Before:
Decide which tool is right for your community
Persuade a few key people to request a site
Request a website for your community
While you are waiting
Learn to use the website as a member
Learn to use the website as a Community Manager / Local Admin
Once you have your site
Set it up
Personalise it
Communicate via the site
Share on your site
Launch
Once you've launched
Manage: members, exchanges, content, etc. on your site
Drive your community using the website
Then:
Contribute to the CommunityForge Community
Once you've contributed to the community for a minimum of 5 hours, you may
Request Admin access and Configure your website
Learn to use Drupal and Contribute to the CF Installation
You may wish to have :
CommunityForge Customise and extend your website