[Eg-oversight-board] Fwd: to all member projects: Outreach Program for Women [TIME SENSITIVE]

[Lori Bowen Ayre]

I agree that we can't afford anything close to $5000 but what if we agreed
to see the effort with $500 or something more reasonable and sought
co-sponsors?

Lori

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Lori Bowen Ayre //
Library Technology Consultant / The Galecia Group
(707) 763-6869 // Lori.Ayre at galecia.com
Availability:  http://doodle.com/loriayre

<Lori.Ayre at galecia.com>Specializing in open source software solutions,
RFID, filtering,
workflow optimization, and materials handling
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On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 10:47 AM, Steve Wills <swills at beyond-print.com>wrote:

> Thanks Lori,
>
> I think that this is an awesome program but I am not sure we can afford it
> yet?  That said, part of my day job is the web development for a
> COUNCIL.CIO.COM initiative called "Executive Women in IT" and I have
> brought this information to thier attention.  Perhaps they can generate
> more interest, and dollars, for the Gnome Women given their global reach?
>
> We could also take a closer look at how their mentoring program works and
> if we can learn from it.
> Steve
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Lori Bowen Ayre [mailto:lori.ayre at galecia.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 20, 2012 12:44 PM
> *To:* 'eg-oversight-board'
> *Subject:* [Eg-oversight-board] Fwd: to all member projects: Outreach
> Program for Women [TIME SENSITIVE]
>
> Hi All,
>
> I'd like to propose that we find a way to contribute $5,000 to this
> initiative.  As a woman-dominated profession, I think it is important that
> we facilitate the growth of women developers of Evergreen.  The first
> question is whether there is a developer who is willing to do the
> mentoring?  The second question is how do we come up with the money.  I
> propose we contribute some from our tiny account and seek donations for the
> rest from some of our vendor partners and perhaps some of the libraries
> themselves.
>
> What do others say?
>
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> Lori Bowen Ayre //
> Library Technology Consultant / The Galecia Group
> (707) 763-6869 // Lori.Ayre at galecia.com
> Availability:  http://doodle.com/loriayre
>
> <Lori.Ayre at galecia.com>Specializing in open source software solutions,
> RFID, filtering,
> workflow optimization, and materials handling
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>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Tony Sebro <tony at sfconservancy.org>
> Date: Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 9:27 AM
> Subject: to all member projects: Outreach Program for Women [TIME
> SENSITIVE]
> To: project-reps at sfconservancy.org, "Bradley M. Kuhn" <
> bkuhn at sfconservancy.org>
>
>
>  Hello, all:
>
> As some of you may recall, Conservancy is supporting the Outreach Program
> For Women (https://live.gnome.org/GnomeWomen/OutreachProgram2012), a
> GNOME Foundation-initiated program that provides internships for women
> interested in FOSS.  This past summer, Twisted sponsored an internship.
>
> The Outreach Program for Women is in the process of organizing a series of
> "Winter" internships for early 2013.  Conservancy would like to invite our
> member projects to participate by sponsoring an intern.  Sponsorships cost
> $5,000 (paid as a stipend to the intern); in addition, projects are to
> designate a mentor to volunteer his/her time to mentor the intern.  So, if
> anyone in your project is interested in serving as a mentor, and if your
> Project Leadership Committee is willing to allocate $5,000 from your
> project fund to support the program, *please let me and Bradley know ASAP*.
> Time is short, so if you're interested let us know and we'll provide you
> with more details.
>
> This is a wonderful opportunity for member projects to support a program
> that will help grow the pool of prospective contributors to our FOSS
> communities.  If you have any follow up questions, let us know.  We hope to
> hear from you.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Best, -Tony
>
> --
> Tony Sebro, General Counsel, Software Freedom Conservancy+1-212-461-3245 x11 <#13b1f2588debac9a_>tony at sfconservancy.orgwww.sfconservancy.org
>
>
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