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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 276b0199..18f96be6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ so on.
CIDER is the successor to the now deprecated combination of using [SLIME][] +
[swank-clojure][] for Clojure development.
-If you like the project, please consider [supporting its ongoing development](#donations).
+Please consider [supporting financially its ongoing development](#funding).
## Quickstart
@@ -145,7 +145,19 @@ the logo in various formats
The logo is licensed under a
[Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.en_GB).
-## Donations
+## Funding
+
+While CIDER is free software and will always be, the project would benefit immensely from some funding.
+Raising a monthly budget of a couple of thousand dollars would make it possible to pay people to work on
+certain complex features, fund other development related stuff (e.g. hardware, conference trips) and so on.
+Raising a monthly budget of over $5000 would open the possibility of someone working full-time on the project
+which would speed up the work on the project significantly.
+
+We welcome both individual and corporate sponsors! We also offer a wide array of funding channels to account
+for your preferences (although currently Open Collective is our preferred funding platform).
+
+If you're working in a company that's making significant use of CIDER we'd appreciate it if you suggest to your company
+to become a CIDER sponsor.
You can support the development of CIDER, [clojure-mode][] and [inf-clojure][] via
[Salt](https://salt.bountysource.com/teams/cider),
@@ -157,7 +169,6 @@ You can support the development of CIDER, [clojure-mode][] and [inf-clojure][] v
### Open Collective Backers
-Support us with a monthly donation and help us continue our activities. [[Become a backer](https://opencollective.com/cider#backer)]
<a href="https://opencollective.com/cider/backer/0/website" target="_blank"><img src="https://opencollective.com/cider/backer/0/avatar.svg"></a>
<a href="https://opencollective.com/cider/backer/1/website" target="_blank"><img src="https://opencollective.com/cider/backer/1/avatar.svg"></a>
diff --git a/doc/about/contributing.md b/doc/about/contributing.md
index 44591419..179f3c80 100644
--- a/doc/about/contributing.md
+++ b/doc/about/contributing.md
@@ -53,7 +53,19 @@ $ mkdocs serve
If you want to make changes to the manual's page structure you'll have to edit
[mkdocs.yml](https://github.com/clojure-emacs/cider/blob/master/mkdocs.yml).
-## Donations
+## Funding
+
+While CIDER is free software and will always be, the project would benefit immensely from some funding.
+Raising a monthly budget of a couple of thousand dollars would make it possible to pay people to work on
+certain complex features, fund other development related stuff (e.g. hardware, conference trips) and so on.
+Raising a monthly budget of over $5000 would open the possibility of someone working full-time on the project
+which would speed up the work on the project significantly.
+
+We welcome both individual and corporate sponsors! We also offer a wide array of funding channels to account
+for your preferences (although currently Open Collective is our preferred funding platform).
+
+If you're working in a company that's making significant use of CIDER we'd appreciate it if you suggest to your company
+to become a CIDER sponsor.
You can support the development of CIDER, [clojure-mode][] and [inf-clojure][] via
[Salt](https://salt.bountysource.com/teams/cider),
@@ -63,5 +75,10 @@ You can support the development of CIDER, [clojure-mode][] and [inf-clojure][] v
[![Paypal](https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donate_SM.gif)](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GRQKNBM6P8VRQ)
+### Open Collective
+
+* [[Become a backer](https://opencollective.com/cider#backer)] (for individuals)
+* [[Become a sponsor](https://opencollective.com/cider#sponsor)] (for companies)
+
[clojure-mode]: https://github.com/clojure-emacs/clojure-mode
[inf-clojure]: https://github.com/clojure-emacs/inf-clojure
diff --git a/doc/index.md b/doc/index.md
index 7c5022fb..59e1b4b7 100644
--- a/doc/index.md
+++ b/doc/index.md
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ so on.
CIDER is the successor to the now deprecated combination of using [SLIME][] +
[swank-clojure][] for Clojure development.
-If you like the project, please consider
-[supporting its ongoing development](about/contributing.md#donations).
+Please consider
+[supporting financially its ongoing development](about/contributing.md#funding).
## Overview