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So happy birthday to the Open Source Pledge and thanks to every member company proving that the key to OSS sustainability isn’t just talk, it’s action.

Here’s to another year of getting maintainers paid. 😤

would be a great place to work. Well, that’s why we created the Pledge jobs board.

See all the open roles at companies whose values aren’t just platitudes.
opensourcepledge.com/jobs/

They each _voluntarily _ paid thousands, 10s, even 100s of thousands of dollars to maintainers. What does this say about Pledge launch cos?

It says Pledge membership is a strong signal of a company that gives a sh!t, one that talks about caring & proves it, too. That’s the type of company that…

Now some numbers: In the first year, Pledge members paid out $2.6M to maintainers. But perhaps most notable is what our launch members _didn’t_ do: churn.

Typically, donor retention benchmarks hover between 40-60%. So far, 96%(!) of Pledge launch companies have renewed.

We could have signed on many more members if we had a lower floor, accepted hand-wavy accounting, counted time/code contributions (valid as those are, not the point), or promises to give eventually

Yet even with that high bar, over two dozen companies(!) signed on for the launch.

The mastermind behind the Pledge, @cra.mr, wanted companies to join together and make a meaningful dent in the OSS sustainability crisis. Not just a promise. Not just to “raise awareness”

So we set the high bar of membership at $2k per dev—not promised, but $2k already paid.