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Open Source Collective is Hiring!

Open Source Collective is Hiring!

Seeking a Senior Operations Manager, Product Manager and Software Developer. Open Source Collective [https://oscollective.org] (OSC) is a non-profit fiscal sponsor for over 3,000 open source projects [https://opencollective.com/opensource], which helped them raise $12m in 2021 [https://blog.opencollective.com/12m-for-open-source/]. OSC's mission is to create

Open Source Collective's Strategy 2022-2025

In this post we outline the strategy for Open Source Collective, our five-year-old host organisation that now supports over 3,000 projects and their communities.

Igalia's Open Prioritization Project: Advancing the Web Commons for All

Igalia's Open Prioritization Project: Advancing the Web Commons for All

The goal is nothing less than the democratization of the web’s future At Igalia [https://igalia.com], we believe very strongly in the open web and its advancement. One of the barriers we see to moving forward is that adding new features to web browsers has always been dependent

You can now use Crypto to Support Open Source Software

You can now use Crypto to Support Open Source Software

Today we are adding limited support for cryptocurrencies on the Open Collective platform. Collectives hosted by Open Source Collective and Open Collective Foundation can now receive contributions in over 40 cryptocurrencies.

Hello from Open Source Collective's new Executive Director

Hello from Open Source Collective's new Executive Director

Hey. I’m Ben, the new Executive Director of The Open Source Collective!

Supporting an Ethereum ecosystem with the OASIS Baseline Protocol

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!

The impact of Airbnb's support for 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 about how financial support has helped their projects thrive really drives home the impact open source sponsorship

Open Source Collective Update #12

Open Source Collective Update #12

From our January 2021 board meeting. Open Source Collective [https://blog.opencollective.com/open-source-collective-update-10/oscollective.org] 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 we’re publishing regular recaps of what happens in our

GitHub Sponsors for Companies, Open Source Collective for People

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 [https://blog.opencollective.com/double-the-love/] for some time already to enable Sponsors funding to flow through to Open Collective, and the integration has already channeled thousands [https://opencollective.com/

Open Source Collective News—Nov 2020

Open Source Collective News—Nov 2020

Holding trademarks, legal terms update, & ecosystem initiatives OSC is fiscal host to over 2,250 open source projects on Open Collective. Holding project assets and trademarks Open Source Collective now has the ability to hold trademarks and other non-monetary assets for open source projects. If you are interested in this

OSC Program Updates

OSC Program Updates

A lot has been happening at Open Source Collective lately! FOSS Contributor Funds The season brought much momentum for the implementation and extension of the FOSS Contributor Fund. OSC Director of Growth and Partnerships Alyssa Wright spoke about FOSS Contributor funds at State of the Source. Image credit: GitCoinFunded by

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

Open Source Collective Update #11

Open Source Collective Update #11

From our August and October 2020 board meetings. The Open Source Collective [https://blog.opencollective.com/open-source-collective-update-10/oscollective.org] is a non-profit organization serving as a fiscal sponsor to over 2,200 open source projects on Open Collective. We believe in transparency, so we’re publishing regular recaps of what

Open Source Collective Update #10

Open Source Collective Update #10

From our June board meeting The Open Source Collective [oscollective.org] 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’re publishing regular recaps of what happens in our board meetings. Recent Financials May-June

Open Source Collective Update #9

Open Source Collective Update #9

From our March and May 2020 board meetings The Open Source Collective is a non-profit organization serving as a fiscal sponsor to over 1,900 open source projects on Open Collective. We believe in transparency, so we’re publishing regular recaps of what happens in our board meetings. Recent Financials

Open Source Collective Update #8

Open Source Collective Update #8

From our January 2020 board meeting The Open Source Collective [https://oscollective.org/] is a non-profit organization serving as a fiscal sponsor to over 1,700 open source projects on Open Collective. We believe in transparency, so we’re publishing regular recaps of what happens in our board meetings. 2019

Open Source Collective News—Jan 2020

Open Source Collective News—Jan 2020

We're in Brussels for Sustain & FOSDEM, win $10k for your project, accept bitcoin + more news Join us in Brussels! We hope to see you at Sustain Summit [https://sustainoss.org/summit-2020/] and FOSDEM [https://fosdem.org/2020/] next week! Win $10,000 for your open source project Do you need

OSI Joins as a BackYourStack Partner

OSI Joins as a BackYourStack Partner

The Open Source Initiative [https://opensource.org/] (OSI) joins Open Source Collective [https://www.oscollective.org/] (OSC), Open Collective [https://blog.opencollective.com/osi-joins-as-backyourstack-partner/opencollective.com], and CodeFund [http://codefund.io/] to help organizations support the open source software they rely on. Our initial collaboration will scale up and extend

Open Source Collective Update #7

Open Source Collective Update #7

From our December 2019 board meeting The Open Source Collective [https://oscollective.org/] is a non-profit organization serving as a fiscal sponsor to over 1,600 open source projects on Open Collective. We believe in transparency, so we’re publishing regular recaps of what happens in our board meetings. Recent

Open Source Collective News—Nov 2019

Open Source Collective News—Nov 2019

New Funding Options Github A new feature enables funding directly through a Sponsor button on project repos and payment through Github to your Collective. To activate it, you need an entity and a bank account for your project—luckily, we already provide that as your fiscal sponsor! We're working with

Open Source Collective Update #6

Open Source Collective Update #6

From our October 2019 board meeting. The Open Source Collective [https://oscollective.org/] is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization serving as a fiscal sponsor to over 1,500 open source projects on Open Collective. We believe in transparency, so we’re publishing regular recaps of what happens in our

Alyssa Wright joins Open Source Collective

Alyssa Wright joins Open Source Collective

Welcome to the team! Alyssa's skills in business development, marketing, strategy, fundraising, and partnerships will help Collectives thrive and create a more sustainable open source ecosystem. We are thrilled to have her with us. Alyssa is an experienced leader of open source business and community development. She works to sustain

Open Source Collective Update #5

Open Source Collective Update #5

From our September 2019 board meeting.

Open Source Collective News Sept 2019

Open Source Collective News Sept 2019

We're hiring! Plus more news from OSC.

Open Source Collective Update #4

Open Source Collective Update #4

From our August 2019 board meeting.