# PyCharm & Django Fall Fundraiser

DevFeed: [PyCharm & Django Fall Fundraiser](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/pycharm-django-fall-fundraiser-3551.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/aug/25/pycharm-django-fall-fundraiser/>)

Author: Jeff Triplett

Published: 2026-08-25T19:45:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [The Django weblog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-django-weblog.md>)

Topics: [Django](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/django.md>), [PyCharm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pycharm.md>), [ide](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ide.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>)

Tags: [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [django](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/django.md>), [events](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/events.md>), [framework](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/framework.md>), [growth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/growth.md>), [onboarding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/onboarding.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [partnership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/partnership.md>), [pycharm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pycharm.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [support](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/support.md>)

## AI overview

Django and JetBrains are running a fall fundraiser in which new or renewed PyCharm licenses are offered at a 30% discount, with JetBrains matching the contribution to the Django Software Foundation. The campaign supports Django maintenance, community programs, events, contributor onboarding, and the Foundation's planned Executive Director role.

## Source excerpt

We are back with our friends at JetBrains for the second of the two "Buy PyCharm, Support Django" fundraisers we run together each year. Our spring campaign was the first. It remains one of the most impactful ways the community can support the Django Software Foundation. Your support of this campaign helps fund key initiatives such as: A Django Executive Director: Funding our first Executive Director, who will lead fundraising, operations, and community coordination for the Foundation. Django Fellows: Ensuring the rapid development and maintenance of Django. Django Girls: Making the Django community accessible to programming beginners around the world. International events and conferences: Supporting DjangoCons, one-day events, meetups, and other community gatherings around the world. Djangonaut Space: Onboarding new contributors to the Django project. The Executive Director role is new, which is why this campaign matters more than usual. The DSF raises around $300,000 a year today. Reaching $500,000 is what makes a full-time Executive Director sustainable, and campaigns like this one are how we close that gap. If leading that work sounds like you, applications are open until September 14, 2026. How the campaign works The campaign runs until September 10, 2026. When you buy a new PyCharm license or renew an existing one at a 30% discount through our special campaign link, JetBrains will donate an equal amount to the Django Software Foundation. You get a professional IDE that is trusted by Django developers worldwide, and the DSF receives a matched contribution. Get 30% off PyCharm, Support Django Thank you, JetBrains Beyond this campaign, JetBrains contributes to the Django ecosystem in ways that are easy to overlook but hard to overstate. The 2026 Django Developers Survey was published earlier this summer, and along with the Python Developers Survey, it gives the entire community a clearer picture of where Django and Python are heading each year. "JetBrains is one