Outreachy was mentioned in the board meeting again today, and I took an action to review what had been decided by the board for Outreachy funding previously.
https://alpha.inkscape.org/board/referendums/resolutions/outreachy_2018.html
So it looks like last time, we were anticipating some external sponsorship, so voted to establish a way for sponsors to tag their donations to the program. I checked our donation records and there were no contributions tagged for outreachy, so I think no funds were raised. However, the resolution was not year-specific, so if we were to solicit sponsorship for outreachy I believe the financial bucket is there for it.
There is also the option to sponsor the students ourselves, at $6500 apiece. However, a more important initial requirement is to identify a coordinator to run our end of the project. The duties are spelled out by the program:
https://www.outreachy.org/mentor/#coordinator
The coordinator doesn't need to be a board member, but should be someone active in and familiar with the Inkscape project. Can you guys identify someone willing to take this role?
Bryce