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{% comment %}THIS PAGE IS UNLINKED
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{% extends "base_conservancy.html" %}
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{% block subtitle %}About - {% endblock %}
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{% block content %}
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<h1>About</h1>
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<p>The Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization
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that promotes the use and development of free and open source software by
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providing a range of pro-bono services to Free, Libre and Open Source
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Software (FLOSS) projects.</p>
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<p>We hold, protect and manage copyrights and trademarks for FLOSS
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projects. Conservancy aims to act as long-term caretakers for our member
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projects, ensuring that free software stays free.</p>
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<p>Conservancy frees FLOSS projects to concentrate on what they do best:
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writing code. We do this by shouldering some of the administrative burden
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that comes with running a FOSS project. Our fiscal sponsorship program
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gives projects all the benefits of a not-for-profit structure without the
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overhead of managing a corporation. We can help projects with
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organizational structure, contributor's license agreements, financial
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controls, accounting, fund-raising and more.</p>
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<p>In addition to our relationship with individual projects, Conservancy
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facilitates communication and coordination between FLOSS projects. We act
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as a central store of knowledge and experience and help advance the goals
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of both individual FOSS projects and the movement as a whole.</p>
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<p>If we might be able to help your FLOSS project, email us
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at <a href="mailto:conservancy@softwarefreedom.org">conservancy@softwarefreedom.org</a>.</p>
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<h2>Public Filings</h2>
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<p>Like all USA non-profits, the Conservancy files an annual Form 990 and, as
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a non-profit in the State of New York, files an annual CHAR-500 with New
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York State. Below, Conservancy makes available these filings for public
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inspection:</p>
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<p><ul>
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<li>Fiscal Year 2008</li>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="/docs/conservancy-form-990-fy-2008.pdf">Federal Form 900 (PDF)</a></li>
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<li><a href="/docs/conservancy-CHAR-500-fy-2008.pdf">New York State
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CHAR-500 (PDF)</a></li>
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</li>
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</ul></p>
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{% endblock %}
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{% endcomment %}
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