
## The Samvera Community persists because of many types of contributions – of code, volunteer time, and money – that maintain our community infrastructure. 


### Financial Contributions

Samvera infrastructure is supported by [Samvera Partner dues](https://samvera.org/the-community/samvera-partners) as well as contributions from other institutions that value the community. Contributions are always welcome and appreciated. See the latest [Samvera Annual Report](https://samvera.org/news-and-events/samvera-annual-report) for details of how Samvera uses contributed funds.

 To make a one-time or annual contribution outside of Partnership, please [contact Heather Greer Klein, Samvera Community Manager](mailto:heather@samvera.org).


#### Thank you to our 2024 Donors:



* Columbia University Libraries
* University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries

We also [accept direct contributions to the Julie Allinson Award fund](https://samvera.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/samvera/pages/1851293697/The+Julie+Allinson+Award) from individuals and institutions.


### Code Contributions

Pull requests are always welcome in [Samvera Projects](https://github.com/samvera/), and institutions are encouraged to contribute local work to the community. There are also opportunities for specific contributions throughout the year, including:



* Participating in the [weekly tech call](https://samvera.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/samvera/pages/405211059/Notes+from+Tech+Meetings+and+Calls)
* [Developer Congresses](https://samvera.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/samvera/pages/1005322288/Developer+Congresses) for selecting and completing maintenance, feature, and documentation work across all Samvera technologies
* [Hyrax Maintenance Working Group](https://samvera.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/samvera/pages/496632295/Hyrax+Maintenance+Working+Group) sprints
* [Technology Maintenance Pledges](https://samvera.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/samvera/pages/2257158145/2024+Samvera+Technology+Maintenance+Hours+Pledge+Drive) for work that is interesting or important to your institution


### Volunteer Contributions

Samvera has many opportunities for anyone to contribute to the community. [Join the Samvera email list ](https://samvera.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/samvera/pages/1171226735/Samvera+Community+Email+Lists)to get calls for volunteers, or join a Working or Interest Group meeting from the [Samvera Community Calendar](https://samvera.org/news-and-events/calendar).

Volunteers fill critical roles such as:



* Running for the[ Samvera Board](https://samvera.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/samvera/pages/405210594/Samvera+Board+membership)
* Participating in or facilitating [Interest and Working Groups](https://samvera.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/samvera/pages/422319284/Interest+Group+IG+and+Working+Group+WG+Hub)
* Tech Lead and Product Owners for Samvera solution bundles and core components
* Planning committee members for Samvera regional meetings, Samvera Connect, and Samvera Virtual Connect
* Volunteer community Helpers


Contributing

Samvera™ is a vibrant and welcoming community of information and technology professionals who share challenges, build expertise, and create sustainable, best-in-class solutions, making the world’s digital collections accessible now and into the future. Samvera’s suite of repository software tools offers flexible and rich user interfaces tailored to distinct content types on top of a robust back end – giving adopters the best of both worlds.

Contributing

Growing open technologies, together.

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