In February 2009, representatives from academic institutions, NGOs and CBOs, research and advocacy groups, professional associations and FOSS enterprises met in Bangalore to launch the National Coalition for Free and Open Source Software in India. IT for Change is one of the founder members of the coalition, which works along a broad consensus on promoting FOSS. It aims to provide stronger and more effective responses to events relating to FOSS as well as initiate proactive actions as a collective. Some of the initial efforts being undertaken by the coalition include challenging software patents, making school curriculum vendor-neutral and promotion of FOSS in Indian public sector.
IT for Change has also launched an online portal to advocate and promote FOSS in the public sector, by aiming to reach out to decision makers and technical staff. The site argues for FOSS in the public sector and lists case-studies on successful government FOSS initiatives (in India and abroad), and also instances of pro-FOSS government policies. In order to help move organisations towrads FOSS, the site provides various resources including contact details of FOSS vendors and user guides to FOSS applications.