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Thanks for your interest in contributing to Mozilla!  
Thanks for your interest in contributing to Mozilla! The Mozilla Project welcomes contributions from everyone who shares our goals and wants to contribute in a healthy and constructive manner within our community. As such, we require all those who participate to agree to adhere to the [http://Community%20Participation%20Guidelineshttps://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/participation/ Community Participation Guidelines] in order to help us create a safe and positive community experience for all.


Here we’ve compiled a directory of ways you can get involved and contribute to Mozilla and some featured projects to get you started:
== Quick Start: ==


==Contribution areas==
'''To make a technical contribution''':
Not exactly what you’re looking for?


Here is a list of projects in Mozilla organized by contribution area. Click the contribution topics to reveal the teams and projects below:
* Contribute to the Mozilla code base -> [https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/]
* Find your first code contribution -> [http://codetribute.mozilla.org codetribute.mozilla.org]
* Contribute documentation to MDN (formerly Mozilla Developer Network) -> [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/MDN/Contribute developer.mozilla.org]
* Contribute your design to an open design community -> [https://github.com/mozilla/OpenDesign/ github.com/mozilla/OpenDesign/]
* Contribute to [https://common-voice.github.io/community-playbook/ Common Voice by supporting the technical aspects] 


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'''To make a non-technical contribution''':
!colspan="9"|Coding
* Localize Mozilla into your language -> [https://pontoon.mozilla.org/ pontoon.mozilla.org]  
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* Help support users from the comfort of your couch by answering questions and/or writing and translating support articles -> [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/get-involved support.mozilla.org]
! rowspan="2"|Area!! rowspan="2"|Project Name!! IRC Room!! IRC Contact Person!! rowspan="2"|Steward!! colspan="3"|Relevant web address
* Support Mozilla's mission - find worthwhile and fun ways to get involved right away via the -> [https://community.mozilla.org/en/ Mozilla Community Portal]
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* Contribute to [https://commonvoice.mozilla.org/ Common Voice] by contributing and validating voice clips
| colspan="2"|See [http://irc.mozilla.org irc.mozilla.org] on how to access it || Project's website || wiki page || Other Resources
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| General - Firefox || Firefox ||rowspan="2"| #introduction ||rowspan="2"| jdm ||rowspan="2"| [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/jdm/ Josh Matthews] ||rowspan="2"| [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Introduction Introduction] ||rowspan="2"| N/A ||rowspan="2"| N/A
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| General - Firefox OS || Firefox OS
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| Webdev || Websites ||#webdev || groovecoder || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/groovecoder/ Luke Crouch] || [http://whatcanidoformozilla.org/ what can I do for Mozilla] || [[Webdev/GetInvolved]] || N/A
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| AddOns || Firefox Add-ons ||amo, addons, extdev, addon-reviewers || rowspan="2"|amyt || rowspan="2"|[https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/amyt/ Amy Tsay] || [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ addons.mozilla.org] || [[Add-ons/Contribute]] || N/A
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| Marketplace || HTML5 Apps ||Marketplace  || N/A || [[Marketplace/Contributing]] || N/A 
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| Web Compatability || Diagnosing Web Compatability Issues ||webcompat || bear || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/miketaylr/ Mike Taylor] || [http://webcompat.com/contributors webcompat.com/contributors] || N/A || N/A
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| Cloud Services || Online Services ||services-dev || telliott || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/telliott/ Toby Elliot] || [https://github.com/mozilla-services github.com/mozilla-services] || [[CloudServices/Sync]] || N/A
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| Science Lab || Collaborate ||sciencelab || abbycabs || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/Abby/ Abby Cabunoc Mayes] || [https://www.mozillascience.org/collaborate/ mozillascience.org/collaborate] || [[ScienceLab]] || N/A
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!colspan="9"|Testing
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! rowspan="2"|Area!! rowspan="2"|Project Name!! IRC Room!! IRC Contact Person!! rowspan="2"|Steward!! colspan="3"|Relevant web address
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| colspan="2"|See [http://irc.mozilla.org irc.mozilla.org] on how to access it || Project's website || wiki page || Other Resources
