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

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi all,

Outreachy (formerly Outreach Program for Women) is happening again. The 
administrators are asking if there is any interest in participating from 
the Evergreen community.

I'm also linking to the EOB thread from the last time this question was 
raised - 
http://list.evergreen-ils.org/pipermail/eg-oversight-board/2016-February/001209.html.

FWIW, I stand by the comments I made in that previous thread.

Kathy



-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: 	Evergreen participation in Outreachy?
Date: 	Thu, 1 Sep 2016 14:11:16 -0700
From: 	Sarah Sharp <saharabeara at gmail.com>
To: 	Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org>
CC: 	outreachy-admins at gnome.org



Hi Kathy,

The Outreachy program is looking for organizations to participate in
round 13.  Do you think Evergreen would be willing to participate again?
The round will open on September 12, and the sooner Evergreen is listed,
the more likely you'll get strong applicants.

Sarah Sharp

On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 4:41 PM, 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 September 12, with an application deadline
> of October 17. Internships will run from December 6 to March 6.
>
> If your organization is interested in participating in the next round,
> please update your landing page, and let us know by September 7 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 September 12
>
> We plan on having a twitter chat about Outreachy on Wednesday, September 21,
> 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/DecemberMarch - a page with a
> timeline and participating organizations listing.
>
>  * 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, Marina, 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.
>
>  * 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 September 12.
>
>  * https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy#Eligibility - last year we 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.
>
> Please contact Karen, Marina, and myself at outreachy-admins at gnome.org alias
> if you have any questions. We hope you can join us for this round!
>
> Thanks,
> Sarah Sharp
>

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