Use Cases
each use case is described below, along with responses to how they would be treated from the different proposals.
time-limited concerns
A member with limited time to contribute has concerns about MFPL project/policy/infrastructure/strategy.
Leadership Committee Proposal
The member may:
- Email the general info account with the concerns
- Open a ticket at https://support.mayfirst.org/
- contact any of the published email addresses of the work teams
- contact an LC member to raise the issue
- vote for/against LC members in the future that will or will not address the issue.
Working Group Proposal
joining a team/becoming more active
A new member (individual) wants to join a committee/team/working group.
Leadership Committee Proposal
All work teams are publicly advertised with a point person, full contact information, and the dates/times of next meetings. All members are encouraged to join.
Working Group Proposal
all working groups are listed publicly, with contact information and dates/times of upcoming meetings or discussions
outside collaboration/endorsement
An organization or campaign requests campaign collaboration/endorsement.
Leadership Committee Proposal
If the request is for an endorsement that requires no resources, is in the field of communications and is consistent with our statement of unity, the outreach team is empowered to sign on. Requests that involve substantial resource commitment should be endorsed by the Outreach team and approved by the LC
Working Group Proposal
not-yet-member
Someone not yet a member is interested in experiencing how the organization works
Leadership Committee Proposal
They are invited to attend any of the working group meetings and the membership meeting.