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+---
+id: growing-your-project
+title: "Growing Your Project"
+sidebar_label: "Growing Your Project"
+keywords:
+  - "open source maintainers"
+  - "maintainers guides"
+  - "open source project success"
+  - "growing an open source project"
+---
+
+
+
+## When to Grow your Project
+
+When it comes to deciding on whether your open source project is ready to grow, consider asking yourself the following question:
+
+> Are there active community members who would be interested in progressing to an official role?
+
+If you have said yes, it's time to develop your growth strategies. If you haven't already, consider creating different teams for specific purposes. For example, you can create a docs team for documentation maintenance, a triage team for reviewing and approving issues, or a maintainer team to help you with overall project oversight. Once you have decided the types of teams you want to add to your project, it's time to start building the open source team of your dreams.
+
+## How to Identify New Contributors and Team Members
+
+When it comes to planning the growth strategies for your open source project, picking the right people will determine how successful your project will be. You can discover the right people for your project by starting with a [Repository Insight Page](../maintainers/maintainers-guide.md#creating-a-new-repository-insight-page). From there, you can use the Contributors dashboard to help you get a better understanding of your existing contributors.
+:::note
+
+If you need more assistance with finding new contributors and team members for your project, consider using our AI-powered chatbot, [StarSearch](../features/star-search.md#user-guide).
+
+:::
+
+Once you have found a reliable group of contributors, consider adding them to a [Contributor Insight Page](../maintainers/maintainers-guide.md#creating-a-new-contributor-insight-page). It can help you better understand their contributions to your project and the open source ecosystem. Here are some methods you can use to help you analyze its data:
+
+- Monitor contributors to see if they are active enough in your repositories to contribute as a team member.
+- Identify your top contributors to extend an invitation to join a team.
+- Identify active contributors in other repositories who may be interested in joining your team.
+
+If you need more tips on how to pick people that can help grow your project, check out our blog post, "[How to Build Your Open Source Dream Team](https://dev.to/opensauced/how-to-build-your-open-source-dream-team-a-guide-3i90)".
+
+## Recruiting Team Members and Contributors Outside of Your Project
+
+If you've looked at your project's [Repository Insight Page](../features/repo-insights.md) and realize there is no one that could help you, consider recruiting new contributors. To do that, create another Repository Insight Page with projects that are similar to yours. From there, determine which contributors suit your project, add them to a list, and monitor their progress.  
+
+:::tip
+
+Consider checking out our [Understanding Repository Insights Data](../features/repo-insights.md) guide to give you an idea on what to look for when narrowing down your list.
+
+:::
+
+Once you've identified the people you want to ask, reach out to them, providing a clear message and a list of expectations.
+
+After the people from your list has agreed to join your project, create [your team on GitHub](https://docs.github.com/en/organizations/organizing-members-into-teams/creating-a-team) and [sync it](../welcome/faqs.md#sync-your-github-team) to your project's Repository Insight Page.
+
+![team sync gif](../../static/gif/team-sync.gif)
+
+## Understanding Team Participation
+
+To ensure that your open source project reaches it growth strategy goal(s), it is important that your team members actively participate in the project as much as possible. The [Contributors dashboard](../maintainers/maintainers-guide.md#contributors) in your project's Repository Insights Page can be helpful in fostering participation. Here are some strategies you can use this tab to monitor your team member's progress:
+
+- Identify the amount of repositories they contributed to in the Repositories section to see if they are immersed in the project.
+- Take note of the date of their recent contribution in the Last Contributed card to see if it aligns with the number in the Repositories card.
+- Check your project's [Activity](../welcome/glossary.md#activity) ratio in your project's statistic card to determine how often they contribute to it.
+
+:::tip
+
+If your project's Activity ratio presents as "Low", consider messaging your team member about this information and request a meeting to discuss possible strategies to help them progress.
+
+:::
+
+## Creating Transparency and Communication With Your Team
+
+The methods utilized to collaborate and communicate with your team play a crucial role in the growth of your open source project. Creating and sharing your project's [Workspace](../features/workspaces.md) page with your team members can be helpful in fostering a collaborative environment. After creating this page, here are some ways to leverage its information to engage with your team:
+
+- Analyze the number of open and merged pull requests, as well as open and closed issues in your project's statistic card to think of new ways to improve the speed of reviewing and merging contributions. Also, consider reviewing your project's [PR velocity](../welcome/glossary.md#pr-velocity) to identify more ways to optimize your process of reviewing and merging pull requests.
+- Use the amount of stars and forks displayed in the Engagement card to discuss the effectiveness of current promotion strategies and to determine new methods to promote the project.
+
+## Additional Resources
+
+If you're looking for more resources to aid you in your open source project's growth journey, check out these posts written by the OpenSauced team:
+
+- [Scaling Open Source Projects: Navigating Challenges](https://dev.to/opensauced/navigating-the-challenges-of-scaling-open-source-projects-11h2)
+- [Collaborate, Conquer, & Grow: Mastering the Art of Issue Management for Open Source Projects](https://dev.to/opensauced/collaborate-conquer-grow-mastering-the-art-of-issue-management-for-open-source-projects-49gi)

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