RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/116402716327956884

I am very happy to finally be able to announce this. We are working hard (you can’t imagine) to secure funding to continue to improve Mastodon, and are very grateful that amazing organisation like @sovtechfund invest in open-source, and especially Mastodon.

Developing open-source software is hard (and it is not becoming easier) and quality software requires a lot of hard work. Our team is growing and we are delivering more polished features than ever, and we continue to try to push it further

@renchap @sovtechfund We at CiviCRM know exactly how hard it is to mobilize funding again and again. We succeed this mainly through memberships this year. We are very grateful for that.

Our community is the anchor that keeps our work and further development going.
Your success shows that this work is worthwhile and the right path.

It is an incredibly good sign and provides great motivation for all of us.
We warmly congratulate you and are happy for this important sign of growth in digital sovereignty.

Thank you so much for your engagement.