Content type: Lesson

An Overview of the Supporter Roles Community team Supporters are a dedicated group of people from all over the world who guide event organizers, answer questions, and generally keep things related to Community team events running on a day-to-day basis. They work alongside new and returning organizers to make sure those organizers are not overworking…

All of the firm expectations in the WordPress Community program and most of the “best practices” come from open source principles or methodology. These same principles and methodologies are applied to our events. Read on to see how! Ticket Prices One of the things we ask WordCamp organizers to do is keep ticket prices as…

The WordPress code base — often referred to simply as Core, and what one installs to set up a new WordPress site — is free software that’s written and maintained by hundreds of volunteers from all over the world. Unsponsored, or Self-sponsored, Contributors These are individuals who donate their personal time, often 2-10 hours a…

Transparency, iteration, egoless participation, and embracing imperfection are the tools we use to build WordPress community. One or more of these open source principles are applied to the work we do within the WordPress Community. A prime examples can be seen in the Five Good Faith Rules, expectations set by the community for community organizers.…

Qualifications Right now, only those Event Supporters, Program Supporters, and Program Managers who have been the successful lead of a WordCamp from application to conclusion in the last 5 years qualify to mentor WordCamps. Getting Started Once you’ve finished mentorship training, you will be able to choose an available WordCamp to mentor. If there’s a…

Event mentors are Community Team Event Supporters, Program Supporters, and Program Managers who have experience organizing events and want to help other organizers have a great time planning rewarding WordPress community events. As a mentor, your job is the same as every Community Team contributor: to help make official community events easier to organize and…

Unfortunately, participation can be or feel risky. Some people, especially people who are underrepresented in technology, are more likely to be criticized, ignored, or ridiculed on the internet than in any other setting in their adult lives. Human beings don’t take risks when they don’t feel confident, and we don’t feel confident when our environment…

One responsibility of a Community team member is to address discriminatory or unwelcoming behavior at community events. We absolutely must address behavior that makes an event unwelcoming when it’s identified. We can’t control what people do, but we can control how we respond, and a non-response removes any benefit from having a code of conduct.…