{"title": "Open Collective", "logoImg": "bafkreibag2sxylvfa5eujto3cmlligirfoozindzf2w72jpwhmn2m4ucmu", "website": "https://opencollective.com", "bannerImg": "bafkreier4avdcqhbejnpzsfxoladwzgea2edxwzlpob3ifthfsoesm52fa", "createdAt": 1729089682915, "credentials": {"twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..Hab0Vxz2UQUkXlK5rkZmQvbVg6ahtXQ_tTSPfJlvRK_E6KBat7u4T4hEEIZ4HmKQx3DkIWL_t_LnCPGIO3FZAQ", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-10-16T14:18:02.672Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-10-16T14:18:02.672Z", "expirationDate": "2025-01-14T14:18:02.672Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0xf11704511975cC5908f6dBd89Be922f5C86c1055", "hash": "v0.0.0:+J9WmeeQjlUZQYtw5vTmy6Wx3sJ1wuT2sPsGt9onXls=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#opencollect"}}}, "description": "Organizing ourselves as LLCs or corporations doesn’t feel right in this Internet Age. We need new vehicles to embrace the collaborative nature of the Internet. We don’t need to explain in this community that DAOs (aka digital cooperatives) are the way to go.\n\nThey are, however, still quite hard to start and manage. We believe we can contribute a piece of the puzzle here 🧩 to make it easier for normies to start or join them.\n\nOpen Collective’s mission has always been about providing a new form of organization for the Internet Generation.\n\n> You cannot discover a new world with an old map, and you can’t move to the new world with old vehicles.\n\nWe started back in 2015 by creating a new abstraction layer on top of existing non-profits. This enabled more than 3500 collectives to exist. Together, they raised more than $100M.\n\nKevin told me that Open Collective was “one of my inspirations to start Gitcoin” (“Open Collective was the OG Open Source Software crowdfunding platform” - [Kevin Owocki](https://x.com/owocki/status/1131566719099473920))\n\n📖 Read: [We need a new form of association for the Internet generation](https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/we-need-a-new-form-of-association-for-the-internet-generation/2016/01/14) (2015)\n\nOpen Collective has been however stuck in the world of fiat. Earlier this month, we decided to “exit to community” the current business, so that we can make space for starting a new web3 branch.\n\n📖 Read: [The Open Collective Platform is Moving to a Community Governed Non-profit](https://blog.opencollective.com/the-open-collective-platform-is-moving-to-a-community-governed-non-profit/)\n\n**What if we would fund this new web3 branch as a community?**\n\nHere is our commitment: \n- Everything we do will be open source.\n- We will do as much on-chain as possible to ensure great compatibility with any other dapp.\n- We will eventually exit the company to the community (like we did with the current branch) through a DAO (progressive decentralization)\n\n## What would Open Collective v3 offer?\n\n- A user friendly interface that normies can use to take part in your DAO\n- A simple platform to manage common resources as a community (aka commons). \n\n📖 Read: [A New Chapter for Open Collective: Digital Cooperatives](https://xavierdamman.com/blog/2024/opencollective-for-digital-cooperatives)\n\nWe will use the [Commons Hub Brussels](https://commonshub.brussels) (where the [Regen Village](https://regenvillage.brussels) happened during EthCC) as our testbed. If you are interested to follow along and take part in the first private beta, please [fill out this form](https://forms.gle/dFrkbkyVwNNW8V8Z7?_imcp=1).\n\nAre you in, anon?\n", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectGithub": "opencollective", "projectTwitter": "opencollect"}