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Hey all my #FOSS & #OpenSource folks, do any of you know any platforms like Open Collective except for the option to make the Collective private for members only? https://

Raise and spend money with full transparency.
Open Collective is a legal and financial toolbox for groups. It’s a fundraising + legal status + money management platform for your community. What do you want to do?

What a total cluster… #oss https://blog.opencollective.com/open-collective-official-statement-ocf-dissolution/

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

As far as i can calculate going off 5% host fees the affected Minneapolis collectives could only afford about $5K a year. Maybe that is enough for a nonprofit tax professional to mentor a set of volunteers? The relevant rules are already documented by OCF: https://docs.opencollective.foundation/how-it-works/payouts (the local collectives i know about don't need any of the employment, insurance, or other things— only the reimbursement of expenses.)

A reminder to support @… on @… to keep the lights on!
#mastodaoine

A reminder to support @… on @… to keep the lights on!
#mastodaoine

@… it’s worth talking about! There isn’t much info in the ticket. If you have an OpenCollective account or Gravatar it’ll show a little more info but that info is already public

phpc.social just hit 4500 users, slightly before the Mastodon user count hit 15 million. Thanks to everyone choosing to make this instance your home on the fediverse!
As a reminder, server costs aren't free, and our OpenCollective proceeds exclusively go toward the various costs involved in maintaining this instance. For those of y'all who've donated, thanks for your support!

@… any chance OpenCollective might start offering a lightweight equivalent of Stripe Atlas? Aimed strictly at commons-aligned, public benefit corporations and the like.
I find myself wanting a super simple way to get small OSS startups and coops off the ground with a paid product.
I collaborate with some people who are unbank…