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Support open source this Giving Tuesday: Help sustain the technologies you use every day

Monday, December 1, 2025 - 05:34 by Carmen Delgado

For more than a decade, Giving Tuesday has been a global day of generosity, a day when people come together to give, collaborate, and this year, the Eclipse Foundation is proud to participate by highlighting widely used open source software that powers your digital life.

Open source technologies, from developer tools to infrastructure powering global industries, form the backbone of modern innovation. Yet, this vital ecosystem doesn't sustain itself. It requires continuous investment in services, security, compliance, and community development

This Giving Tuesday (2 December), we are inviting everyone who benefits from open source, developers, enterprises, startups, students, researchers, and tech enthusiasts, to give back to the tools that have supported your work all year  

Your 1€ makes a difference: Here is why.

Imagine this: The most-used Eclipse Foundation projects receive millions of downloads every single day. If we could get just €1 per download this Giving Tuesday, we could secure and sustain these essential technologies for years to come.

 

Your contribution is direct and meaningful: 

Your gift helps ensure the securityinnovation, and longevity of widely used open source projects. This Giving Tuesday, you can directly support the tools that have supported your work all year.

Don't wait. Become a sponsor today: Support open source now!

Join a global movement

When you become a sponsor, you’re joining a worldwide network of people committed to keeping open source secure, innovative, and accessible. Your support helps maintain the tools and technologies that developers rely on year-round.

Flexible Giving, Real Impact: 

  • No minimum commitment:  Every contribution, big or small, has a real and lasting impact.
  • Global access with multicurrency options: With flexible giving options in multiple currencies, contributors from around the world can easily support the projects they depend on.

Whether you choose a one-time gift or set up recurring support, your sponsorship directly helps maintain the technologies that keep the digital ecosystem moving forward.

 Three Ways to Give Back This Giving Tuesday

  1. Become a sponsor today Make a one-time or recurring donation to directly support our infrastructure and services.
  2. Learn more about our sponsorship programUnderstand the full scope of our work and where your support goes.
  3. Share the Message: Help us spread the word on social media and tag the Eclipse Foundation.

Thank you for helping keep open source strong, secure, and thriving for everyone.