# 📖 Link collection community building and management

#### To read, listen & watch

- <span lang="en-GB">*B*</span><span lang="en-GB">*uilding a sustainable open source community: training and certifications*</span><span lang="en-GB">: [https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/building-a-sustainable-open-source-community-training-and-certifications/](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/building-a-sustainable-open-source-community-training-and-certifications/) </span>
- <span lang="en-GB">Linux Foundation, </span><span lang="en-GB">*Participating in Open Source Communities*</span><span lang="en-GB">, [https://www.linuxfoundation.org/tools/participating-in-open-source-communities/](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/tools/participating-in-open-source-communities/) </span>
- <span lang="en-GB">*Coaching for Open Source Communities 2.0:*</span><span lang="en-GB"> [https://medium.com/@leslielauralive/coaching-for-open-source-communities-2-0-b29b84a43322](https://medium.com/@leslielauralive/coaching-for-open-source-communities-2-0-b29b84a43322) </span><span lang="en-GB">and</span><span lang="en-GB"> [https://archive.fosdem.org/2019/schedule/event/community\_coaching\_open\_source\_communities\_2/](https://archive.fosdem.org/2019/schedule/event/community_coaching_open_source_communities_2/) </span>
- <span lang="en-GB">\#</span><span lang="en-GB">MoreThanCode’</span><span lang="en-GB">s tips on community building</span><span lang="en-GB">: [https://morethancode.cc/report/executivesummary/](https://morethancode.cc/report/executivesummary/) </span>
- <span lang="en-GB">Open Source Guide, </span><span lang="en-GB">*Building Welcoming Communities*</span><span lang="en-GB">: [https://opensource.guide/building-community/](https://opensource.guide/building-community/) </span>

#### Methods &amp; tools

- <span lang="en-GB">Some people want just the basic infos, others are interested in more details. Writing/Communicating in an </span><span lang="en-GB">*inverted pyramid-style*</span><span lang="en-GB"> helps: Give the most basic information first, put details in later sections that can be easily ignored if there is no strong interest in them: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted\_pyramid\_(journalism)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_pyramid_(journalism)) </span>
- <span lang="en-GB">The </span><span lang="en-GB">*Wheel of Successfuly Practice*</span><span lang="en-GB"> gives an overview of practices that help to grow and maintain communities: [https://preparecenter.org/resource/valuing-what-works-success-factors-in-disaster-preparedness/](https://preparecenter.org/resource/valuing-what-works-success-factors-in-disaster-preparedness/) </span>
- <span lang="en-GB">Read up on </span><span lang="en-GB">*Legitimate peripheral participation*</span><span lang="en-GB"> to understand how newcomers can become part of the community: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legitimate\_peripheral\_participation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legitimate_peripheral_participation) </span><span lang="en-GB">and [https://www.fordes.de/posts/LegitimatePeripheralParticipationWikipedia.html](https://www.fordes.de/posts/LegitimatePeripheralParticipationWikipedia.html) </span>
- <span lang="en-GB">Automatization tools for communication:</span>
    - MailerLite for newsletters - reasonable free tier [http://mailerlite.com](http://mailerlite.com)
    - Buttondown for newsletters - automations and a generous free plan [https://buttondown.com](https://buttondown.com)
    - Mattermost, discord, slack, whatsapp groups, signal, Matrix (Some channels are more or less attractive to some communities – discord is a bit more gamer-y, matrix more for devs etc.)
    - <span lang="en-GB">List from the Civic Field Tech Guide with tools: [https://directory.civictech.guide/listing-category/internal-communication-and-coordination](https://directory.civictech.guide/listing-category/internal-communication-and-coordination)</span>

For networking opportunites take also a look at our link collection on project presentation and communication: [https://kb.prototypefund.de/Themen/prasentation-und-kommunikation/page/link-collection-project-presentation-and-communication](https://kb.prototypefund.de/Themen/prasentation-und-kommunikation/page/link-collection-project-presentation-and-communication)