For Good First Issue: Introducing a new way to contribute

Nonprofits and social sector open source projects need your help! One of the reasons that I joined GitHub was for the potential to activate a community of developers to make the world a better place. Among the 100+ million developers on the platform, there are passionate, caring, and skilled tech enthusiasts who can lend their expertise for good. I’ve had the opportunity to connect with developers over the years and have heard that it’s not always easy to find a project for social good. That’s why, today our team is excited to launch For Good First Issue, a place that empowers developers to collaborate on open source projects with missions that are driven by social impact.

From governments working on public health issues to grassroots nonprofits working to solve societal challenges in their community, GitHub is the home for developer collaboration in both the private and public sectors. For Good First Issue is a tool that we’ve developed to help nonprofits take advantage of the generosity of technologists around the world—free of charge. Nonprofits often lack funding and resources to solve society’s challenges through tech solutions. Our hope is that through this new program, we can inch closer to bridging the gap between open source technologies and positive change.