CSTA Affinity Group/Virtual Community Application

CSTA Affinity Group/Virtual Community Application

Complete this application to create a CSTA Virtual Community Group. All community applications will be reviewed within 2-3 weeks. Please provide as much information and detail as you can to strengthen your application.
Name *

First Name Last Name
Email *
example@example.com
Will this community try to sell, promote or market resources, or products to CSTA members? The CSTA Community is a member-only space to collaborate and any posts around selling products/resources are not allowed. *

Yes No
The CSTA Community is for sharing resources for our members. If you are interested in marketing products and classroom resources, there are opportunities to become a sponsor or Institutional Partner. Please reach out to Partnerships@csteacher.org if you are interested in marketing your product/resources to our members.
Who else would be supporting this virtual community (other volunteers, or chapter leaders?) and would serve as moderators? Please list them below and contact emails *
What is the proposed name of this community? *
Who is this CSTA Community For? *
Please select your CSTA Chapter
Are you a current CSTA Chapter Leader?

Yes No
Have you talked to your Chapter Leader's about this opportunity? (If you haven't, it does not disqualify your application!)

Yes No
How does this group currently communicate?

We haven't formally communicated yet Slack group Google group Email Membernova Other
Would this community be open to other CSTA Members, or invite-only? An Open community means that an CSTA member would be able to login, and join the group. An invite- only community means that only a select group of CSTA members (CSTA chapter members, committee, or a special interest group) would be sent an invite to join the CSTA Community. *

Open CSTA Community Invite-Only CSTA Community I'm not sure
If invite-only, please upload a list with the following information: first name, last name and email. Please note, only those with active CSTA accounts will have access to the CSTA Community.

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Please tell us more about your idea for this community group. Have these people worked together prior? What is the history of this group? What evidence do you have to support interest in this group forming? *
Please provide 2-3 goals of this community, and describe the problem or issue you are trying to address with having a CSTA Community Group. *
Upload your engagement plan. Using this template (download and then fill out and upload) How would this community stay engaged? Please a semi-detailed plan for posts, resources, etc. for posts for the first three months. Examples include 1-2 types of posts per week for the first month and general plans for additional months. You may also upload a file upload of your plans. This is optional during the application process, but will be required before the community is launched.
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How would you ensure this community is sustainable long-term? *
CSTA Virtual Communities are monitored to make sure they adhere to the terms and conditions to create a safe space for CSTA members. By submitting this application, you are accepting a role to help monitor the community and flag posts that do not align with these terms. If a community is determined inactive, with zero new posts, threads and resources in the community for at least 8-12 weeks the community may be dismantled with notice. Please sign below to submit your application. *

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