Overview
GitLab for Nonprofits provides free licenses through the GitLab Foundation program, administered via GitLab’s nonprofit solutions page. GitLab’s public nonprofit pages do not state an explicit political/advocacy exclusion; advocacy eligibility is unknown until verified with GitLab.
How it works
https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/nonprofit/
GitLab’s nonprofit program offers free GitLab licenses through the GitLab Foundation for eligible nonprofits [source: gitlab-nonprofits]. The program covers the GitLab DevSecOps platform (the self-hosted or SaaS tiers, depending on the organisation’s infrastructure needs) and is administered directly via GitLab’s nonprofit solutions page [source: gitlab-nonprofits].
Eligibility expects recognised charitable status (501(c)(3) in the US or international equivalent). GitLab’s public nonprofit pages do not appear to state an explicit political/advocacy exclusion; advocacy eligibility is unknown and needs direct verification with GitLab [source: gitlab-nonprofits].
For an advocacy NGO whose legal form is excluded from GitHub’s nonprofit program (which explicitly bars political organisations), GitLab for Nonprofits is the alternative code-hosting/CI/CD platform to investigate — but verify eligibility directly before relying on it for procurement planning.
When to use it
Procuring free GitLab licenses through the GitLab Foundation for a verified nonprofit’s code-hosting, CI/CD, and DevSecOps workflow; understanding that the political/advocacy exclusion is not publicly stated — verify directly with GitLab if your legal form is non-charitable or advocacy-focused.
Related methods
- civic-tech
- digital-security
- distributed-organizing
- framing-and-narrative
- petitions-and-e-campaigning
Learn more
- On Wikipedia: GitLab — CC BY-SA 4.0