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· Dec 3
👋 Hello to all of our new followers! We’re so happy to (re)connect with you here on Bluesky. If we haven’t “met” before, CSCCE is a research and training center to support and study the emerging field of scientific community engagement…
Our last blog post of 2025 is a look back on everything we did this year - a recap of our ongoing work supporting human infrastructure in STEM and, more recently, scientific open-source projects: www.cscce.org/2025/12/17/2...
2025 in review: Ongoing support for human infrastructure in STEM and open source - CSCCE
2025 was another busy year for CSCCE as we continued our work supporting community managers in STEM, and expanded our collaboration with open-source projects. Threaded throughout our work is the … Co...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Our last blog post of 2025 is a look back on everything we did this year - a recap of our ongoing work supporting human infrastructure in STEM and, more recently, scientific open-source projects: www.cscce.org/2025/12/17/2...
A big thank you to everyone who joined us at yesterday’s annual CSCCE end-of-year potluck! You can find a brief write-up of the call on the CSCCE blog: www.cscce.org/2025/12/17/d...
December community call recap: An online potluck filled with reflection, (re-)connection, and…cats! - CSCCE
To close out the year, we hosted our seventh annual end-of-year community potluck on Tuesday, 16 December 2025.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A big thank you to everyone who joined us at yesterday’s annual CSCCE end-of-year potluck! You can find a brief write-up of the call on the CSCCE blog: www.cscce.org/2025/12/17/d...
This week at CSCCE, we’re wrapping up our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (PMB) with an office hours session, and hosting the last couple of sessions of the Birdaro training program. Also - tomorrow it’s our annual community potluck!
December 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This week at CSCCE, we’re wrapping up our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (PMB) with an office hours session, and hosting the last couple of sessions of the Birdaro training program. Also - tomorrow it’s our annual community potluck!
We’re hosting an end-of-year, online community potluck, and you’re invited!! Join CSCCE staff and your fellow STEM community managers on Tuesday 16 December at 11am EST / 4pm UTC: www.cscce.org/2025/11/19/d...
December’s community call: Seventh annual CSCCE community potluck - CSCCE
Join us on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, at 11am EST / 4pm UTC for our annual end-of-year community call - and "bring a dessert" to share!
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December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We’re hosting an end-of-year, online community potluck, and you’re invited!! Join CSCCE staff and your fellow STEM community managers on Tuesday 16 December at 11am EST / 4pm UTC: www.cscce.org/2025/11/19/d...
Happy Giving Tuesday! A reminder that you can give to CSCCE this year in a range of different ways. If you’re interested in making a donation to support our community programming, you can do so here: www.cscce.org/donate/
Donate - CSCCE
Donate to CSCCE by making either a one-off or repeating donation. Your gift will help support community managers acccross the STEM ecosystem.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Happy Giving Tuesday! A reminder that you can give to CSCCE this year in a range of different ways. If you’re interested in making a donation to support our community programming, you can do so here: www.cscce.org/donate/
This week at CSCCE, it’s week 2 of our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (PMB), our Birdaro participants enter their fourth week of creating a team playbook or contributor guide, and we’re hosting our last Quarterly Skills Share session of the year!
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This week at CSCCE, it’s week 2 of our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (PMB), our Birdaro participants enter their fourth week of creating a team playbook or contributor guide, and we’re hosting our last Quarterly Skills Share session of the year!
It’s a short week for CSCCE - our virtual office will be closing later today in observance of the US Thanksgiving holiday. But, we wanted to make sure you saw this month’s newsletter! www.cscce.org/november-202...
November 2025 Newsletter - CSCCE
November 2025 CSCCE Monthly Newsletter How to donate to CSCCE this Giving Tuesday NOVEMBER 2025 Newsletter How to donate to CSCCE this Giving Tuesday Next Tuesday, 2 December, is Giving … Continue rea...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It’s a short week for CSCCE - our virtual office will be closing later today in observance of the US Thanksgiving holiday. But, we wanted to make sure you saw this month’s newsletter! www.cscce.org/november-202...
Congratulations to our latest Community Manager Certification Program Graduates!!! We’re delighted to celebrate 7 new CSCCE-Certified CMs: www.cscce.org/2025/11/24/s...
Seven more STEM community managers have completed the CSCCE Certification Program! - CSCCE
Congratulations to Rieley Auger, Sophie Bui, Yan-Kay Ho, Allie Lau, Zoë Leanza, Johanssen Obanda, and Curtis Sharma!
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November 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Congratulations to our latest Community Manager Certification Program Graduates!!! We’re delighted to celebrate 7 new CSCCE-Certified CMs: www.cscce.org/2025/11/24/s...
Coming up on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, we’ll be hosting our seventh(!) annual community potluck! www.cscce.org/2025/11/19/d...
