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An update from Open Collective Foundation’s Board of Directors
Published on October 12, 2024 by Wayne (OCF)
It has been quite a challenging year. In February, we, the Board of Directors of Open Collective Foundation (OCF), announced that we had made the difficult decision to dissolve OCF by the end of this year. Today, we are announcing that OCF’...
Final reminder: All collectives will be frozen October 1, 2024
Published on September 26, 2024 by Wayne (OCF)
Thank you to the collectives who have been submitting their final expenses in advance of the final deadline of September 30, 2024. This update serves as the final reminder about the end of OCF’s fiscal sponsorship program. As of 12:00 am PD...
Final notice: Submit final expenses by EOD September 30
Published on September 6, 2024 by Wayne (OCF)
As we approach the dissolution of the Open Collective Foundation, I want to remind all collectives of the upcoming deadline to spend down. As we shared in early March and subsequent upda...
Summer Recess (7/26 - 8/2)
Published on July 26, 2024 by Wayne (OCF)
Open Collective Foundation will be on summer recess next week: July 26th - August 2nd. All queries (emails, expenses, etc.) will be handled in the order which they are received upon return August 3rd. Thank you for your pat...
🔮 Parting Dissolution Updates from Mike Strode 🚀
Published on June 27, 2024 by Mike Strode (OCF)
Friday will be my last day at the Foundation. Thank you to all project admins who submitted the Exit & Unhosting Form, which was closed at the end of Tuesday. For collectives planning to spend down and close, you have until September 30...
🌟Dissolution Exit Plan Action Items🔥
Published on May 23, 2024 by Mike Strode (OCF)
As noted in our dissolution FAQ, exit plans for all remaining collectives were due by April 1st. Please update us by email at [email protected] if you have submitted yo...
Dissolution Update & Reminder To Share Project Exit Plans
Published on April 10, 2024 by Mike Strode (OCF)
As noted in our dissolution FAQ, we were awaiting exit plans for all remaining collectives by April 1st. If you have already emailed us or submitted your...
Recurring Donors & Dissolution Update for Collectives
Published on March 16, 2024 by Mike Strode (OCF)
Collectives and their recurring donors may have received a notification from OCI (the company that runs the Open Collective platform) today that their recurring donations were paused. Open Collective Foundation did not instruct OCI to send...
Dissolution Update For Collectives
Published on March 6, 2024 by Mike Strode (OCF)
It has been one week since we announced the upcoming dissolution of Open Collective Foundation. We’ve heard from many of you, and we are so grateful for the kind words that have been shared. This is a difficult time for us and we know it’s...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Open Collective Foundation Dissolving Effective 12/31/2024
Published on February 28, 2024 by Mike Strode (OCF)
It is with heavy hearts that we inform our community that our Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to dissolve the Open Collective Foundation (OCF), effective December 31, 2024. We are beginning...
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