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      Work with me and support the Drupal Association
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      <p>I used to work for the <a href="https://www.drupal.org/association">Drupal Association</a> - the non-profit organisation that supports the Drupal project, organises DrupalCon, and maintains Drupal.org.</p>

      <p>I improved Drupal.org, fixed Drupal 8 release blockers, improved user profiles, helped make the Drupal.org theme responsive, and assisted with new websites like Drupal Events and Jobs.</p>

      <p>At DrupalCon, one of the keynote speakers said, "The Drupal Association is a small but mighty team".</p>

      <p>On the <a href="https://www.drupal.org/association/staff">Association staff page</a>, there are 15 staff members listed, including only five people in the Engineering team.</p>

      <p>I've been in the Drupal community for a long time and worked for various companies that make money from Drupal - a free and open-source project.</p>

      <p>However, it's "free as in puppies". You can have the puppy for free, but it costs time and money to look after it.</p>

      <p>There are programs like the Supporting Partners program which provide funding to the DA, but, at least when I worked there, a large amount of income was from event revenue from DrupalCon.</p>

      <h2 id="here%27s-the-thing">Here's the thing</h2>

      <p>As someone who works mainly on Drupal consulting and development projects, I'm pledging to commit a fixed percentage from my Drupal-related services and products to the Drupal Association, including my new <a href="/team-coaching">team coaching</a> service.</p>

      <p>If the Association or Drupal weren't there, I wouldn't be able to provide those products and services, so it's in my interest to support the Drupal project and the Drupal Association. Maybe others will do the same.</p>

      <p><strong>Work with me and support the Drupal Association.</strong></p>

              
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      <p>I used to work for the <a href="https://www.drupal.org/association">Drupal Association</a> - the non-profit organisation that supports the Drupal project, organises DrupalCon, and maintains Drupal.org.</p>

      <p>I improved Drupal.org, fixed Drupal 8 release blockers, improved user profiles, helped make the Drupal.org theme responsive, and assisted with new websites like Drupal Events and Jobs.</p>

      <p>At DrupalCon, one of the keynote speakers said, "The Drupal Association is a small but mighty team".</p>

      <p>On the <a href="https://www.drupal.org/association/staff">Association staff page</a>, there are 15 staff members listed, including only five people in the Engineering team.</p>

      <p>I've been in the Drupal community for a long time and worked for various companies that make money from Drupal - a free and open-source project.</p>

      <p>However, it's "free as in puppies". You can have the puppy for free, but it costs time and money to look after it.</p>

      <p>There are programs like the Supporting Partners program which provide funding to the DA, but, at least when I worked there, a large amount of income was from event revenue from DrupalCon.</p>

      <h2 id="here%27s-the-thing">Here's the thing</h2>

      <p>As someone who works mainly on Drupal consulting and development projects, I'm pledging to commit a fixed percentage from my Drupal-related services and products to the Drupal Association, including my new <a href="/team-coaching">team coaching</a> service.</p>

      <p>If the Association or Drupal weren't there, I wouldn't be able to provide those products and services, so it's in my interest to support the Drupal project and the Drupal Association. Maybe others will do the same.</p>

      <p><strong>Work with me and support the Drupal Association.</strong></p>

              
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