Hi all,
There's a campaign currently running to nominate inspiring
Oregonians for recognition, known as: I Am Oregon. The idea is
to show appreciation and give recognition to people who do an
awful lot to make life in Oregon better. So far nonprofit
leaders, doctors, major givers, community leaders and others
have been nominated. They are all very deserving and most of
the
existing nominations are
inspiring, but you know who always falls through the cracks?
Us! Open source tech people.
My organization is sponsoring this contest so I know
nonprofits will feature strongly, but I'd like to see open
source feature too. I may sound idealistic, but I sincerely
believe that we open source folks are on the side of good and
are making the world a better place. Those of us working on
major open source projects are having an impact. Ours is a
gift community, one where paying it forward is integral to
what we do. We create software that makes it affordable for
small businesses, nonprofits, local government, etc to thrive
and grow. Some of us have worked on projects that directly
help their community to thrive, be it by helping nonprofits or
community organizing groups, or by making tools that they can
affordably use. We are driven by a volunteer ethic.
Another group often forgotten by us is the people who make
our communities possible. They run services like Calagator and
other tools to facilitate our communities. They run affordable
conferences like Open Source Bridge, BarCamp and many others,
where we can go to and expand our knowledge and contacts, and
to share and collaborate. They run our user groups, organize
meetings, get involved with beginner events and so on. They
make our communities possible and what they do trickles down
through us to many projects that help our state to thrive. And
they help us to grow, learn, be more successful and be more
effective in how we help others. The amount of volunteer hours
they give to us is astonishing... and extremely effective.
The work we OS folks do affects Oregon and beyond, yet
campaigns like I Am Oregon rarely feature members of our
community. We do good in this world, so I'd like to suggest
that you all go to
http://www.iamoregon.org/
and nominate these folks that deserve a little recognition.
Volunteers get paid via thanks, recognition and pride in their
work. Here's a chance for us to pay them back in a small way
and it takes just a few minutes.
The last day to make nominations is November 14. There is
no limit to the number of nominations you can make and you can
nominate anyone, tech or not. Nominate early and often.
Have a great weekend.
Grant Kruger
Software Engineer
Meyer Memorial Trust
We work with and invest in organizations, communities,
ideas and efforts that contribute to a flourishing and
equitable Oregon.
Phone
503.228.5512 | Web:
http://www.mmt.org | Twitter:
@meyermt
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