JoinMozilla
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Join Mozilla is a new community engagement and support program aimed primarily at Firefox users: it gives them a simple way to support our mission.
Join Mozilla in 5 Bullets
- Over 400 million people use Firefox every day. Many of these people want to do more: to show their support and help in our efforts to build a better web.
- We need simple, fun ways for these people to connect and engage with Mozilla. Join Mozilla is a first step.
- Join Mozilla is clear, simple program where millions of people can easily support and keep abreast of Mozilla and the open web.
- This massive new community of supporters will back (and cheer on!) the work of 40,000+ Mozillians who already contribute their time and passion.
- Supporter funds go to grants and projects. They help us create new technologies, spread new ideas, and inspire innovation across the web.
- See also: Join Mozilla FAQ
Purpose
- Build on (and grow) brand affinity for Firefox: help people understand that we're about something bigger than just a browser.
- Grow a bigger base to back 50k Mozillians who donate time: millions of supporters backing our community.
- Raise funds for grants and programs like Mozilla Drumbeat that create new tools and drive innovation.
Anti-purpose
- Join Mozilla is NOT a replacement for our existing contributor community
- We already have programs to support Firefox and Thunderbird contributors, and plan to grow and improve them throughout 2011
- We also have programs like Mozilla Drumbeat aimed at getting new kinds of contributors and projects into Mozilla
- Caveat: we do hope that many people who express their support through Join Mozilla will eventually volunteer time or get involved in some other way
Key blog postings
- Next Million Mozillians (redux) context setting post by Mark Surman
- Join Mozilla overview and screencast by Mark Surman
- How to help with Join Mozilla by Jane Finette
Status Updates
Beta launch
Join Mozilla went live on Friday, March 11.
Creative materials
- Web page mockups: [1], [2] (February 2011)
- Join Mozilla cards/certificates Card, German version to come (February 2011)
- T-shirt mockups English German (February 2011)
- Newsletter template Template February 2011
Copy This can also serve as a list of items for future locales
- Join Mozilla landing page
- Join Mozilla thank you page
- Join Mozilla Supporter FAQ
- Join Mozilla Certificate and card copy
- Join Mozilla T-shirt copy
- Join Mozilla Twitter/Facebook copy
- Join Mozilla Welcome e-mail copy
- Join Mozilla monthly newsletter copy
Other assets
- Mozilla video (can be localized with UniSubs)
- [http://www.universalsubtitles.org/en/videos/lXdWMem6KVu8/info/What%20is%20Mozilla/ "What is Mozilla?" video (can be localized with UniSubs)
Get Involved
If you want to get involved in rolling out Join Mozilla, join the newsgroup, find us on IRC at #join, or join the weekly community marketing calls.
- The google version of the mailing list is here. There is also a mozilla.join newsgroup version.
- Mozilla Community marketing calls
- #marketing IRC channel
- Dial-in Info: +1.650.903.0800, followed by 92# and then 7391#
- Or you can use our toll-free number: +1.800.707.2533, followed by 369# and then 7391#. If you're outside the US, use Skype to call in with our toll-free number.
Join Mozilla Team
- Ryan Merkley, acting membership director
- Jane Finette, user engagement director
- Chelsea Novak, member care and development manager
- David Boswell, web lead
- Bogomil Shopov (Bulgaria)
- Alina Mierlus, @alina_mierlus
- Toni Hermoso Pulido (Catalonia)
- Henrik Mitsch (Switzerland)
- Amlan Mitra (India)
- Robin Monks (Canada)
- Alex Wafula (Kenya & Africa in general)
- Bob Chao (Taiwan)
- Jeremy Glassenberg (USA)
- David Bruant (France)
- Fuzzy Fox (UK)
- Paul Booker (England)