We’re not unique in wanting our contributor community to be happy, diverse, and productive. This page is an ever-growing list of the 3rd-party programs, associations, resources, articles, etc that should be on our radar. They may be included as a potential partner, a program in which we could be a participant, or just inspiration as an org that’s doing something right.
Other FLOSS Project Community Programs
- Python Mentors
- GnomeLove
- LibreOffice, Get Involved (also, on Document Foundation)
- Drupal, Get Involved, Drupal Dojo, Drupal Ladder
- Apache Community Development
- Mozilla, Get Involved
- Ubuntu, Get Involved
- Joomla!, Get Involved
- Gimp, Get Involved
- Android, Get Involved
Cross-Project Mentorship/Training Programs
Specifically for Women
- Ada Initiative
- Gnome Women, GNOME Outreach Program for Women
- WitsOn
- Ubuntu Women
- LinuxChix
- Debian Women
- Women in Drupal (formerly Drupalchix)
- KDE Women
- Fedora Women
- PHP Women
- RailsBridge (also, documentation and curriculum)
- Apache Women
- Women of OpenStack, OpenStack Outreach Program for Women
- Women Who Tech
- Geek Feminism & its many helpful lists: Academic organizations interested in women in CS,
- Code n Splode
- CodeChix
- Women Who Code SF
- Geek Girl Dinners
Programs for Girls
- Girls Who Code
- Thinkersmith (of interest to Training, Traveling Circuits)
- Black Girls Code (also #BlackGirlsHack)
- DigiGirlz High Tech Camps
- Rosie’s Girls (Summer Day Camps)
- Girlstart
- TechGirlz
Conferences of Interest
Articles on Mentoring
- Effective mentoring programs, by Dave Neary
- Standing Out in the Crowd: Skud’s OSCON 2009 keynote
- Mentoring: We’re Doing It Wrong, presentation by Leslie Hawthorn
