Building relationships with like-minded organisations

[kariljordan]

Goal 6 in the Carpentries strategic plan is to Advocate for our values and vision to empower more people to work with data and software. Under this goal is the following objective:

Intentionally reach out to related communities to create relationships and develop synergies.

This issue tracks our efforts to build relationships with similar communities. Please use the following format to comment on this issue:

• Name of community/organisation
• Website for community/organisation
• Brief paragraph (3-4 sentences) about the conversation or collaboration

[elletjies]

Here is a document I track partnering with organisations and individuals in Africa. This is a working document updated monthly.

[acrall]

@kariljordan and I are part of a project leadership team supporting a grant funded by the National Science Foundation, Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) program. This team includes partners from the Academic Data Science Alliance, the Native BioData Consortium, AUC Data Science Initiative, RIOS Institute, and the Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement.

[kariljordan]

We submitted a TransforME grant through the Lenovo Foundation in collaboration with Data.org and Digital Frontiers to strengthen the data in social sciences capabilities of at least 100 practitioners employed in social impact organizations in Africa.

[acrall]

Name of community/organisation: The Turing Way
Website for community/organisation: https://the-turing-way.netlify.app/index.html#our-community
Brief paragraph (3-4 sentences) about the conversation or collaboration: We are meeting monthly to share ideas and resources to support internationalisation across both our communities.

[acrall]

NSF IUSE grant referenced above has now ended

[elletjies]

The Catalyst Project, funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. We are looking for African organisations to partner with to create a collaborative cloud infrastructure service enabling community-based cloud-native workflow(s) in the Biomedical, Health, and Public Health Sciences.

The project will promote values of open and inclusive community practices, infrastructure that enables these practices, and a "train the trainers" approach that empowers community leaders to share expertise in cloud infrastructure with others in their communities. We want to learn how this model could be extended to other global communities historically marginalised from large-scale scientific infrastructure projects. This collaborative effort is between 2i2c, The Carpentries, CSCCE, Invest in Open Infrastructure, MetaDocencia, and Open Life Science. Please review the blog post with the entire grant narrative for more detailed information.

Communities we have met with can be viewed here - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hKaQbC1TorTJuJMwtLoPcXKinC45Pwmx/edit#gid=1087513828

[elletjies]

Other updates are made on this document

[acrall]

Name of community/organisation: rOpenSci
Website for community/organisation: https://ropensci.org/
Brief paragraph (3-4 sentences) about the conversation or collaboration: Meet fortnightly with rOpenSci's community manager to co-work. Will be releasing a Mastodon Quick Start Guide next week to support both communities

[acrall]

Name of community/organisation: The Turing Way
Website for community/organisation: https://the-turing-way.netlify.app/index.html
Brief paragraph (3-4 sentences) about the conversation or collaboration: Published a blog post on localisation

Name of community/organisation: rOpenSci
Website for community/organisation: https://ropensci.org/
Brief paragraph (3-4 sentences) about the conversation or collaboration: Published Mastodon Quick Start Guide

Name of community/organisation: NASA and Openscapres
Website for community/organisation: https://www.nasa.gov/ and https://openscapes.org/
Brief paragraph (3-4 sentences) about the conversation or collaboration: Co-hosted a community session on pulling together a NASA subcommunity. Session had 52 attendees and working on a blog post

[tobyhodges]

I am serving on the organising committee for the Research Software Engineering Conference 2024 (RSECon24), the annual conference of the Society of Research Software Engineering.

[sheraaronhurt]

Serving as a conference planning member for the csv,conf,v8 in Puebla, MX

[kariljordan]

This year The Carpentries is undertaking an effort to build up to two strategic alliances.

What is a Strategic Alliance?
A strategic alliance is a synergistic partnership between two entities intending to pool resources to pursue a mutually advantageous endeavor. The relationship between the two entities entails a deep-seated collaboration with far-reaching implications for the performance and valuation of each participant. Such alliances foster competitive advantages and amplify value across all involved entities.

For non-profit organisations, strategic alliances should enhance their mission and impact while leveraging their partners' strengths. The alliance should:

• involve relevant stakeholders, including community members, in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the alliance
• align closely with the nonprofit organisation’s mission, strategic goals, and values
• outline complementary resources and mutual benefits (e.g., expertise, networks, funding, or infrastructure)
• establish objectives and delineate each partner’s responsibilities, ensuring accountability
• aim for sustained impact and continuous improvement over time through regular evaluation and adaptation of engagement strategies
• adhere to appropriate legal and governance structures

In 2024 we prioritize sustainability and community capacity building by dedicating resources, such as personnel time and finances, to support The Carpentries' core activities. Our goal is to increase operating reliance to 80% by the end of 2025. We can achieve this through alliance activities that a) generate unrestricted revenue and b) boost volunteer engagement in core activities. Collaboration with other organisations should focus on areas that either increase revenue or enhance volunteer involvement to address capacity needs.

[elletjies]

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[sheraaronhurt]

Serving on planning committee for csv,conf,v9 2025 in Italy

[tobyhodges]

Served as Publicity Chair on the organising committee for RSECon24.

[tobyhodges]

I was a reviewer for the Software Sustainability Institute Fellowship Selection Day today.