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KDE is powered by its amazing volunteers who donate their expertise and time! But past a certain point, people often find that their time budgets shrink, and their monetary needs rise. It's important that people can continue to contribute to KDE on a professional basis, ensuring their their substantial skills remain within the community.
KDE is powered by its amazing volunteers who donate their expertise and time! But past a certain point, people often find that their time budgets shrink, and their monetary needs rise. It's important that people can continue to contribute to KDE on a professional basis, ensuring that their substantial skills remain within the community.


To that effect, there are various ways that people can make a living working on KDE:
To that effect, there are various ways that people can make a living working on KDE:
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* Work for [https://ev.kde.org/consultants a software consultancy within the KDE ecosystem], many of whom work on KDE software directly or offer their employees time to work on KDE projects
* Work for [https://ev.kde.org/consultants a software consultancy within the KDE ecosystem], many of whom work on KDE software directly or offer their employees time to work on KDE projects
* [https://ev.kde.org/corporate/careers Work for the KDE e.V.]
* [https://ev.kde.org/corporate/careers Work for the KDE e.V.]
* Apply for [https://nlnet.nl/propose Nlnet grants] to fund a specific project you'd like to work on that would benefit KDE. Practically everything KDE does is eligible, and the NLnet people are fans of KDE! The KDE e.V. is available to help with the grant-writing process; email <span>[email protected]</span> for assistance
* Apply for grants offered by [https://nlnet.nl/propose NLnet] and [https://futo.org/grants/legendary-grants/apply FUTO] to fund a specific project you'd like to work on that would benefit KDE. Basically everything KDE does is eligible! The KDE e.V. is available to help with the grant-writing process; email <span>[email protected]</span> for assistance. See also [[Make A Living/Writing Grant Proposals|How to write a grant proposal]].

Latest revision as of 13:40, 30 October 2023

KDE is powered by its amazing volunteers who donate their expertise and time! But past a certain point, people often find that their time budgets shrink, and their monetary needs rise. It's important that people can continue to contribute to KDE on a professional basis, ensuring that their substantial skills remain within the community.

To that effect, there are various ways that people can make a living working on KDE: