Inkscape has a Leadership Committee who look after certain functions for the project. These include policy definition, funding and fund-raising, finances and budgeting, brand management and inter-project collaboration.
Technical direction still falls to the entire developer community.
The Inkscape Leadership Committee carries on discussion on the mailing list and in the rocket chat room (also available on IRC).
Inkscape is a member of the Software Freedom Conservancy, which provides the project with Fiscal Sponsorship and other legal support infrastructure.
Adopted Policies
Community Membership Policy - Membership of the project grants contributors access to voting and is open to everyone who contributes to the project.
Working Group Policy - In order to better organize and recognize the importance of contributions to the project this policy describes how Working Groups (WG) are established.
Committee Election Procedure - Instructions on how to run an Inkscape PLC election.
Contributor Hardware Policy - How to get access to hardware paid for by the project.
OIN License Agreement (117.4 KB) - The Inkscape Leadership Committee agreed to become a member of the Open Invention Network (OIN), pledging never to use patents aggressively against the Linux System.
