Let Me In: Open the Doors of your Organization for Student Contributors
summary
Open source onboarding practices that actually change outcomes: AsyncAPI pairs newcomers with mentors and keeps a mentorship channel and gsword (Google Season of Docs) paid hires for technical writing, EddieHub enforces inclusive language with a flagging bot, Data On Kubernetes accepts nontraditional skills like rapping and design, and GitHub features—discussions, good-first-issues, help-wanted labels—plus programs like Hacktoberfest (three PRs for swag) and GitHub Sponsors convert volunteer work into paid support; 200 applicants get interviewed rather than filtered out.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:06Open source basics
- 5:48Common problems students face in open source
- 10:56Inclusive organizations
- 14:53Student motivation
- 19:29How to make your organization more welcoming
- 26:14Call to action
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