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ahorbinskiFor the second year in a row, the awesome Sumana Harihareswara and Leonard Richardson have stepped up to the plate with a $10,000 matching donation to the Ada Initiative! From now until midnight on August 27, they will match every contribution to the Ada Initiative's annual fundraising campaign up to $10,000 USD. Sumana and Leonard talk about TAI's influence on three areas of open stuff dear to them (science fiction and fantasy, Wikipedia, and open source) at the link, and are making the matching donation in the hopes of encouraging members of those communities to live up to their values and chip in for a great organization.
The matching donation is particularly good for those of us in the fandom and Wikipedia communities who maybe don't have the kind of tech industry salaries that would allow us to give more generously. Thanks to Sumana and Leonard, the impact of what each of us can donate as individuals is doubled! Although you won't get the awesome Ada Lovelace pendant unless you contribute at least $128 (either one-time or monthly, which is only $12.80 per), every little bit--even $5--helps. I've donated under the matching contribution, and I hope you will too.
The matching donation is particularly good for those of us in the fandom and Wikipedia communities who maybe don't have the kind of tech industry salaries that would allow us to give more generously. Thanks to Sumana and Leonard, the impact of what each of us can donate as individuals is doubled! Although you won't get the awesome Ada Lovelace pendant unless you contribute at least $128 (either one-time or monthly, which is only $12.80 per), every little bit--even $5--helps. I've donated under the matching contribution, and I hope you will too.