From 8984ea3bb70d4d3dadf3b74786034db67acd2c64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Devin Ulibarri Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 07:23:40 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Nonprofit ed announcement live (#433) * Add a draft of an announcement * Make announcement live --------- Co-authored-by: Devin Ulibarri --- ...nonprofit-status-new-executive-director.md | 72 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 72 insertions(+) create mode 100755 _posts/2024-05-08-Sugar-Labs-announces-nonprofit-status-new-executive-director.md diff --git a/_posts/2024-05-08-Sugar-Labs-announces-nonprofit-status-new-executive-director.md b/_posts/2024-05-08-Sugar-Labs-announces-nonprofit-status-new-executive-director.md new file mode 100755 index 00000000..39025e16 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2024-05-08-Sugar-Labs-announces-nonprofit-status-new-executive-director.md @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "Sugar Labs announces nonprofit status, new executive director" +date: 2024-05-08 +--- + +[PDF](/press/Sugar-Labs-nonprofit-announcement.pdf) + +**CAMBRIDGE, MA, USA -- May 8, 2024 -- Sugar Labs today announced its + 501(c)(3) nonprofit status as well as its pick for executive + director, long-time contributor Devin Ulibarri.** + +## Sugar Labs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit + +In 2019, the Sugar Labs oversight board [voted to incorporate as its +own entity][1] and apply for nonprofit status. After that vote, the +members of the board began efforts to leave the [Software Freedom +Conservancy][2], incorporate as Sugar Labs Inc., and applied for 501(c)(3) +nonprofit status. In the spring of 2021, Sugar Labs Inc. was granted +nonprofit status from the IRS. + +[1]: https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/Meeting_Minutes-2019-05-03 +[2]: https://sfconservancy.org/ + +## Devin Ulibarri hired as executive director + +In January 2024, the board agreed to hire long-time Sugar Labs +contributor Devin Ulibarri as their first full-time executive +director. Prior to stepping into this role, he worked as the outreach +& communications coordinator for the [Free Software Foundation +(FSF)][3]. + +Ulibarri has been a part of the Sugar Labs community for ten +years, primarily working together with Walter Bender on [Music Blocks][4] +development. Devin has been an advocate of the work and philosophy of +Sugar Labs, giving talks and leading workshops internationally. As a +former board member, he also played a major role in helping the +organization achieve its current nonprofit status. + +[3]: https://fsf.org +[4]: {{ site.baseurl }}/music-blocks + +Of the hiring, Sugar Labs board member and founder Walter Bender said, +"Devin is a dedicated colleague, with deep roots in both Free/Libre +Software and the pedagogy of Constructionism. We're thrilled to have +Devin in this new role." Ulibarri responded: "I'm excited to serve +within this capacity, to help Sugar Labs grow to bring all of its good +work to more teachers, parents, and students across the US and, +ultimately, around the globe." + +## Current leadership + +The [officers][5] of Sugar Labs Inc. are currently: Devin Ulibarri, +executive director; Claudia Urrea, treasurer; and Walter Bender, +secretary. The [current board][5] is Samson Goddy, Lionel Laské, +Claudia Urrea, Walter Bender, and Alex Perez. + +[5]: https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board + +## About Sugar Labs + +Sugar Labs® is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a +global mission to create educational opportunities in technology to +youth around the world. Volunteer mentors and contributors work +together to develop activity-focused software for children. All +software is developed with learning as the primary goal, necessitating +the need for source code to be published publicly for study, licensed +under a Free/Libre license for explicit permission to share and remix, +and openly worked upon within a community where students are invited +to make contributions, under guidance of experienced mentors. +Donations to support the work of Sugar Labs can be made at +. \ No newline at end of file