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== External links == | |||
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* [http://www.how-matters.org/2010/09/09/international-development-online-communities/ Online Communities for International Do-Gooders], a compiled (and growing) list of online communities related to international development and assistance from [http://www.how-matters.org/ how-matters.org] | |||
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== | === Resources for community building and managing === | ||
Here is some suggested reading. Please share key points that are relevant to Appropedia, on [[Talk:Wiki community development]] or the [[A:VP|site discussion page]] or [http://groups.google.com/group/appropedia-community/ community discussion list], particularly if it has inspired you to take action in a particular way. | Here is some suggested reading. Please share key points that are relevant to Appropedia, on [[Talk:Wiki community development]] or the [[A:VP|site discussion page]] or [http://groups.google.com/group/appropedia-community/ community discussion list], particularly if it has inspired you to take action in a particular way. | ||
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* [http://www.feverbee.com/ FeverBee], blog by Richard Millington, "an online community builder currently working for the United Nations Refugee Agency... the founder of [http://commania.ning.com/ Commania], a community for community professionals and the author of the [http://richchallenge.typepad.com/files/communitybuildingmanifesto-1.pdf Online Community Manifesto]. | * [http://www.feverbee.com/ FeverBee], blog by Richard Millington, "an online community builder currently working for the United Nations Refugee Agency... the founder of [http://commania.ning.com/ Commania], a community for community professionals and the author of the [http://richchallenge.typepad.com/files/communitybuildingmanifesto-1.pdf Online Community Manifesto]. | ||
* [http://www.theopensourceway.org/book/ The Open Source Way] - about online community, and being written by an online community. As at 22 Feb 2010, "The strongest sections are [https://www.theopensourceway.org/wiki/Communities_of_practice Communities of practice], [https://www.theopensourceway.org/wiki/How_to_loosely_organize_a_community How to loosely organize a community], and [https://www.theopensourceway.org/wiki/Stuff_everyone_knows_and_forgets_anyway Stuff everyone knows and forgets anyway]", according to the project leader.[http://opensource.com/business/10/2/how-manual-open-source-way-written-open-source-way?sms_ss=identica] | * [http://www.theopensourceway.org/book/ The Open Source Way] - about online community, and being written by an online community. As at 22 Feb 2010, "The strongest sections are [https://www.theopensourceway.org/wiki/Communities_of_practice Communities of practice], [https://www.theopensourceway.org/wiki/How_to_loosely_organize_a_community How to loosely organize a community], and [https://www.theopensourceway.org/wiki/Stuff_everyone_knows_and_forgets_anyway Stuff everyone knows and forgets anyway]", according to the project leader.[http://opensource.com/business/10/2/how-manual-open-source-way-written-open-source-way?sms_ss=identica] | ||
==== Deeper study ==== | |||
If you've read all the above - the books, the blog archives - you have plenty of knowledge to manage an online community. But if you still want to dig deeper, a few topics that might be useful to study are listed below - start at the Wikipedia articles, learn, and check the resources listed there. (This is an initial guess at useful topics - as you research, please improve the list): | |||
* [[Wikipedia:Virtual community]] | |||
* [[Wikipedia:Social capital]] | |||
Research and academic resources: | |||
* [https://facultystaff.richmond.edu/~dforsyth/gd/ Group Dynamics Resource Page] - Donelson R. Forsyth, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond. | |||
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External links
Online communities
- Online Communities for International Do-Gooders, a compiled (and growing) list of online communities related to international development and assistance from how-matters.org
Resources for community building and managing
Here is some suggested reading. Please share key points that are relevant to Appropedia, on Talk:Wiki community development or the site discussion page or community discussion list, particularly if it has inspired you to take action in a particular way.
- Art of Community by Jono Bacon from Ubuntu (you can download the pdf)
- FeverBee, blog by Richard Millington, "an online community builder currently working for the United Nations Refugee Agency... the founder of Commania, a community for community professionals and the author of the Online Community Manifesto.
- The Open Source Way - about online community, and being written by an online community. As at 22 Feb 2010, "The strongest sections are Communities of practice, How to loosely organize a community, and Stuff everyone knows and forgets anyway", according to the project leader.[1]
Deeper study
If you've read all the above - the books, the blog archives - you have plenty of knowledge to manage an online community. But if you still want to dig deeper, a few topics that might be useful to study are listed below - start at the Wikipedia articles, learn, and check the resources listed there. (This is an initial guess at useful topics - as you research, please improve the list):
Research and academic resources:
- Group Dynamics Resource Page - Donelson R. Forsyth, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond.