Issues Forum Guide

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Our updated Issues Forum Guide is a work in progress.

The new more concise guide will start with an open chapter and then based on your needs you may refer to multiple appendices.

This advice can be adapted and used for anyone seeking to host online community participation that matters NOT just to launch an Issues Forum with E-Democracy.org.

We are in the process streamlining our model to allow a single volunteer (the Forum Manager) to start a forum. We will also be encouraging communities to adapt the support "team" concept as best suits their needs (be that an informal team with the Forum Manager as leader, a team with volunteers taking various roles, a committee with a chair other than the Forum Manager who leads support efforts, etc.). These changes are not yet reflected in our updated drafts.

• Draft Issue Forum Guide - Lead Chapter - Via Google Docs
• Appendix 1 - Technology, GroupServer
• Appendix 2 - Managing the Forum

If you would like to help edit this guide, please contact us and we will share those rights with you.

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