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+title: "Getting Started with the DRF Contributor Ladder"
+author: "@anajsana"
+date: "2025-09-23"
+category: "early-ic"
+tags: ["contribution"]
+image: "/images/blog/devrel-foundation-governance.png"
+---
+
+The mission of the DevRel Foundation (DRF) is to elevate the professional practice of developer relations and increase awareness of it as a driver of business value. Whether you’re just discovering DRF or already active in the community, 
+here’s a contributor path that can help you grow. This path aims to give people space to start small, build confidence, and eventually step into leadership if they choose.  
+
+# The Contributor Ladder at DRF
+
+Like many open source communities, DRF has a natural progression of involvement.  
+
+**Lurkers → Participants → Contributors → Project and/or  Working Group Leads → Steering Committee**  
+
+Each step is valuable, and people contribute at the level that best fits their time, skills, and goals.  
+
+## Step 1: Getting Started
+
+At the beginning, contribution often means **listening and learning**. You might join a working group Discord channel, read through GitHub issues, or sit in on a working group call. Even something as simple as leaving a reaction or a short comment helps show support and engagement.  
+
+## Step 2: Becoming a Contributor
+
+Contributions can be big or small. You might fix a typo, share a link in a discussion, or help clarify the requirements for an open issue. Reviewing a pull request or writing a short document are also great ways to add value.  
+
+You don’t need to be technical to contribute. Non-technical contributions, such as feedback, ideas, or community support, are just as important.  
+
+For inspiration, check out the [CONTRIBUTING.md in the Tools Catalog](https://github.com/DevRel-Foundation/tools-catalog/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#types-of-contributions).  
+
+## Step 3: Becoming a Working Group Leader
+
+As you contribute more, you may want to take on a working group-level role. This could mean coordinating calls, guiding projects, and ensuring contributors feel supported and welcome.
+
+It could also involve writing tutorials, drafting knowledge base articles, or defining key DevRel concepts with the community.
+
+## Step 4: Submitting Your Nomination for the Steering Committee (SC)
+
+The SC is responsible for setting DRF’s strategic direction and ensuring alignment across working groups. This role requires a broader perspective, collaboration across working groups, and a focus on sustaining the foundation’s mission for the long term.
+If you’ve grown into working group leadership and want to expand your impact, you can submit a nomination when elections open every year. Nominations are announced to the community, giving anyone who has been actively contributing a chance to step forward.  
+
+## Additional Community Support
+
+If you’re curious about getting involved, you can book a [1:1 call with one of our current Steering Committee members](https://calendar.app.google/2XvRuX6EbJjih6HD7) to talk through opportunities.