Nominations for Community Contributions

Social.coop has already paid or budgetted a total service fee above 250 GBP this year to:
- Loomio 499 USD
- Meet.coop 1080 GBP

I am proposing we remove Loomio and Meet.coop from contention but keep May First Movement Technology which last received 192.64 GBP in 2024 for our Nov. 2025 membership fee.

Proposed Dot Vote

• Bonfire: \ A federated social platform prioritizing mutual care, data ownership, and digital autonomy for underrepresented communities, being tested by Social.coop. nomination
• Co-Op Cloud: \ Cooperative-managed hosting for cloud services, supporting ethical infrastructure for organizations. nomination
• Cooperative Management Education Cooperative: \ CMEC is a Canadian cooperative organizing the International Symposium on Co-operative Identity; let's add the role of federated media and the fediverse to the discussion. nomination
• Debian: \ The universal operating system project developing completely free, open-source software. nomination
• Electronic Frontier Foundation: \ EFF is a US non-profit defending digital privacy, free speech, and innovation through impact litigation and advocacy. nomination
• Fodongo: \ Comics zin supporting artists with a monthly publication under Free-Culture, distributing profits and promoting culture sharing. nomination
• Independent Federated Trust and Safety: \ US-based non-profit organization providing trust and safety resources and best practices for the Fediverse. nomination
• KDE: \ An international community developing free and opensource desktop environments and applications for Linux and other platforms. nomination
• Mastodon: \ The open-source software for decentralized and federated social networking services, run by Social.coop. nomination
• Matrix: \ An open network and open standard for secure, decentralized, real-time communication used by Social.coop. nomination
• May First Movement Technology: \ US-based non-profit advancing collective control of technology for local and global movements, offering hosted alternatives to big tech nomination
• Open Rights Group: \ ORG is a UK digital rights organization protecting privacy, free speech, and digital freedoms through campaigns and advocacy. nomination
• Resist Tech Monopolies: \ US (Seattle) group building tech for communities, focused on alternatives to profit-driven platforms, supporting digital rights and autonomy. nomination
• Sutty: \ Latin American tech co-op developing inclusive, eco-friendly CMS for nonprofits, emphasizing digital rights and fediverse connections. nomination
• Technostructures: \ French non-profit developing open-source fediverse software: Kazarma (bridge between ActivityPub and Matrix), Imago (federated governance) nomination
• WebArchitects: \ UK worker-cooperative launching a new cloud hosting platform in early 2026 as an alternative to big tech clouds. nomination

I agree with not including Loomio and Meet. Looks like a pretty extensive list. I don't have anything to add.

Added before self-imposed 12:00 deadline:

Framasoft: French non-profit association behind fediverse PeerTube and promoting ethical alternatives to the centralized platforms of big tech. nomination