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| General || Testing for Firefox and Firefox OS ||qa || marcia || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/marcia/ Marcia Knous] || [https://quality.mozilla.org/ quality.mozilla.org] || N/A || [https://oneanddone.mozilla.org/ one and done tool] 
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| AddOns ||Testing for Firefox Add-Ons || addons, amo ||rowspan="2"| amyt ||rowspan="2"| [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/amyt/ Amy Tsay] ||[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ addons.mozilla.org] || [[Marketplace/Contributing/Addons]] || N/A
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| Marketplace ||Testing for HTML 5 Apps || marketplace || N/A || [[Marketplace/Contributing/Apps]] || N/A
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| Web Compatability ||Testing Web Compatability Issues || webcompat || bear || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/miketaylr/ Mike Taylor] || [http://webcompat.com/contributors webcompat.com/contributors] || N/A || N/A
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!colspan="9"|Activism
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! rowspan="2"|Area!! rowspan="2"|Project Name!! IRC Room!! IRC Contact Person!! rowspan="2"|Steward!! colspan="3"|Relevant web address
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| colspan="2"|See [http://irc.mozilla.org irc.mozilla.org] on how to access it || Project's website || wiki page || Other Resources
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| Advocacy ||Mozilla Advocacy || foundation || davesteer || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/davesteeer/ Dave Steer] <br/> [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/stacy/ Stacy Martin] || N/A || [[Privacy/PriMo]] || N/A
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!colspan="9"|Localization
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! rowspan="2"|Area!! rowspan="2"|Project Name!! IRC Room!! IRC Contact Person!! rowspan="2"|Steward!! colspan="3"|Relevant web address
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| colspan="2"|See [http://irc.mozilla.org irc.mozilla.org] on how to access it || Project's website || wiki page || Other Resources
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| Product Localization ||Product Localization ||rowspan="3"| l10n ||rowspan="3"|gueroJeff ||rowspan="3"|[https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/gueroJeff/ Jeff Beatty] ||rowspan="3"| [http://l10n.mozilla.org l10n.mozilla.org]|| [[L10n:Contribute#Mozilla_products]] <br/> [[L10n:Localization_Process]]
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| Web Localization ||Web Localization || [[L10n:Contribute#Mozilla_web_sites]] <br/> [[L10n:Web_parts]]
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| Localization Tools Dev ||Localization Tools Dev  || [[Contribute#Mozilla_l10n_development_projects]] || N/A
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!colspan="9"|Helping
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! rowspan="2"|Area!! rowspan="2"|Project Name!! IRC Room!! IRC Contact Person!! rowspan="2"|Steward!! colspan="3"|Relevant web address
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| colspan="2"|See [http://irc.mozilla.org irc.mozilla.org] on how to access it || Project's website || wiki page || Other Resources
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| User Support ||SUMO || sumo || madalina <br/>vesper || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/mana/ Madalina Ana] <br/>[https://mozillians.org/u/mdziewonski/ Michal Dziewonski]|| [https://goo.gl/forms/32a6gaAY1Qr9SDHQ2 https://goo.gl/forms/32a6gaAY1Qr9SDHQ2] || [[Support]] || [http://blog.mozilla.org/sumo/ blog.mozilla.org/sumo]
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| Web Compatibility ||Help Make Websites Firefox Compatible || webcompat || bear|| [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/miketaylr/ Mike Taylor] || [http://webcompat.com/contributors webcompat.com/contributors] || [[Compatibility]] || N/A 
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!colspan="9"|Writing
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! rowspan="2"|Area!! rowspan="2"|Project Name!! IRC Room!! IRC Contact Person!! rowspan="2"|Steward!! colspan="3"|Relevant web address
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| colspan="2"|See [http://irc.mozilla.org irc.mozilla.org] on how to access it || Project's website || wiki page || Other Resources
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| Social Media ||Comms Squared Example || N/A || N/A || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/lnapoli/ Laura Napoli] || N/A || [[CommSquared]] || N/A
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| Journalism, Open News ||Journalism || N/A || N/A || N/A || [http://opennews.org/ opennews.org] || [[OpenNews]] || N/A
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| Tech Documentation for Users ||Technical Documentation for Users || sumo || vesper || [https://mozillians.org/u/mdziewonski/ Michal Dziewonski] || [https://support.mozilla.org/get-involved get involved] || [[Support]] || [http://blog.mozilla.org/sumo/ SuMo blog]
