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* '''How:''' See how other people have approached this: Ben S from WebProd, etc. | * '''How:''' See how other people have approached this: Ben S from WebProd, etc. | ||
* '''Checklist:''' | |||
** Read Margaret's great [http://blog.margaretleibovic.com/post/57564605991/increasing-volunteer-participation-on-the-firefox-for blog post about increasing participation on the Firefox for Android team] that has 5 helpful tips in it | |||
** Check out the [https://badges.mozilla.org/en-US/badges/awards recently awarded Mozilla badges] to get an idea of how some teams are recognizing contributors. | |||
** Watch a couple of these [[Contribute/Videos|videos that have been created by community builders]] for people interested in community building. | |||
=Scaling= | =Scaling= | ||
Revision as of 21:59, 1 November 2013
Need intro (link to Contribute/Pilots as part of intro to show how we identified what the effective things are.)
Starting
- Problem: Your project doesn't have volunteers yet and you're interested in building a community around what you're doing.
- Who: You've been a) tasked with creating a volunteer community, or b) you have more work than you/your staff can do and so need to contributors to help you get it done.
- What: A checklist of things to be thinking/doing when you're here (watch this workshop video, fill out this template, etc).
- How: See how other people have approached this: David S from Firefox OS engineering, person interested in forming a local community in Australia, etc.
- Checklist:
- Read stories from existing Mozillians about how they first got involved with the project as volunteers
- Watch the Designing for participation workshop video (soon to be reshot into a more watchable series of short videos)
- Join the Grow Mozilla call and introduce yourself and meet other people involved with bringing people in to their projects.
Learning
- Problem:
- You have connected with some volunteers and you're interested in learning about how to build on what's working so more people can join.
- Volunteers are coming to you and you are not sure how to mobilize them effectively
- Who:
- You're in charge of community management/engagement for your group.
- You're the person volunteers always seem to come to.
- What: A checklist of things to be thinking/doing when you're here (watch this workshop video, etc).
- How: See how other people have approached this: Ben S from WebProd, etc.
- Checklist:
- Read Margaret's great blog post about increasing participation on the Firefox for Android team that has 5 helpful tips in it
- Check out the recently awarded Mozilla badges to get an idea of how some teams are recognizing contributors.
- Watch a couple of these videos that have been created by community builders for people interested in community building.
Scaling
- Who: You know how to design for participation with your project and you're interested in balancing doing more of this with everything else your team needs to do.
- What: A checklist of things to be thinking/doing when you're here (watch this workshop video, etc).
- How: See how other people have approached this: Matej from Creative, etc.
- Firefox for Android Engineering: "Over the past year, the Firefox for Android team has really seen increased volunteer participation."
Maturing
- Who: You have a healthy and active community and you're interested in keeping that momentum and retaining your key contributors.
- What: A checklist of things to be thinking/doing when you're here (watch this workshop video, etc).
- How: See how other people have approached this: Rosana and Madalina from SUMO, etc.