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This page documents best practices about how to help new people get involved with Mozilla. | This page documents best practices about how to help new people get involved with Mozilla. | ||
==Recognition== | ==Provide Recognition== | ||
Consider recognizing someone's contribution--this can be something simple but is probably the most effective way to keep people interested in giving their time to the project. | Consider recognizing someone's contribution--this can be something simple but is probably the most effective way to keep people interested in giving their time to the project. | ||
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* [[Badges]] | * [[Badges]] | ||
==Incentives== | ==Create a 5 Minute Task== | ||
Consider creating a five minute task that is an easy introduction to your project for new contributors to give people a chance to get their foot in the door. | |||
Not only will this help new contributors, but it will help you too. If someone says they are interested in getting involved but won't spend 5 minutes doing something, then this is probably not a relationship that is worth spending much of your time on. | |||
Examples: | |||
* Ask people to set up a Bugzilla account if they're interested in coding | |||
* Ask someone to download a nightly build if they're interested in testing | |||
* Ask someone to grab a download button if they're interested in marketing | |||
==Reach Out== | |||
Consider getting in touch with someone and asking if they need help. We have a history of wanting contributors to figure things out for themselves--that's great when it happens but Mozilla can be confusing even for long-time community member. | |||
Examples: | |||
* If you see someone in Bugzilla with 'New to Bugzilla' next to their name, send them an email | |||
* If you haven't seen anything from an existing contributor in a while, get in touch and ask if they are being blocked by anything | |||
==Offer Incentives== | |||
Consider providing something to contributors to thank them for something they've done or to get them excited about an upcoming event or activity. | Consider providing something to contributors to thank them for something they've done or to get them excited about an upcoming event or activity. | ||