The Executive Director of The Carpentries, @drkariljordan.carpentries.org is attending the Mozilla Festival 2025 @mozilla.org #MozFest from 7-9 November in Barcelona, Spain - we encourage you to connect with her for an opportunity to chat about sponsorship and how you can support our work.

The support the Python community has shown to PSF for its decision has given us hope in the sustainability of open science communities. Please consider extending your generosity to our organisation’s fundraising efforts, and help us to reach others aligned to our mission: carpentries.org/support/

With this renewed attention to values-based decision making, we would like to use this opportunity to highlight The Carpentries' continued need for financial support. We hope that Python community members and like-minded organisations will also support the work of The Carpentries in some way.

Our choice came with financial challenges. In the context of our operating budget ($1.2 million in 2024), $1.5 million is a significant amount of money. The loss of those anticipated NSF funds, therefore, represents a substantial impact on our sustainability.

The Carpentries has an open appeal to our community and the general public for donations and sponsorships to help us make up the shortfall in funds due to our proposal withdrawal. We are deeply grateful for the encouragement and solidarity we received in response. We value all contributions!

PSF raised $65K+ within 24 hours of making their announcement, an amount which rose to $135K+ within a week in solidarity funds from 1400+ donors and 270+ new members. This is incredible financial support to PSF from the Python community!

We are thrilled with the renewed attention that The Carpentries has received for deciding to withdraw a $1.5 million proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF), thanks to a recent similar decision made by the @python.org (PSF) and the generous shout-out they gave us when they announced it. 🙏

🏙️ The Research Software Camp: Careers and Skills in Research Software begins in just one week. If you have not yet registered, have a look at the sessions and secure your place now. We look forward to welcoming you next week! www.software.ac.uk/news/one-wee...

📣 Join us for the final Glosario Co-Working Session of 2025 on Wednesday, 5 November at 15:00 UTC. View the event on our Etherpad (pad.carpentries.org/Glosario_Cod... )

📖 Read more: carpentries.org/blog/2025/11... #TheCarpentries #OpenScience #Community

🌍 We’re celebrating progress toward a more inclusive Glosario! With support from the Mellon Foundation, our community has enhanced accessibility, improved contributor recognition, and increased multilingual participation.

Upcoming community sessions this week carpentries.org/community/ev... Events are in UTC Time : 🛠️ Glosario Co-working session 5 Nov 15:00 🇺🇸 US Midwest Community Call 5 Nov 18:00 📣 HPC Carpentry Community Call 6 Nov 12:00 & 22:00 📣 CarpentriesOffline Community Call 7 Nov 14:00

🔊 Our Associate Director of Community @angeliquetrusler.carpentries.org is again engaging in-person with open science communities in Africa. 💙 TODAY, she's at #UbuntuNetConnect2025 in Zimbabwe, where she will also be talking about Advancing Inclusive Open Science at 11:30 AM ⏰ in the Main Hall. 🌟

🌍 Excited to be at #UbuntuNetConnect2025 in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼! Join me at 11:30 AM in the Main Hall for a session on Advancing Inclusive Open Science: A Contribution Drive to Expand Glosario’s Multilingual Data Science Glossary. ubuntunet.net/ubuntunet-co... #OpenScience #Glosario #TheCarpentries

@carpentries.carpentries.org also rejected a similar offer that would require them to give up any DEI work. Let's put our money where our morals are and support them: carpentries.org/support/

Between @python.org and @carpentries.carpentries.org, the open-source ecosystem is rejecting the administration's inquisition against DEI. If you can support them with a donation please do. I just did! Does anyone know about others who have declined NIH or NSF grant funding over over these terms?

I remember that @carpentries.carpentries.org withdrew a $1.5M proposal that had been recommended for funding in June, for the same reason. carpentries.org/blog/2025/06... They link out in their post to Grant General Conditions language but I do not know if that is current.

🔗 carpentries.org/blog/2025/10... 🗓️ Next community call: 27 Nov, 10:00 UTC — join in! (Sign up here: codimd.carpentries.org/69NZJLzLSKCZ... )

🌍 Spotlight on The Carpentries in Africa! Since 2017, this community has been connecting scholars across the continent through monthly calls, shared learning, and collaboration. Read about their journey, milestones, and impact in our latest Subcommunity Spotlight blog post 👇

"Research Software Camp: Careers and Skills in Research Software" organised by @softwaresaved.bsky.social includes "Контроль версій за допомогою Git" (Version control with Git) lesson by @carpentries.carpentries.org taught in Ukrainian on 17 November 2025 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/git-ticket...

I'd also like to shout out @carpentries.carpentries.org for leading the way on this, having made a similar decision earlier this year.

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-... 🧵

Upcoming community sessions this week carpentries.org/community/ev... Events are in UTC Time : 🛠️ Workbench Transition Coworking 27 Oct 09:00 & 19:00 🇬🇧 UK Community Call 27 Oct 16:00 👋 Welcome Session with The Carpentries UTC Time: 29 Oct 23:00 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Community Call 31 Oct 14:00

🧠 In our latest blog post, SSI Fellow Dylan Adlard reflects on the machine learning workshop he hosted at the Dx4LMIC conference . Find out more about his experience at www.software.ac.uk/blog/flippin...

