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href="/the-era-of-mastodon/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> The Era of Mastodon </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">How communities are decentralizing social networking, no billionaires required. With the mass exodus of Twitter users following Elon Musk’s takeover, alternative platforms are gaining popularity among these ‘digital refugees’. The leading choice for many is Mastodon, free and open-source self-hosted social networking. 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Whatever you do to address that momentary failure, do not fail alone.</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2022-12-01">Dec 1, 2022</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">3 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="6388a8c2840a23003d0b047f" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" data-ghost-comment-count-class-name="" data-ghost-comment-count-autowrap="true" > </script> </footer> </div> </article> <article class="post-card post tag-case-studies tag-nz tag-nonprofit tag-education"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/kia-kotahi-ako/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2022/12/1E5A9930-1.JPG 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2022/12/1E5A9930-1.JPG 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2022/12/1E5A9930-1.JPG 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2022/12/1E5A9930-1.JPG 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2022/12/1E5A9930-1.JPG" alt="Kia Kotahi Ako: Collaborating for Impact" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/kia-kotahi-ako/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> Kia Kotahi Ako: Collaborating for Impact </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">Established in 2021, Kia Kotahi Ako (Learning As One) is activating education initiatives in Aoteroa New Zealand, to have the biggest impact for Papatūānuku (mother earth). Motivated by the climate crisis and an inequitable education system, Kia Kotahi Ako is an ambitious collaboration to tackle these challenges together. Edmund Hillary</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2022-12-01">Dec 1, 2022</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">4 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="638824fe840a23003d0afe57" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" data-ghost-comment-count-class-name="" data-ghost-comment-count-autowrap="true" > </script> </footer> </div> </article> <article class="post-card post tag-case-studies tag-ocf"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/spec/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-09-at-2.37.33-PM.png 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-09-at-2.37.33-PM.png 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-09-at-2.37.33-PM.png 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-09-at-2.37.33-PM.png 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-09-at-2.37.33-PM.png" alt="Sustainable Progress and Equality Collective: SPEC" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/spec/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> Sustainable Progress and Equality Collective: SPEC </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">Joe Torreggiani, a software engineer and social activist, has always been concerned about making the world a better place. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, he observed the community around him more closely and moved toward action to mitigate the social unrest and tension rising in society. Joe connected</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2022-11-09">Nov 9, 2022</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">7 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="636b02f2a2be2d003d53422f" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" data-ghost-comment-count-class-name="" data-ghost-comment-count-autowrap="true" > </script> </footer> </div> </article> <article class="post-card post tag-case-studies tag-ocf"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/homeschooling-with-modulo/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-29-at-3.55.52-PM.png 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-29-at-3.55.52-PM.png 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-29-at-3.55.52-PM.png 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-29-at-3.55.52-PM.png 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-29-at-3.55.52-PM.png" alt="Homeschooling with Modulo" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/homeschooling-with-modulo/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> Homeschooling with Modulo </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">Reinventing education, Empowering Parents, Inspiring Kids Manisha Snoyer is a passionate teacher with 15 years of experience with kids of different talents, psychological types, and walks of life. This "teacherpreneur” founded Modulo—a tool that accelerates learning through individualized instruction and a flexible school schedule. Manisha debunks myths about</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2022-10-29">Oct 29, 2022</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">4 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="635c965a6d45f9003d1758a6" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" data-ghost-comment-count-class-name="" data-ghost-comment-count-autowrap="true" > </script> </footer> </div> </article> <article class="post-card post tag-case-studies tag-osc tag-open-source tag-php"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/php-foundation-alive-and-kicking/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-20-at-4.48.07-PM.png 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-20-at-4.48.07-PM.png 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-20-at-4.48.07-PM.png 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-20-at-4.48.07-PM.png 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2022/08/Screen-Shot-2022-08-20-at-4.48.07-PM.png" alt="PHP Foundation: Alive and Kicking" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/php-foundation-alive-and-kicking/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> PHP