Contribute/Pathways/Guides/Guides-SOP

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DRAFT
Descriptions, links and terminology will change and evolve.

This SOP is to provide Guides with all the project overview, roles and responsibilities

Resources

Terminology Functional Areas Guides Discourse Application Form

Program Description

Guides is a program to help brand new and potential contributors orient themselves, choose a pathway, and gain confidence in the early days of contribution. Guides themselves play a critical role in helping new contributors overcome both common and personal obstacles, through mentorship.

Who we're helping

  • People interested in contributing to Mozilla, who have requested more information on the 'Get Involved Page'.
  • New contributors, who may have attempted contribution, but got lost, hit roadblocks or generally need a nudge.
  • New contributors who, haven't quite found their place and are looking at other opportunities to get, and stay involved.

Who can be a Guide?

  • Mozillian.org vouched member
  • Mozilla Rep
  • Firefox Student Ambassador (to confirm age requirements)

How are Guides Invited?

For Version 1 of Guides, email invites will be sent to Mozilla Reps and to those in Mozillians.org in Mentor Groups, and by referal from a functional area leader.

What criteria is used to evaluate Guide applicants?

  • 3 months or more experience working in, or contributing to a specific functional/contribution area.
  • Genuine interest in helping people.
  • Understanding of pathway entry-points for a given functional/contribution area.
  • Availability to visit the Guides Discourse Board, approx. once per day to respond to questions. (this is obviously variable to how many Guides per area we have.
  • Vouched Mozillians profile .
  • [Confirming Age Requirement - TBA]
  • Speak and Read English (Version 1 Launch Only - we will revisit this for Version 1)
  • (Optional) Interest in 1:1 mentoring opportunities.

What Guides are *not*

  • Expected to form a mentor relationship with new contributors.
  • Gatekeepers for contribution areas ie: they don't decide whether or not a contributor will be successful, or valuable.
  • Official representatives of a given functional/contribution area.

Application Process

All applicants are asked to fill out this form. For the first version of Guides, applications must be in prior to Oct. 6th for the launch of Version 1, with ongoing review & acceptance after that.

Application Workflow

Invitation

  • Emails will be sent to appropriate lists, and Mozillians.org groups
    • Mozilla Reps
    • Mozillian Mentor Groups

Screening

Screening will done within one week of application, with approval (or denial) to follow shortly thereafter via email.

Acceptance

Once accepted, Guide's will be directed to follow a number of steps as part of orientation:

  • Add themselves to the Guides Mozillian's Group.
  • Introduce themselves as a Guide on the appropriate Discourse Group.
  • Attend a scheduled orientation call on Guides and mentoring.

Next Orientation Call

  • October 7th

== Responsibilities

Tools

Out of Scope for V1

  • Localization
  • Mentoring Software (Kitherder)
  • Contributor 1:1 mentorship
  • Audit of long-term platform for Guides
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