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# [How to Thank Sponsors for Supporting Your Open Source Project](https://blackgirlbytes.dev/how-to-thank-sponsors-for-supporting-your-open-source-project?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Benefits of thanking sponsors Slowly but surely, people are starting to acknowledge the significance of compensation in open source. With more proprietary companies relying on open source and more maintainers experiencing burnout, it is evident that ...

Jun 22, 2022 · 6 min read · blackgirlbytes.dev  
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## Written by

[Rizel Scarlett](https://hashnode.com/@blackgirlbytes)

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## Responses 2

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[Dave Murray](https://hashnode.com/@Irongut)

[Jul 24, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-thank-sponsors-for-supporting-your-open-source-project/62b365c8b8204992cc91d851/comment/62dd68440da9857574b23ebb)

Hi Rizel, great post. By coincidence I wrote a blog post to thank a very important sponsor yesterday!

[blog.taranissoftware.com/thank-you-github](https://blog.taranissoftware.com/thank-you-github)

[Rizel Scarlett](https://hashnode.com/@blackgirlbytes)

[Jul 26, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-thank-sponsors-for-supporting-your-open-source-project/62b365c8b8204992cc91d851/comment/62dd68440da9857574b23ebb#reply-62e0367e38585e9ea5176843)

omg this is so sweet. Can I share this with members of my team? I wasn't involved, but many of them were involved in sponsoring for maintainer month!

[Dave Murray](https://hashnode.com/@Irongut)

[Jul 27, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-thank-sponsors-for-supporting-your-open-source-project/62b365c8b8204992cc91d851/comment/62dd68440da9857574b23ebb#reply-62e1512ed15a9fb24e513f63)

[Rizel Scarlett](https://hashnode.com/@blackgirlbytes)

Absolutely, share away!

[Eleftheria Batsou](https://hashnode.com/@eleftheriabatsou)

[Jun 23, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-thank-sponsors-for-supporting-your-open-source-project/62b365c8b8204992cc91d851/comment/62b40be692447c9aed5b1011)

Thanks for creating this [Rizel Scarlett](https://hashnode.com/@blackgirlbytes)!