# Call to Action: Help us grow and diversify OSMF membership!

***Attached image to use [March volunteers meet]: https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/updates-osmf-membership-drive-campaign-2024/109280/7***

Within the past month, OSMF Board, Working Groups and the volunteer team has been busy preparing and planning the 2024 OSMF Membership Drive Campaign!

Today, 12 March, we are excited to launch 🚀 the #OSMFMembeshipCampaign that aims to grow and diversify #OSMF members in regions 🌍🌏🌎 where there are no or very few OSMF members!

You can find the [OSMF Membership Drive 2024 Plan in the OSM Wiki.](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSMF_Membership_Drive_2024)

## Objectives:

1. Promote OSMF memberships (normal, associate, active contributor) with support from OSMF Communications WG
2. Provide general stats on membership make up (per region / per country)
3. Collaborate with regional/national community leaders especially in regions/countries where OSMF membership is low

## Why this #OSMFMembeshipCampaign?

OpenStreetMap is built by a community of mappers, GIS professionals, community builders, tech developers and engineers, trainers, etc that contribute their local knowledge and maintain open and free geospatial data all over the world.

As headlined in the [OSMF website page](https://osmfoundation.org/), *OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) is dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free geospatial data and to providing geospatial data for anyone to use and share.*

**The OSMF values OSM contributors and the OSMF membership exists to provide an opportunity for dedicated contributors to have a voice on how the Foundation is run.** Members of the Foundation are entitled to vote in the affairs of the Foundation. OSM contributors who want to influence the activities of the Foundation are welcome to join. In addition, OSMF Members can self-nominate or run for board (see requirements) as well as vote during the elections provided

As of 16 January 2024, there are a total of 1,929 members of OSMF. The regional distribution is as follows: [map](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WyorHQPz6j5R5-ZSM7Wl4kdnH35tawkn/view?usp=sharing)***

**In our aim to grow and diversify OSMF membership, there is clearly an opportunity to grow membership in regions and countries where there are no or very few OSMF members.**

## Would you like to help us?

We are still welcoming campaign ambassadors and contributors for the campaign!

### HOW to support?

1. **Be a Campaign Ambassador!**
- Post in your own social accounts and community channels about the Campaign! You can refer to the #OSMFMembeshipCampaign Communications Plan: https://hackmd.io/6aoMN07SRdGeT-TEc9kAvA
- If you are already an OSMF member, share why osm mappers should be a member and/or encourage OSM contributors to join as an OSMF member! Guide here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1ThUbt3VPnOXxFNba9cxWNYplIIwjhI6l and you can upload your testimonials in the OSM Community thread: https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/updates-osmf-membership-drive-campaign-2024/109280 or email Arnalie arnalie.vicario [at] osmfoundation.org

2. **Be part of the team!** Comment on the Call for Volunteers thread in the OSM Community Forum: https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/call-for-volunteers-and-campaigners-help-us-grow-and-diversify-osmf-membership/108655
- We are particularly looking for **volunteer translators** who can help us translate in different languages, specifically:
- French
- Spanish (Juan)
- Arabic
- Portuguese
- Swahili
- We are also looking for **help to explore other spaces where we can reach OSM community members,** e.g. organizing webinars, researching on spaces e.g. podcasts where we can promote the campaign, hosting social media live (e.g. Facebook, Tiktok, Instagram, etc)

For any questions and comments, reach us out via the OSM Community Forum Thread: https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/updates-osmf-membership-drive-campaign-2024/109280

Thanks and we look forward to growing and diversifying OSMF membership with you!

**= OSMF Membership Campaign Team**

## Taiwanese Mandarin

來行動：幫助OSMF茁壯會員人數與會員樣貌多樣性！

最近一個月，開放街圖基金會與工作小組與志工團體忙著進行2024年開放街圖基金會的會員招募行動！

今天3月12日，我們很高興啟動🚀#OSMFMembeshipCampaign 來增加開放街圖基金會的會員人數，以及在沒有或很少會員的地方🌍🌏🌎增進多樣性的行動。