Your Project Was Just Accepted! Now What?
Your project is now fiscally hosted by Open Source Collective -- now what?!
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Your project is now fiscally hosted by Open Source Collective -- now what?!
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First off, congratulations! We're excited to support your project!
Now that your project is a fiscally hosted member project with OSC, there are a few important steps to help you get started. You’ll receive emails with key resources — take some time to review them, and if you have any questions, let us know, we’re here to help.
This guide will serve as a go-to resource for managing your project with OSC.
Fill out the Newly Accepted Project Form
You'll receive a Typeform survey titled "Newly Accepted Project Form" from us.
Please take a few minutes to complete this short form (it should take around 5 - 7 minutes). It helps us understand your project, its goals, and how we can best support you. We review every survey submission, and your input truly helps us tailor our support and offerings!
Review the OSC Onboarding Video
Take a few minutes to watch our Onboarding video, which covers:
Overview of fiscal hosting
How to use Open Collective
Key things to know as a hosted member project
Set up your project's Open Collective Profile Page
Your Open Collective page is more than just a place to receive funds — it's your project's public home for for managing your project's finances, fundraising, and expenses. By default, every OSC-hosted project gets their own dedicated Open Collective profile, making it easy to stay transparent, organized, and connected to your community.
It's worth taking a little time to customize your page — adding your logo, story, and goals helps your community understand what your project is and why your work matters.
📌 Quick Start Guide to the Open Collective platform
Join the Discord
OSC has a presence on the Open Collective Discord in the #open-source-collective channel. There, you can connect with other open source projects, get platform support, engage with other community groups.
📌 Discord
Review OSC's Policies
It's important to understand our policies and procedures, especially when it comes to expenses. Be sure to familiarize yourself with what is required when submitting and approving expenses.