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Resources

Resources are any kind of tool, exercise, story, study, idea or insight that might help people tackle a specific governance challenge.

Governance Questionnaire

A checklist to help you figure out who plays what role in your community.

Context-Building Tasks

Tasks which allow a newer contributor with little context about the project to learn gradually while meaningfully contributing.

CommunityRule

A website to help you write out your governance structure.

Choose A Foundation

Helping projects building governance to choose a Foundation to join (or not).

The Open Source Governance Survey (PEP 8002)

A survey of open source governance models conducted during Python's 2018 governance transition.

Burnout Checklist

A checklist for identifying burnout before it's too late.

FOSS Governance Collection

A Zotero library containing various governance documents used by FOSS projects.

An Introduction to Governance

What is governance, and why should you care about it?

Build a Constitutional Backstop

Answering the question "Who decides who decides?" can help prevent a governance crisis.

Avoiding Bureaucracy

Tips for keeping your governance processes lightweight.

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