This document summarizes the history and impact of Outreachy, an open source internship program. It began in 2006 with an aim to increase participation of women in FOSS. Over time, it expanded its eligibility to include other underrepresented groups. Outreachy has grown significantly, involving over 700 interns across many FOSS communities. Studies show it effectively increases skills, employment, and continued involvement in FOSS for participants.
12. "women (cis and trans), trans men,
and genderqueer people"
2013
13. Tech company data shows only
1-3% Black and 2-4% Latinx
employees in technical roles, while
the population of the U.S. is 13%
Black and 17% Latinx.
2015
14. Anyone who faces under-
representation, systemic bias, or
discrimination in the tech industry
of their country.
15. ●
What barriers or concerns have kept you from contributing
to free and open source software?
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What systemic bias or discrimination have you faced while
building your skills?
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Does your learning environment have few people who
share your identity or background?
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What systemic bias or discrimination would you face if you
applied for a job in the technology industry of your country?
Essay
18. Ceph Chisel Debian Discourse EFF Fedora Git
GNOME GNU Guix InterMine HOT Jenkins
JupyterHub KDE LibreHealth Linux Kernel
Kubernetes MediaGoblin Mifos Mozilla
mUzima NESCent Perl Public Lab OCaml
Open Bioinformatics Open Data Kit
OpenHumans OpenITP OpenLMIS OpenStack
Open Source Robotics Oppia OTI SecureDrop
Systemd Systers Tor Twisted Ushahidi
Wikimedia Wikia WordPress Xen Zulip
139 communities!
19. ●
38 communities offering 97 projects
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2,865 initial applications
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745 applicants approved to participate in
the contribution period
This upcoming round...
26. ●
779 successful participants
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Internship success rate is 96%
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Outreachy alums:
– organize local tech initiatives
– are leaders, get fellowships, and win awards
– develop empathy for people from other
marginalized groups
How it’s worked out
27. ●
Before Outreachy, 12% employed, after 61%
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96% of alums continue to use FOSS, 80%
contribute.
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52% of alums gave a conference presentation
about FOSS
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98% of student alums use FOSS in school projects
and 67% contribute as part of student projects
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84% of employed alums use FOSS as part of their
job, and 44% contribute as part of their job
28. ●
~30 interns became Outreachy mentors
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~10 interns became Outreachy
coordinators
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24% of interns become volunteers that
work with Outreachy applicants
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39% of interns become a mentor in some
capacity after their internship
Paying it Forward
38. https://sfconservancy.org/supporter
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Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) charity, become a supporter!
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Give to Outreachy! https://www.outreachy.org/sponsor/donate/
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Thank you!
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GNOME Women’s Summer Outreach Program poster 2006
https://wiki.gnome.org/GnomeWomen/OutreachProgram/2006
/ by Máirín Duffy ( http://blog.linuxgrrl.com/ ) is licensed
under CC BY 2.0 .
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Outreach Program for Women poster 2010
https://wiki.gnome.org/GnomeWomen/OutreachProgram2010/
SpreadTheWord ) by Máirín Duffy is licensed under CC BY 3.0
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Outreachy poster 2021
https://www.outreachy.org/promote/ by Sage Sharp
(https://github.com/sagesharp ) is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Photo of Sage Sharp
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2020/dec/02/sharp-newest-
employee/ by Sage Sharp is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Poster & Photo credits