&gt; I can&#x27;t remember exactly if it was the GNOME Women Outreach program that was shut down recently, but I remember there being a lengthy author about the president of the organization&#x27;s decision to step down and close the program (because no one else would step up to the chair, among other problems).<p>That was the Ada Initiative; see <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.valerieaurora.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;08&#x2F;05&#x2F;the-ada-initiative-is-ending-but-our-work-continues-on&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.valerieaurora.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;08&#x2F;05&#x2F;the-ada-initiative-...</a> .<p>Outreachy is alive and well, and has grown to encompass many more projects beyond GNOME, including the Linux kernel, OpenStack, and others.  The Software Freedom Conservancy runs it now.