December’s community call: Seventh annual CSCCE community potluck - CSCCE
Join us on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, at 11am EST / 4pm UTC for our annual end-of-year community call - and "bring a dessert" to share!
www.cscce.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Coming up on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, we’ll be hosting our seventh(!) annual community potluck! www.cscce.org/2025/11/19/d...
This week at CSCCE, we’re kicking off our last multi-week training cohort of 2025: our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp! The Birdaro training program also continues, with participants part way through building their team playbook or contributor guide.
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This week at CSCCE, we’re kicking off our last multi-week training cohort of 2025: our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp! The Birdaro training program also continues, with participants part way through building their team playbook or contributor guide.
Did you know CSCCE regularly works with a range of different STEM organizations on their community engagement efforts?
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Did you know CSCCE regularly works with a range of different STEM organizations on their community engagement efforts?
This week at CSCCE, it’s the final week of our Nurturing Online Communities (NOC) cohort, and it’s “last call” for our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (which starts next week!).
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This week at CSCCE, it’s the final week of our Nurturing Online Communities (NOC) cohort, and it’s “last call” for our Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (which starts next week!).
Introducing the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program! This is the fifth and final thread in a series highlighting the project teams joining the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program.
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Introducing the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program! This is the fifth and final thread in a series highlighting the project teams joining the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program.
Introducing the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program! This is the fourth in a series of five threads highlighting the project teams joining the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program.
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Introducing the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program! This is the fourth in a series of five threads highlighting the project teams joining the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program.
Introducing the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program! This is the third in a series of five threads highlighting the project teams joining the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program.
November 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Introducing the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program! This is the third in a series of five threads highlighting the project teams joining the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program.
Introducing the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program! This is the second in a series of five threads highlighting the project teams joining the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program.
October 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Introducing the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program! This is the second in a series of five threads highlighting the project teams joining the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program.
Introducing the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program! This is the first in a series of five threads highlighting the project teams joining the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program.
October 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Introducing the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program! This is the first in a series of five threads highlighting the project teams joining the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program.
At the end of September, we launched the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program, welcoming 60 individuals from 24 different open-source projects: Birdaro.org
Birdaro – Supporting emerging leaders in open source
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October 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
At the end of September, we launched the pilot cohort of the Birdaro training program, welcoming 60 individuals from 24 different open-source projects: Birdaro.org
Next Wednesday (5 November), we’re hosting “An introduction to project management for scientists.” In this 2-hour online session, you’ll learn how to differentiate projects from operations, and discuss the 7 qualities of a successful project leader.
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Next Wednesday (5 November), we’re hosting “An introduction to project management for scientists.” In this 2-hour online session, you’ll learn how to differentiate projects from operations, and discuss the 7 qualities of a successful project leader.
This week at CSCCE, we’re at the halfway point of the Birdaro training program, and transitioning from “governance” to “documentation” (more below!), it’s week 5 of Nurturing Online Communities, and there’s still 4 spots left in our upcoming project management training!
October 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This week at CSCCE, we’re at the halfway point of the Birdaro training program, and transitioning from “governance” to “documentation” (more below!), it’s week 5 of Nurturing Online Communities, and there’s still 4 spots left in our upcoming project management training!
Did you know, CSCCE can deliver private trainings to your organization, department, and/or community? From individual webinars to multi-week courses, we can work with you to train groups of 20 or more!
October 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Did you know, CSCCE can deliver private trainings to your organization, department, and/or community? From individual webinars to multi-week courses, we can work with you to train groups of 20 or more!
This week at CSCCE, it’s week four of the Birdaro Training Program and graduation week for Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals! We also have a few places left in our upcoming Project Management Bootcamp…
October 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This week at CSCCE, it’s week four of the Birdaro Training Program and graduation week for Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals! We also have a few places left in our upcoming Project Management Bootcamp…
Are you interested in taking an online training in 2026 to up-skill as a community engagement professional? Let us know!!
October 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Are you interested in taking an online training in 2026 to up-skill as a community engagement professional? Let us know!!
We welcomed out 1000th member to the CSCCE Community of Practice last week!! This is an exciting milestone for our six-year old community, which “opened its doors” a the end of 2019.
October 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We welcomed out 1000th member to the CSCCE Community of Practice last week!! This is an exciting milestone for our six-year old community, which “opened its doors” a the end of 2019.
This week at CSCCE, it's the fourth week of Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals (CEF) and the first full week for our Birdaro cohort! PLUS: Nurturing Online Communities (NOC) begins today…
September 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This week at CSCCE, it's the fourth week of Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals (CEF) and the first full week for our Birdaro cohort! PLUS: Nurturing Online Communities (NOC) begins today…