Introducing the sponsors supporting the #Outreachy May 2026 cohort!

Open source becomes stronger, more innovative, and more sustainable when opportunity is intentionally created.

The May 2026 Outreachy internship cohort is possible because organizations chose to invest in equitable access to open source mentorship and meaningful contribution pathways for people historically underrepresented in tech.

At a time when building inclusive pathways into technology requires real commitment, these sponsors stepped forward to make that work possible.

We’re proud to recognize the organizations supporting this cohort:

➡️ Promoter Sponsors: #Cisco and @rustfoundation

➡️ Equalizer Sponsor: #BloombergEngineering

➡️Includer Sponsor: The City University of New York #CUNY

➡️ Welcomer: @mozilla and @igalia

Their support does far more than fund internships. It helps create real opportunities for contributors to learn, grow, build confidence, receive mentorship, and make lasting contributions to open source communities around the world.

This kind of investment strengthens not only individual contributors but the future of open source itself, making it more inclusive, resilient, and representative of the people it serves.

To all our sponsors: thank you for helping create pathways where talent can thrive and belonging can grow.

We’re deeply grateful for your partnership in supporting the next generation of open source contributors.

We are already calling for sponsors for the December 2026 internship. Read more: https://www.outreachy.org/sponsor/.

Interested in sponsoring, please reach out to the Outreachy organizers: https://www.outreachy.org/contact/organizers/

#Outreachy #OpenSource #DiversityInTech #Inclusion #Mentorship #TechForGood #FOSS #CommunityBuilding

Engagement?

Professional associations have highly qualified audiences, yet many struggle with disengaged email lists.

Members don’t want endless updates. They want relevance, context, and communication that respects their time.

In our latest article, we explore The Membership Paradox and how associations can turn email into meaningful engagement.

https://mailreach.eu/email-marketing-blog/email-marketing-professional-associations/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=blog

#EmailMarketing
#ProfessionalAssociations
#EmailStrategy
#MarketingStrategy
#CommunityBuilding
#Marketing
#ReachRascals

My #LittleFreeLibrary has been freshly restocked with some new books, more community & book lovers & environmentalist stickers, rad anarchist zines & a few other extra awesome freebies! My LFL is listed on Google maps under Dino Books Little Free Library. I run the only #anarchist LFL in the area 🤘

#CommunityBuilding #CommunitySharing #CommunityLibrary #FreeBooks #FreeZines #FreeStickers #ReadMoreBooks #bookstodon #ComeGetFreeBooks #Saanich #VictoriaBC #placemaking #VancouverIsland #ShareBooks #AnarchistLibrary #SolarPunk #library

One of my newer, younger neighbours (my Mom & her Mom became friends) came by to talk to me yesterday. She asked if I'm open to doing a brief presentation/mini workshop for our neighbourhood community in early June. I've agreed to teach a free frugal gardening mini workshop & will give away some free supplies for newbies to get started well. I pitched starting a neighbourhood seeds sharing library too because many people avoid the downtown area so they don't visit Victoria Seed Library, which is in the Central Victoria public library. She's keen on having a smaller community seeds library & is working on writing a community grant for that & for us to do more neighbourhood community building work.

It's wonderful to be approached by a neighbour, who is wanting to actively collaborate on closer community building, right in our 'hood. Community grassroots collaborations sparks joy for me 😃💗

#NeighbourToNeighbour #Grassroots #CommunityBuilding #CommunityEducation #CommunitySharing #CommunityConnecting #PowerToThePeoples

An Introduction to Meshtastic

https://meshtastic.org/docs/introduction/

#HackerNews #Meshtastic #Networking #OpenSource #TechExploration #CommunityBuilding

Ab dem 08.06. wird’s hands-on bei uns im Westen: Gemeinsam bauen wir partizipativ eine neue Bar am OHA-West – und du kannst Teil davon sein!

Mit dabei sind unsere Partner:

🪼 WDC Rhein-Main 2026
🪼 Fachbereich Architektur der Hochschule Darmstadt

Der neue Bauwagen, großzügig gespendet von den Falken Darmstadt an den OHA e.V.

Egal ob du die Stichsäge schwingen willst 🪚 oder lieber zum Pinsel greifst 🎨 – jede helfende Hand zählt

#OHA #Darmstadt #CommunityBuilding #WDC2026 #HochschuleDarmstadt