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”
Posted by Gabrielle Rabinowitz, Community Manager at Trellis We’ve recently started a monthly community management journal club at AAAS. In our first two meetings, we’ve focused on two questions at the heart … Continue reading “Community manager journal club recap: Fostering a sense of belonging”
CSCCE Tools Trials are synchronous opportunities for STEM community managers to test out a new platform and/or explore how that platform can be used to support community engagement (e.g., our … Continue reading “CSCCE Tools Trials return in 2026 – starting with Zulip!”
We wanted to share an update on the application and selection process for the first cohort of the Birdaro training program, including how it’s been influencing our next steps with … Continue reading “We’re reviewing applications for the first Birdaro training program!”
August 2025 CSCCE Monthly Newsletter New resources, trainings, and more! AUGUSt 2025 Newsletter New resources, trainings, and more! In this month’s newsletter, we’re highlighting both the published resources you might … Continue reading “August 2025 Newsletter”
June 2025 CSCCE Monthly Newsletter Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals: Training to build shared language, community, and impact JUNE 2025 Newsletter Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals: Training to build shared language, community, … Continue reading “June 2025 Newsletter”
A couple of weeks ago, we celebrated the graduation of our first general registration cohort of our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (PMB). They followed in the footsteps of our … Continue reading “Project Management for Scientists – choose the training combo that works best for you!”
Curation is the art of organizing your content so that it is findable in different ways. For example, you might create topical resource pages on your website where you collect … Continue reading “Curation”
Taking multiple sources of information and weaving them together into a single narrative. Examples of synthetic content include conference recaps, reports, and proposals. Synthesis is not curation or summary: A … Continue reading “Synthesis”
In STEM, it is not unusual for communities to form around the development, maintenance, and evolution of open source software tools that are used in scientific research. In these cases, … Continue reading “GitHub for community management”