By the way - Welcome Katia! On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 at 14:27, Katia Rojas <katia.gro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Everyone!, > > I am new in this field, but I am very interested in building a > contribution trajectory as a non code contributor as my coding is very weak > :-). I have extensive experience in communities/EU organisations > coordinating and looking for fund-raising. Nevertheless I didn’t get the > opportunity to participate in this type of projects and would love to have > the opportunity to help and learn! > > Katia > > > > > > > On 2019/07/08 20:36:05, Matt Sicker <b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > After speaking with the coordinator I've been working with, as long as> > > you can help connect me with fundraising sources, I'd be interested in> > > helping out.> > > > > On Mon, 8 Jul 2019 at 14:38, Griselda Cuevas <gr...@apache.org> wrote:> > > >> > > > Hi Folks,> > > >> > > > We're looking for someone to be the Coordinator for the ASF at > Outreachy,> > > > here are the high level details for the commitment:> > > >> > > > Time commitment: 5h/week (average)> > > > Duration: 1 year> > > > Responsibilities: Act as the liaison between the ASF and Outreachy,> > > > coordinate ASF projects before and during the application process, > sheppard> > > > projects through internships, raise funds through Outreachy> > > >> > > > If you're interested, just reply to this thread.> > > >> > > > I'd encourage folks who might be reading, and don't feel you're > experienced> > > > enough or have enough tenure at the ASF, to express interest. This is > a> > > > good opportunity to build a contribution trajectory at the ASF.> > > >> > > > Below is the entire description of the role from the outreachy > website.> > > >> > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * * *> > > > * * * * * * * *> > > >> > > > Coordinator> > > > FOSS community coordinator. Outreachy internships are organized into> > > > projects under a specific FOSS community. Each community has a > coordinator,> > > > which is the main point of contact between the Outreachy organizers > and the> > > > community's mentors and volunteers. A community cannot participate in> > > > Outreachy without a coordinator, and each Outreachy mentored project > must> > > > be associated with a community.> > > >> > > > Coordinator Duties Before Application Period Opens> > > > - Finding funding for at least 1 intern ($6,500)> > > > - Applying to be an Outreachy community (if a new community), or > listing> > > > your community as participating in the current Outreachy Outreachy> > > > internship round (if your community has participated in a past > round).> > > > - Ensuring there are community volunteers who can answer Outreachy> > > > applicant questions during the six week application period> > > > - Finding at least two mentors who can commit to our mentor > requirements> > > > - Approving mentor-submitted projects. Coordinators will receive an > email> > > > when a mentor submits a new project. They should review the project to > see> > > > whether it is a good fit for a three-month internship with a newcomer > to> > > > free and open source software.> > > >> > > > Coordinator Duties During Application Period> > > > - Communicating with mentors to determine if they have too few > applicants> > > > (and need to extend the application deadline for a project) or if the> > > > mentor has too many applicants (and needs to close the project to new> > > > applicants)> > > > - Reminding mentors to make their intern selection ASAP after the > applicant> > > > deadline passes> > > > - Working with mentors to prioritize which interns to accept. > Communities> > > > need to be selective about their interns, so coordinators will need > to> > > > review interns' applications, time commitments, and double check that > the> > > > mentor is still able to meet our time requirement commitments during > the> > > > internship. Coordinators are encouraged to be especially selective > about> > > > interns who will be funded from the Outreachy general fund.> > > > - Responding to cases where two Outreachy projects want to accept the > same> > > > intern. Sometimes projects within the same community, or even > different> > > > communities want to accept the same intern. The Outreachy organizers > sort> > > > out the selection during the weeks between the application deadline > and the> > > > intern announcement date. It's very important to select your interns > on> > > > time, so that Outreachy organizers can work out any applicant > conflicts.> > > > - Responding to cases where mentors have selected an ineligible > applicant.> > > > Applicants often "push the boundaries" of our eligibility rules, > especially> > > > students who are taking too many classes. Outreachy organizers will > follow> > > > up with applicants with missing or vague eligibility information, and > we> > > > may need community coordinator help to get the mentor to pick a > different> > > > candidate.> > > > In the rare case where a mentor needs to drop from the program,> > > > coordinators help find a replacement mentor> > > > > > > > > -- > > > Matt Sicker <bo...@gmail.com>> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: diversity-unsubscr...@apache.org> > > For additional commands, e-mail: diversity-h...@apache.org> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: diversity-unsubscr...@apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: diversity-h...@apache.org > >
