Proposal for a dedicated sustainability collab space

[UlisesGascon]

It seems like there's a growing interest across various projects in exploring sustainable practices ( https://github.com/expressjs/discussions/issues/228, https://github.com/nodejs/next-10/issues/273). Additionally, the OpenJS Foundation has made significant strides with the new Ecosystem Sustainability Program (ESP) (https://github.com/openjs-foundation/cross-project-council/issues/1277).

Given these developments, I propose we create a dedicated space where we can collectively share our experiences and ideas concerning sustainability. This could greatly enhance our approach to securing long-term viability and support for all OpenJS projects.

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Our Goals

• Ensure long-term sustainability and support ambitious growth objectives for all OpenJS projects.
• Establish, document, and promote best practices in funding and resource management in a transparent and inclusive manner.

Desired Outcomes

• Enhance the financial stability and resource availability for OpenJS projects, thereby strengthening the software supply chain.
• Increase financial contributions (grants, donations, and sponsorships) from public, private, and philanthropic organizations.
• Strengthen partnerships between funding bodies and JavaScript project maintainers to foster innovative sustainability solutions.

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I look forward to your thoughts and feedback on this proposal!

[voxpelli]

If its only to focus on the financial / funding aspects, then I think it should be a "funding collab space"

Sustainable maintenance involves much more than funding – it involves mental and social well being, regrowth, contributions, ecosystem support, tech and issue debt etc – funding is a means to an end when it comes to sustainable maintenance and a collab space that focuses on it should brand itself with "funding" rather than claiming the entire sustainability space.

[voxpelli]

Relatedly, I'm currently drafting on a Collective Funds Guidelines with initial targets being mocha(OpenJSF-project) and neostandard (not an OpenJSF-project) that other has also shown interest in – would love to collab on it when the first draft is complete 👍

[ljharb]

In capitalism, virtually all of those things are gated by funding - i think sustainability is the right term (so the goal remains front and center) and funding is the right focus (as the primary means of achieving it).

[UlisesGascon]

@voxpelli you made a great point!

Actually, while the current trigger is related to funding aspects, I think we have a lot of room for mental and social well being, regrowth, contributions, ecosystem support, tech and issue debt etc :+1:. I will rewrite the goals and Desired Outcomes to include them.

[tobie]

Discussed in today's CPC call. General agreement to move forward with this. Next steps would be to follow the process described here: https://github.com/openjs-foundation/cross-project-council/tree/main/collaboration-spaces

[voxpelli]

Relatedly, I'm currently drafting on a Collective Funds Guidelines with initial targets being mocha(OpenJSF-project) and neostandard (not an OpenJSF-project) that other has also shown interest in – would love to collab on it when the first draft is complete 👍

Following up on this, first draft is published over at: https://github.com/collective-funds/guidelines Once this collab space is up I would love to get feedback from people here on it 👍

[tobie]

CPC call: @rginn will reach out to see if any help needed moving this forward.

[UlisesGascon]

@rginn and I had a very productive meeting today defining the next steps. We plan to hold the meetings right after the Security collab sessions.

Who wants to join the new collab space? 🙌

[voxpelli]

@UlisesGascon Time allowing, I do

[mhdawson]

I'd join to start.

[rxmarbles]

Same I'd love to join, hopefully time wise it works out.

[rginn]

Cool! I added @ctcpip @rxmarbles and @mhdawson.

[tobie]

🙋

[rginn]

Gotcha @tobie! Added.