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| Tech Documentation for Developers ||Technical Documentation for Developers || mdn || jswisher || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/jms/ Janet Swisher] || [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/MDN/Getting_started Getting_started]|| [[MDN]] || N/A
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| AddOns ||Technical Documentation for Add-Ons ||rowspan="2"| marketplace || rowspan="2"|amyt || rowspan="2"|[https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/amyt/ Amy Tsay] || rowspan="2"|N/A || [[Marketplace/Contributing/Addons]] || N/A
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| Marketplace ||Technical Documentation for HTML5 Apps || [[Marketplace/Contributing/Apps]]|| N/A
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!colspan="9"|Learning
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! rowspan="2"|Area!! rowspan="2"|Project Name!! IRC Room!! IRC Contact Person!! rowspan="2"|Steward!! colspan="3"|Relevant web address
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| colspan="2"|See [http://irc.mozilla.org irc.mozilla.org] on how to access it || Project's website || wiki page || Other Resources
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|Webmaker ||Mozilla Learning || webmaker || OpenMatt || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/OpenMatt/ Matt Thompson] || [https://webmaker.org/en-US/getinvolved webmaker.org/getinvolved] || [[Webmaker]] || N/A
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!colspan="9"|Teaching
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! rowspan="2"|Area!! rowspan="2"|Project Name!! IRC Room!! IRC Contact Person!! rowspan="2"|Steward!! colspan="3"|Relevant web address
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| colspan="2"|See [http://irc.mozilla.org irc.mozilla.org] on how to access it || Project's website || wiki page || Other Resources
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| Mozilla Learning Networks ||Teach the Web || teachtheweb || amirad || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/amiradhalla/ Amira Dhalla] || [http://teach.mozilla.org teach.mozilla.org] || [[Learning/Networks]] || N/A
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| Fellowships ||Open News Fellowship || N/A || kissane || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/erink/ Erin Kissane]|| [http://opennews.org/what/community/eventsupport/ opennews.org/eventsupport] || [[OpenNews]] || N/A
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| Hive ||City-based learning networks || foundation || N/A || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/CLAW/ Chris Lawrence] || [https://hivelearningnetworks.org/start-a-hive/ hivelearningnetworks.org/start-a-hive] || [[Webmaker/Hive]] || N/A
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| Science Lab ||Mozilla Study Groups || sciencelab || billmills || Bill Mills || [http://mozillascience.github.io/studyGroupHandbook/ mozillascience.github.io] || [[ScienceLab]]|| N/A
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!colspan="9"|Fellowship
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! rowspan="2"|Area!! rowspan="2"|Project Name!! IRC Room!! IRC Contact Person!! rowspan="2"|Steward!! colspan="3"|Relevant web address
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| colspan="2"|See [http://irc.mozilla.org irc.mozilla.org] on how to access it || Project's website || wiki page || Other Resources
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| Mozilla Developer Network ||MDN Fellowship || mdn || diane || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/diane1/ Diane Tate] || [http://developer.mozilla.org/fellowship developer.mozilla.org/fellowship] || [[MDN/DeveloperFellowship]] || [https://blog.mozilla.org/community/2015/05/14/mdnfellowsannouncement/ mdn fellowship announcement blog]
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| Mozilla Science Lab ||Mozilla Science Fellow || sciencelab || kaythaney || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/kaythaney/ Kaitlin Thaney] || [https://www.mozillascience.org/training training]|| [[ScienceLab ]] || N/A
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!colspan="9"|Metrics
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! rowspan="2"|Area!! rowspan="2"|Project Name!! IRC Room!! IRC Contact Person!! rowspan="2"|Steward!! colspan="3"|Relevant web address
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| colspan="2"|See [http://irc.mozilla.org irc.mozilla.org] on how to access it || Project's website || wiki page || Other Resources
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| Mozilla Foundation ||Dashboard Zero || foundation || adamlofting || [https://mozillians.org/en-US/u/adamlofting/ Adam Lofting] || N/A || [[Foundation/Metrics/Contribute ]] || [https://github.com/adamlofting/dashboard-zero github.com/dashboard-zero]
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== Specialist Programs & Funding Programs: ==
''As a critical part of the mission, Mozilla invests in innovators and projects working to make the internet more open, inclusive, decentralized, and secure. These programs each have their own set of requirements and application process, please read carefully.''


