# Introducing a program to sustain and encourage contributors in the open source community

**URL:** <https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/introducing-a-program-to-sustain-and-encourage-contributors-in-the-open-source-community/377>\
**Category:** Volunteer Health\
**Tags:** universities, incentives\
**Created:** [May 9, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/introducing-a-program-to-sustain-and-encourage-contributors-in-the-open-source-community/377 "2020-05-09T16:07:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/introducing-a-program-to-sustain-and-encourage-contributors-in-the-open-source-community/377/10 "2020-05-13T20:24:14Z")

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_ **THREAD MOVED** _: [Technology & Open Source](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/c/tech/19) ➡ [Volunteer Health](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/about-the-volunteer-health-category/37)

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> [@Jaskirat](#):
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> Sure, Let me know whatever the best way work out but I am.more interested in executing this plan so that it could actually benefit contributors and open source communities.

Great. I retrofitted the _Maintainer Health_ Working Group into _Volunteer Health_:

> [@About the Volunteer Health category](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/about-the-volunteer-health-category/37):
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> This category is a Working Group focused on Volunteer Health. Whether we are talking physical, mental, psychological, or physiological health, the overall well-being of volunteers in our community is a significant factor in sustainability. So, let’s explore that! Why should people use this category? What is it for? Labor organizing! Open source volunteering! Grassroots/community organizing! Mental health! Self-care best practices! Sustainable (self-)preservation techniques! If any of these topi…

Feel free to use this category to share a proposal. When you are ready, either me, @jdorfman, or @RichardLitt can give you a signal boost on Twitter and Slack. 👍

Let us know how we can support.

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