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Growing up, my family didn’t have much. Yet, a quote always resonated with me: “If you’re born poor, it’s not your fault. But if you die poor, it’s your fault.” My humble beginnings never deterred my aspirations. As a child, my exposure to technology was limited. In our village, neither schools nor homes had computers…
Care about diversity in WordPress and wish we were doing more? Good news: We are! In our Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) meeting tomorrow, we will be announcing two new programs that we are launching soon. These programs will help you: Build a more diverse speaker lineup at your WordPress events Help you foster safer,…
Context To fulfill WordPress’s mission to democratize publishing, the Community team seeks to actively reduce barriers to current and future participation, engagement, and sense of belonging in WordPress events. People who experience marginalization in broader society are more likely to experience barriers to full participation in their WordPress community. As community contributors, we have the…
In attendance: @adityakane @oglekler @yoga1103 @st810amaze @onealtr @tobifjellner @javiercasares @sereedmedia @mysweetcate @harishanker @patriciabt @webtechpooja @peiraisotta @coachbirgit @sumitsingh @kafleg @topher1kenobe @desrosj @matteoenna @ninianepress @wpdelower @kartiks16 @bycecaelia @sunitarai @unintended8 @jominney Notes: @harishanker Agenda: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2023/08/16/contributor-working-group-mentorship-chat-agenda-august-17th-0700-utc-apac-emea-and-1600-utc-amer/ Meeting StartEMEA: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1692255601787449AMER: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1692288003311649 Evaluating our Mentorship Program’s Pilot Cohort We started off by thanking all group members for their contributions in making…
I launched a WordPress-based business sometime around 2013. Starting a business is a goal for a lot of people, but it was never something I intentionally set out to do. I was in university at the time and blogging about books — just doing something I loved. But then I had an idea for a…
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