The Carpentries community spent the past five years working towards six ambitious goals. Our Strategic Plan Evaluation Report for 2020–2025 is now published, providing a review of the progress we made. We invite you to read the report and reflect on our progress: www.carpentries.org/blog/2025/10...

Developers of the "Geospatial Data Carpentry for Urbanism" lesson, currently in The Carpentries Incubator, are looking for Carpentries community members and Instructors willing to to host and teach beta pilot workshops in 2025 and 2026: carpentries.org/blog/2025/10...

Their goal is to submit the lesson for adoption as a curriculum for official Geospatial Data Carpentry workshops, and all feedback and suggestions for improvement that they receive from the community will help them achieve this goal.

This curriculum, inspired by the pre-existing Geospatial Data Carpentry, was designed to introduce learners from the domain of urbanism to the use of R programming when analysing and visualising vector and raster data. It also introduces basic GIS operations using R.

🌊 Do you love Collaborations Workshop? Join the judging panel for #CollabW26! Help shape the programme by scoring mini-workshops & lightning talks before the event, and evaluate Hack Day projects during the workshop. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/join-cw...

Only one more week to sign up for the Research Software Support Training for research support staff, that want to be able to better support researchers who write code in their research. 🔸 5 and 19 November 9:00-17:00 hrs, Amsterdam 🔸 Deadline: 29 October. See the full programme at buff.ly/fgp6Yl5

The collaboration will strengthen each organisation's mission, and will remain in effect as long as the missions and values of both organisations align. 🤝

Both organisations recognise the value of fostering inclusive, collaborative, and sustainable research and education ecosystems by supporting the people who develop and teach skills in research software and data.

To strengthen collaboration, US-RSE and The Carpentries have agreed to participate in each other’s programs through the following reciprocal commitments: * @us-rse.bsky.social has joined The Carpentries as an Advocate Sponsor. * The Carpentries has joined US-RSE as a Premier Organisational Member.

Upcoming community sessions next week carpentries.org/community/ev... Events are in UTC Time : 🌍 African Carpentries Community Call 23 October 2025 10:00 👋 Welcome Session with The Carpentries 23 October 2025 14:00

We are very excited to announce that we have a new Maintainer Community Lead, Jose Niño Muriel! 🎉🌟 Please join us in welcoming Jose to this Carpentries community role. To learn more about Jose's journey with The Carpentries, please check out our latest blog post: carpentries.org/blog/2025/10...

🛣️ In our latest instalment in the #CollabW25 speed blog series, our delegates have compiled a list of 5 strategies to help foster cross-disciplinary activity in skill-sharing communities. Read the full article at www.software.ac.uk/blog/5-strat...

🔥 The final edition of the Governance Fireside Chat series will take place Thursday 30 October at 16:00 UTC on the topic of Good Governance Practices for the Long-Term Health of Open Initiatives. Find out more and register at www.software.ac.uk/news/final-g...

📣 HPC Carpentry Community Call 16 Oct 11:00 & 21:00.

Upcoming community sessions next week carpentries.org/community/ev... Events are in UTC Time : 👋 Welcome Session with The Carpentries 13 Oct14:00 15 Oct 14:00 17 Oct 09:00 🕸️ Creating a workshop website 14 Oct 08:00 📣 Instructor Bi-Monthly Meeting 14 Oct15:00 & 21:00

Great conversation about teaching coding!

Happy International RSE Day to all the Research Software Engineers in our community! 💫 #InternationalRSEDay #RSEDay2025 We feel proud that so many members of The Carpentries community are in this vital role for research. We appreciate and celebrate you today. 💙

Framing a Python Career in a Tech Hype through Education by Binyamin Barsch #pyconafrica2025

“Communities are not just about code - they are about people.” Cecilia Tivir (za.pycon.org/users/ctivir/)

Our Associate Director of Community @angeliquetrusler.bsky.social is at #pyconafrica2025! She's engaging with the Africa Pycon community, and on Friday at 09h30 she'll be on the panel, 'Teaching Meets Practice: Building Stronger Code Education Together'. 🌟 For more details: za.pycon.org/schedule/

Today is International RSE Day, where we celebrate the Research Software Engineers making vital contributions to research all over the world. Join the celebration by sharing your stories and successes. #InternationalRSEDay #RSEDay2025

So glad to be representing @carpentries.carpentries.org at #pyconafrica2025!

⏳ Few more days to go! Our community survey is closing on on Friday, 10 October. Your input will help us co-create a membership model that supports you and our global community. Take the survey now. 👉 carpentries.typeform.com/to/toWWTXNW

🏙️ Registration is now open for the Research Software Camp, taking place from Mon 10 to Fri 21 November 2025, and focusing on the topic of Careers and Skills in Research Software. Further details and the full programme are available at www.software.ac.uk/news/registr...

📅 2 DAYS! Final prep! Plan your schedule & get ready for Johannesburg, South Africa! ⏰🔥 🎟️ Get tickets: za.pycon.org/tickets #PyConAfrica #PyConAfrica2025 #PyConZA