From ff37eb005fbf93f116c6a7d7ff8eb9528e8c3e8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Dawson Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:36:11 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] doc: add initial text for ambassadors program Signed-off-by: Michael Dawson --- .../advocacy-ambasador-program.md | 89 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 89 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/contributing/advocacy-ambasador-program.md diff --git a/doc/contributing/advocacy-ambasador-program.md b/doc/contributing/advocacy-ambasador-program.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000000..817e4fb6b0f7d7 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/contributing/advocacy-ambasador-program.md @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +# Advocacy Ambassador program + +Node.js aims to support and encourage developers and developer +advocates to promote Node.js as a project and to help communicate +key messages to their constituencies. + +The ambassador program does that by: + +* Maintaining an up-to-date set of messages that the Node.js maintainers would like ambassadors + to promote. These will be documented in the nodejs/ambassadors repository. +* Maintaining an up-to-date set of topics on which additional content + would benefit the community. These will be documented in the + nodejs/ambassadors repository. +* Providing a space for collaborators to share new topics/features they + are working on when they would be happy for ambassadors to help share and get + early feedback. +* Helping ambassadors promote content that aligns with the + messages and topics defined. +* Advocating for ambassadors to be part of the OpenJS speakers bureau, even if the + ambassador is not otherwise an active member of the project itself. + +## Ambassadors nominations + +Any member of the Node.js organization may nominate an ambassador. +The Technical Steering Committee (TSC) will review/approve ambassadors. + +In the initial phase of the program: + +* There will be a maximum of 4 ambassadors. +* The term will be for the calendar year. After a year, ambassadors automatically + drop out of the ambassador list and must be re-nominated. +* Ambassadors will be documented on the nodejs/ambassadors `README.md`. + +The TSC may remove an ambassador for any reason, +including promoting content misaligned with the project. + +Members of the Node.js organization can nominate ambassadors by opening +a discussion issue with the nomination in +[nodejs/collaborators](https://github.com/nodejs/collaborators/) +titled `Nomination X to be an Ambassador`, where X is the name of the person +being nominated. + +## Reviewing content + +Ambassadors are asked to share links to new content before asking +for the content to be promoted. The goal is to provide the opportunity +for collaborators to help improve content as opposed to a detailed +nitpick review. + +This is done by opening an issue in the nodejs/ambassadors +repository, which limits access to members of the Node.js +organization. The issue may include the link to existing published +content or a draft of the content itself. + +Interested members of the Node.js organization may comment +in the issue and the ambassadors are expected to +consider those suggestions and update the content when they feel it +is appropriate. + +Explicit approval is not required in the issue (i.e. if there is no +input, that's OK), but review comments should be addressed before +requesting promotion. + +## Expectations on Ambassadors + +Ambassadors are expected to engage both within the project and externally +in a manner that is consistent with the project's +[Code of Conduct](https://github.com/nodejs/admin/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) +as well as the additional expectations outlined in +[Member Expectations](https://github.com/nodejs/admin/blob/main/MemberExpectations.md). + +## Promoting content + +We trust ambassadors to only request promotion of content that lines +up with the messages and topics outlined, that this content does not overly +market their employer or product/business, and that they have followed the review +process. An ambassador can request promotion of content in the following ways: + +* Requesting that a post be reposted by the Node.js account on a social media platform. +* @-mentioning the nodejs/ambassadors team to ask other ambassadors to repost. +* Posting a link to the content in the "what's new" issue in nodejs/ambassadors + so that it goes out on the news feed. + +Foundation staff will repost the social media post +without any need for validation based on the request coming from +an ambassador. These requests can be made through the existing social channel +in the OpenJS Slack. For that reason and for communication purposes and +collaboration opportunities, ambassadors should be members of the +[OpenJS Slack](https://slack-invite.openjsf.org/).