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CS&S Documentation
CS&S Financial Statements

Our financial statements including Form 990 and audited financials.

CS&S Documentation
CS&S Annual Reports
The annual reports for CS&S showcasing work accomplished.

Guide
Event Planning Resources

A curated list of event planning guides for in-person and virtual events

Guide
Communication guidelines for projects in the Fiscal Sponsorship Program (FSP)

This guide for fiscally sponsored projects is meant to address how to get in touch with CS&S and how long requests may take to process.

CS&S Documentation
CS&S Legal Documents
View CS&S corporate documents and public charity verification letter.
Bibliography
DII Essential Readings

An incomplete list of things we have read, are reading, and are thinking with.

CS&S Documentation
CS&S Board Documents

Documentation for the activity of the CS&S Board of Directors.

CS&S Documentation
CS&S 2024-2025 Strategic Plan

High level framework of 2024-2025 strategic plan.

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CS&S Documentation
CS&S 2024-2025 Strategic Plan

High level framework of 2024-2025 strategic plan.

CS&S Policy
CS&S Commitment to Meaningful Equity and Inclusive Organizational Practices

Code for Science & Society strives to be a community leader on issues around meaningfully inclusive public interest technology across domains.

Guide
Communication guidelines for projects in the Fiscal Sponsorship Program (FSP)

This guide for fiscally sponsored projects is meant to address how to get in touch with CS&S and how long requests may take to process.

Report
Report: Sustainability in Research-Driven Open Source Software

We are excited to share our report about the changing landscape of research-driven open source software. What will prove sustainable in the next 20 years? How can the projects and organizations emerge with the resources needed to prioritize innovation in data science for the pursuit of research?

Record
Theory of Change Workshop with Alix Dunn and Tanya O'Carroll

Shared resources from the event on May 3, 2022.

Record
The Tech Cultures that Come Next

Shared notes from the event on May 23, 2022.

Record
The Practice of Digital Infrastructure
Collected resources from the event on April 27, 2022.

Record
Coloniality of Digital Infrastructure

Collected resources from the event on February 23, 2022.

Record
Visions of Mutual Power

Collected resources from the event on January 19, 2022.

Record
Anti-Oppression Frameworks in Open Source

Collected resources from the event on December 8, 2021.

Record
Labor across the Tech Ecosystem

Collective notes from the event on October 27, 2021.

Bibliography
Community Bibliography

Selected resources for deepening community engagement.

Bibliography
Governance Bibliography

Selected resources for developing project governance.

Notes
On Considering Sustainability and Community Health

Observations from working with project leads as they consider sustainability and community health.

Notes
On Building Cultural Infrastructure

Observations from working with project leads as they develop plans for localization, translation, and more.

Notes
On Deepening Community Engagement

Observations from working with project leads as they deepen community engagement.

Notes
On Developing Project Governance

Observations from working with project leads as they develop their project governance.

Report
Event Fund Impact Report (2020-2022)

This impact report submitted to the Moore Foundation in August 2022 details the observed impacts of the Event Fund from 2020-2022.

Guide
Crafting Guidelines for Community Participation

Examples of and resources for developing a code of conduct and other guidelines for community participation

Guide
Event Planning Resources

A curated list of event planning guides for in-person and virtual events

Guide
Worksheet for Aligning Event Goals with Activities

A worksheet to sketch linkages between event goals and activities in your upcoming event

CS&S Documentation
CS&S Annual Reports
The annual reports for CS&S showcasing work accomplished.

CS&S Documentation
CS&S Financial Statements

Our financial statements including Form 990 and audited financials.

Guide
Mapping Project Requirements

A guide to mapping out and evaluating how the specific features of your project speak to the meta goals of your project.

CS&S Documentation
CS&S Legal Documents
View CS&S corporate documents and public charity verification letter.
Guide
Donor Receipt Acknowledgement

A general guide to US nonprofit legal requirements around donation receipts

CS&S Documentation
CS&S Board Documents

Documentation for the activity of the CS&S Board of Directors.

Guide
Toolkit for Cross-Disciplinary Workshops (2022)

A toolkit of nine activities for those interested in hosting a cross-disciplinary workshop

Bibliography
DII Essential Readings

An incomplete list of things we have read, are reading, and are thinking with.

Report
Developing Anti-Racist Nonprofit Governance

To develop governing bodies in a way that is mindful of historical racism in nonprofits and across science and technology, we engaged leaders in equity, DeEtta Jones and Associates (DJA), to work with us to develop processes to center anti-racist values in the way we develop governance.

Report
Practical Decentralization of Scholarly Data & Resources

It’s time for scholars to ask whether today’s data preservation technologies align with open scholarship’s values of access, preservation, privacy, and transparency.

Guide
Working with a fiscal sponsor

What is fiscal sponsorship, and how does it support project in open source?

Guide
Governance in Open Source for Scholarship

When considering how any project will run, you typically need to understand the roles that project members play and how decisions are made.

Guide
Welcome to Requirements. Population: Hopes, Dreams, and Features.

Defining project requirements is a good way to check what your project should do and, more importantly, why.

Report
A Framework for Our Movement

How do we grow a truly decentralized, inclusive, and resilient movement?

Guide
What is Open?

When open science, open access, or open scholarship are discussed, we encourage communities to question it.

Guide
Starting an Open Project as an Individual

Working as an individual can be challenging, but we provide some guidance on how to grow your project and transition to a team environment as your work develops.

Guide
From Diverse Communities to a Unified Open Scholarship Movement

Considering the actions of the many players in the open scholarship space as a unified collective action – a movement -- offers an opportunity to have dramatic impact.

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