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Capacity is a measure of the community building potential of teams.  Knowing the capacity of a team helps us support teams with programs and guides that are appropriate to their needs.
Capacity is a measure of the community building potential of teams.  Knowing the capacity of a team helps us provide support through programs and guides that are appropriate to their current situation.


=Measuring Capacity=
=Measuring Capacity=
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=Improving Capacity=
=Improving Capacity=


The People team is here to help teams improve their community building capacity so that they are more effective at bringing volunteers onto their projects.
The People team is here to help teams improve their community building capacity so that they are more effective at bringing volunteers onto their projects. Contact [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/davidwboswell David Boswell] if you are interested in getting help with community building.
 
We will be happy to work with you to create a plan specific to your needs, but we have provided a general outline that can be used as a starting point for teams based on their current capacity.


==Plans for Improving Low Capacity Teams==
==Plans for Improving Low Capacity Teams==
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* Pick someone on your team to devote a few hours each week to community building efforts
* Pick someone on your team to devote a few hours each week to community building efforts
* Have that person start going to [[Grow/Meetings|Grow Mozilla discussions]]
* Have that person start going to [[Grow/Meetings|Grow Mozilla discussions]]
* Work through the [[Contribute/Workshops/Designing_for_participation|Design projects for participation]] workshop on a team call
* Work through the [[Contribute/Workshops/Designing_for_participation|Designing projects for participation]] workshop on a team call
* Create a spreadsheet where you can start manually adding data about community activities
* Create a spreadsheet where you can start manually adding data about community activities


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* Set up a regular public meeting to drive the creation and execution of a community building plan
* Set up a regular public meeting to drive the creation and execution of a community building plan
* Document contribution opportunities for your team on the [[Contribute/Conversion_points|Conversion Points]] wiki
* Document contribution opportunities for your team on the [[Contribute/Conversion_points|Conversion Points]] wiki
* Work through the [[Identifying_contributors|Identifying contributors]] and [[Metrics_for_growth|Metrics for growth]] workshops on a team call
* Work through the [[Contribute/Workshops/Identifying_contributors|Identifying contributors]] and [[Contribute/Workshops/Metrics_for_growth|Metrics for growth]] workshops on a team call
* Have a discussion with the [[Modules/All#Participation_Metrics|Participation Metrics module owner and peers]] about community metrics
* Have a discussion with the [[Modules/All#Participation_Metrics|Participation Metrics module owner and peers]] about community metrics


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* Dedicate at least one person to full-time community building activities
* Dedicate at least one person to full-time community building activities
* Have community builders attend [[Contribute#Meetups|Community Building Meetups]] to take part in planning and knowledge sharing activities with other community builders
* Have community builders attend [[Contribute#Meetups|Community Building Meetups]] to take part in planning and knowledge sharing activities
* Set leverage ratio targets in team's goals process
* Set leverage ratio targets in team's goals process
* Analyze available community metrics to audit and optimize contribution paths
* Analyze available community metrics to audit and optimize contribution paths
* Implement a volunteer recognition and development plan to keep volunteers engaged
* Implement a volunteer recognition and development plan to keep volunteers engaged
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