Working Groups/coord/getinvolved

What to do when someone submits a request to get involved.


 * The Get involved page ( http://okfn.org/get-involved ) links to a google spreadsheet that collects the provided information.
 * Those on the coord group that are responsible for looking after this process should set up alerts for when the spreadsheet changes.
 * When a change comes in, the following tasks should be completed.

FIRST
Send a reply to the person that submitted the request, and copy to the getinvolved@okfn.org email address. Here is a default template email:

Hello,

Thank you very much for contacting the OKF and offering to get involved.

We would be glad to connect you with others in the OKF that you could do exciting work with.

I will inform our project and working group teams about your offer to help. I or another OKF member will get back to you as soon as possible with more information. For now, please do browse the various OKF projects and working groups; you are free to contact directly any that interest you, or get back to me with any further questions.

OKF community page - http://okfn.org/community

OKF projects - http://okfn.org/projects

OKF working groups - http://wiki.okfn.org/wg

Thanks again,

coord group Open Knowledge Foundation

SECOND

 * Email the coord group mailing list and point out that there is a new get involved request. Ask for responses from groups that are looking for help.
 * If there is an obvious match between the offer to get involved and some particular project or group, contact them and arrange for them to talk further with the person offering to get involved

THIRD
Update the get involved spreadsheet to record when the person was initially contacted and what follow up occurred.