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<h2>FLOSS Copyright License Enforcement</h2>
<p>Complying with FLOSS licenses is easy, as they permit and encourage
both non-commercial and commercial distribution and improvements.
Nevertheless, violations of FLOSS licenses (in particular of
the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">GPL</a>
and <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html">LGPL</a>) are all
too common. At request of the project's leaders, Conservancy can carry
out license enforcement activity on behalf of the project's copyright
holders.</p>
<h2>Fundraising Assistance</h2>
<p>Conservancy provides various tools and advice to member projects on
methods of raising funds for their projects' earmarked accounts.</p>
<h2>Leadership Mentoring, Advice and Guidance</h2>
<p>Many of Conservancy's <a href="/about/directors">directors</a> are
experienced FLOSS project leaders. They offer themselves as a resource
to member project leaders who need assistance or face challenges in
their work leading their projects.</p>
<h2>Some Personal Liability Protection</h2>
<p>When a project joins Conservancy, it formally becomes part of the
Conservancy. (The project is thus somewhat analogous to a division of a
company or a department in a large agency.) As such, project leaders
benefit from some amount of protection from personal liability for their
work on the project.</p>
<hr/>
<p>Those familiar with non-profit terminology will recognize most of these
services
as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiscal_sponsorship">fiscal
sponsorship services</a>. This term is not particularly well
known in the FLOSS community, and many are confused by that term.
However, if you are familiar with what a fiscal sponsor typically does
in the non-profit sector, the term does fit many of services that
Conservancy offers its member projects.</p>
<p>Project
leaders that believe their project might benefit from these services can
<a href="/members/apply/">apply to become a member project</a>.</p>
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