Welcome to Open Source Collective Docs

Open Source Collective is a nonprofit promoting a healthy and sustainable open source ecosystem for those who create, maintain, and rely on open source software.

Not Sure Where to Start?

This documentation is your go-to resource for understanding and working with OSC. Whether you're:

• A prospective open source project or community exploring fiscal hosting with OSC

• A sponsor or funder looking to support an open source project

• An existing OSC-hosted member project in need of policies, procedures, or support

---

New Here and Wondering Who We Are?

A lot of folks land here looking for insight into who we and what OSC actually is. Here are a few helpful starting points to better understand OSC:

• What is fiscal hosting? Get an overview of the support we offer through fiscal hosting to help projects raise and manage funds without needing to form their own nonprofit.

• Our services and benefits. Find out what we offer to projects, communities, and organizations.

• What are your fees? Learn about our fee structure and what those fees support.

• Why do projects become members of OSC? Discover why thousands of projects rely on us as their fiscal host.

• What are your terms of hosting? Read more about our expectations, agreements, and the responsibilities of being hosted by OSC.

• Who we are and what we do. Learn more about our mission, the team being OSC, and how we help sustain open source

• Explore out hosted member projects. Browse the many projects and communities that we're proud to support.