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Introducing: Extra Life Community Play Hosts

We are shifting the Extra Life Stream Team to better engage Extra Life community members, empowering them to become stronger advocates for the cause. And with that, we have a new name: Community Play Hosts!

Here’s some FAQs:

Why are we changing from the Stream Team to Community Play Hosts?

Our Stream Team started out as a casual group who was interested in streaming directly on the Extra Life channel to promote advocacy and awareness. As we were consolidating our communication channel onto Discord, we felt prompted to update the program’s vision.

What’s changing?

  • Focus on play with the community: The Community Play Hosts will focus on supporting community playdates throughout the year.  By organizing through our Discord, the host will gather community members to play games together. Game lists will be selected each season.
    • For example: Minecraft UHC or Minecraft community builds, Tetris 99 matches, Fortnite private servers, playing Star Wars Battlefront on Star Wars Day, organizing Tabletop Simulator events on Tabletop Appreciation Weekend, Marvel Ultimate Alliance on Free Comic Book Day, etc.
  • Community watch parties: On Twitch and Discord we’ll host regular community watch parties. We’ll rely on Community Play Hosts to help execute. The community watch parties will be on the third Friday of the month at 7pm EST.
  • Community + industry panels: Community Play Hosts will begin coordinating interviews and panels to discuss gaming & fundraising.
  • Best practice streams: Monthly, we’ll produce a short stream highlighting an Extra Lifer and their fundraising best practices. This chat will outline what the individual does and feature video content.

How do I get involved?

We are looking for Community Play Hosts, Community Play Host Moderators and Community Play Host Leads to help organize playdates with the Extra Life community through the year.

      Basic criteria for eligibility for a Community Play Host:

    • Have a current Extra Life page and have raised $100+ in the current or previous fundraising period.
    • Have a stable internet connection that can support streaming without loss of video quality.
    • Use of a mic to best connect with the viewers.
    • Use approved stream overlays, alerts, videos, images and talking points.
    • Be a beacon of positivity, upholding the Extra Life Community Standards.
    • Commit to hosting and streaming at least twice per month during a season (four seasons in a calendar year).
    • Commit to a stream and to organize a community playdate.
    • Apply here!

       Basic criteria for eligibility for a Community Play Host Moderator:

    • Have an active (current) Extra Life participant page and have raised at least $100 in the current or the previous year’s fundraising period.
    • Have a stable internet connection that can monitor streaming without loss of network connection.
    • Be a beacon of positivity, upholding the Extra Life Community Standards and moderation standards.
    • Commit to moderating a play host stream at least twice per month during a season (four seasons in a calendar year).
    • Apply here!

    Basic criteria for eligibility for a Community Play Host Lead:

    • Have a current Extra Life page and have raised $100+ in the current or previous fundraising period.
    • Be a beacon of positivity, upholding the Extra Life Community Standards.
    • Commit to being either a Community Play Host or Moderator.
    • Support fellow Community Play Hosts in troubleshooting, assisting, scheduling community members for playdates, supporting the Extra Life team in the application & onboarding process.
    • Please express interest in being a Lead when you apply to be a Host or Moderator.

Administrative Overview:

The Community Play Host team will review applicants and onboard selected candidates via email. A seasonal Community Play Host role will be assigned in Discord. Once Play Hosts and moderators are onboarded, they will organize gaming nights in the Play Host channel. They will be added to the Twitch channel or permitted access to the Mixer stream key.

Onboarding includes:

  • Agree to uphold our community standards.
  • Use approved overlays.
  • Follow provided stream talking points (script, run of show, etc).
  • Chose games from the approved list.

Scheduling

Community plays will fall in 2 hour blocks on Thursdays and Saturdays (7pm-9pm EST). Each stream should include at least two people from the Extra Life community (one being the Community Play Host) and at least one dedicated moderator.

Not all dates and times need to be filled. Some special dates and times may be added at the discretion of the Extra Life team. Community watch dates, panels and best practices will be scheduled around these standards unless otherwise noted.

All hosts should use any relevant overlays for the stream in the Broadcasting Toolkit.

Each hour should include:

  • At least two miracle stories
  • A call to register for Extra Life.
  • A personal share of your own donation page and explanation of the hospital you play for.

Are you in!? Check out the applications for Host or Moderator (and you can check the Lead box on either form).

Don’t forget to sign up for Extra Life to help sick and injured kids in hospitals around the US and Canada by playing games!