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The Open Collective Platform is moving to a community governed non-profit!

A group of fiscal hosts representing thousands of collectives have created a new independent, community-governed, non-profit organization and have reached an agreement with Open Collective Inc. to take over the Open Collective platform as it exists today.

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Why the Open Source Pledge is both relevant and timely

Today Sentry, in partnership with over 20 other organizations, launches the Open Source Pledge at https://opensourcepledge.com/. We at Open Source Collective think the timing couldn’t be better.

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Open Collective Update - July 2024

Join our Discord and get involved in our redesigning our crowdfunding expereince. Plus News, Events and more

Crowdfunding Redesign: Profiles & Accounts

During engineering cycle four we built a few prototypes to demonstrate our intentions for the crowdfunding redesign project. We built these prototypes so that you could experience these new designs directly with your own Collectives, projects and events (instead of sharing static screenshots of demo Collectives). 🚩These tools are preview

Open Collective Crowdfunding Redesign

We are embarking on a journey to redesign our crowdfunding experience, and we want to do it together with you. How can we create a better crowdfunding experience for our community? What do informative collective profile pages look like? How do we tell better money stories and what affects does

Reactivating your Recurring Contributions

We are happy to release a new feature for collectives moving between Fiscal Hosts on the Open Collective Platform. Once you have been accepted by to your new Fiscal Host, you will see a message on your Collectives Dashboard inviting you to initiate the reactivation process. You will then be

Fiscal Host Transition

Following a request from Open Collective Foundation we will not be building the technical capabilities to duplicate your collective. This would have helped collectives to start receiving contributions with a new Fiscal Host while still holding funds with OCF. Having two fiscal Fiscal Hosts is against the terms of Open

Fiscal Hosting Options

Our focus at Open Collective is completely on Open Collective Foundation’s collectives and helping them find a new home, whether that is on our platform or not. More than 200 collectives have reached out requesting our support in finding them a fiscal sponsor that will meet their needs, and

Fiscal Sponsors. We need you!

This is an open call to all fiscal sponsors. In the wake of the news that Open Collective Foundation will be dissolving we are assisting in the coordination to rehome over 600 projects hosting a collective $18 million USD. If you are a fiscal host that is interested in being

Open Collective Official Statement - OCF Dissolution

Dear Open Collective Community, It is with sad hearts that we have heard the news about Open Collective Foundation decision to dissolve, effective December 31. The full content of their announcement, which came as a surprise to us, can be found here, and they have also created an FAQ. We

Open Collective Update - February 2024

Understanding your Dashboard We're excited to bring you the latest enhancement to your Open Collective experience – the all-new Dashboard! 0:00 /2:20 1× After a successful limited release, we are excited to be rolling out the Dashboard to all Open Collective users. 🏡 Your Home Base: The Dashboard

Open Collective Inc - Investor Update 2023

As we leap into 2024, let’s reflect on the past year's journey. Explore the highs, the challenges, and our strategic vision for the future!

Caroline Woolard moves from Open Collective to Art.coop

CCO Caroline Woolard has announced that she is stepping down from the Executive team at Open Collective Inc. (OC) to focus on her work with Art.coop.

OCF Updates We Love — Summer 2023

Inspirational Updates from Collectives hosted by Open Collective Foundation 🌟 South East Tennessee Mutual Aid Network is a mutual aid collective from Cleveland, TN. They have been working on opening a new community pantry in the Spring and also celebrated a one-year anniversary for their monthly Free Pop-Up Shop events this

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Open Collective Update - October 2023

In this month’s newsletter, we’re excited to tell you about a couple of new updates to the platform, as well as news from collectives and hosts around the world. Introducing Preview Features We’ve introduced a Preview Features option that allows you to test out selected upcoming features

Open Collective Update - August 2023

It’s been a busy few months so far at Open Collective. Get the latest updates from our collectives and SCN is hiring! Collectives share their Progress It’s always exciting to hear about everything that collectives have achieved with the help of Open Collective and our network of fiscal

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Regranting: How Foundations Can Help grassroots communities in Europe

Grant programs are powerful tools for increasing the social impact of countless initiatives around the world.

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OCF Updates We Love — Spring 2023

Inspirational Updates from Collectives hosted by Open Collective Foundation

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Open Collective Update - May 2023

As we head into June, we’re looking forward to some great opportunities to spread the word about the work we’re doing, including a couple of conferences in Europe. Join Our Team at OC We’re currently looking for a Customer Support Representative to be part of our team

Open Collective Update - March/April 2023

Discover the latest news and features we're proud of! Creating a Healthier Ecosystem Open Source Collective was created to help build a healthier and more sustainable ecosystem for open source creators. And a big part of that is personal health. Many open source projects that we love and

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Inspiration behind the development of the Kola Nut Collaborative

This interview with OCF Program Director was created by Artist-Organizer Fellow Ebony Gustave with Mike Strode, a Program Director at Open Collective Foundation. The Kola Nut Collaborative is a mutual support network created by Mike Strode to engage people in reciprocal exchange of services, skills, and goods through a time

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OC Foundation Presents: Solidarity School

OC Foundation offers nonprofit status + fundraising + money management software to aligned groups. We are part of an international network of nonprofits and other fiscal sponsors that use the same open source software to create efficiencies with money. We do the paperwork so that unincorporated groups, or Collectives, can focus on

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Open Collective Update -Jan/Feb - 2023

Discover the latest news and features we're proud of!

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2022 in Review: Open Collective Foundation

What an incredible year 2022 was for Open Collective Foundation—an indication of the surge of energy, ideas, and resources flowing into solidarity movements. We are humbled and happy to provide a legal and financial toolbox the groups who make up these movements need to do their important and diverse

Open Collective Inc. Donates $10k to Iron Path Farms

Why did Open Collective Inc. donate 10k to Iron Path Farms, a 2Spirit Haudenosaunee-led Food Sovereignty Project? We are an unconventional tech company striving to usher in a world where collectivity, transparency, and good livelihoods are the norm. We work to be an example of the world we want to