Set up working groups & volunteer pipeline
There are now about 600 people in this discord. We've got a list of 120 people who signed up on the website. About 1500 people are following us on twitter. That's a huge amount of people. We should be able to capitalize on this way more than we're currently doing. Right now most of PauseAI actions come from a small group of agentic people who self-organize. That ignores all the people who want to contribute, but just need a small push.
Working groups can help getting more volunteers to become active. It helps structure the organization, it helps to give people a set of responsibilities.
- Press. Get in contact with journalists. Write press releases. Find out about relevant articles. @Kathleen v @Sevatar , see projects-💪Press Team
- Recruitment (HR / volunteers / needs a better name). Onboarding: reach out to every single person who signs up to PauseAI. No Access ake them feel welcome. Get them in some working group. Make sure there is a good vibe. Organise events.
(some ideas, please share thoughts below)
- Strategy. High-level stuff. Coordinate other working groups. Choose long-term strategy. @Guido Reichstadter @Charlie H
- Local groups. See No Access. This is probably the most important part, because face to face meetings are magic.
- Media. Photos, posters, graphics. All that kind of stuff!
- Video. @Will Petillo
- Web. Website, sign up flow, technical side of things. @Liron Shapira @Joseph Miller
- Policy & Lobbying. Reach out to politicians, write proposals, read proposals, give feedback, discuss.
- Funding. Work on getting grants, manage the merchandise, manage funds.
- Which working groups do we need? How do we make sure it's not too much / too little?
- How do we make people enter? Is it a formal process? Do people share it on linkedin? Do they have to sign an agreement?
- Do we require some commitments? E.g. 4 hrs / week?
- Do working groups have closed / private discord channels?
- Do we make working group members public on the website? Helps to find the right person and connect.
- Share ideas on which working groups are needed
- Want to start and lead a working group? Please do!
Working groups can help getting more volunteers to become active. It helps structure the organization, it helps to give people a set of responsibilities.
Current teams
- Press. Get in contact with journalists. Write press releases. Find out about relevant articles. @Kathleen v @Sevatar , see projects-💪Press Team
- Recruitment (HR / volunteers / needs a better name). Onboarding: reach out to every single person who signs up to PauseAI. No Access ake them feel welcome. Get them in some working group. Make sure there is a good vibe. Organise events.
Which teama do we want
(some ideas, please share thoughts below)
- Strategy. High-level stuff. Coordinate other working groups. Choose long-term strategy. @Guido Reichstadter @Charlie H
- Local groups. See No Access. This is probably the most important part, because face to face meetings are magic.
- Media. Photos, posters, graphics. All that kind of stuff!
- Video. @Will Petillo
- Web. Website, sign up flow, technical side of things. @Liron Shapira @Joseph Miller
- Policy & Lobbying. Reach out to politicians, write proposals, read proposals, give feedback, discuss.
- Funding. Work on getting grants, manage the merchandise, manage funds.
Questions
- Which working groups do we need? How do we make sure it's not too much / too little?
- How do we make people enter? Is it a formal process? Do people share it on linkedin? Do they have to sign an agreement?
- Do we require some commitments? E.g. 4 hrs / week?
- Do working groups have closed / private discord channels?
- Do we make working group members public on the website? Helps to find the right person and connect.
How can you help
- Share ideas on which working groups are needed
- Want to start and lead a working group? Please do!
