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This week, the #Python Software Foundation rejected a $1.5MM NSF grant, due to a requirement that the PSF abandon diversity work.
So I joined forces with Python folks ( @offby1, @petrillic, @amethyst) and we're matching up to $12,000 of donations to the PSF. 🧵
You can get more information about what happened with the grant here, and how the PSF is standing up for the community despite the cost: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/python_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/
You can donate using one of the methods here — https://www.python.org/psf/donations/ — or if the methods listed there don't work for you (in particular, if PayPal is a problem and you're not donating enough for a wire transfer) https://github.com/sponsors/psf is also an option.
Send a screenshot of your receipt via Signal to glyph.99, or here in a reply. We'll match in 6 days, when we'll post our own receipts. It's a bit easier for me if you include personal details in the screenshot so I can avoid double-counting. I won't share anything except with the other matchers.
My original thread is here: https://mastodon.social/@glyph/115453574272465088 but this is a cleaned-up and much shorter version for easier sharing with relevant details closer together.
As of this writing, a bit over 24 hours into this fundraiser, we are at $5832.94, which is 49.6% of the way through our current match.
Just updated the tally: we are now at $7296.19; or 60.8% of the way through our current match.
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