to your budget.

  • Alanna Irving
    Alanna Irving
2 min read
We Gathered 100 Open Source Sustainers — Here’s What We Learned
Community

We Gathered 100 Open Source Sustainers — Here’s What We Learned

SustainOSS was a one day unconference for open source sustainers. There were no keynotes, expo halls or talks — only discussions about how…

  • Alanna Irving
    Alanna Irving
3 min read
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