FY2021 (1 May 2020 - 30 April 2021)

Established the D&I committee

The D&I committee was established in 2019 in order to build equity in our community by developing tools and frameworks to foster inclusion and increase diversity in all phases of Apache projects. The committee selected the following values as the foundation of their work: Respect, empathy, openness, patience, candor & dependability

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• Instrument the Apache contributor funnel to establish a participation baseline for underrepresented groups.
• Improve the accessibility of Apache projects by increasing participation of at least one underrepresented group by 20% across all Apache projects.
• Create a toolkit to address the top 3 entry barriers for new contributors from underrepresented groups.
• Be the trusted, go-to partner for PMCs when it comes to D&I.
• Have committer on-boarding and retention plans, built with and shared with the PMCs.
• Improve the accessibility of Apache projects by increasing participation of at least one underrepresented group by 20% across all Apache projects

Noteworthy Achievements

• Enhanced our position as an Outreachy community
• Hosted 10 Outreachy interns in 8 projects.
• Developed a work structure to ensure continuity of the program and promote the participation of the community. 
• Raised funds from 1 Sponsor organization.
• Created an entry point for newcomers from underrepresented groups.
• Research Wrapping the research on the current status of Diversity and Inclusion at the ASF
  • This project was composed of two initiatives: The ASF Community Survey and a User Experience Research for contributors of underrepresented groups
  . These two initiatives concluded in Q2 and we have a final draft Final Draft of D&I Research to be published in multiple channels, such as research publications and conferences like ApacheCon
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  • The survey application was wrapped up with 622 completed responses.
  • We recorded a read-out, which you can watch in our official YouTube channel https://s.apache.org/pnkzw , and read the slides shared in the D&I wiki https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/EDI/**+Files+and+Resources .
  • We conducted 19 one-on-one interviews, which provided insightful information on how we can help our community to ease the challenges experienced by contributors in our Apache community, especially those coming from under-represented underrepresented backgrounds. You can find early results on these interviews in our public mailing list https://s.apache.org/ibs4z . [TO BE COFIRMED] Provided scientifically validated data on the state of D&I in the foundation . Wrote and submitted an academic paper for CSCW (Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing) that was accepted? 
  • Sally: according to Gris's notes you are aware of this report. Do you know if it was accepted, I see that it was pending on publication but can we call this an achievement, or is it still in progress. 

Future Goals

• Improve current work structure to ensure continuity of the Outreachy program. Boost the entry point for underrepresented groups in our community. 
• Standardize a friction log feedback process to identify the main barriers for new contributors newcomers from underrepresented groups and Apache contributors to in the Outreachy program. 
• Set a two-years cycle process for the survey to keep track of the influential factors on the contributor experience.
• Act on the findings and recommendations from the research done in FY2021. Deal with some of the most common barriers to contribution that were previously identified from underrepresented groups.
• Centralize D&I efforts in Confluence to maximize community outputs. 
• Publish a website to improve the visibility of our projects and attract new contributors. Increase the number of contributors by at least 20%.

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