doc: add info on contributor spotlight program

mhdawson · marco-ippolito · commit 02a83d89f7cb · 2024-05-03T08:30:34.000+02:00
Refs: nodejs/TSC#1474 Signed-off-by: Michael Dawson <midawson@redhat.com> PR-URL: #52598 Reviewed-By: Yagiz Nizipli <yagiz.nizipli@sentry.io> Reviewed-By: Paolo Insogna <paolo@cowtech.it> Reviewed-By: Marco Ippolito <marcoippolito54@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Ruy Adorno <ruy@vlt.sh> Reviewed-By: Moshe Atlow <moshe@atlow.co.il> Reviewed-By: Rafael Gonzaga <rafael.nunu@hotmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
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+# Recognizing Contributors
+
+The project looks to recognize and thank contributors for their contributions
+as one of the ways we can help them continue to contribute to the project.
+
+This document captures some of the processes we have in place to do that.
+
+Some of the benefits we hope to achieve through these programs include:
+
+* Ensuring people know that the project appreciates their work
+* Encouraging people to repeat/grow their contributions
+* Helping people demonstrate to their managers the value of the
+  contributions they are making, which in terms helps their manager support
+  their employer investing in the project (unfortunately this is
+  something that matters)
+* Highlighting the new features in Node.js and showing that they are
+  being added by individuals like those mentioned. This should encourage
+  other people to get involved and make similar contributions.
+* Highlighting those leading efforts/initiatives and they are being
+  done by individuals or teams like those mentioned. This should
+  encourage other people to get involved and make similar contributions
+
+## Bi-monthly contributor spotlight
+
+The contributor spotlight program showcases individual(s) or teams who have
+made signification contributions to the project. Anybody who has made a
+notable contribution to the project can be nominated. They DO NOT need
+to be a collaborator, team member etc.
+
+The work of the team or individual(s) will be showcased on the
+Node.js social channels and, if warranted, through a blog post created by the
+OpenJS marketing staff along with the team or individual(s) which will
+be published on [openjsf.org](https://openjsf.org/).
+
+Nominations can be made through this web form:
+[Contributor Spotlight nomination](https://forms.gle/dXBXZn8yu83HLJ57A)
+
+Nominations will be reviewed/approved by the Technical Steering Committee (TSC)
+on a regular basis as scheduled by the TSC chair. The TSC will also
+recommend the order in which approved nominations are processed
+by the OpenJS marketing staff.
+
+Before any work proceeds on an approved nomination the individual(s)
+or team will be contacted to confirm they want to participate. Social
+content and or spotlight blog post will only be published after the
+team or individual(s) have confirmed they are happy with the content.
