TLDR; the Python Software Foundation needs the support of companies that use and rely
on Python and our sponsorship applications are open! Read on for more details:
The PSF
is the charity behind the Python programming language, supporting the
health, security, and growth of the language and its community. We rely
on sponsorships, memberships, and donations to keep our foundation and
the Python ecosystem running strong, and we need your help to connect
with potential supporters. Here are just some of the ways we support the
Python community:
- Run a Developer-in-Residence program of 5 individuals focused on vital areas of work like CPython, PyPI, and security.
- Maintain critical services like python.org, PyPI, Python documentation, and more.
- Produce PyCon US, an event that brings both the community and organizations together to build, learn, grow together, and make connections.
- Award grants to regional PyCons, workshops, and Python initiatives across the globe, that have impacted approximately 30,000 Pythonistas in 2024 so far.
- Support 20 Fiscal Sponsoree organizations like PyLadies and PyPA with back office administration so that they can focus on what they do best: building Python and its community.
If you want to learn more about what we do, check out our 2022 and 2023 Annual Impact Reports. With additional sponsors, we can sustain these efforts and do even more!
So, what can you do to help us gain sponsors?
Step 1) If
your company is using Python to build its products and services, check
to see if they sponsor the PSF on our Sponsors page.
Step 2)
If not, reach out to your organization's internal decision-makers and
impress on them just how important it is for us to power the future of
Python together, and send them our sponsor prospectus. (Or, just send them this
post!)
Step 3) Point out the various benefits they will
receive from sponsoring the PSF. Mention that PyCon US 2025 is coming
up, where they can connect with the community, recruit, and understand
the current direction of the Python language!
Step 4) Remind
them to reach out to sponsors@python.org if they have any questions, or
would like a walk-through of our sponsorship program.
The PSF
sends a huge thanks to every organization that already sponsors us; we
couldn’t do this without you. We are also so grateful for the
individuals who serve and volunteer with the Board, workgroups, and
PyCon US. And for those community members who advocate for what we do,
and for all the reposts, the likes, the shares in your
#chatplatformofchoice channels, and the shout outs at your regional
events. (We are running our end-of-year fundraiser to #PowerPython, so
consider a donation or PSF membership, and keep hitting those like and
repost buttons on our social posts!)
We all depend on this
wonderful language and the people who comprise it, and we all need to
pitch in to continue building, growing, and doing amazing things with
Python. We’re so incredibly grateful to be in community with you!
