On 2019/06/22 00:34:40, Sage Sharp <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi folks,>
>
> I'm Sage Sharp, an Outreachy organizer. I'm here to answer any questions>
> you have about the Outreachy program.>
>
> The one I was specifically asked to answer is this:>
>
> "How does this, fundamentally, differ from the ASF simply hiring>
> interns from under-represented populations and having them work>
> on Whimsy (or whatever)? This is basically what we are doing,>
> just using Outreachy as a sort of main contractor to do so.">
>
>
> So, how is that different from the ASF running its own internship program>
> vs participating in Outreachy?>
>
> The Outreachy interns are independent contractors under Outreachy's fiscal>
> sponsor, the Software Freedom Conservancy. They would not be ASF employees>
> or contactors. ASF would be providing a tax-deductible donation to Software>
> Freedom Conservancy to cover the $5,500 intern stipend, $500 travel>
> stipend, and the $500 accounting fee for each intern working on an ASF>
> project.>
>
So basically:
1. The interns are not contractors or employees
- So basically whatever benefit, if any, that provides to
the sponsoring org.
2. The sponsor org gets to write-off the donation.
