Nivenly Foundation
COLLECTIVE
community
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
Membership
Project Membership - Individual
Project memberships are reserved for contributors to the Foundation's various projects. Each Nivenly project will determine how to distribute its s... Read more
Membership
Fellow Membership - Individual
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
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Trade Membership
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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$7 USD / month
Projects
Support the following initiatives from Nivenly Foundation.
Project
Aurae is on a mission to be the most loved and effective way of managing workloads on a node.
Project
Hachyderm is a safe space, LGBTQIA+ and BLM, primarily comprised of tech industry professionals w...
Budget
Transparent and open finances.
+$7.00USD
Completed
Contribution #641598
+$7.00USD
Completed
Contribution #651371
+$7.00USD
Completed
Contribution #633184
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Today’s balance$2,835.20 USD
Total income
$2,835.20 USD
Total disbursed
--.-- USD
Estimated annual budget
$6,196.26 USD
About
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:
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.
These three groups work together via separate chambers in the Nivenly Senate, which uses a lightweight democratic process to facilitate decision-making. The three chambers are designed to be balanced, so that no one chamber (or entity in a chamber) can override the other two. The goal of the Senate-model is to ensure that users, builders, and sponsors work together toward a project's success and also mutually reap the benefits of that success.
For questions about memberships or the Foundation, please email info@nivenly.org . We also have more information on Nivenly's governance page and release blog post.
Current Projects
For questions about memberships or the Foundation, please email info@nivenly.org . We also have more information on Nivenly's governance page and release blog post.
Current Projects
- Aurae Runtime Project
- Hachyderm Social Media (Mastodon)
For more information about our projects, please see Nivenly's Projects page.
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.
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.