About OddBird

Meet the Birds

Birds Emeritus

Over time, some OddBirds move on to other work. We’re grateful for the time they spent with us, and proud of the careers they’ve built since.

• Sana Javed, 2022–2023
• Patricia Realini, 2020–2023
• Olu Niyi-Awosusi, 2021–2023
• Erica Mitchell, 2019–2021
• Kit La Touche, 2016–2020
• David Glick, 2016–2018
• Sam Meyer-Reed, Apr–Sep 2016
• Claudina Sarahe, 2013–2015
• Una Kravets, Jul–Aug 2014
• Rachel Nabors, 2013–2014

Sponsorships & Donations

We are proud to sponsor organizations that increase diversity in the community – from race and gender, to identity and sexuality – and events that bring the whole community together in thoughtful and inclusive ways. And then, on occasion, we also sponsor the communities and events that keep us entertained and fulfilled outside of work.

Sponsorships

• Python Web Conference [2023] is an online in-depth conference for rising Python experts.

• DjangoCon [2022] is a six-day international conference for the community by the community about the Django web framework.

• Women Who Startup [2017] is a global community that connects and empowers women in tech and business.

• Django Under the Hood [2015] is an exciting Django conference full of deep, detailed talks and amazing opportunities to shape the future of Django.

• SassConf [2013–2015] brings together a far-flung community of front-end developers, designers, architects, and web enthusiasts who dream of building a better web. Besides being active participants in the Sass community, we love the thoughtfulness and dedication to diversity that the SassConf organizers bring to the community.

• PyCon [2013, 2014] is the largest annual gathering for the people who use and develop the open source Python programming language.

• The Mixin [2015] is a San Francisco Sass front-end meetup.

Donations

• Django Girls [2015–2023] is a non-profit organization and a community that empowers and helps women to organize free, one-day programming workshops by providing tools, resources and support.

• Natives in Tech [2020–2023] cultivates a tech ecosystem of Native technologists crafting free and open source technology for Native communities.

• TransTech [2021–2023] is an incubator for LGBTQ Talent with a focus on economically empowering the T, transgender people, in our community. TransTech is a co-working, co-learning community dedicated to empowering trans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer people and allies with practical, career-ready skills.

• Resilient Coders [2021] is training people of color for high growth careers as software engineers – and connecting them with jobs – in Boston, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.

• Black Girls CODE [2013–2016, 2018–2020] has set out to prove to the world that girls of every color have the skills to become the programmers of tomorrow. By promoting classes and programs they help to grow the number of women of color working in technology, and give underprivileged girls a chance to become the masters of their technological worlds.

• The Innocence Project [2020] works to free the staggering number of innocent people who remain incarcerated, and to bring reform to the system responsible for their unjust imprisonment.

• Campaign Zero [2020] strives to end police violence in America. Funds donated to Campaign Zero support the analysis of policing practices across the country, research to identify effective solutions to end police violence, technical assistance to organizers leading police accountability campaigns and the development of model legislation and advocacy to end police violence nationwide.

• Black Tech 4 Black Lives [2020] is a collective of Black tech entrepreneurs, investors, creatives, changemakers, and workers, united to use our social, political, and economic capital for the advancement of our communities.

• Colorado Freedom Fund [2020] is a revolving community bond fund that pays ransom for our neighbors unjustly detained in cages across Colorado who cannot afford to buy their own freedom.

• #BlackTransLivesMatter [2020] is a collaborative effort between people who stand in solidarity with Black trans women and wanted to make a difference, and some of the foremost Black trans leaders in community and culture.

• Southern Poverty Law Center [2020] is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, the SPLC works toward the day when the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity will be a reality.

• Black Transwomen [2020] is a national nonprofit organization established to specifically address the urgent concerns facing African American transwomen in minority communities.

• National Bail Out [2020] is a Black-led and Black-centered collective of abolitionist organizers, lawyers and activists building a community-based movement to support our folks and end systems of pretrial detention and ultimately mass incarceration.

• CallbackWomen [2019] works to radically expand gender diversity among speakers at professional programmers’ conferences.

• App Camp for Girls [2018] was a one-week summer day program where girls, transgender & gender non-conforming youth put their creative powers to work designing and building apps.

• Electronic Frontier Foundation [2016, 2018] is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world.

• Django Software Foundation [2015, 2016] is an independent non-profit foundation established to promote, support, and advance the Django Web framework. As active users and contributors to the Django community, we’re proud to support the continued development of the project.

• Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation [2014, 2015] is a Lakota-run, grassroots Community Development Corporation that is building a community for systemic change on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

• PyLadies [2012, 2014, 2015] is an international mentorship group with a focus on helping more women become active participants and leaders in the Python open source community.

• COSOLA-MACILE [2013, 2014] is a non-profit organization focused on K-12 STEM education in less advantaged communities.

• Ada Initiative [2012, 2013] supported women in open technology and culture through activities such as producing codes of conduct and anti-harassment policies, advocating for gender diversity, and teaching ally skills.