# Questions & Answers #### This FAQ page is to help groups looking to start using Open Collective to manage their finances, or anyone who is interested in The Social Change Nest’s (“SCN”) use of the Open Collective (Accountable) platform. For Open Collective technical support or user FAQs please visit: If you have a question that is not answered by this page, please email [accountable@thesocialchangeagency.org](mailto:opencollective@thesocialchangeagency.org) or call 07712 872277 (this phone line will be open from 9am to 5pm on weekdays. You can reach us by email outside these hours, and we will return your call during these working hours). #### **What does it mean that The Social Change Nest is our Collective’s Fiscal Host?** A Fiscal Host is a legally constituted organisation that enables a Collective to transact financially without needing to legally incorporate themselves. You can find out more about fiscal hosting [here](/about/the-legal-bit/fiscal-hosting.md). #### **Do we have to use The Social Change Nest as a Fiscal Host?** No. There are other Fiscal Hosts such as [All for Climate](https://docs.allforclimate.earth/) and [Extinction Rebellion](https://extinctionrebellion.gitbook.io/docs/). It can be a good idea to have a Fiscal Host that is in the same country that you operate in. ### **External inquiries** #### **I’m a journalist and would like to talk to you about what you are doing, who should I contact?** We would love to hear from you. You can reach the dedicated collective helpline at: 07712 872277 and we will put you in touch with the right person to talk to alternatively, you can email: #### **I am a philanthropist, from a trust or foundation, or local authority wanting to support this support, how can I help?** If you are from a trust or foundation or you are a philanthropist, you can make contributions to individual collectives to go towards their activities. If you want to help The Social Change Nest's efforts to further scope and develop the best way to support local and grassroots groups through Open Collective, please get in touch via telephone at 07712 872277 and we will put you in touch with the right person to talk to alternatively, you can email: --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://accountable.gitbook.io/about/faqs-and-q-and-as/questions-and-answers.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.