Starting a New Initiative or Working Group

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.

The DLF Team works with groups on a case-by-case basis to try to get them the 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
• 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, get in touch with those willing to put in time and to help schedule a meeting, and circulate new ideas, resources, readings, and issues.

Table of Contents

1. About DLF and the Organizers' Toolkit
2. Working with Team DLF
3. Starting a New Initiative or Working Group
4. General Facilitation and Goal-Setting
5. Facilitating for Diversity and Inclusion
6. Preventing and Managing Burnout
7. Gathering Info/Building Enthusiasm
8. Planning an In-Person Meetup
9. Setting Up Year-Round Meetings
10. Talking and Writing
11. Organizing and Sharing Your Work
12. In a Nutshell