Crowdfunding

The Crowdfunding section lets you manage the fundraising initiatives you own and track the donations you have made to Linux Foundation projects. It is organized into two areas: Initiatives for initiative owners and Donations for contributors.

What you can do

• View and manage crowdfunding initiatives you have created
• Monitor funding stats including total raised and sponsor count
• Track your donation history across one-time and recurring contributions
• Manage saved payment methods
• Cancel or review recurring donation subscriptions
• View the initiatives run on behalf of a project, foundation, or organization you write to
• View the donations made on behalf of an organization you can view

Who this applies to

All authenticated users can access the Crowdfunding section. Initiatives is relevant to users who have created or submitted crowdfunding initiatives. Donations is relevant to users who have contributed to any initiative.

Users with write access to a project, foundation, or organization also see that entity's initiatives under its lens — see Lens-scoped Initiatives.

Navigation

Go to app.lfx.dev and select Crowdfunding from the left navigation sidebar under the Me lens. The section expands to show Initiatives (app.lfx.dev/crowdfunding/initiatives) and Donations (app.lfx.dev/crowdfunding/donations).

Under the Projects, Foundation, and Organization lenses, select Crowdfunding Initiatives from the left navigation sidebar to see the initiatives run on behalf of the selected project, foundation, or organization. This item appears only if you can write to that project or foundation, or are an Admin granted directly on that organization.

Under the Organization lens, select Crowdfunding Donations to see the donations made on behalf of the selected organization. Anyone who can view the organization can open it — see Organization Donations.

Key concepts

• Initiative: A fundraising campaign for an open-source project. Initiatives have a type (General Fund, Security Audit, Mentorship, or Event) and a status that determines their visibility and whether they accept donations.
• Initiative status: Initiatives move through the following statuses:
  • Published (shown under the Active filter) — the initiative is live and accepting donations
  • Pending — the initiative has been created and is awaiting review before going live
  • Submitted — the initiative has been submitted for final approval; still under review
  • Hidden (shown under the Archived filter) — the initiative has been archived and no longer accepts donations
  • Declined (shown under the Archived filter) — the initiative was not approved during review
• Recurring donation: A monthly subscription that automatically charges a saved payment method each billing cycle. A recurring donation subscription can be Active, Paused, or Canceled. Canceled subscriptions stay in your list with a Canceled status.
• Paused recurring donation: A recurring donation subscription that is temporarily on hold. No charges are processed while a subscription is paused.
• One-time donation: A single charge made to an initiative without a recurring subscription.
• Payment method: A saved credit or debit card used to process donations.

Related sections

• Lens-scoped Initiatives — initiatives run on behalf of a project, foundation, or organization
• Organization Donations — donations made on behalf of an organization
• Crowdfunding FAQ — answers to common questions about initiatives and donations
• Transactions — view purchase and billing history across all LFX products
• Profile — manage your account details associated with your donations