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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.

NextWhat is Fiscal Hosting?

Last updated 1 month ago

Not Sure Where to Start?

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

  • A exploring fiscal hosting with OSC

  • A looking to support an open source project

  • An 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:

  • 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.

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

  • Learn about our fee structure and what those fees support.

  • Discover why thousands of projects rely on us as their fiscal host.

  • Read more about our expectations, agreements, and the responsibilities of being hosted by OSC.

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

  • . Browse the many projects and communities that we're proud to support.

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