Foundation: Alive and Kicking </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">PHP Foundation co-founder Roman Pronskiy on the state of the language, and why its future is bright. Born and raised in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Roman Pronsky has always worked in the tech industry. He started by studying math, and later programming organically fit in. After 10 years working as a software</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2022-08-20">Aug 20, 2022</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">3 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="630065d07bd459003d94deb2" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" data-ghost-comment-count-class-name="" data-ghost-comment-count-autowrap="true" > </script> </footer> </div> </article> <article class="post-card post tag-case-studies tag-ocf tag-news"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/ocf-updates-we-love-summer-2022/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2022/08/lovewinsfoodpantrysummer2022.jpg 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2022/08/lovewinsfoodpantrysummer2022.jpg 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2022/08/lovewinsfoodpantrysummer2022.jpg 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2022/08/lovewinsfoodpantrysummer2022.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2022/08/lovewinsfoodpantrysummer2022.jpg" alt="OCF Updates We Love — Summer 2022" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/ocf-updates-we-love-summer-2022/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> OCF Updates We Love — Summer 2022 </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">Check out these inspirational updates from initiatives hosted by Open Collective Foundation - Summer 2022 Edition</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2022-08-09">Aug 9, 2022</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">4 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="62e9a0ff425656003dde7799" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" data-ghost-comment-count-class-name="" data-ghost-comment-count-autowrap="true" > </script> </footer> </div> </article> <article class="post-card post tag-case-studies tag-news tag-climate tag-ocf"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/the-week-is-hiring/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-08-01-at-9.53.43-AM.png 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-08-01-at-9.53.43-AM.png 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-08-01-at-9.53.43-AM.png 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-08-01-at-9.53.43-AM.png 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-08-01-at-9.53.43-AM.png" alt="The Week: A New Playbook for Climate Mobilization" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/the-week-is-hiring/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> The Week: A New Playbook for Climate Mobilization </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">The Week is an incredible initiative creating a new, powerful approach to effect the social change we need to affect climate change. They're looking to hire 3 new team members. Could it be you? The reality is clear: we need mass mobilization to solve the climate crisis. Millions</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2022-07-31">Jul 31, 2022</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">3 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="62e6f96a95f815003df4aafb" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" data-ghost-comment-count-class-name="" data-ghost-comment-count-autowrap="true" > </script> </footer> </div> </article> <article class="post-card post tag-case-studies tag-ukraine"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/open-source-intelligence-smat/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2022/07/smat-1.png 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2022/07/smat-1.png 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2022/07/smat-1.png 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2022/07/smat-1.png 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2022/07/smat-1.png" alt="Open-source intelligence for investigating war crimes" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/open-source-intelligence-smat/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> Open-source intelligence for investigating war crimes </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">Emmi Bevensee is a data scientist and researcher of complexity, hate, the far-right, and disinformation, originally from the US and now based in NZ. They created Social Media Analysis Toolkit (SMAT) to facilitate activists, journalists, researchers, and other social good organizations to analyze and visualize misinformation, disinformation, and harmful online</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2022-07-18">Jul 18, 2022</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">5 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="62d4b8235190c8003d95fa95" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" data-ghost-comment-count-class-name="" data-ghost-comment-count-autowrap="true" > </script> </footer> </div> </article> <article class="post-card post tag-case-studies tag-ukraine"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/fundraise-fast-with-no-borders/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2022/06/Screen-Shot-2022-06-05-at-7.11.04-PM-1.png 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2022/06/Screen-Shot-2022-06-05-at-7.11.04-PM-1.png 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2022/06/Screen-Shot-2022-06-05-at-7.11.04-PM-1.png 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2022/06/Screen-Shot-2022-06-05-at-7.11.04-PM-1.png 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2022/06/Screen-Shot-2022-06-05-at-7.11.04-PM-1.png" alt="Fundraise Fast with No Borders: Stories of Support for Ukraine" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/fundraise-fast-with-no-borders/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> Fundraise Fast with No Borders: Stories of Support for Ukraine </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">Disaster fundraising calls for immediate action, with no time to set up a nonprofit or do paperwork. Open Collective helps passionate activists in situations that require quick responses. Whether a natural disaster or a war crisis, communities need accessible and transparent tools for efficient cooperation, especially when it comes to</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2022-06-05">Jun 5, 2022</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">5 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="629c56a045fb3e003d30db73" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" data-ghost-comment-count-class-name="" data-ghost-comment-count-autowrap="true" > </script> </footer> </div> </article> <article class="post-card post tag-case-studies tag-ocf tag-ukraine"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/proiekt-1k/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2022/05/1kpcover-1.jpg 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2022/05/1kpcover-1.jpg 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2022/05/1kpcover-1.jpg 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2022/05/1kpcover-1.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2022/05/1kpcover-1.jpg" alt="Проект 1К: допомога Україні «Peer-to-Peer» («Рівний-рівному»)" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/proiekt-1k/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> Проект 1К: допомога Україні «Peer-to-Peer» («Рівний-рівному») </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">Проект 1K зібрав [https://www.1kproject.org/] 5,4 мільйона доларів на безпосередню допомогу понад 5000 родинам, які постраждали від війни. Ми провели щиру розмову з українсько-американським засновником проєкту Алексом Іскольдом. Алекс Іскольд – один із тих, хто живе в стилі «американська мрія». Зараз він працює в Нью-Йорку; та народився Алекс</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2022-05-12">May 12, 2022</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">5 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="627d7930531daa003d040709" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" data-ghost-comment-count-class-name="" data-ghost-comment-count-autowrap="true" > </script> </footer> </div> </article> <article class="post-card post tag-case-studies tag-ocf tag-ukraine"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/1kproject/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2022/05/1kpcover.jpg 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2022/05/1kpcover.jpg 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2022/05/1kpcover.jpg 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2022/05/1kpcover.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2022/05/1kpcover.jpg" alt="1K Project: Peer-to-peer help for Ukraine" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/1kproject/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> 1K Project: Peer-to-peer help for Ukraine </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">1K Project [http://1kproject.org] has raised $5.4 million for direct relief to 5,000+ families affected by the war. In this heartfelt conversation, we speak with Ukrainian-American founder Alex Iskold. Alex Iskold is living the American dream. Now in New York, he was born in the Ukrainian city</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2022-05-12">May 12, 2022</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">6 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="627c761a28459f003dcfb582" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" data-ghost-comment-count-class-name="" data-ghost-comment-count-autowrap="true" > </script> </footer> </div> </article> <article class="post-card post tag-case-studies tag-nz tag-racism tag-education"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/tauiwi-tautoko/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2022/02/tt-cover-text.jpg 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2022/02/tt-cover-text.jpg 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2022/02/tt-cover-text.jpg 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2022/02/tt-cover-text.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2022/02/tt-cover-text.jpg" alt="Tauiwi Tautoko: Countering Racism with Listening" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/tauiwi-tautoko/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> Tauiwi Tautoko: Countering Racism with Listening </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">A kiwi course teaching evidence-backed techniques to detox our discourse Do you think that arguing with racists on the internet is like screaming into the void, but not speaking up also seems wrong? Do you wish you could engage with racist family members or acquaintances without either screaming or biting</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2022-02-22">Feb 22, 2022</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">4 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="621430263e8de7003b742584" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" data-ghost-comment-count-class-name="" data-ghost-comment-count-autowrap="true" > </script> </footer> </div> </article> <article class="post-card post tag-case-studies tag-open-source tag-osc tag-fundraising tag-sponsors"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/igalia-open-prioritization/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-17-at-2.16.59-PM.png 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-17-at-2.16.59-PM.png 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-17-at-2.16.59-PM.png 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-17-at-2.16.59-PM.png 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2021/12/Screen-Shot-2021-12-17-at-2.16.59-PM.png" alt="Igalia's Open Prioritization Project: Advancing the Web Commons for All" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/igalia-open-prioritization/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> Igalia's Open Prioritization Project: Advancing the Web Commons for All </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">The goal is nothing less than the democratization of the web’s future At Igalia [https://igalia.com], we believe very strongly in the open web and its advancement. One of the barriers we see to moving forward is that adding new features to web browsers has always been dependent</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2021-12-17">Dec 17, 2021</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">2 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="61bbe420159a83003b981193" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" data-ghost-comment-count-class-name="" data-ghost-comment-count-autowrap="true" > </script> </footer> </div> </article> <article class="post-card post tag-case-studies"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/metagov-gateway/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2021/11/kaleidico-3V8xo5Gbusk-unsplash.jpg 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2021/11/kaleidico-3V8xo5Gbusk-unsplash.jpg 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2021/11/kaleidico-3V8xo5Gbusk-unsplash.jpg 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2021/11/kaleidico-3V8xo5Gbusk-unsplash.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2021/11/kaleidico-3V8xo5Gbusk-unsplash.jpg" alt="Govern your Collective with Metagov Gateway" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/metagov-gateway/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> Govern your Collective with Metagov Gateway </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">The Metagov Gateway helps communities govern themselves by connecting decision-making tools and governance services to platforms where decisions need to be made. Over the past couple months, we’ve been working with Open Collective communities who are using the Gateway to improve their governance. One Open Collective community, Bhumisparsha, was</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2021-11-10">Nov 10, 2021</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">4 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="618b1e64a17d99003b9150cc" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" data-ghost-comment-count-class-name="" data-ghost-comment-count-autowrap="true" > </script> </footer> </div> </article> <article class="post-card post tag-case-studies tag-news tag-ocf tag-ocf-newsletter"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/ocf-updates-we-love-autumn-2021/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-04-at-4.55.49-PM.png 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-04-at-4.55.49-PM.png 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-04-at-4.55.49-PM.png 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-04-at-4.55.49-PM.png 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-04-at-4.55.49-PM.png" alt="OCF Updates We Love — Autumn 2021" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/ocf-updates-we-love-autumn-2021/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> OCF Updates We Love — Autumn 2021 </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">Check out these inspirational updates from initiatives hosted by Open Collective Foundation: 🌟 Rogers Parks Free Store has distributed over 14,000 necessary items within their community in Chicago. 🌟 Study-into-Action shares their next steps following the completion of their cohort to progress the solidarity economy movement. View all the recordings here.</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2021-11-04">Nov 4, 2021</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">4 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="617b8a4d0c1901003b1a83d1" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" data-ghost-comment-count-class-name="" data-ghost-comment-count-autowrap="true" > </script> </footer> </div> </article> <article class="post-card post tag-case-studies"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/improving-equity-in-sustainable-access-to-medical-treatments/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-10.37.07-AM.png 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-10.37.07-AM.png 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-10.37.07-AM.png 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-10.37.07-AM.png 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-10.37.07-AM.png" alt="Improving Equity in Sustainable Access to Medical Treatments" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/improving-equity-in-sustainable-access-to-medical-treatments/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> Improving Equity in Sustainable Access to Medical Treatments </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">Identifing solutions to key barriers in different global contexts and across sectors.</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2021-10-25">Oct 25, 2021</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">1 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="6177216d8f5522003d96f58f" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" data-ghost-comment-count-class-name="" data-ghost-comment-count-autowrap="true" > </script> </footer> </div> </article> <article class="post-card post tag-case-studies"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/ersilia/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2021/10/network.jpg 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2021/10/network.jpg 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2021/10/network.jpg 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2021/10/network.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2021/10/network.jpg" alt="Ersilia: How Open Collective is Redefining Open Organizations" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/ersilia/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">case studies</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> Ersilia: How Open Collective is Redefining Open Organizations </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">> Ersilia [https://www.ersilia.io/] is a nonprofit organisation that supports research against infectious and neglected diseases. Our goal is to facilitate adoption of artificial intelligence tools to accelerate the development of new medicines. 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