DSF Board monthly meeting, February 12, 2026

This meeting was led by Jeff Triplett and Abigail Afi Gbadago.

Board members in attendance:

• Jeff Triplett
• Abigail Afi Gbadago
• Jacob Kaplan-Moss
• Paolo Melchiorre
• Priya Pahwa
• Ryan Cheley
• Tom Carrick

Also in attendance:

• Catherine Holmes (Assistant to Treasurer)

Apologies:

• None

Finance

Balance

USD $269,666

Individual members approved

• Hwayoung Cha
• Arno Pretorius

Ongoing business

PyCon US Travel (Fellows + Assistant)

• The proposal was approved by the Board via asynchronous vote.

Fundraising

• Goals
  • Annual fundraising goal increased to $500,000
  • Monthly fundraising goal set at $15,000 (currently close to $9,000/month)
• Tidelift
  • The DSF is exploring mechanisms to accept donations via Tidelift directly.
  • The Tidelift estimator tool projects approximately $500/month in possible funding.

HeroDevs’ Open Source Sustainability Fund

• Jeff Triplett continues researching potential partnership.

JetBrains Sponsorship

• Two fundraisers are currently underway in collaboration with DjangoCon Europe and DjangoCon US
• The survey is being finalized with feedback from the Board, Fellows, and Steering Council.

Contributor License Agreement (CLA)

• Proper enforcement would require additional resources and operational bandwidth so that contributors signs via a sustainable process.
• Discussions were done about handling historical contributors and a Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO).
• The Board voted to make the CLA optional. Motion approved.
• Recent documentation updates has been made by Jacob Walls:

  • [Advice for new contributors

    Django documentation](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/internals/contributing/new-contributors/#sign-the-contributor-license-agreement)

  • About the Django Contributor License Agreement

  • [Contributor License Agreements

    Django](https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/cla/)

• The Board acknowledged that the decision can be revisited if necessary.

Conflict of Interest Policy

• Priya Pahwa circulated the Conflict of Interest Policy for Board review.
• The board members signed and filed their affirmations for 2026.

Inhouse Automation Initiatives

• Abigail Afi Gbadago worked on DSF Membership Voting Automation.
• Priya Pahwa worked on DSF Meeting Agenda Automation.

Clean up GitHub Owners

• Two past owners were moved to admin level.
• Ryan Cheley was added as an owner.
• Ryan Cheley and Catherine Holmes were added under Billing roles.

New business

PyPI Access Board review

• Proposal: DSF Board President and Vice President should be PyPI owners, alongside existing Fellows and release managers.
• Existing owners include: Our three Fellows and two release managers.
• The motion has been approved by the board.

Fundraising Strategy

• Proposal to position plans approximately 10% below the $30,000 tier.
• Emphasis on expanding outreach beyond the U.S. market.
• Renewal communications: Board appreciation for sponsors’ continued support.
• Ongoing discussions for Executive Director funding.

DSF Working Groups liaisons

• Social Media Working Group: Priya Pahwa to serve as the new board liaison.
• Google Summer of Code Working Group: Charter under review.
• Operations Team: Charter under review.
• Website Working Group: Discussion required between WG members, Fellows, and the Foundation.

Discord Age Verification

• New age verification rules are expected to take effect in March and may impact community members.
• The Board discussed whether preparatory steps or policy updates are needed in coordination with Online Communities Working Group.

Action items

• Jeff Triplett: Write up a blog post about raising our goals and potentially our new sponsorship options.