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class="inside-article"> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <div class="fl-builder-content fl-builder-content-163 fl-builder-content-primary fl-builder-global-templates-locked" data-post-id="163"><div class="fl-row fl-row-fixed-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-y3nzwr51h078 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="y3nzwr51h078"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-7ehq1kyv3jzc" data-node="7ehq1kyv3jzc"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-6t2zwbdys087" data-node="6t2zwbdys087"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-3i58vxhopeu0 heading-underline show" data-node="3i58vxhopeu0"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h3 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">About Us</span> </h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-3bcevat4dj9p fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-center" data-node="3bcevat4dj9p"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-vuxi9dogek87" data-node="vuxi9dogek87"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-fp8m5hity6en" data-node="fp8m5hity6en"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>Open Source Collective is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit fiscal host. We鈥檝e been around since 2017 to provide much-needed support to open source projects.</p> <p>Since then, we鈥檝e helped thousands of busy project maintainers to fundraise, manage their money, and handle their expenses and administration. We鈥檙e an API between the world of distributed collaboration and the world of accounting and invoices.</p> <p>We also work with organizations, companies, and other organizations that rely on open source software to build better strategies for supporting open source, and partner with major funders to set up transformative initiatives for the community.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can see our budget </span><a href="https://opencollective.com/opensource#category-BUDGET"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-fixed-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-76puy35oxn2m fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="76puy35oxn2m"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-jcye6fvosutz fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-top" 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are building collective power</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Inclusivity:</strong> we are here for many different kinds of people聽</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Honesty:</strong> we act with integrity</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Transparency</strong>: we are authentically and accessibly open聽</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Privacy:</strong> we respect individual privacy</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Dignity:</strong> we treat others with respect</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Sustainability & resilience:</strong> we're here for the long haul</span></li> </ul> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> 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