11-09, 11:00–11:45 (America/New_York), Radio City (6th floor)
This talk will discuss the work of building open source communities, how that work has changed, and the ecosystem of volunteer and paid efforts that make our open source community possible.
In this talk, we will discuss:
1. How you can help the NumFOCUS community
2. Why it is so important to do so
3. Background knowledge on how all the moving parts fit together so you feel confident in making introductions where you see an opportunity for sponsoring or partnership
No previous knowledge expected
Lauren is a Principal Data Scientist at the social good software company Bonterra, working primarily on political and not-profit fundraising business lines.
Lauren is also a frequent NumFOCUS volunteer. She is the Inaugural Chair of the NumFOCUS Champions Circle, a volunteer-led committee focused on generating leads and informing fundraising strategy for NumFOCUS. This is also Lauren's time as Executive Conference Chair for PyData NYC, having also Chaired the previous two events in 2018 and 2019