2024-09-18 Outreach & Engagement notes

Participants

Architecture for Samvera websites
- Samvera.org issues
Upcoming press releases/blog posts
- Hyku site press release
- Molly’s making the case documents
Samvera style guide - notes below from last meeting
- This will make it easier for multiple people to write consistently, for future website styling, and for presentations
- Website version is something James could work on
- Style guide worksheet
- Can do a cheat-sheet version for branding/logos/colors/fonts/special words/boilerplate
- Examples/resources: https://gettingattention.org/nonprofit-style-guide/, https://www.elevationweb.org/blog/nonprofit-brand-style-guide/, https://medium.com/digital-fundraising-for-nonprofits/nonprofit-branding-8-examples-of-nonprofit-brand-books-style-guides-df136fbf4f90
- https://libguides.palni.edu/communication_manual
- Can default to AP style for things that are not Samvera specific
- Can include accessibility standards as part of the brand guide
Samvera repository tour
- updates to existing content
- call for additional items
Checking on meeting frequency -
- Attendees agreed that monthly would work for now on, third Wed
- can engage on slack for works in progress
Communications planning for October-January
Other discussion items/open discussion time

Action items: