Community organizers are committed to bringing people together in the Seattle area to learn, share, and grow. They are dependable individuals with a passion for WordPress. Community organizers ensure that anyone who would like to host a sanctioned meetup or a special event is fully supported and does so in keeping with the Five Good Faith Rules.
Responsibilities
Admin/Management
- Manage community’s assets:
- Meetup.com
- WPSeattle.org portal
- MailChimp-powered mailing list
- Slack channels
- seattle.wordcamp.org
- Gmail and PayPal accounts
- PollDaddy (paid for to use with WordCamp but available for our use)
- Projector (currently lives in the WP Seattle storage unit)
- Respond to inquiries from people who would like to start new meetups and help them succeed in finding venues, speakers, and anything else they need
- Develop an annual budget based on community needs and support of resources
- Raise sponsorship money based on budget detailing how funds will be committed
- Communicate with the WordPress Central Community Outreach team regarding the community’s needs and questions about compliance with guidelines/code of conduct
- Liaise with WordCamp organizing team
Support/Training
- Hold quarterly virtual or in-person meetings with Meetup Organizers
- Empower meetup hosts to be successful in organizing their meetups
- Develop leadership within the WP community
- Work to ensure continuity of leadership and support for the annual WordCamp
Marketing
- Reach out to community members on a regular basis to promote meetups, WordCamp, and opportunities to network with other WordPress users
- Survey and gather feedback from community members to improve meetups and online resources offered to Seattle-area WordPress users
- Build the MailChimp mailing list to promote the community’s resources