pytest has a collective setup at OpenCollective. This document describes how the core team manages OpenCollective-related activities.
Open Collective is an online funding platform for open and transparent communities. It provides tools to raise money and share your finances in full transparency.
It is the platform of choice for individuals and companies that want to make one-time or monthly donations directly to the project.
The OpenCollective funds donated to pytest will be used to fund overall maintenance, local sprints, merchandising (stickers to distribute in conferences for example), and future gatherings of pytest developers (sprints).
Core contributors which are contributing on a continuous basis are free to submit invoices to bill maintenance hours using the platform. How much each contributor should request is still an open question, but we should use common sense and trust in the contributors, most of which know themselves in-person. A good rule of thumb is to bill the same amount as monthly payments contributors which participate in the Tidelift subscription. If in doubt, just ask.
A few people have admin access to the OpenCollective dashboard to make changes. Those people are part of the @pytest-dev/opencollective-admins team.
Core contributors interested in helping out with OpenCollective maintenance are welcome! We don't expect much work here other than the occasional approval of expenses from other core contributors. Just drop a line to one of the @pytest-dev/opencollective-admins or use the mailing list.