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/content/images/size/w2000/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-11-at-5.37.50-PM.png 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-11-at-5.37.50-PM.png" alt="The Open Collective Platform is moving to a community governed non-profit!" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/the-open-collective-platform-is-moving-to-a-community-governed-non-profit/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">Community Engagement</span> <span class="post-card-featured"><svg width="16" height="17" viewBox="0 0 16 17" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M4.49365 4.58752C3.53115 6.03752 2.74365 7.70002 2.74365 9.25002C2.74365 10.6424 3.29678 11.9778 4.28134 12.9623C5.26591 13.9469 6.60127 14.5 7.99365 14.5C9.38604 14.5 10.7214 13.9469 11.706 12.9623C12.6905 11.9778 13.2437 10.6424 13.2437 9.25002C13.2437 6.00002 10.9937 3.50002 9.16865 1.68127L6.99365 6.25002L4.49365 4.58752Z" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path> </svg> Featured</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> The Open Collective Platform is moving to a community governed non-profit! </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">A group of fiscal hosts representing thousands of collectives have created a new independent, community-governed, non-profit organization and have reached an agreement with Open Collective Inc. to take over the Open Collective platform as it exists today.</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2024-10-11">11 Oct 2024</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">5 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="670901dc32b53400012cdaff" data-ghost-comment-count-empty="" data-ghost-comment-count-singular="comment" data-ghost-comment-count-plural="comments" data-ghost-comment-count-tag="span" 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href="/free-schools-are-the-future-of-education/"> <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"> “Free Schools Are the Future of Education” </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">An interview with Marko Kazic, creator of Pionir Free School in Serbia which serves as a replicable model towards building an exponential culture.</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2021-09-24">24 Sep 2021</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">11 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="614bcb8c8a7e33003be581e4" 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-updates tag-covid tag-covid-19 tag-mutual-aid tag-community tag-community-engagement tag-foundation tag-citizen-engagement tag-collective tag-crowdfunding tag-fundraising tag-new-york tag-chicago tag-austin tag-washington-dc tag-california tag-ocf"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/updates-we-love-dec-2020/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2020/12/humboldtparknov2020update.png 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2020/12/humboldtparknov2020update.png 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2020/12/humboldtparknov2020update.png 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2020/12/humboldtparknov2020update.png 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2020/12/humboldtparknov2020update.png" alt="Updates We Love: December 2020" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/updates-we-love-dec-2020/"> <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"> Updates We Love: December 2020 </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">Dec 2020 Updates from our hosted initiatives</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2020-12-03">03 Dec 2020</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">3 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="5fc93dbaa5e040003997bbe2" 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-mutual-aid tag-covid tag-case-studies tag-citizen-engagement tag-collaboration tag-community-engagement tag-donations tag-crowdfunding tag-foundation tag-new-york tag-ocf"> <a class="post-card-image-link" href="/an-update-from-west-brooklyn-waterfront-mutual-aid/"> <img class="post-card-image" srcset="/content/images/size/w300/2020/11/WBWMA-Social-Media-Graphic-1.png 300w, /content/images/size/w600/2020/11/WBWMA-Social-Media-Graphic-1.png 600w, /content/images/size/w1000/2020/11/WBWMA-Social-Media-Graphic-1.png 1000w, /content/images/size/w2000/2020/11/WBWMA-Social-Media-Graphic-1.png 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 400px, 800px" src="/content/images/size/w600/2020/11/WBWMA-Social-Media-Graphic-1.png" alt="Autumn Update from West Brooklyn Waterfront Mutual Aid" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="post-card-content"> <a class="post-card-content-link" href="/an-update-from-west-brooklyn-waterfront-mutual-aid/"> <header class="post-card-header"> <div class="post-card-tags"> <span class="post-card-primary-tag">mutual aid</span> </div> <h2 class="post-card-title"> Autumn Update from West Brooklyn Waterfront Mutual Aid </h2> </header> <div class="post-card-excerpt">We wanted to share this beautiful letter that was sent by one of our hosted mutual aid initiatives. We are so grateful to be able to support and catalyze collectives like West Brooklyn Waterfront Mutual Aid [https://opencollective.com/west-brooklyn-waterfront-mutual-aid]. This is why we do what we do! Dear Neighbor,</div> </a> <footer class="post-card-meta"> <time class="post-card-meta-date" datetime="2020-11-25">25 Nov 2020</time> <span class="post-card-meta-length">3 min read</span> <script data-ghost-comment-count="5fbe91d8a5e040003997bb53" 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> </div> <nav class="pagination"> <span class="page-number">Page 1 of 1</span> </nav> </div> </main> </div> <footer class="site-footer outer"> <div class="inner"> <section class="copyright"><a href="https://blog.opencollective.com">Open Collective</a> © 2025</section> <nav class="site-footer-nav"> </nav> <div class="gh-powered-by"><a href="https://ghost.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Powered by Ghost</a></div> </div> </footer> </div> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js" integrity="sha256-9/aliU8dGd2tb6OSsuzixeV4y/faTqgFtohetphbbj0=" crossorigin="anonymous"> </script> <script src="https://blog.opencollective.com/assets/built/casper.js?v=85ccdde85a"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function () { // Mobile Menu Trigger $('.gh-burger').click(function () { $('body').toggleClass('gh-head-open'); }); // FitVids - Makes video embeds responsive $(".gh-content").fitVids(); }); </script> <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-147664506-1"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-147664506-1'); </script> </body> </html>