Community Organizing: Difference between revisions

*==== Start a mailing list ====

** Step 1: Create mailing list

*** AL: Should this be a different list than events@oh?

** Step 2: Invite community-builders

*** Make list of people to invite (OSCTC event organizers, other people we know who might be interested).

*** Draft and send email to said people inviting them to the list.

** Step 3: Stimulate discussion

*** Come up with a few standing OH questions (eg the eternal freedom v guidance question) to ask in case people are shy.

*==== Have a monthly IRC meetup ====

** Step 1: Create a doodle poll + send out to above mailing list.

** Step 2: Wait a week, announce the results to list.

** Step 3: Have the IRC meetup.

*==== Reach out to individual attendees. ====

** Step 1: At events through observation, and via the exit survey, note which attendees seem most enthusiastic about open source.

*** Email them within one month of the event specifically inviting them to become more involved by:

**** Hanging out on IRC and attending IRC meetups (see below).

**** Doing OPW/GSoC/other internship.

**** Doing additional curated first tasks.

** Step 2: When tracking contributions made at events, follow up with students.

*** If their contribution was finished + accepted, give them feedback/congratulations.

*** If it's still in progress, encourage them to keep working on it.

*==== Monthly IRC meetup. ====

** Step 1: Select an ongoing time to have an hour-long meetup.

** Step 2: Find community members (such as representatives of GSoC, OPW, but also other groups) to come talk a bit about the opportunities their projects represent.

** Step 3: Announce and invite people.

*==== Use alumni list more frequently.====

** StepVia 1:a Monthlymonthly email to list approx 3-4 days before IRC meetup, including:

*** Curated first tasks.

*** Opportunities (OPW, GSoC, etc)

*** Reminding them of the IRC meetup.