Our First Project: WordCamp Videos
It’s been pretty quiet around here, but it’s been busy behind the scenes as we worked through budgets, tax requirements, legalese and reviewing the ways in which the Foundation could be of most use in...
View ArticleWordCamps and Such
Howdy! This blog has been quiet but the Foundation has been busy and I want to catch you up on what’s been going on. WordCamps: world-wide Since spring 2012, WordCamps have been held everywhere from...
View ArticleWordPress Meetups
In our October update, we mentioned the WordPress Foundation has an official Meetup.com account through which it covers costs of organizer dues. As of this month, 23 meetups are now under this central...
View ArticleIntroducing WordPress Community Support, A Public Benefit Subsidiary
Since January, we’ve been working on switching all operations related to official WordCamp and Meetup organizing to the new subsidiary of the WordPress Foundation, which is a public benefit corporation...
View ArticleLooking forward to a great 2017
Happy New Year! We are excited for a great 2017. This year the WordPress Foundation will continue to pursue our educational mission in a number of ways. First, we plan to contribute financially to...
View ArticleCall 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...
View ArticleCharity Hackathons in 2017
When we were looking forward to 2017, one of our goals was to work with local WordPress communities to organize charity hackathons in order to help non-profits benefit from open source tools. We made...
View ArticleSuccessful 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,...
View ArticleCall for Organizers: Introduction to Open Source Workshops for 2018
Last year, in an effort to educate the public about WordPress and related open source software (OSS), the WordPress Foundation helped fund two “Introduction to Open Source” workshops in Mombasa and...
View ArticleCharity Hackathons: 2018 Mid-year Report
At the end of 2017 we reported on how the recently introduced do_action charity hackathon event series had been going — by the end of the year, we had worked with four local communities to help them...
View ArticleOpen 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...
View ArticleCharity Hackathons in 2018
A few months ago we reported on the progress of the do_action charity hackathon event series so far in 2018 — at that stage of the year, we had supported eight local communities to help them run their...
View ArticleOpen Source Workshops Announced for 2019
Early in the year, as part of our continuing efforts to educate the public about WordPress and related open source software (OSS), we announced funding to Introduction to Open Source workshops for...
View ArticleCharity Hackathons: August 2020 Report
In September 2019, we shared about the progress of do_action charity hackathons for the year. We went on to work with 15 local communities to organize charity hackathons in 2019, which is a remarkable...
View ArticleOpen Source Workshops: November 2020 report
The WordPress Foundation has been organizing Introduction to Open Source workshops, as part of our continuing efforts to educate the public about WordPress and related open-source software (OSS). In...
View Articledo_action hackathons and open-source workshops in 2021
In 2020, we saw do_action events and open-source workshops move online. Around the world, community members organized 5 do_action hackathons (4 of which were online) and a handful of open-source...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Upcoming live discussion on do_action charity hackathons
This live discussion has concluded. You can find a video recording of the live discussion on this post or watch it directly on YouTube. This video will shortly be uploaded to WordPress.tv (with...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Online do_action hackathons in India and Nigeria
Following the success of online do_action events worldwide in 2020, the WordPress Foundation is doubling down on its mission by supporting more charity hackathons in 2021. Even as COVID-19 continues...
View Articledo_action Karnataka 2021: A report
WordPress Community members in the state of Karnataka, India organized a do_action charity hackathon from 07 to 15 August 2021. The event, which was supported by 12 volunteers, helped create websites...
View ArticleAnnouncement: In-person do_action hackathons are back!
As announced in the Make/WordPress Community blog, in-person do_action charity hackathons are back! do_action hackathons moved online in March 2020, following the COVID-19 pandemic, and in the past 18...
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