How can open source projects share what help they need, beyond code? And how do helpers find those needs?

Tomorrow (Tues the 23), we’re hosting a call with Open Source Wishlist’s @sunnydeveloper.bsky.social to hear how they’re making community needs visible and accessible.

Join us! More info 👇

We loved seeing OSC board member Duane O'Brien take part in the All Things Open panel, "Beyond the Bottom Line: Sustaining the Open Source Ecosystem"!

Replay is now available: opensource.org/blog/state-o...

Open Source Collective is a proud sponsor the All Things Open 2025 conference, taking place from October 12th to 14th. For our hosted collectives, we have a limited number of discounted tickets available. If you’re interested, please contact us at [email protected].

Check out a recent episode of the @sustainoss.bsky.social podcast with @richlitt.bsky.social , featuring Ben and @andrewnez.bsky.social , as they discuss ecosyste.ms, a project using open source metadata to help guide funding across entire ecosystems.

Listen here: podcast.sustainoss.org/270

Ben (www.linkedin.com/in/benjamuk/) and Andrew (nesbitt.io) join host Richard (‪@richlitt.bsky.social‬) to explore ecosyste.ms, a project using open source metadata to guide funding and support key projects with smart, ecosystem-aware algorithms.

Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/270

Getting money -to- the folks building in the Open landscape is not a solved problem...and much thanks to @andrewnez.bsky.social, Ben Nickolls, and @oscollective.org to keep pushing on solving the hard, unglamorous problems that move us ever closer!

icymi— @oscollective.org and ecosyste.ms have shipped a new way to easily fund thousands of Open Source projects at once: Ecosystem Funds.

blog.ecosyste.ms/2025/04/04/e...

🌱 We’re hiring! 🌱 Open Source Collective is growing, and we’re looking for a Senior Operations Manager to lead financial operations, support, and internal workflows. More in thread.

We’re excited to announce Ecosystem Funds (funds.ecosyste.ms ), a partnership between Open Source Collective and ecosyste.ms, now open to the public. This initiative is transforming how we fund the dependencies we all rely on by making it easy to support the open source tech you depend on. 🧵

The OSC team is at FOSS Backstage, and it’s been an amazing time! If you’re here for the last day of the main conference, come say hi — we’d love to connect before it wraps up!

✨We're hiring!✨ OSC seeks a Director of Public Policy & Programs to help shape open source sustainability. Ideal candidates have expertise in os policy, strategic initiatives, $1M+ budgets, and U.S. nonprofit operations. Remote within 6 hours of EST. Apply by 17th March! Learn more:

Are you a maintainer of an OSC-hosted collective? Want to attend FOSS Backstage next month, but your project can't cover the ticket cost? We can help!

Get in touch by 27 of February if you'd like to attend virtually or in person.
Learn more in 🧵👇.

Heading to #FOSDEM this weekend? Catch ecosyste.ms + OSC's talk, "Open source funding: you’re doing it wrong" on Sunday at 16:30 CET in Room K.3.601.
Can't be there in person? Stream it live here: https://buff.ly/4hFvw1o

🚀 In 2024, Open Source Collective passed an important milestone. Since our founding, we've accepted over 50 million dollars for our hosted open source projects.
Read more about the growth we've seen in incoming and outgoing funds over the past few years. https://buff.ly/4aBHkzm

Join the SustainOSS Virtual Forum Thu, 13 March, 2025 to explore challenges in managing open source projects, program offices, and policy networks. Come share experiences and engage in respectful discussions to envision collective goals for supporting open source ecosystems.

This week, in partnership with ecosyste.ms, we announced a new way to fund the software we all depend upon. Find out more at https://buff.ly/4gaMAMo

🚀 We are excited to announce that Open Source Collective is an Ecosystem Partner of the new GitHub Secure Open Source Fund! ✨We are proud to help improve open source security and to collaborate with other industry leaders to make an impact.

OSC is proud to support FOSS Backstage 2024, a conference fostering collaboration in the open-source community.
Join the hybrid conference on March 4th-5th in Berlin or online. OSC-hosted projects can get ticket costs reimbursed. Learn more here. opencollective.com/opensource/u...