In 2017, the topics of the project teams included creating a skillswheel for scientific community engagement managers, conducting a survey of scientific organizations running advocacy or ambassador programs and producing … Continue reading “CEFP2017 Project Teams”
The inaugural class of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation funded AAAS Community Engagement Fellows Program (CEFP) finished their on-site training In January, but their fellowship has just begun! In this … Continue reading “The #CEFP2017 Project Teams: Four open questions in scientific community management”
In January 2017, we wrapped up the training week for the inaugural class of the AAAS Community Engagement Fellows Program (CEFP), funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The first cohort … Continue reading “Lessons learned balancing researcher and participant roles at #CEFP2017”
In January 2017, we wrapped up the training week for the inaugural class of the AAAS Community Engagement Fellows Program (CEFP), funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The first cohort … Continue reading “Structured dialogue at #CEFP2017: A recap of the Toolbox Dialogue Initiative workshop”
Our newest resource, the CSCCE Skills Wheel and guidebook, is out this week. Created by the C3 project team of the 2017 CEFP cohort, the wheel defines 45 skills used … Continue reading “What does a scientific community manager do? Check out the CSCCE Skills Wheel and accompanying guidebook!”
This post summarizes the report of the “Scientific Advocacy/Ambassador Programs Survey” by the 2017 Community Engagement Fellows Program (CEFP) Advocacy Ninjas project team (Melanie Binder, Heidi Laješić, Stephanie O’Donnell, Allen … Continue reading “Ambassadors, Fellows, Champions, and More: What defines success in scientific community champions programs?”
If you’re looking to hire a community manager – perhaps for the first time – this collection of resources includes tips for doing so. It also includes information for first … Continue reading “Hiring / Becoming a community manager”
Whether you’re a first time scientific community manager or have been supporting communities for some time, resources on this page will help you to address some common challenges – from … Continue reading “Being a scientific community manager”
Many communities rely on online platforms and communication tools to stay connected and to host events. On this page we have highlighted several blog posts about building and sustaining communities … Continue reading “Online communities and communication tools”
Event programming is a feature of many communities – whether that’s a monthly community call or an annual conference. But how do you design events that are welcoming from the … Continue reading “Organizing community events”