Introducing Activating Developers and the new Digital Public Goods Open Source Community Manager Program

GitHub's Social Impact and Tech for Social Good team has launched the Activating Developers initiative to empower 50,000 more users to contribute to social good projects. As part of this effort, they introduced the Open Source Community Manager Program aimed at supporting digital public goods (DPGs) aligned with Sustainable Development Goals. The program will help manage and grow online communities for projects like Uli, Open Terms Archive, Chayn, OpenFisca, Uwazi, if-me.org, and Social Income, which address issues ranging from gender-based violence to poverty alleviation. OS community managers will play a crucial role in reducing barriers for contributors, enhancing project management, and ensuring the sustainability of these initiatives. Applications for the program are open until April 10, 2023.