Hey peeps, Either Matt or Awasum would be great, but since I may be the only one here with much experience with Awasum, allow me to say a few words:
Awasum has been on the PMC of Fineract with me for a couple of years. There he has always been well-organized, inclusive, consistent, and level-headed. He has contributed a great deal to growing that community and several of our recent committer and PMC additions can be traced back to Awasum's mentorship. Awasum would be excellent in this role. Best Regards, Myrle 🐥, Apache Diversity and Inclusion On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 11:53 PM Awasum Yannick <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Gris, > > I will like to Coordinator Outreachy for the ASF. I have had some > experience with mentoring GSoC for Apache Fineract and the Mifos Initiative > over the past few years. > > I am part of an under represented group and have access to former GSoC > students and Mentors who will be willing to mentor Outreachy. > > Even though, I dont have experience with fundraising, It will be a great > opportunity to help out and improve diversity at the ASF on all the other > aspects of the program. > > Thanks. > Awasum > > On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 8:38 PM Griselda Cuevas <[email protected]> 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 > > >
