Community managers in action: Leading a developer community for good

Damilola Oladele's journey as a community manager began with his participation in GitHub’s Digital Public Goods (DPG) Open Source Community Manager Program, which is designed to support Digital Public Goods by building their contributor communities while also expanding the skills and networks of aspiring community managers. This program, which aligns with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, aims to reduce vendor lock-in and foster local innovation by promoting open-source solutions that comply with privacy laws and harm prevention practices. Through his involvement, Damilola worked with Social Income, where he applied learned skills to real-world projects such as developing a webpage to showcase repository insights and contributing to strategies for community growth. The program's curriculum has been strengthened to support both participants and DPGs effectively, and it now includes a larger cohort and workshops on topics like community growth and sustainability. The initiative encourages those interested in open-source contributions to join future cohorts or engage with ongoing projects that have a positive global impact.