The #SocialWebFoundation launches into an ecosystem where transparent budgeting thru #OpenCollective has become normalised. Bringing together everyone from Meta and Automattic to Mastodon and Pixelfed in New Thing might gain more trust if there was similar transparency about who was paying in what, and what was being paid out (or to declare an intention to do that) because it shows the interests of partners.

For eg #socialcoop’s fully transparent budget & balance sheet: https://opencollective.com/socialcoop.