Group Identities Pilot

The Group Registration Pilot will be launching in the next few weeks. For the past few months the Community Development Team has been working to understand the various ways in which groups and individuals organize around open source and Mozilla in India. Our survey and conversations with community members and staff have led us to the conclusion that one of the largest gaps that currently exists in Mozilla’s ability to effectively support your work is a process through which groups can register to be officially recognised Mozilla. Developing a process through which groups can register with Mozilla, will make it easier for groups to collaborate, share resources, and access opportunities.

What are the benefits of an official registration process?

Through our research and past experiences we have learnt that there are a multitude of identities and groups within the Mozilla India Communities. By creating an official registration process groups will benefit from:

1. Visibility: Recognized groups will have a central platform to share their activities, find collaborators and recruit new members.

2. Collaboration Opportunities: We will be introducing a regular newsletter through which staff, teams, and community groups can share contribution opportunities, news, and resources.

3. Knowledge sharing between groups: Find groups to collaborate with within or outside your region and share best practices between each other.

4. Common platform for new and existing community members to contribute: A community directory through which individuals can view all the active groups in mozilla join those that suit their interests or skills.

What is the Group Registration Pilot?

We are going to run a 2 month pilot in India with a small number of initial groups, who will help us test the effectiveness of the registration process and support program.

People can submit their groups for inclusion in the pilot through a formal registration process. If a group is accepted a “group profile” will be created through which members can register with their group. Groups and members who participate will have access to new support mechanisms and will be asked to give feedback throughout. This feedback will then be incorporated into the assessment and planning for the following phase.

Who should apply?

Recognized Mozilla Groups are groups who meet regularly and work collaboratively to advance mozilla’s mission.

Groups should apply if they:

• Already exist as a group (please do not form a new group for this pilot)

• Have at least 3 active members

• Hold regular, in-person or virtual meetings

• Make regular contributions to a project or projects that support and advance Mozilla’s mission

• Work to create a safe and positive community experience for all members

• Respect and adhere to Mozilla’s Community Participation Guidelines

We are searching for a variety of group types and sizes, and will cap participation in the pilot at 10 groups.

What is expected from groups who are selected for the pilot?

• Participate in 2x surveys (Pre and post)

• Must meet virtually or in person (depending on group type) at least once during the pilot. The data and location of this meeting must be posted at the start of the pilot.

• Group representatives must be able to participate in calls and give regular update their contributions/activities for the month

• Group representatives must participate in a retrospective at the end of the pilot

Registration Process:

Dates

• Group Registration will be open from August 23rd - September 5th

• Pilot begins on September 10th and ends on October 31st

Process:

• In order to Sign up have someone your group has to fill out this form by September 5th

• 10 Groups will be invited to join the pilot and contacted via email.