CiviCRM contributor news - Volume 5, May 2016

CiviCRM

Contributor News

A monthly update for contributors to CiviCRM

Getting organised: teams and working groups

We're rolling out teams and working-groups across our community as a way to better structure and organise our work, and make our community easier to understand - both for new people and for those that have been around a few years already. Have a look at this blog post and let us know if you're on a working group that isn't yet covered.


Tracking contributions to CiviCRM

Tracking who is contributing what to CiviCRM is crucial for a number of reasons. We've started building out an active contributor framework to do so in an automated and transparent way. Read more about it in this blog post and help shape the framework if you have time to contribute.


New chat infrastructure

Wondering where CiviCRM people hang out? https://chat.civicrm.org is a new chat infrastructure that we've created to improve communication across our community. Chat is organised into channels. Find the right one for you and get chatting.


Colorado sprint marketing agenda taking shape

CiviCRM sprints are a tremendous opportunity to get involved with the community while supporting the project. But, they can be a bit off-putting for non-developers because there is often a perception that they’re geared towards writing code. There are always opportunities for non-developers to get involved with CiviCRM, and this year’s post-CiviCon Colorado sprint is no different. In fact, we hope to pull together a team of people focused on marketing CiviCRM to current and new potential users. If you’re on the fence about attending the sprint, read on!