In February 2025, GitLab Foundation team members traveled to Barranquilla, Medellín, and Bogotá, Colombia, to strengthen grantee relationships, connect with new partners, and experience the country’s rich culture.

For people who live in remote communities, job opportunities are often few and far between. In Kenya, only 27% of the population resides in urban areas. However, digital freelancing has transformed the job market, allowing workers to connect with clients globally without being forced to relocate.

Caroline Whistler is a dedicated leader in the social impact space, bringing expertise as the CEO of Third Sector, a nonprofit focused on making government services more responsive and outcomes-driven. In this Q&A, Caroline shares what drew her to the GitLab Foundation, the milestones she’s most proud of, and why she’s excited about its future impact.

As Colombia’s economy evolves, industries like hospitality and tourism are expanding rapidly. Since 2020, international tourism in several of Colombia’s major cities has grown by 70%.

Over 650,000 people reenter their communities from incarceration each year in the United States.

At GitLab Foundation, we know that what we do is important, but we also believe that how we do it is equally essential. Our team does not gatekeep organizational knowledge. Instead, we embrace a “Handbook-first” approach. 

In Arizona and New Mexico, three Green Jobs for Economic Opportunity Fund grantees are creating a blueprint for improving access to good jobs while advancing climate goals. They're working to help underserved populations access jobs that pay a living wage, provide career advancement opportunities and offer robust worker protections and benefits.

In June 2024, GitLab Foundation launched the Learning for Action Fund, a capacity-building initiative designed to deepen impact measurement across its global network of grantees. Today, we are excited to announce that we awarded a total of $600,000 across 12 grantees to accelerate their learning and impact measurement efforts.

One of GitLab Foundation's key thesis areas is the future of work and, specifically, driving greater economic opportunity in the future of work by leveraging emerging technologies. Discover our unique perspective and approach. 

CAP Youth Empowerment Institute has launched an innovative project to address some of Kenya’s most pressing issues: youth unemployment, food insecurity and climate change. Supported by GitLab Foundation, the project creates new pathways for young people to build sustainable livelihoods through climate-smart agricultural practices.

GitLab Foundation today announced a two-year, $1.6 million strategic partnership with Fundación Santo Domingo, a Colombia-based family foundation, to implement economic mobility and development projects focused on Colombia’s populations of migrants, informal workers, and youth.

GitLab Foundation and Ballmer Group have partnered to launch a multi-million dollar, second round of the AI for Economic Opportunity Fund, which will focus on demonstration and scaling, and consist of two distinct funding phases. This collaborative fund will invest in frontline organizations, enabling them to experiment with emerging technologies, build evidence and scale effective solutions to transform lives.

SkillUp’s remote job catalog brings STARs into the platform who they can now better serve and connect to more opportunities for success. Individuals may come in just looking for remote jobs that don't require a degree but ultimately gain access to a comprehensive platform that can help them along the pathway to a high-opportunity career.

The GitLab Foundation announced nine inaugural grantees as part of its $3 million Green Jobs for Economic Opportunity Fund.

Tech Impact offers a compelling case study for how to meet the needs of tech employers and workers alike.

Access to the internet is often critical for accessing basic needs such as employment, education, healthcare and banking. However, global disparities in broadband access present significant challenges.

The GitLab Foundation announced the Learning for Action Fund, a new capacity-building initiative that allows existing foundation grantees to apply for up to $50,000 in additional funding for learning activities. Our goal is to increase organizations’ capacity for impact measurement, learning, experimentation, and feedback activities.

Two GitLab Foundation grantees working at the forefront of increasing access to higher education, weighed in on the impact of recent changes and how they’re approaching their work within the current landscape.

With a GitLab Foundation grant, mRelief aims to use AI to increase SNAP application approval rates even further. Our CEO sat down with mRelief’s executive director and chief technology officer to discuss the organization’s mission, how they overcome challenges, and their plans for the future.