Presented by: Alyssa Arvin, Salesforce & Jade Applegate, Indeed Presented at All Things Open 2020 Abstract: In this talk, we will introduce the FOSS Contributor Fund framework and the importance of supporting projects as a model for open source sustainability. Attendees will gain an understanding of what a FOSS Fund is, why they should consider implementing it at their company, and how to go about doing so.

1. FOSS Fund
Sponsoring Projects and Changing Company Culture
Jade Applegate Alyssa Arvin
open source Open Source

2. Agenda
What is a FOSS
Fund?

3. Agenda
What is a
FOSS Fund?
Why should
you support
open source?

4. Agenda
What is a
FOSS Fund?
Why should
you support
open source?
Why
designate a
FOSS Fund?

5. Agenda
What is a
FOSS Fund?
Why should
you support
open source?
Why
designate a
FOSS Fund?
Company
investments

6. Agenda
What is a
FOSS Fund?
Why should
you support
open source?
Why
designate a
FOSS Fund?
Company
investments
Success
stories

7. A bit about us...
@jadeapplegate
● Dog mom
● Star baker
● Charcuterie queen
@alyssaarvin
● Cat lady
● Cookie lover
● Runner
open source Open Source

8. What is a FOSS Fund?
Free and Open Source (FOSS) Contributor Fund
Your company gives a dedicated amount
to a specific open source project, voted on
by your company’s open source contributors.

9. Why should your company support open source?

10. Business critical software at every company relies on open source.

11. Example: cURL

12. Financial backing is one way to support and sustain the larger open source
ecosystem; many maintainers rely on donations to sustain their projects

13. Opportunity to demonstrate responsible citizenship in the open source
community by giving back to your company’s dependencies

14. Recognition/incentive for employees to contribute to open source

15. Example: QGIS

16. Why should your company participate in open source?

17. Benefits to company climate

18. Benefits to company climate
Community
engagement

19. Benefits to company climate
Community
engagement
Employee engagement

20. Benefits to company climate
Community
engagement
Employee engagement
Recruitment strategy

21. Why Designate a FOSS Fund?

22. Framework for selecting open source projects

23. Puts the sponsorship decision into the hands of open
source contributors within the company

24. Help companies take an active role in sustaining the
projects they depend on for their business

25. Company Investments

26. $10,000 X frequency
(monthly / quarterly)
Program
Manager:
2 weeks to
prepare
Program
Manager: ¼ of
time ongoing

27. How do you implement it at your company?
1 Pre-Communications
4 Announcement of Winner
2 Nominations
5 Disbursement of Funds
3 Voting

28. Customizing it to Your Company
Nomination
& Voting
Disbursemen
t of Funds
How
Often You
Do It

29. Success stories

30. cURL QGIS
Previous examples

31. Other examples
iTerm2 Chalk

32. Other examples
iTerm2 Chalk

33. Success Stories
“I am so happy to see this nomination succeed. There are a
huge number of deserving projects and cannot wait to get to
all of them, but this is one of those that sees little to no "love"
until today. Very proud of CRM today. Thanks for your
contribution and helping organize the nomination process and
allow folks to put forward nominations like this!”

34. Resources
➔ FOSS Fund Playbook
➔ Blog Post
➔ Executive Slide Deck
➔ Join us on the FOSS Funders Slack

35. Thank you!
@jadeapplegate @alyssaarvin