The Ada Initiative is a non-profit organization supporting women in open technology and culture. We educate people of all genders on how to support women in open tech/culture through teaching workshops, writing policies, guides, and editorials, and speaking.
On June 29, 1855, American physician, scientist, inventor, and humanitarian John Gorrie passed away. He is considered the father of refrigeration and air conditioning. Today, refrigeration as well as air condition has become a commodity. But, the importance of refrigeration to modern civilization as a means for conservation of food cannot be overestimated.
"Bridging the open source software, nonprofit and corporate tech communities, SocialCoding4Good connects software development professionals with opportunities to volunteer their time and technical talent to organizations creating technology solutions for social good. … SocialCoding4Good is a project of Benetech."