Author: Andrea Middleton
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Open Source Training Events Announced
As part of our continuing efforts to educate the public about WordPress and related open source software (OSS), we’re excited to announce that four local WordPress communities will organize Introduction to Open Source workshops next month! The following communities have scheduled an Introduction to Open Source workshop, for the following dates: Kumasi, Ghana, for 15th…
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WordPress Foundation 2017 Annual Report
We’re very excited to announce the publication of our Annual Report for 2017. Our deepest thanks to everyone who contributed their resources to open source education, charity hackathons, WordPress meetups, and annual WordCamps in 2017. We’re so grateful for your work, and so proud of how these programs continue to grow!
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Successful Open Source Workshops in Mombasa and Kanpur
In 2017, we set a goal of supporting the organizing of two “Introduction to Open Source” workshops in parts of the world with less participation in open source: Latin and South America, Africa, Oceania, and Asia*. This was accomplished with events in Mombasa, Kenya and Kanpur, India. Mombasa The Introduction to Open Source workshop in…
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Call for Organizers: Introduction to Open Source
To further the WordPress Foundation’s charter to educate the public about WordPress and related open source software (OSS), we want to sponsor a new series of workshops/training events introducing people to open source. Specifically, we want to shine more light on the potential of open source software in countries where there is less participation in…
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Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship
We’ve added information on the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship, which provides funding annually for a woman who contributes to WordPress to attend WordCamp US, to our site. We’ll also announce the 2017 awardee here, when this year’s selection process is complete. The Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship supports the mission of the WordPress Foundation to democratize…