Support our mission
Keep it free for the next person.
Every event we run stays free and open. Money shouldn't decide who in Philly gets to learn tech or build a career in it.
What it pays for
15 nights so far. Every one free.
- people on our calendar
- 493
- things shipped
- 9

Mid-session 
The sound scene 
Laughing through the build 
One table, four builds
Where your support goes
Rooms, tools and reach.
- 01
Event venues
Renting rooms like Pennovation Center, where people can actually sit down and build together.
- 02
Learning resources
Free tutorials, workshop materials and the hardware we hand out on the night.
- 03
Infrastructure
Keeping the website, tools and platforms the community runs on up and running.
- 04
Community growth
Outreach to the people in Philadelphia who are least represented in tech.
Give directly
Donate through Open Collective.
Give once or every month. Every amount helps keep our events free and open to everyone.
- Full financial transparency
- Secure payment processing
For Philly organizations
Hire us. Fund the flock.
We design and build sites, apps and software for Philly nonprofits and community orgs. Your project pays for the free nights.
Other ways to help
Bring what you've got.
Sponsor a night
Cover the venue, food or materials for an event, and your organization gets thanked in the room.
Get in touchMentor
Lead a workshop, sit with a team at a Lab, or answer questions on Discord.
Join the communityHost us
Have a room with tables, power and Wi-Fi? Let the flock build in it for a night.
Offer a spaceShare opportunities
Know of an inclusive role at a company that means it? Pass it to us and we'll share it with the flock.
Send it over

Ready to make an impact?
Open Collective publishes our budget, so you can see where every dollar goes.
