# Signature Programs V2

Date: 2026-05-21  
Goal: make the portal feel alive through repeatable community programs.

## Program 1: First Useful Contribution Week

Promise:

> A newcomer ships one reviewed artifact in seven days.

Audience:

- new contributors
- translators
- docs helpers
- creator contributors

Weekly cadence:

- Monday: publish starter tasks.
- Wednesday: review room.
- Friday: Pulse recognition.

Required assets:

- starter task list
- proof template
- reviewer queue
- contributor receipt
- next task recommendation

Metrics:

- first contribution starts
- first contribution accepted
- median time to accepted proof
- second contribution within 30 days

## Program 2: Project Help Desk

Promise:

> Every active project can publish three concrete help-needed slots.

Audience:

- project leads
- maintainers
- contributors looking for work

Weekly cadence:

- intake
- owner confirmation
- help-needed slots
- task creation
- Pulse follow-up

Metrics:

- project cards refreshed
- help-needed slots published
- help-needed slots fulfilled
- stale project rate

## Program 3: Verified Creator Kit

Promise:

> Creators can share Ergo accurately without inventing claims.

Audience:

- creators
- educators
- translators
- local leads

Kit structure:

- approved claims
- source links
- forbidden variants
- required disclaimers
- translation notes
- proof log

Metrics:

- kits claimed
- source-backed posts published
- translations reviewed
- corrections needed
- campaign to task-claim rate

## Program 4: Local Cell Launchpad

Promise:

> A local group can start with safe links, translated basics and one event kit.

Audience:

- regional organizers
- local language communities
- event hosts

Maturity levels:

- Seed
- Lead assigned
- Active
- Monthly cadence

Required assets:

- local page template
- lead checklist
- translation queue
- event agenda
- recap format
- safety link pack

Metrics:

- active local cells
- events hosted
- translations shipped
- local tasks completed
- local safety reports resolved

## Program 5: Governance Explainer Club

Promise:

> Complex proposals become readable without replacing canonical discussions.

Audience:

- governance readers
- technical writers
- researchers

Template:

- problem
- proposed change
- affected groups
- risks
- alternatives
- rollback plan
- open questions
- canonical links
- summarized by
- reviewed by
- confidence level

Metrics:

- summaries published
- summaries reviewed
- canonical click-through
- unresolved questions closed

## Program 6: Verification Desk

Promise:

> Sensitive links stay reviewed, stale records stay visible, reports get routed.

Audience:

- safety reviewers
- project reviewers
- editors

Cadence:

- Monday report triage
- Wednesday link review
- Friday safety note

Metrics:

- high-risk reports triaged within SLA
- sensitive links reviewed
- stale records resolved
- blocked links removed

## Cross-Program Rule

No program is successful unless it produces one of:

- accepted contribution
- reviewed link
- refreshed project card
- source-backed campaign asset
- published governance summary
- local action recap
- safety report resolution