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+# 🌱 Sustainability Collaboration Space: Sponsorship & Funding Insights  
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+## Introduction  
+As part of the **Sustainability Collaboration Space**, we aim to ensure long-term sustainability and support the growth of OpenJS projects. To help projects navigate the challenges of securing sponsorship and financial support, we are gathering insights from those who have successfully obtained funding or are in the process of doing so.  
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+Below is a list of questions designed to extract useful knowledge from these projects. The goal is to learn from their experiences and identify best practices that can benefit other OpenJS projects.  
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+## 📌 Interview Questions: Funding & Sponsorship Best Practices  
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+### **1️⃣ General Background**
+1. Can you give us a brief overview of your project and its sustainability model?  
+2. At what stage did you start actively seeking sponsorship or funding?  
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+### **2️⃣ Securing Sponsorships & Financial Support**
+3. What were the most effective strategies you used to attract sponsors and donors?  
+4. How did you identify and approach potential sponsors or funding organizations?  
+5. Were there any unexpected challenges in securing funding, and how did you overcome them?  
+6. What messaging or value propositions resonated the most with sponsors?  
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+### **3️⃣ Managing and Growing Financial Support**
+7. Once you secured funding, how did you maintain and grow relationships with sponsors?  
+8. What expectations did sponsors have, and how did you manage them?  
+9. Have you explored alternative funding models (e.g., grants, donations, partnerships)? If so, which have been most effective?  
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+### **4️⃣ Impact on Project Health & Sustainability**
+10. How has funding impacted your project’s development, contributor engagement, or long-term sustainability?  
+11. What operational or governance changes did you make to support financial sustainability?  
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+### **5️⃣ Lessons & Recommendations**
+12. If you were starting over, what would you do differently in your sponsorship/funding journey?  
+13. What advice would you give to other OpenJS projects looking to secure financial sustainability?  
+14. Are there any tools, platforms, or networks that were particularly helpful in securing and managing funding?  
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+By gathering responses to these questions, we hope to build a shared knowledge base that empowers OpenJS projects to achieve financial stability and long-term success. 🚀  
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+Would you like to add or refine any of these questions? Let us know!