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==<center>Scaling</center>==
===Definition===
Clients have volunteers involved in their project and they'd like to turn up the dial on participation. Teams in this stage, having a few core contributors and many active contributors, are ready to  steward their communities through on-going, significant growth.

===Learning Phase===
Consciously Competent

===Core activities===
Recruit members, recruit and develop new core contributors and leadership, build relationships with other teams, communicate w/ org frequently about progress. 

===Measure of Success===
Teams have established ways to sustain momentum (mentoring new contributors, developing leadership, etc.) and have demonstrated a 10x increase in active contributors. [I really want something in here about measuring leadership.]

from Jennie: Leadership is distributed, yet strong, with regular meetings and check-ins with various builders and sustainers across the organization.
 
(This stage is the minimum target for all high leverage partnerships.)
===Milestones===
*New core members are actively recruited and mentored
*Contributors are given the opportunity to develop and demonstrate their leadership skills
*Community establishes a synergistic relationship with other teams/communities
*There is regular communication with the project about what impact the community is having

===Resources===
Awaiting your awesome input!

===Activator role in this stage===
Community manager along with core contributors are responsible for:
*Establishing a visible channel for the community to communicate its work to the organization
*Implementing a plan for recruiting and mentoring new members
*Implementing a plan for  identifying and developing new leaders
*Establishing a relationship with one or more outside teams or communities
*Continuing to document community practices, to measure community contribution and to optimize the contribution pathway

===CBT Role====
Works with community coordinator and core contributors to:
*Help to establish a channel in which community can communicate to the organization
*Consult on plans for recruiting and developing new members
*Consult on plans for recruiting and developing leadership

===Risks===
*Community coordinator will not be able to bring in new core contributors and leadership prior to running out of resources to sustain community.
*Community coordinator and core contributors will not successfully balance sense of ownership with openness.
*Gaps in the contribution pathway that affect growth will not be identified and/or addressed in order to facilitate sustained growth.