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Kara Sowles

Kara Sowles

Kara Sowles is on the Open Source Programs team at GitHub, advocating for and supporting the open source software maintainers who keep our world running.

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Maintainers Welcome to Maintainer Month: Events, exclusive discounts, and a new security challenge

This May marks the fifth annual Maintainer Month, and there are lots of treats in store: new badges, special discounts, events with experts, and more.

Kara Sowles

Kara Sowles, Abigail Cabunoc Mayes·May 5, 2025

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Maintainer Month 2023: How the community gathered to spread some maintainer love
Maintainer Month is a time for open source maintainers to gather, share, and be celebrated. Over 31 days, 16 organizations came together to offer 42 activities convening and celebrating maintainers.Abigail Cabunoc Mayes, Kara SowlesJune 8, 2023
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GitHub Accelerator: our first cohort and what’s next
Meet the projects that make up the first GitHub Accelerator cohort and learn about how GitHub is helping bring their visions to reality.Kara SowlesApril 12, 2023
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Welcome to Maintainer Month 2022! 🎉
During the month of June, we’re holding space for open source maintainers to gather, share, and be celebrated.Kara SowlesJune 1, 2022
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GitHub’s guide to Hacktoberfest 2021
Giving back to open source projects is a great way to practice skills you don’t get to use in your day job. Check out ways to get involved!Kara SowlesOctober 7, 2021
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