This objective will be an initiative to revamp several community outreach teams within Fedora that are struggling to function, or need more support to truly become a success. The objective will bring together Ambassadors, Ambassador Emeritus, Join SIG, and Advocates all under the same umbrella of CommOps in a clear and cohesive structure.
Work involved: The objective will be based on a proposal that has been approved by the Mindshare Committee. [1] The revamp is being co-led by Sumantro Muhkerjee and Mariana Balla with the support of Marie Nordin, FCAIC. Sumantro and Mariana will co-lead the Objective as well if approved.
There has been a call for volunteers, and kick-off meetings are being arranged. [2] The proposal is also inclusive of the different teams under Mindshare, assigning tasks for each team to own. A further breakdown of tasks, timelines, and blockers can be found on the Revamp Trello board. [3]
Desired outcome: The desired outcome for the Community Outreach Revamp is for Fedora’s outreach teams to be functioning successfully. The teams should be reinvigorated, understand their different roles clearly, and have all the tools to effectively outreach. Another desired outcome for this revamp is to rebuild contributor fulfilment in various ways.
Why this initiative should be a Fedora objective: This initiative should become a Fedora objective for a variety of reasons. It is a large coordinated effort that will take 6-12 months to complete. Community outreach is an important aspect of the Fedora Project that does not get as much visibility as some technical initiatives. Making the Revamp an Objective will bring increased visibility. It will help to interest more people to contribute, and furthermore it will also bring credibility to the work that is being done. It will also create accountability to the Council to ensure the work is moving forward.
Feedback from the Council: Please respond to this mail with thoughts, considerations, or suggestions for improvement. Once we receive feedback we will begin putting together the formal Objective proposal. [4]
-- Your Revamp Co-Leads, Sumantro & Mariana
Links: [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Ambassadors_Revamp_2020 [2] https://pagure.io/mindshare/issue/227 [3] https://trello.com/b/XFg3Zgh8/fedora-ambassadors-revamp-2020 [4] https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/objectives/
On Tue, Sep 08, 2020 at 05:17:51PM -0000, Mariana Balla wrote:
-- Your Revamp Co-Leads, Sumantro & Mariana
How do you see co-leadership on the objective working in terms of the Fedora Council?
On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 1:59 PM Matthew Miller mattdm@fedoraproject.org wrote:
How do you see co-leadership on the objective working in terms of the Fedora Council?
Initially, I wasn't super keen on the idea of an Objective getting two Council members. But the suggestion of a single vote that they have to agree on addresses that concern. And realistically, it's not going to be a big issue anyway, given how we operate. Assuming both Sumantro and Mariana want to be on the Council, I see no problem with that. If only one of them wants the seat, that's also fine.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 1:18 PM Mariana Balla marianaballa848@gmail.com wrote:
Desired outcome: The desired outcome for the Community Outreach Revamp is for Fedora’s outreach teams to be functioning successfully. The teams should be reinvigorated, understand their different roles clearly, and have all the tools to effectively outreach. Another desired outcome for this revamp is to rebuild contributor fulfilment in various ways.
I'd like to see some specific measures of success. I am fully in agreement with the concept, but it would be good to have something to measure against.
Along the same lines (and to repeat Matthew's question from the meeting), what do you see being different 6 months from now? 12?
What kind of help will you need outside the scope of the Objective to make it successful (e.g. design, documentation, software development, etc)
Hello everyone,
Matthew and Ben thank you for reading our proposal and for providing feedback! Here are some answers to your questions:
How do you see co-leadership on the objective working in terms of the Fedora Council?
Both Sumantro and myself will join the council, but we will share one vote. We will both attend meetings as necessary and able. Marie will work as back up to provide updates on progress.
I'd like to see some specific measures of success. I am fully in agreement with the concept, but it would be good to have something to measure against.
Here's a brief roadmap for the following months: * Completion of Role Handbooks * CommOps, Join SIG, Advocate, Ambassador, Ambassador Emeritus * Formalized and documented process for reps to Mindshare * Execution and analysis of Community Outreach survey * Execution and documentation of Mindshare Team Interviews * Branding for CommOps team/subteams * Draft and execution of Marketing plan * Translations of Role Handbooks into 5-8 key languages * CommOps team/subteams are aware and satisfied with new processes/structure
Along the same lines (and to repeat Matthew's question from the meeting), what do you see being different 6 months from now? 12?
In 6 to 12 months from now: * The Ambassador team is full of active contributors who know what to do and how to do it. * The process for how to organize events and request swag is well known to all Ambassadors, and those within the larger CommOps umbrella. * Members from CommOps & subteams are practising new/updated forms of organized community outreach. * Clear onboarding documentation and process on how to get involved in the Community Outreach teams. * Brand awareness from CommOps new structure is beginning to grow based on branding and relevant marketing plans. * More contributors engaged in the Ambassadors program, but also the CommOps team overall. * Weekly meetings for Community Outreach.
What kind of help will you need outside the scope of the Objective to make it successful (e.g. design, documentation, software development, etc)
The revamp plan includes most of the active teams within Mindshare. These teams have been asked to give their feedback as we worked on approving the proposal. For example, the design team will have to help with several of the tasks (logos, badges), the translation team will help to translate the role handbooks, etc. If you want to read more about how each team will be involved, there is further info on the wiki page. We will be using LimeSurvey to execute a survey.
I hope the above answer your questions.
Thank you, Mariana
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