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Overview
The Back Our Engineers initiative supports engineers who apply technical expertise to the public good. This program advances projects that strengthen safety, transparency, and accessibility in essential systems—from open-source tooling to data-driven safety practices. Your donation helps sustain the daily work of researchers, developers, and mentors who dedicate time to public-interest engineering, translating knowledge into practical benefits for communities around the world.
By investing in Back Our Engineers, you join a collaborative ecosystem where engineers, educators, and advocates align around shared goals: dependable infrastructure, open knowledge, and equitable access to engineering resources. The work is concrete—tools that people can use, standards that teams can rely on, and outreach that broadens participation in engineering disciplines. For background and context, explore the related reading listed below.
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Why Your Support Matters
For Back Our Engineers, community backing is essential to sustain momentum and expand reach. Donations enable long‑term planning, fund critical experiments, and support people who volunteer their time to public‑interest projects. This work benefits students, professionals, and communities that rely on trustworthy engineering practices. The open, participatory nature of the program makes every contribution meaningful and tangible.
Impact areas include:
- Expanding access to open‑source tools and resources used by public‑interest engineers
- Funding safety reviews, standards development, and peer collaboration
- Supporting mentorship, training, and capacity building for newcomers
- Strengthening outreach to diverse communities to democratize engineering knowledge
- Maintaining transparent reporting and ongoing accountability to contributors
With your support, Back Our Engineers can plan for the long term, keep projects running, and nurture a community that learns and grows together.
How Donations Are Used
We allocate resources to a focused set of activities that drive durable impact for Back Our Engineers. By prioritizing sustainability and learning, we ensure every contribution compounds over time.
- Development and maintenance of open‑source projects and tooling
- Research, evaluation, and safety‑focused audits to improve standards
- Hosting, infrastructure, and domain services for public portals and datasets
- Education, outreach, and mentorship programs that broaden participation
- Governance, reporting, and community coordination to sustain trust
Transparency & Trust
Our approach centers on openness and accountability. For Back Our Engineers, contributions are tracked with clear, public‑facing reporting and periodic updates. We publish annual impact summaries and maintain a transparent funding ledger that describes how resources are allocated and what outcomes are achieved. This page is designed to be a reliable, evergreen resource for supporters who want to understand the concrete benefits of their generosity.
Support the work — your contribution strengthens public‑interest engineering through Back Our Engineers. Choose a method below to contribute today: