Starting a New Initiative or Working Group: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 11:26, 22 March 2023

THE DLF ORGANIZER'S TOOLKIT HAS MOVED. THE UPDATED TOOLKIT IS AVAILABLE ON DLF'S WEBSITE

DLF groups are typically formed by virtue of our being approached by people with good ideas, so there's no annual timeline or formal approval process for affiliation. Simply get in touch with us at info@diglib.org to discuss the possibilities!

Our working group leaders are self-starters and we encourage them to think creatively about platforms they can use independently to get their work done. The DLF Team works with groups on a case-by-case basis to try to get them the resources they need. We also make sure to reserve some space for DLF-affiliated groups at the DLF Forum.

In exchange, we ask that your group:

Operate under the DLF Code of Conduct if you use our name (or a similar code, in case of a partnership or pre-existing group)
Keep your DLF website and OSF and/or wiki pages reasonably up-to-date (even if those are mostly just pointers to information held elsewhere)
Tag @CLIRDLF on Twitter and send messages about your work to our primary listserv, DLF-Announce, so that we can help promote it and drive traffic your way!

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us with any questions or ideas! Starting a new initiative or working group could be as simple as: sending out a call for interest to gauge interest in the community; getting in touch with those willing to put in time, to schedule a meeting and develop a plan; and using DLF as a platform to circulate new ideas, resources, and readings, and to make progress on issues.

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-DLF group formation has been by invitation or by virtue of our being approached by people with good ideas, and there's no particular calendar or approval process for affiliation. Our working groups are self-starters and they think creatively about platforms they can use independently to get their work done.
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+<big>THE DLF ORGANIZER'S TOOLKIT HAS MOVED. THE UPDATED TOOLKIT IS AVAILABLE ON [https://www.diglib.org/dlf-organizers-toolkit/ DLF'S WEBSITE]</big>
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-The DLF Team works with groups on a case-by-case basis to try to get them the [https://wiki.diglib.org/Working_with_Team_DLF resources] they need and make sure to reserve some space for them at the Forum. In exchange, we ask that your group:
-* Operate under the DLF Code of Conduct if you use our name
+[[File:Organizing-with-DLF.png|thumb]]
+DLF groups are typically formed by virtue of our being approached by people with good ideas, so there's no annual timeline or formal approval process for affiliation. Simply get in touch with us at [mailto:info@diglib.org info@diglib.org] to discuss the possibilities!
+Our working group leaders are self-starters and we encourage them to think creatively about platforms they can use independently to get their work done. The DLF Team works with groups on a case-by-case basis to try to get them the [https://wiki.diglib.org/Working_with_Team_DLF resources] they need. We also make sure to reserve some space for DLF-affiliated groups at the DLF Forum.
+In exchange, we ask that your group:
+* Operate under the [https://www.diglib.org/about/code-of-conduct/ DLF Code of Conduct] if you use our name (or a similar code, in case of a partnership or pre-existing group)
 * Keep your DLF website and OSF and/or wiki pages reasonably up-to-date (even if those are mostly just pointers to information held elsewhere)
 * Tag [https://twitter.com/CLIRDLF @CLIRDLF] on Twitter and send messages about your work to our primary listserv, [https://lists.clir.org/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DLF-ANNOUNCE DLF-Announce], so that we can help promote it and drive traffic your way!
-Please don’t hesitate to [mailto:info@diglib.org reach out to us] with any questions or ideas! Starting a new initiative or working group could be as simple as sending out a call for interest to gauge interest in the community, get in touch with those willing to put in time and to help schedule a meeting, and circulate new ideas, resources, readings, and issues.
+Please don’t hesitate to [mailto:info@diglib.org reach out to us] with any questions or ideas! Starting a new initiative or working group could be as simple as: sending out a call for interest to gauge interest in the community; getting in touch with those willing to put in time, to schedule a meeting and develop a plan; and using DLF as a platform to circulate new ideas, resources, and readings, and to make progress on issues.
+== Table of Contents ==
+# [[About DLF and the Organizers' Toolkit]]
+# [[Working with Team DLF]]
+# [[Starting a New Initiative or Working Group]]
+# [[General Facilitation and Goal-Setting]]
+# [[Facilitating for Diversity and Inclusion]]
+# [[Communications and Consensus]]
+# [[Preventing and Managing Burnout]]
+# [[Gathering Info/Building Enthusiasm]]
+# [[Planning an In-Person Meetup]]
+# [[Setting Up Year-Round Meetings]]
+# [[Planning Virtual Meetings and Webinars]]
+# [[Talking and Writing]]
+# [[Organizing and Sharing Your Work]]
+# [[In a Nutshell]]