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Sculpting a Vibrant Community
Ankit Gadgil
Sayak Sarkar
Mozilla India
Community: The dictionary meaning
•A group of people having a religion, race,
profession or other particular characteristic
in common.
•A feeling of fellowship with others, as a
result of sharing common attitudes,
interests, and goals.
Vibrant Community !!
What’s that?
It’s a Community of people:-
•With diverse backgrounds and common interest.
•Having a sense of family bonding among themselves.
•Where people enjoy what they do.
Develop
( !Create)
• Communities already exist.
• We need to recognize and develop them into
Vibrant Mozilla Communities.
Contributor’s Perspective
Why should I contribute?
• How do I find my local community?
• How do I reach out to them?
• Where do I fit in?
•Helpful URLs:-
•http://www.whatcanidoformozilla.org
•http://www.mozilla.org/contribute
How to get into an existing
community?
Community Builder’s
Perspective
The three main ‘How’s
• How to expand the community?
• How to maintain the community?
• How to popularize the community?
Getting new people involved
Frequent meetings
Increasing community
interaction.
Expanding the community
Plan for an event
Make it successful
Reward..
Get together.. Innovate
Celebrate !!
Identify success metrics & get
feedback
Cut a cake !!
Contact us:-
Ankit Gadgil:
@anknite
Sayak Sarkar:
@sayak_sarkar
Got more ideas?
Add them to:-
http://www.etherpad.mozilla.org/sculpting-a-vibrant-
community