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Work with me and support the Drupal Association

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+title: >
+  Work with me and support the Drupal Association
+pubDate: 2023-10-27
+permalink: >
+  archive/2023/10/27/work-with-me-and-support-the-drupal-association
+tags:
+  - drupal
+  - open-source
+  - php
+  - phpc
+---
+
+I used to work for the [Drupal Association][association] - the non-profit organisation that supports the Drupal project, organises DrupalCon, and maintains Drupal.org.
+
+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.
+
+At DrupalCon, one of the keynote speakers said, "The Drupal Association is a small but mighty team".
+
+On the [Association staff page][staff], there are 15 staff members listed, including only five people in the Engineering team.
+
+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.
+
+However, it's "free as in puppies". You can have the puppy for free, but it costs time and money to look after it.
+
+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.
+
+## Here's the thing
+
+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.
+
+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.
+
+**Work with me and support the Drupal Association.**
+
+[association]: https://www.drupal.org/association
+[staff]: https://www.drupal.org/association/staff