Action items, key roles, and potential projects in which the Los Angeles Drupal Group could participate. This doc. is very much a mess in progress....
- Outreach and marketing
- look for ways to reach out to new audiences
- evangelize/discuss issues important to the community
- connect and collaborate with other Drupal working and regional groups
- produce/present engaging promotional and fundraising events
- actively contribute to the Drupal Newsletter and other outreach programs
- Incentives and sustainability
- explore/evaluate non-monetary and monetary incentives
- provide multiple vehicles for fundraising and sponsorships
- Produce/provide a rich set of marketing materials and courseworks
- plan, budget, and coordinate multimedia production (audio, video, interactive, etc.)
- produce case studies and documentation
- create Drupal elevator pitches
- Project oriented learning and mentoring groups
- help define the goals, vision and values of the Drupal Dojo Group and DROP (the continuation of the GHOP project)
- create/facilitate a process for open collaborative development and learning
- first stab at guidelines here
- the process will most likely be broken down to fit the goals of each learning group
- propose/create/administer engaging tasks and collaborative workshops (this is good point of reference)
- actively seek out projects/tasks important to the community
- install profiles and distributions (aka drupal products)
- drupal projects like the drupal dojo, newsletter, online store for the association, and even the reorg of drupal.org
- openly develop and create learning materials from exciting projects
- The Collaboration Foundation is a non-profit organization creating
collaborative art addressing various social issues. Starting with the
shortest film ever made (The
1 Second Film), they will oversee a 5 Phase series of non-profit
films built around an innovative method of micro-collaboration.
Each project will increase in scale while addressing a different
social issue, culminating in some of the largest collaborative works-of-art
ever attempted. (more on their 'Drupal' plans here, here, and here)
- development will be captured in blogs, podcasts, video, and even their movie
- multimedia events/fundraisers and roadshows and possibly Drupalcon
- websites and content will provide many opportunites for sponsorships
- their non-profit can serve as a conduit for funds
- develop an infrastructure and business model for virtual classrooms and collaborative workspaces
- open
up channels of communication/collaboration with Drupal, Drupal Dojo,
GHOP other related efforts; ensure the efforts are complimentary (this is an important issue).
Who would benefit?
Anyone who may derive value from both the coursework, the
completed tasks/projects/products, and a steady source of qualified talent.
- Technology and service providers
- The Drupal community
- Individual developers
- End users and consumers
- Actual clients
Why a budget?
A stable team (even just a few people) that can commit time, provide leadership and organization, and the required skillset is essential. In an all volunteer effort, you're always going be losing top contributors to the extremely busy/ever growing Drupal consulting economy (that's part of the deal). A lot of companies are allotting a good chunk of their employees time to the community, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the same core group can dedicate their time to these particular projects.