Title: Recap of the Contributor Working Group’s Mentorship Chat on January 18, 2024
Author: Patricia BT
Published: January 22, 2024
Last modified: February 23, 2024

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# Recap of the Contributor Working Group’s Mentorship Chat on January 18, 2024

**Agenda:** 
[https://make.wordpress.org/community/2024/01/17/contributor-working-group-mentorship-chat-agenda-january-17th-0700-utc-apac-emea-and-1600-utc-amer/](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2024/01/17/contributor-working-group-mentorship-chat-agenda-january-17th-0700-utc-apac-emea-and-1600-utc-amer/)

**Meeting links (SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/).
The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/)):**
[APAC/EMEA](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1705561254766209), [AMER](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1705593615070869)

**Hosts: **[@adityakane](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adityakane/) (EMEA) [@harishanker](https://profiles.wordpress.org/harishanker/)(
AMER)

**Notes:** [@patricia70](https://profiles.wordpress.org/patricia70/)

**In Attendance:**
APAC/EMEA [@adityakane](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adityakane/)(
host) + [@angelasjin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/angelasjin/) [@harishanker](https://profiles.wordpress.org/harishanker/)
[@hellosatya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hellosatya/) [@javiercasares](https://profiles.wordpress.org/javiercasares/)
[@KafleG](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kafleg/) [@kirasong](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kirasong/)
[@nao](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nao/) [@oglekler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/oglekler/)
[@onealtr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/onealtr/) [@patricia70](https://profiles.wordpress.org/patricia70/)
[@ratneshsonar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ratneshsonar/) [@unintended8](https://profiles.wordpress.org/unintended8/)
[@webtechpooja](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webtechpooja/) [@yoga1103](https://profiles.wordpress.org/yoga1103/)
+ async [@coachbirgit](https://profiles.wordpress.org/coachbirgit/) [@josepmoran](https://profiles.wordpress.org/josepmoran/)
AMER: [@harishanker](https://profiles.wordpress.org/harishanker/) (host) + [@alexcu21](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexcu21/)
[@alexdeborba](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexdeborba/) [@annezazu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annezazu/)
[@askdesign](https://profiles.wordpress.org/askdesign/) [@gusa](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gusa/)
[@hellosatya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hellosatya/) [@nilovelez](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nilovelez/)
[@tobifjellner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) [@tokyobiyori](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tokyobiyori/)
[@topher1kenobe](https://profiles.wordpress.org/topher1kenobe/) [@voboghure](https://profiles.wordpress.org/voboghure/)
+ async [@ninianepress](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ninianepress/)

Last meeting recap:
[https://make.wordpress.org/community/2023/12/28/recap-of-the-contributor-working-groups-mentorship-chat-on-december-21-2023/](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2023/12/28/recap-of-the-contributor-working-groups-mentorship-chat-on-december-21-2023/)

## Notes

We shared the agenda and latest win:
[@adityakane](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adityakane/):“
Currently, we have received 10 mentorEvent Supporter Event Supporter (formerly Mentor)
is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their 
assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline,
help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues.
and 13 mentee applications”

## Mentorship Cohort Details

**Program Schedule and status**

 * [Call](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2024/01/12/call-for-mentees-mentors-cohort-2/)
   for mentorsEvent Supporter Event Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has
   already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee 
   every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them
   to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues. and mentees–
   Published ⌊:tada:⌉
 * Cohort selection & program building: (Jan 8 – Feb 15) – Ongoing
 * Announce selected mentees/mentors (Feb 14)
 * Mentorship Program: 4-6 weeks (Feb 19 – March 29; 6 weeks leading up to the release
   week)
 * Graduation & Retrospective: 2 weeks (April 1 – April 12)

[@gusa](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gusa/) asks if it’s possible to publish which
teams are selected by applicants.
**More Mentorship Projects Wanted**

Here is a summary of the ideas we have received thus far:

 * [@onemaggie](https://wordpress.slack.com/team/U018U7L036K) and [@kafleg](https://wordpress.slack.com/team/U09G948EP)
   have agreed to run a[ Community Theme Project](https://github.com/WordPress/community-themes)
   within the program (this is a confirmed project, and we will be having this for
   our program!)
 * [Courtney](https://wordpress.slack.com/team/U02RQ0375) ([@courane01](https://profiles.wordpress.org/courane01/))
   had proposed an idea of creating collaborative Learn WordPress workshops (this
   program can only be worked on if there is a mentor from the training team)
 * [@annezazu](https://wordpress.slack.com/team/U02S2V0TP) proposed the idea of 
   a dedicated mentorship opportunity for folks to shadow WordPress releases. (this
   idea is being worked on)
 * [gusaus](https://wordpress.slack.com/team/UKHQF66A1) ([@gusa](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gusa/))
   proposed that we [extend the do_action format to host a collaborative hackathon for the event](https://github.com/WordPress/wp-contributor-working-group-tracker/discussions/7#discussioncomment-8098358).(
   this idea was just suggested and needs to be considered)

