Nivenly Foundation
We bring sustainable governance to open source projects and communities globally that supports the maintainers’ independent oversight of their creations.
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Financial Contributions
Project memberships are reserved for contributors to the Foundation's various projects. Each Nivenly project will determine how to distribute its s... Read more
Nivenly Fellows are appointed by the Nivenly Board of Directors to individuals for their contributions and support of the Foundations goals in the ... Read more
Trade memberships are reserved for the for- and non-profit entities that support the Foundation's various projects. Each trade member entity will d... Read more
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Projects
Support the following initiatives from Nivenly Foundation.
Budget
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$9,906.71 USD
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$6,063.92 USD
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News from Nivenly Foundation
Updates on our activities and progress.
Nivenly Update: Nivenly's First Fellow and the Nivenly Job Seekers' Council
Nivenly Member Vote: Pachli, Haidra, and Feedback
Nivenly Updates: Nivenly Resolutions and Financial Transparency Discussion
About
The Nivenly Foundation is a non-profit co-op providing governance and legal support for open source projects. There are three member types that participate in the governance structure:
- General members - for individuals.
- Project members - for the maintainers of Nivenly projects only. Each project has a process for adding maintainers.
- Trade members - for companies, businesses, non-profits, and other similar entities.
For questions about memberships or the Foundation, please email [email protected] . We also have more information on Nivenly's governance page and release blog post.
Current Projects
- Aurae Runtime Project
- Hachyderm Social Media (Mastodon)
How Funds Are Used
Funds are currently used to support our two projects. Of these, Hachyderm is the larger - so the vast majority of our funds are going to Hachyderm related expenses. As we grow, we hope to be able to financially support more projects as well.
A Note for our GitHub Sponsors
For those donating through GitHub Sponsors: first of all, THANK YOU! Secondly: there is a 60 day trial period before the initial funds release. So we will receive all your donations at the end of April 2023.