> Ultimately, however, the value of the work and the size of the grant were not more important than practicing our values and retaining the freedom to support every part of our community. The PSF Board voted unanimously to withdraw our application.
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This is how to lead with integrity and commitment to the community. Kudos to the PSF board members for a courageous decision. If we want this kind of leadership to continue to be the norm, we all have to stand behind it using both voices and money. $1,500,000 was a lot for such a small organization to forgo.
A) Tell your employer it's time to become a PSF sponsor, or to increase PSF sponsorship level. It's so important that the core funding base be diverse and sustainable.
B) As an individual, if you are active in any aspect of Python community this year then also make sure you are a member. The board is going to have to defend themselves in the next election. You need to be eligible to cast a vote for them or other candidates who would make the same call.
I'm so glad, and proud, that Python community always walks-the-walk wrt its professed values. Political and financial pressures like these are where you learn which entities gladly fold DEI as soon as political winds change (e.g. Google shut down Women Techmakers) and which entities firmly decline to rationalize that a fat check somehow justifies throwing community members under the bus.
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