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== Overview ==
The Communication Working Group (CWG) is an important voice for the OSM Foundation and community.
=== Primary Goals ===
== Content Pillars ==
The following content pillars are based on the CWG's goals
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! Content Pillar !! Group Most Likely to Contribute !! Examples
| Support fundraising || Board, CWG, fundraising committee || social media fundraising campaigns, improvements to giving pages and wikis, communications about corporate memberships and to corporate members, such as: [https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2023/05/02/ethical-guidelines-for-fundraising-at-the-openstreetmap-foundation Ethical Considerations for Fundraising]
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| Support communications about corporate members || Advisory
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== Content Production, Translation & Ethical Considerations ==
==== Sourcing Stories ====
* OSM'ers are able to submit drafts of blog or social media posts or requests for blog or social media posts to be written and published by creating a Gitlab ticket or, if necessary, by emailing communication - at - osmfoundation.org.
* Members of the CWG also propose story ideas and draft/publish posts based on their knowledge of OSM events and topics. The [https://weeklyosm.eu Weekly OSM], [https://en.osm.town/home OSM on Mastodon], and [https://twitter.com/i/lists/718882245956780034 this list] and [https://twitter.com/i/lists/718572139960512512 this list] on X are also sources of content about the OSM community
==== Writing, Editing and Publishing Stories ====
* Stories and requests for social media messages come in via the CWG email and other sources and are ticketed in Gitlab. Individual CWG members volunteer to write blog and/or social media posts, or both. The CWG reserves the right to edit any content that is submitted by the requester for grammar
* Individual CWG members also volunteer to reply to inquiries sent to press - at - osmfoundation.org.
==== Proposed Improvements (in 2024) ====▼
=== Translation ===
When selecting and creating content, the CWG tries to ensure that the global OSM project and community are well-represented.
* Find a balance between the many OSM topics: ideally, 15 - 25
* Represent the global community, including underrepresented voices and regions; unique or unusual topics; and a diverse range of contributions to the project
* Cast a wide net
** try to have a dedicated contact in each of the WGs and regional communities
** collaborate with
** delegate a CWG member to support the OSMF board and SotM WG
** delegate a CWG member to attend meetings of the OSMF Advisory Board
** delegate a CWG member to support the
* Language Localization: see "Translation"
=== Legal and Ethical Considerations ===
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== Monitoring and Evaluation ==
* The CWG does not use a dashboard for its social media and blog posts, which means there is single point of access for assessing engagement on social media channels. Ideally, there is a qualitative review of post engagement at the CWG monthly meeting to improve processes and build a communications strategy over time. [https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/amapanda%20%E1%9A%9B%E1%9A%90%E1%9A%8B%E1%9A%90%E1%9A%85%E1%9A%87%E1%9A%90%E1%9A%9C%20%F0%9F%8F%B3%EF%B8%8F%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%8C%88/diary/401876 This report-out])is a good example of how this kind of analysis could work. ▼
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* There is [https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/courtiney/diary/401468 a very preliminary study] of OSM communications channel data available. This project could be expanded to provide reliable data about how the community shares information.
▲* There is [https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/courtiney/diary/401468 a very preliminary study] of OSM communications channel data available. This project could be expanded to provide reliable data about how the community shares information. Such an analysis could support the OSM community moderators, the OSMF board, and the CWG as they seek to make sure that OSM's training, information sharing, and stories are inclusive, accessible, and well-placed for a global community.
CWG monthly meeting: 1st Monday of every month at 14:00 UTC [https://osmvideo.cloud68.co/user/dor-mt1-8ei-26t/ BBB link]▼
== Join Us ==
▲We are always looking out for new volunteers! The CWG monthly meeting: 1st Monday of every month at 14:00 UTC [https://osmvideo.cloud68.co/user/dor-mt1-8ei-26t/ BBB link]
We are particularly interested in people with skills and experience in writing, translating, graphic design, multimedia, social media management, press & media management and community engagement. Contributors are welcome whether they have a little time to offer, or a lot!
To join, we ask that you send an email to
* Your name or OSM username
* Your affiliations - ie. which OSM-related communities, groups or companies are you a part of? (the reason we ask this is that we want to ensure that no one group has a majority voice within the working group)
* Some information about why you would like to join and the kinds of things you would like to do.
Once you have sent this information, the current CWG members have one week to discuss your request to join and then will get back to you with a decision. This decision is based on the affiliations you provide and the current composition of the CWG membership and not on the additional information you are invited to include - it is not a job application!
If you would like to know more about the CWG before requesting to join, please email us at communication
<small style="color: grey;background-color: #f4f4f4;">Sections: [[#Get_in_touch|Get in touch]] | [[#What_we_do|What we do]] | [[#Join us|Join us]] | [[#Who_we_are|Who we are]] | [[#Meetings_&_minutes|Meetings & minutes]]</small>
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* Dorothea Kazaz▼
* Ilya Zverev
▲* Dorothea
* Harry Wood
* Chris Fleming
* Tobias Knerr
* Andrew Wiseman
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* Amanda McCann
* Mikel Maron
* Rebecca Firth▼
* Benjamin Dills▼
* Pete Masters
* Courtney Williamson
* Marjan Van de Kauter
* Katherin Varfolomeyeva
* Orishaba Donitar
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* [https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Peda Peter Barth] [[Image:En.svg]] [[Image:De.svg]]
* <font color="grey">Wille Marcel</font>
* <font color="grey">Hrvoje Bogner</font>
▲* Rebecca Firth
▲* Benjamin Dills
* Peter Barth
* Jinal Foflia
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