[@ninianepress](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ninianepress/) mentions potential
projects for the Marketing and Docs:

 * [Mobile app end user articles](https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/89/views/1)
 * [Leveraging marketing strategies to eclipse WordPress competitors](https://github.com/WordPress/Marketing-Team/discussions/202)
 * Data Liberation docs: [https://wordpress.org/data-liberation/](https://wordpress.org/data-liberation/)
 * So many open issues in the Docs Team Issues Tracker: [https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22](https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22)
 * [https://make.wordpress.org/training/2023/07/07/project-thread-learning-pathways-on-learn-wordpress/](https://make.wordpress.org/training/2023/07/07/project-thread-learning-pathways-on-learn-wordpress/)

[@annezazu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annezazu/) [suggests](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1705595355913289)
a dedicated release-oriented mentoring project that offers participants an inside
view of releases with dedicated projects. She also shared that as part of the Queeromattic
Employee Resource Group of Automattic, scholarships could be made available for 
participants. The idea was welcomed with great enthusiasm. 

## Request for Feedback

We had a discussion around [@gusa](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gusa/) [proposal](https://github.com/WordPress/sustainability/issues/24)
and [comment](https://github.com/WordPress/wp-contributor-working-group-tracker/discussions/7#discussioncomment-8147971)
about scholarship/stipend.

Additional [ideas for Mentorship Projects](https://github.com/WordPress/wp-contributor-working-group-tracker/discussions/7):

 * [@patricia70](https://profiles.wordpress.org/patricia70/) shares that BuddyPress
   expressed their interest in participating
 * [@yoga1103](https://profiles.wordpress.org/yoga1103/) proposes Guided Test sprints
 * [@yoga1103](https://profiles.wordpress.org/yoga1103/) and [@webtechpooja](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webtechpooja/)
   mention Test bug scrub 

## Amplify the Mentorship Calls

All working group members were encouraged to amplify the Mentorship calls. The Make/
Marketing team already has published the following posts in social platforms on 
official WordPress accounts:

 * [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/WordPress/posts/pfbid0fp14DJPvFF8KuFWXc3aXoJdgHBU4uibhnqRdvf9ayuiBk7CxgVSdAs658nvUJuCql?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXhe99SaSijFbdMvpnlxlUtMISoXdDGIN3sEBrGKl_vqwTFbDyQyrXMvMJzA0fNugQrypQeGhKJ-WkQj0MwRz8NwGAus14GLBUFO2tFGhs-gTR787XnUfXh8twAMrVSyDDNo-jm53ksLx3H3pdCo42JtlhkdzL4lfea5kMsV7y83I_taSTDW84vQiW_ffgnxkY&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R)
 * [Twitter](https://twitter.com/WordPress/status/1747732529434509416)
 * [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7153498223481950209/)

Additionally, the Make/Marketing team has an [Amplify entry](https://github.com/WordPress/Marketing-Team/issues/340)
in their GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git
repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers.
Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription.
GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches
by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged by the repository
owner. [https://github.com/](https://github.com/) profile.

[@hellosatya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hellosatya/) proposes to involve the
Make/Marketing team to have the mentorship program mentioned in every team’s meetings.

## Criteria for Selecting Mentors and Mentees

Discussion around the criteria:
[https://github.com/WordPress/wp-contributor-working-group-tracker/issues/9](https://github.com/WordPress/wp-contributor-working-group-tracker/issues/9)

## Upcoming Tasks (Help welcome!)

We also reviewed upcoming tasks for the mentorship program. Working group members
are encouraged to leave a comment on the relevant GitHub issue or help us by creating
an issue.

 * [Documentation Tasks](https://github.com/WordPress/wp-contributor-working-group-tracker/issues/10)
    - Revise & establish a Mentor guide (handbook, resource guide)
    - Revise & establish a Mentee guide
    - Show running document
    - Status checklist template for each mentee
       * [Check-in templates](https://github.com/WordPress/wp-contributor-working-group-tracker/issues/5)(
         30-day, 60-day, 90-day)
 * Scheduling sessions and managing shared calendar
    - Kick-off Call
    - [Onboarding sessions](https://github.com/WordPress/wp-contributor-working-group-tracker/issues/8)
    - Graduation Call
 * Planning and executing Projects
 * [Low Priority] Follow-up on the [Mentorship Program participant spotlight articles](https://github.com/WordPress/Marketing-Team/issues/339)

## Open discussion

[@angelasjin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/angelasjin/) proposed “office hoursOffice
Hours Defined times when the Global Community Team are in the #community-events 
Slack channel. If there is anything you would like to discuss – you do not need 
to inform them in advance.You are very welcome to drop into any of the Community
Team Slack channels at any time.” for mentors where she will be answering questions
and providing support to mentors as needed. 

Notes by [@patricia70](https://profiles.wordpress.org/patricia70/), reviewed by 
[@harishanker](https://profiles.wordpress.org/harishanker/) and [@nao](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nao/)

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