[Eg-oversight-board] Fwd: Evergreen participating in Outreachy again?

Tue Feb 16 11:07:51 EST 2016

Grace,

Thanks.  That answers the vast body of my concerns.  Is there a possibility
that we can address how to beef up our mentorship abilities at the
conference during the EOB meeting?  Or at least get the conversation
started in a robust enough fashion that it can still be meaningful when we
move back into IRC?

On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 11:01 AM, Grace Dunbar <gdunbar at esilibrary.com>
wrote:

> Having participated as a mentor in the first round, I'd say that our
> participation suffered from the same issue we've always had in these
> situations (GSOC, etc.) - mainly, lack of time on behalf of the mentors.  I
> would not qualify our mentorship of our Outreach participant as a success
> because I don't feel like we met the stated goals of the program which were
> to guide the participant through a small project wherein at the conclusion
> they could see their code accepted and implemented in the project before
> the end of the term.  Until we address our own issues with mentoring,
> transparency, and the ability to successfully create small projects that
> are achievable for the participants I don't think we should be
> participating.
> That said... I think that there will be many, many more opportunities for
> participation in these programs once the web client is finished as the
> platform will be much friendlier for a wider range of participants.
> So, while I'm a big fan of the idea, I'm not a believer in our ability to
> successfully mentor participants.  And I think it's unfair of us use these
> participants as our learning curve.
>
> Grace
>
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Ruth Frasur <rfrasur at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> While I know that this happened, I wasn't part of any of the logistical
>> stuff.  On the one hand, I'm for anything that empowers women, encourages
>> any participation in open source communities, and promotes Evergreen ILS
>> beyond its community and users.  On the other hand, I don't really know
>> enough about what this would entail to make an informed recommendation.
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 8:11 AM, Chris Sharp <csharp at georgialibraries.org
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> For your consideration.  "Outreachy" was formerly known as the "Outreach
>>> Project for Women", which Evergreen participated in a couple of years ago.
>>> See details below.
>>>
>>> ----- Forwarded Message -----
>>> > From: "Karen Sandler" <karen at sfconservancy.org>
>>> > To: csharp at georgialibraries.org, "Kathy Lussier" <klussier at masslnc.org
>>> >
>>> > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 12:14:28 AM
>>> > Subject: Evergreen participating in Outreachy again?
>>> >
>>> > Hi Kathy and Chris,
>>> >
>>> > The Outreachy program is looking for organizations to participate in
>>> > round 12.  Do you think Evergreen would want to participate again?
>>> > The round will open this week.
>>> >
>>> > Please let us know if Evergreen can participate again!
>>> >
>>> > karen
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 7:51 AM, Sarah A Sharp <sarah at thesharps.us>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Dear coordinators and mentors,
>>> >
>>> > Thank you for being a part of our outreach program! The next round for
>>> > Outreachy is scheduled to open on February 16, with an application
>>> > deadline of March 22. Internships will run from May 23 to August 23.
>>> >
>>> > If your organization is interested in participating in the next round,
>>> > please update your landing page, and let us know by February 16 if you
>>> > will participate. Organization coordinators and mentors, please
>>> > coordinate on the following:
>>> >
>>> > * Review set up information at
>>> > https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy/Admin/GettingStarted
>>> > * Secure funding for your org to sponsor at least one intern ($6,500)
>>> > * Update your org's landing page
>>> > * List your project ideas and recruit other mentors
>>> > * Let us know at outreachy-admins at gnome.org that your org is
>>> > participating
>>> > * Start spreading the word about your org's internships - no need to
>>> > wait for February 16
>>> >
>>> > We plan on having a twitter chat about Outreachy on Feb 16, to
>>> > spotlight the organizations that are participating, and allow orgs to
>>> > answer any questions people have. Participation in the chat is
>>> > optional, but if you do want to participate, being able to link to a
>>> > blog post that describes why you're passionate about your project
>>> > would help us promote your project.
>>> >
>>> > The updated resources for the upcoming round are:
>>> >
>>> > * https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy/2016/MayAugust
>>> >
>>> > A page with a timeline and participating organizations listing; if
>>> > you have funds secured you can add your organization there.
>>> >
>>> > * https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy/Admin/InfoForOrgs and
>>> > https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy/Admin/InfoForOrgs/Proposal
>>> >
>>> > These pages have motivation and information for sponsorship; you
>>> > can use and customize the text from the Proposal page to approach
>>> > companies about sponsorship (please do a quick check with Karen,
>>> > Sarah, and myself at outreachy-admins at gnome.org alias first to make
>>> > sure we coordinate any efforts to approach the same company)
>>> >
>>> > * https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy/Admin/GettingStarted
>>> >
>>> > Please review this page when you are updating the landing page for
>>> > your organization and if your organization plans to participate in
>>> > Google Summer of Code
>>> >
>>> > * https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy#Contracts
>>> >
>>> > Please make all people who volunteer as mentors in your
>>> > organization aware that they will need to sign a contract similar
>>> > to this to be a mentor in the program. Interns cannot be paid until
>>> > their mentors sign the contract, so it is important that mentors
>>> > sign the contract as soon as the application system opens on Feb
>>> > 16.
>>> >
>>> > * https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy#Eligibility
>>> >
>>> > As we announced last round, we have expanded the Outreachy program
>>> > to include underrepresented people of color underrepresented in
>>> > tech in the U.S.  Outreachy continues to be open internationally to
>>> > women (cis and trans), trans men, and genderqueer people.
>>> >
>>> > Google Summer of Code (GSoC)
>>> > https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc
>>> >
>>> > The applications for organizations to participate in GSoC will open
>>> > February 8 and will close at 7pm UTC on Friday, February 19. I highly
>>> > encourage organizations to apply for this program as it's a great
>>> > opportunity to engage students with your project and is generously
>>> > sponsored by Google.  Please note that GSoC deadlines are set in stone
>>> > and be sure to work with participants and mentors to get things done
>>> > by these deadlines as your organization participates in GSoC.
>>> >
>>> > Outreachy was created in response to low participation of women in
>>> > GSoC, and we encourage women who are students and coders to apply for
>>> > both programs if the organization they are interested in is
>>> > participating in both. The dates for this round of Outreachy are
>>> > intentionally set to be similar to GSoC dates. Outreachy application
>>> > deadline is a couple days earlier to make sure that applicants
>>> > eligible for GSoC don't miss the GSoC deadline.
>>> >
>>> > Please contact Karen, Marina, and myself at outreachy-admins at gnome.org
>>> > alias if you have any questions. We hope you can join in for this
>>> > round!
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > Sarah Sharp
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
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