Hi Jean,
*- Should NPOC have an profile on X?* NPOC should have one, definitely. For as long as the constituency's Charter does not say otherwise (and I would always advocate against this), there are no political/ideological filiations to be ascribed to.
Privacy and freedom of speech might not be explicitly mentioned in the NPOC charter, but they do go under the "human rights" goals of NCSG. Many of us feel the current X under Musk has policies that go against our core values. In any case, it is a good discussion to have.
From a Charter standpoint, NPOC is mandated to have its own Outreach people/team.
That could be seen as a feature or a bug, depending on your perspective. :)
On the other hand, while I do see the value of synchronizing campaigns across NCSG, if NPOC and NCUC are distinct constituencies with their own objectives then it's not advisable to merge their outreach as it may cause confusion across members.
That is where I question how much difference there is in the objectives.
Should this being considered, why stop at SocMed? Merging websites would be the next logical step.
Indeed.
Also, the tools NCSG, NPOC and NCUC use are likely to be different. Licensing/learning curve and handover across cycles is to be taken into consideration.
I think having different tools is exactly what we want to avoid.
As part of the overall work to reassess and improve NPOC's IT infrastructure, the credentials management issue has been addressed. We currently have a running Vaultwarden instance that stores all credentials and allows for a very smooth handover across next EC cycles. We could consider a similar approach for NCSG & NCUC should the ECs be interested.
I think we should definitely look into that. Julf