--- title: About TAG Contributor Strategy linkTitle: About menu: main: weight: 10 --- {{% blocks/lead color="primary" align="left" %}} TAG Contributor Strategy is responsible for contributor experience, sustainability, governance, and openness guidance to help CNCF community groups and projects with their own contributor strategies for a healthy project. We are a CNCF Special Interest Group that advises the Technical Oversight Committee and CNCF projects on strategies related to building, scaling, and retaining contributor communities, including governance, communications, operations, and tools. We want to help grow flourishing, sustainable communities with smooth journeys throughout their CNCF project lifecycle. [Read our Charter](/about/charter/) a line drawing of a busy bee {{% /blocks/lead %}}
{{% blocks/lead color="white" align="left" %}} ## Unknown Terms? If you encounter any unfamiliar terms in this document or on our website, we have a [glossary](/resources/glossary) available. {{% /blocks/lead %}}
{{% blocks/lead color="gray-900" align="left" %}} The mission of CNCF TAG Contributor Strategy is to collaborate on strategies related to building, scaling, and retaining contributor communities, including (people) governance, communications, operations, and tools. We want to help grow flourishing, sustainable communities with smooth journeys throughout their CNCF project lifecycle. {{% /blocks/lead %}}
{{% blocks/section color="gray-900" %}} {{% blocks/feature icon="fas fa-hands" title="Intentional Space" %}} Host a maintainers circle omprised of those interested in growing their projects and joining fellow maintainers in related cross project discussions. {{% /blocks/feature %}} {{% blocks/feature icon="fas fa-assistive-listening-systems" title="Listen and Advise" %}} Create informational and training resources including guides, tutorials and templates of best practices, trade-offs, strategies, building and participating in scalable contributor communities. {{% /blocks/feature %}} {{% /blocks/section %}} {{% blocks/section color="gray-900" %}} {{% blocks/feature icon="fas fa-tasks" title="Evaluate and Foster" %}} Assist the CNCF Technical Oversight Committee with assessments and due diligence of prospective new projects by developing community graduation criteria check points for rolling feedback and guidance. {{% /blocks/feature %}} {{% blocks/feature icon="fas fa-comments" title="Educate and Engage" %}} Provide guidance to end users on how to engage with contributors and vice versa. {{% /blocks/feature %}} {{% /blocks/section %}}
{{% blocks/section color="gray-700" %}} {{% blocks/feature icon="fa-gavel" title="Governance" url="governance/" %}} Looking to improve your project's governance model? We've got you covered! {{% /blocks/feature %}} {{% blocks/feature icon="fas fa-heartbeat" title="Contributor Growth" url="contributor-growth/" %}} Need more contributors? Maybe a few good maintainers? We can help you sustainably grow your contributor base, and provide tips for doing so without burning out. {{% /blocks/feature %}} {{% blocks/feature icon="fas fa-hand-holding-heart" title="Mentoring" url="mentoring/" %}} Want to help new contributors get started? We participate in and run several mentorship programs! {{% /blocks/feature %}} {{% blocks/feature icon="fas fa-handshake" title="Maintainers Circle" url="maintainers-circle/" %}} Connect with other maintainers, share best practices, commiserate and grow. {{% /blocks/feature %}} {{% /blocks/section %}}
{{% blocks/section color="gray-300" %}} {{% blocks/feature icon="fas fa-video" title="Meetings" %}} View our calendar to see when we meet next. Meeting minutes and agenda Meeting Link {{% /blocks/feature %}} {{% blocks/feature icon="fas fa-envelope" title="Mailing List" url="https://lists.cncf.io/g/cncf-tag-contributor-strategy" url_text="Sign Up" %}} Keep up-to-date on new templates, advisory guides, and what we are planning next. {{% /blocks/feature %}} {{% blocks/feature title="Slack" icon="fab fa-slack" %}} [#tag-contributor-strategy](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/CT6CWS1JN) on [CNCF Slack](https://slack.cncf.io) {{% /blocks/feature %}} {{% blocks/feature icon="fas fa-user-alt" title="Leadership" %}}

Dawn Foster (@geekygirldawn), CHAOSS Project

Josh Berkus (@jberkus), Red Hat

Catherine Paganini (@CathPag), Buoyant

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