How to onboard new people

Attendees: - Dave @timelessway - John B @zakalwe - Sam N @warnthepenguins

get them integrated into website
3 different member roles:
    action networks list  mailing list at /join
        Action Networks is a activism tool
        announcements to promote things: come to actions, general meetings, new member orientations
        copy of it in website  name, email, zip, etc
    individual user accounts on the website
    contacts table on site, can be associated with a user account
    internal listservs/mailing lists for working groups, subgroups etc
        dashboard on Dreamhost  login as Luke
    Google form
        intake survey from people more committed than just the mailing list
        collects detailed info about their connections
        lets them make a working group selection
        updates a Google Sheet
        John has been managing this, parsing out working group selections, and handling them
            forward emails to working group coordinator
            assign emails to mailing list
            send welcome email
Goal
    Get more poeple into the group
    able to participate & get things done
    they can find out where to go and which working group to get involved with
UK induction steps
        watch heading for extinction
        learn about XR
        join a local group
Self-service model for Boston?
    Heading for extinction talk? watch it online or check one out
Transition period
    Moving into working group model now
    Previously, everyone met together
    Now, working groups are more segregated
What is an affinity group?
    Buddy system, group of people you have relationships with
    Go to actions together
    Members interface with action group
How does coordination across working groups happen?
    Working group coordinators meet together 1/wk
User personas

What is the plan for tomorrow’s breakout?

Priority: get people signed up on working groups
Onboarding people with intake form (google form)
making sure people are in website
Onboarding for keybase
Short breakout, followed by listening and taking notes

Totally new users

Outreached user
    In person contact
        at event with a table
        offer to sign up
        give contact info
        we put them into action networks
    Voluntary attendee at an eventwhich working group are you interested in joining?
        greet new people
        intro to small group
        get them to fill out a paper version of the form
        we transcribe
        Outreach team follows up with a personal call
        goal is to get them into a working group
            how to connect them to a group? Do they email the group, or do the groups email them?
        Connect them to handbook
Self-service userfound XR on their own, via link etc
    Model on 3 steps in UK thing
    watch talk
    find the next orientation (in person or live remote)

General calendar

Actions
General meetings
New member orientations
Heading for Extinction talk
Public working group events
Public trainings

Agreements

XR constitution
We need agreements on our norms, procedures, and boundaries