# 📖 Link collection finances and (sustainable) funding ### To read, listen & watch #### Funding - Two summaries with case studies and experiences on open source funding: - [https://opensource.guide/getting-paid/](https://opensource.guide/getting-paid/) - [https://github.com/nayafia/lemonade-stand#grants](https://github.com/nayafia/lemonade-stand#grants) - On finding sponsors: - A guide to creating a sponsorship prospectus in order to attract and retain sponsors: [https://github.com/google/opendocs/blob/main/sponsorship/sponsor-prospectus.md](https://github.com/google/opendocs/blob/main/sponsorship/sponsor-prospectus.md) - How to attract corporate sponsors for funding OSS: [https://docs.oscollective.org/guides/recruiting-financial-sponsors](https://docs.oscollective.org/guides/recruiting-financial-sponsors) - On donations/donor acceptance policies: - Example of a donation acceptance policy: [https://numfocus.org/donation-acceptance-policy](https://numfocus.org/donation-acceptance-policy) - Tips for gift acceptance policies: [https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/running-nonprofit/fundraising-and-resource-development/gift-acceptance-policies](https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/running-nonprofit/fundraising-and-resource-development/gift-acceptance-policies) - Tips on applying for grants to fund OSS by Sumana Harihareswara: [https://www.changeset.nyc/resources/quick-intro-to-grants.html](https://www.changeset.nyc/resources/quick-intro-to-grants.html) - *Growing Open Source Projects with a Stable Foundation* by Martin Milchmayr: [https://cyrius.com/foss-foundations/growing-open-source-projects.pdf](https://cyrius.com/foss-foundations/growing-open-source-projects.pdf) - Specifically the section “Umbrella organizations” explains what you get from a fiscal sponsor like OpenCollective - *A curated list of funding programs supporting the awesome work of Open Source maintainers*: - Codeberg: [https://codeberg.org/mechko/awesome-maintainer-funding](https://codeberg.org/mechko/awesome-maintainer-funding) - Github: [https://github.com/mechko/awesome-maintainer-funding](https://github.com/mechko/awesome-maintainer-funding) #### Business models - Linux Foundation, *From Project to Profit: Business Models for Startups Developing Open Source Software*: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTVmwW3uTkg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTVmwW3uTkg) - Info World, *Forming a software foundation? Think again*: [https://www.infoworld.com/article/2273463/forming-a-software-foundation-think-again.html](https://www.infoworld.com/article/2273463/forming-a-software-foundation-think-again.html) - Some resources around monetizing OSS: - *How do you monetize open source*: [https://dev.to/orliesaurus/how-do-you-monetize-open-source-4g4c](https://dev.to/orliesaurus/how-do-you-monetize-open-source-4g4c) - *How to monetize your open source project (and pay your developers)*: [https://www.scaleway.com/en/blog/how-to-monetize-your-open-source-project/#open-source-monetization-models](https://www.scaleway.com/en/blog/how-to-monetize-your-open-source-project/#open-source-monetization-models) #### Sustainability - *Sustain* has various podcasts on sustainability in open source software, i. a. open source design, documentation or climate: [https://sustainoss.org/podcasts/](https://sustainoss.org/podcasts/) ### Methods & tools - Various business model canvases: - Circulab offers the *Circular Canvas*, a business model canvas: [https://circulab.academy/circular-economy-tools/circular-canvas-business-models/](https://circulab.academy/circular-economy-tools/circular-canvas-business-models/) - There is also a business model canvas by CASE: [https://www.case-ka.eu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/SustainableBusinessModelCanvas\_highresolution.jpg](https://www.case-ka.eu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/SustainableBusinessModelCanvas_highresolution.jpg) - The business model canvas by Strategyzer: [https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64830736e7f43d491d70ef30/65d36b6f31059e94e2ff517c\_A3-Business%20Model%20Canvas-2023.pdf](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/64830736e7f43d491d70ef30/65d36b6f31059e94e2ff517c_A3-Business%20Model%20Canvas-2023.pdf) - *Using Business Model Canvas to Launch a Technology Startup or Improve Established Operating Model*: [https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/using-business-model-canvas-to-launch-a-technology-startup-or-improve-established-operating-model/](https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/using-business-model-canvas-to-launch-a-technology-startup-or-improve-established-operating-model/) ### Financing options The Civic Tech Field Guide provides an overview of different ways to fund projects and lists them by category: [https://civictech.guide/funding/](https://civictech.guide/funding/) #### List of funding opportunities - Open Funding List: [https://github.com/ralphtheninja/open-funding](https://github.com/ralphtheninja/open-funding) - The list of the Stiftung Erneuerbare Freiheit: [https://erneuerbare-freiheit.de/foerderung/foerderquellen/](https://erneuerbare-freiheit.de/foerderung/foerderquellen/) - The list of NLNet: [https://nlnet.nl/foundation/network.html](https://nlnet.nl/foundation/network.html) - The list of the Open Tech Fund: [https://docs.opentech.fund/otf-application-guidebook/appendix-iv-alternative-sources-of-support](https://docs.opentech.fund/otf-application-guidebook/appendix-iv-alternative-sources-of-support) - The DSEE funding list: [https://www.deutsche-stiftung-engagement-und-ehrenamt.de/foerderung/aktuelle-programme/](https://www.deutsche-stiftung-engagement-und-ehrenamt.de/foerderung/aktuelle-programme/) - The German federal funding database: [https://www.foerderdatenbank.de/FDB/DE/Home/home.html](https://www.foerderdatenbank.de/FDB/DE/Home/home.html) #### Fiscal hosts Fiscal hosts can support you administratively and in the search for funding - The Center for the Cultivation of Technology: [https://techcultivation.org/](https://techcultivation.org/) - On the border between fiscal host & crowdfunding platform: - Open Collective: [https://opencollective.com/](https://opencollective.com/) - Open Collective Europe: [https://opencollective.com/europe](https://opencollective.com/europe) #### Crowdfunding & similar models - Crowdfunding list for FOSS projects: [https://www.oss.fund/categories/crowdfunding/](https://www.oss.fund/categories/crowdfunding/) - Crowdfunding platforms: - Liberapay is a non-profit and very transparent: [https://liberapay.com/](https://liberapay.com/) - Ko-Fi: [https://ko-fi.com/](https://ko-fi.com/) - Givebutter is a platform specifically for non-profits: [https://givebutter.com/](https://givebutter.com/) - Patreon: [https://www.patreon.com/](https://www.patreon.com/) - Github Sponsors: [https://github.com/sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors) - Every.org: [https://www.every.org/](https://www.every.org/) - Crowdfunding for hardware at Crowdsupply: [https://www.crowdsupply.com/](https://www.crowdsupply.com/) #### Finding business partners - Civic Match is a platform to find co-founders and collaborators: [https://www.civicmatch.app/](https://www.civicmatch.app/)