Sure, take the parts that seem useful. Share yours, maybe I'll find new
things to use! :)
--Ned.
On 12/20/17 6:18 PM, Don Sheu wrote:
That's a good list. May I steal aspects of it with attribution?
I am very transparent about myself and personal stuff. I really hope
that PuPPy can be like your group Boston Python or Brian's group
ChiPy, where association in the group can inspire folks to contribute
meaningfully to the global Python community and build the tools that
will bring about a future we all want to live in.
The personal stuff sharing ship sailed long ago. By being frank,
clear, and open I hope that I can help our members find their
motivation. Mortality is a motivator. Many of our members are young
and running out of time is a fantasy.
There's a reality to the finite availability of time though.
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On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 2:45 PM, Ned Batchelder <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Don, I'm sorry to hear about your mother's struggle. You didn't
ask for advice on this, but: I don't know how close-knit PuPPy is,
or how personal you have been with them over email in the past. I
wouldn't be that detailed about my personal life in an email to
Boston Python members. Maybe I misunderstood what you were going
to write.
About getting volunteers: it is difficult. I sometimes send out a
call for help, but it doesn't usually yield results. Sometimes I
just pick someone and propose that they do something. Sometimes it
works, sometimes it doesn't.
I've tried to be clear an explicit about what there is to do:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-5UNh5NB1UuVMiLXBqkfyVcgqltksSf_HDchZXp4iCk
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-5UNh5NB1UuVMiLXBqkfyVcgqltksSf_HDchZXp4iCk>
Let me know if you come up with anything else...
--Ned.
On 12/20/17 1:48 PM, Don Sheu wrote:
Working on a holiday-ish message for my PuPPy members. I do
want to frame
my mother's stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis with something
positive about
activating members as volunteers and organizers of our group.
Tough trying to bridge the fact that yesterday was likely my
mother's last
birthday with a message that Rome rose from the ashes of Troy.
Before PuPPy, in Seattle there was SeaPIG. A few years back, I
remember
BayPiggies almost stopped functioning as a community user
group. I'm always
anxious about making sure my group continues after I'm no
longer active or
I'm not able to contribute any longer.
Wonder if anybody has tactics and strategies to share about
activating
members to volunteers and organizers.
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