There's been a lot of changes happening over the past month or so and wanted to update everyone.
Funding
I'm in a unique position in the open source community - I often joke that I'm employed by the internet. It's a nice setup - anonymous people support me through recurring micro-payments. This is good for a few reasons:
Thanks to the attention my diversity work has received, I'm seeking a way to make it scalable and sustainable so I can devote more time toward these initiatives. But I need your help!
As many of you know, I've been working on a number of projects over the past year to improve diversity in the tech community. A handful of examples:
95% of funding for my over 1500hrs community work per year - including this and other free online resources, AlterConf, and Fund Club - comes from donations.
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