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= Overview = | = Overview = | ||
The purpose of the Participation Systems initiative is to force multiply Mozilla’s capacity to deliver our ambitious mission by aligning software and IT systems that enable staff, volunteers, and allied communities to work together. | The purpose of the Participation Systems initiative is to force multiply Mozilla’s capacity to deliver our ambitious mission by aligning software and IT systems that enable staff, volunteers, and allied communities to work together in radically participatory ways. | ||
== 🌍 Background == | == 🌍 Background == | ||
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== 🌅 Vision == | == 🌅 Vision == | ||
# Mozilla is a | # Mozilla is a radically participatory organization, welcoming to staff, volunteers, and allied community alike. | ||
# Programs see the value participation brings to their efforts, and are able to build it into their processes and workflows. | # Programs see the value participation brings to their efforts, and are able to build it into their processes and workflows. | ||
# Mozilla is knowable and understandable leading people to see where and how they can make high value contributions. | # Mozilla is knowable and understandable leading people to see where and how they can make high value contributions. | ||
# Our software tools continue to evolve in ways that encourage (responsible) openness and match our aspiration for being a | # Our software tools continue to evolve in ways that encourage (responsible) openness and match our aspiration for being a radically participatory organization. | ||
== 😠 Identified Pain Points == | == 😠 Identified Pain Points == | ||
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# We lack an identity system for volunteers that would unlock access and collaborative capacities. This is complex given the broader need for an identity strategy for staff that is happening in parallel. | # We lack an identity system for volunteers that would unlock access and collaborative capacities. This is complex given the broader need for an identity strategy for staff that is happening in parallel. | ||
# It is difficult for volunteers to manage their contributions and touch-points with Mozilla, or even find/understand opportunities for participation that exist due to inconsistent systems and processes that don’t relate or speak to one another. | # It is difficult for volunteers to manage their contributions and touch-points with Mozilla, or even find/understand opportunities for participation that exist due to inconsistent systems and processes that don’t relate or speak to one another. | ||
# We have a set of useful components such as Mozillians, LDAP, etc, but they’re not yet integrated. | # We have a set of useful components such as Mozillians.org, LDAP, etc, but they’re not yet integrated. | ||
# We lack understanding of volunteer involvement in different areas (advocacy, coding, SuMo, innovation), and are unable to manage our relationship with volunteers and help them be effective because of fragmented tools and limited systems. | # We lack understanding of volunteer involvement in different areas (advocacy, coding, SuMo, innovation), and are unable to manage our relationship with volunteers and help them be effective because of fragmented tools and limited systems. | ||
== 🚩 Organizational Change Strategy == | == 🚩 Organizational Change Strategy == | ||
# Generate Momentum/Create Demand | # Generate Momentum/Create Demand | ||
#* Close collaboration with groups that want to work together | #* Close collaboration with groups that want to work together. | ||
#* When: In progress w/ IT, MoFo, Participation, CD, identifying other key parties. | #* When: In progress w/ IT, MoFo, Participation, CD, identifying other key parties. | ||
# Scale to “new” areas | # Scale to “new” areas | ||
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== ✅ Program Goals == | == ✅ Program Goals == | ||
# Enable Mozilla identity (non-LDAP) | # Enable Mozilla identity (non-LDAP) | ||
# Design and implement volunteer management systems | |||
# Evolve collaboration and communication systems | |||
# Evolve participation infrastructure | |||
= Execution = | = Execution = | ||