# Setting up GitHub Sponsors

Open Collective Europe projects can use Open Collective to receive GitHub Sponsors funds by following these steps:

* Confirm that you have a **GitHub organization** (not an individual user account). You can create a GitHub organization by following [this guide](https://help.github.com/en/github/setting-up-and-managing-organizations-and-teams/creating-a-new-organization-from-scratch).
* [Create a Collective](https://opencollective.com/europe/apply) for your open source project if you don't already have one. You will need to use OC Europe as your fiscal host.  

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*Organisations on Open Collective are not the same as Organisations on GitHub. You must create a Collective in order to manage your project's finances on Open Collective.*
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* Visit [github.com/sponsors](http://github.com/sponsors) and sign your GitHub organization up for the Sponsors waitlist:\
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  ✔️ Select: "This organization is using a fiscal host" and select *Open Collective Europe* from the menu.  \
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  ✔️ Add your Collective's URL to the 'Fiscal host project profile URL' box for example: <https://opencollective.com/babel>&#x20;

![](/files/2HFbcgipZ4zshaeHkxVD)

Click Join Waitlist. GitHub staff will review your application, and you'll be notified when you can proceed to the next step.&#x20;

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OC Europe acts as your legal and financial home. You do not need to enter your own Stripe account  or business information. \
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If you reach this step please contact <support@opencollective.com> and we will amend your application with GitHub.&#x20;
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## Frequently Asked Questions

### What fees will be charged?

The standard OC Europe fees apply to funds raised via GitHub Sponsors: 10%. GitHub does not charge a fee.

### Should I create an Organization or a Collective?

Confusingly, GitHub and Open Collective use the word "organization" to mean two different things.

* **On GitHub, you need to create an Organization** to use Sponsors for your project.
* **On Open Collective, you need to create a Collective** for your project (Organizations on Open Collective are a different profile type, for companies who sponsors open source projects, i.e. designed for paying money out, not accepting money like Collectives).


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