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