To get started, choose a project based on the area or the project you’d like to contribute to and click on the links for details on how to get involved. If you need help contact the project’s steward on IRC or click on the steward’s name to find more ways to get in touch with them.  
Available by application:
* [https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/what-we-fund/fellowships/ Fellowships] - For web activists, open-source researchers and scientists, and technology policy experts who work on the front lines of the internet health movement.
* [https://research.mozilla.org/ Research Grants & Sponsorships] - For universities, labs and research-focused registered non-profits working to make the internet a better place.
* [https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/what-we-fund/awards/ Mozilla Awards] - For open source projects that contribute to Mozilla’s work and to the health of the Internet.
* [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/moss/ Mozilla's Open Source Support Awards]- provide catalytic funding to open source technologists.
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Outreachy Outreachy] - For members of under-represented groups who want to intern in free and open source software. 
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/SummerOfCode Summer of Code] - For student developers who want to work with an open source organization on a 3 month programming project during their break from school.
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Engagement/Developer_Engagement/Event_request_guidelines Developer Engagement Events] - for people seeking speakers or sponsorship for developer-oriented events.


There are lots of ways you can get involved with each of these teams so if you can’t find what you’re looking for be sure to visit their webpages for more information.


Still can’t find what you’re looking for? Leave a note on [https://discourse.mozilla-community.org/c/participation the Participation category in Discourse].
Still can’t find what you’re looking for? Check out the conversations on [https://discourse.mozilla.org/ the Mozilla Discourse].
 


''Looking for content from the old page?  You can find it in the archive [[Contributearchive|HERE]].''
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Latest revision as of 18:02, 15 May 2024

Thanks for your interest in contributing to Mozilla! The Mozilla Project welcomes contributions from everyone who shares our goals and wants to contribute in a healthy and constructive manner within our community. As such, we require all those who participate to agree to adhere to the Community Participation Guidelines in order to help us create a safe and positive community experience for all.

Quick Start:

To make a technical contribution:

To make a non-technical contribution:

  • Localize Mozilla into your language -> pontoon.mozilla.org
  • Help support users from the comfort of your couch by answering questions and/or writing and translating support articles -> support.mozilla.org
  • Support Mozilla's mission - find worthwhile and fun ways to get involved right away via the -> Mozilla Community Portal
  • Contribute to Common Voice by contributing and validating voice clips

Specialist Programs & Funding Programs:

As a critical part of the mission, Mozilla invests in innovators and projects working to make the internet more open, inclusive, decentralized, and secure. These programs each have their own set of requirements and application process, please read carefully.

Available by application:

  • Fellowships - For web activists, open-source researchers and scientists, and technology policy experts who work on the front lines of the internet health movement.
  • Research Grants & Sponsorships - For universities, labs and research-focused registered non-profits working to make the internet a better place.
  • Mozilla Awards - For open source projects that contribute to Mozilla’s work and to the health of the Internet.
  • Mozilla's Open Source Support Awards- provide catalytic funding to open source technologists.
  • Outreachy - For members of under-represented groups who want to intern in free and open source software.
  • Summer of Code - For student developers who want to work with an open source organization on a 3 month programming project during their break from school.
  • Developer Engagement Events - for people seeking speakers or sponsorship for developer-oriented events.


Still can’t find what you’re looking for? Check out the conversations on the Mozilla Discourse.


Looking for content from the old page? You can find it in the archive HERE.

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