Foundation-as-a-Service
OASIS Foundation-as-a-Service streamlines the process of forming and running a foundation for your collaborative development community. It’s the smart solution for groups that want to advance open source code, standards, or related activities. Foundations operate independently while enjoying the benefits of the OASIS nonprofit corporate structure.
What you can do with Foundation-as-a-Service
Our support and experience will help you make smart decisions, avoid mistakes, and achieve your goals. Using Foundation-as-a-Service, you can:
- Operate as nonprofit 501(c)(6) protected by OASIS Structure
- Form and run working groups under rules and processes you define
- Develop the deliverables and conduct related activities
- Set your own governance structure and policies
- Rely on OASIS to handle fiscal and legal admin
- Choose to use OASIS staff or others for tech admin, marketing, event support
What we provide
Foundations receive the financial and legal services they need to operate successfully. We’ll set up your bank accounts, file your taxes, collect your dues and pay your bills. For other services, you have the choice to contract with OASIS or use your own consultants and service providers. We can help you hire staff, recruit members, plan events. The choices–and the decisions–are all yours.
CORE SERVICES Rely on OASIS to handle your financial and legal administration Funded by annual fee (percentage of Foundation revenue) | SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES Contract for additional services from OASIS or others Funded a la carte (choose what you need, when you need it) |
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Legal services to form and operate as a nonprofit | Technical administration |
Complete invoicing, payment processing and accounting infrastructure | Collaboration tools |
Independent financial auditing services | IP and security auditing |
Tax and corporate filings | Member outreach |
Management of IP and licensing agreements, trademarks and copyrights | Developer support |
Contractors, consultants, staff | |
Marketing, press relations, social media | |
Event management | |
Certification program | |
Other activities |
Out-of-the-Box resources you can adapt
OASIS staff will work with you to ensure the policies and procedures you set up are legal, implementable, and practical. We’ll explain options and discuss alternate approaches. We’ll help you customize the templates we provide for:
- Bylaws
- Governance
- Membership Categories and Dues
- Working Group Charters
- Budget
- Membership Agreement
- Policies:
- Licensing
- Trademark
- Antitrust
- Code of Conduct
- Conflict of Interest
- Document Retention
- Privacy
- Whistleblower
What People Say
“Samvera couldn’t be happier with our decision to move to OASIS Foundation-as-a-Service. My time as chair would have been much easier if we had been working with OASIS earlier.”
ROSALYN METZ, ASSOCIATE DEAN, LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL STRATEGIES,
EMORY LIBRARIES