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Draft criteria for a great [[Contributors program|contributors project]] proposal. Please revise mercilessly and add your own.
Draft criteria for a great [[Contributors program|contributors project]] proposal. Please revise mercilessly and add your own.


# Produce results helpful to others
# Produce materials & results helpful to others
::;start by enumerating how & where this will "give back" to the community.
::;start by enumerating how & where this will "give back" to the community/deployments
# Be clear about how this relates to / is different from related proposals
# Be clear about how this relates to / is different from related proposals
# Have a team and a contact person
# Have a team and a contact person
# Have a plan and timeline
# Have a plan and timeline
# Indicate past contact with developers, or potential supporting orgs
# Indicate past contact with developers, or potential supporting orgs


<b>Rule of thumb:</b> if children (or other recipients) aren't producing something they are immediately sharing with others (new content or code, testing, meaningful articles), CP isn't for them.



== Templates related to reviewing projects ==
== Templates related to reviewing projects ==
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==Proposed template for requests for the contributors program==
==Proposed template for requests for the contributors program==


The '''[[Contributors_program/Project_proposal_form|Project Proposal Form]]''' for our new [[Contributors program]] has since moved. Thanks to everyone who helped polish it while it was here!
''Respond in complete sentences where possible! Be concise.''

===1. Project Title & Shipment Detail===
:'''Name of Project:'''
:'''Shipping Address You've Verified:'''
::* IS FEDEX-SHIPPABLE (NO POST OFFICE BOXES)
::* INCLUDES A PHONE NUMBER
::* CONTAINS RECIPIENT'S LEGAL NAME
:'''Number of Laptops You Request to Borrow:'''
:'''Loan Length&mdash;How Many Months:'''

===2. Participants (In list form)===
:'''Names & Contact Info:'''
::''Include email addresses & phone numbers.''
:'''Employer and/or School:'''
:'''Past Experience/Qualifications:'''

===3. Objectives (Bulleted list) ===

:'''Project Objectives (please list specific, measurable objectives for your project):'''
::''Concrete proposals with defined outcomes are much more likely to result in a laptop than "it would be cool to play with these and demo them".''

===4. Plan of Action (One or more paragraphs) ===
:'''Plan and Procedure for Achieving the Stated Objectives:'''


==Proposed criteria for starting a Local Laptop Lending Library (LLLL!) L<sup>4</sup>==
===5. Needs (A few sentences) ===
:'''Why is this project needed?'''
:'''Locally?'''
:'''In the greater OLPC/Sugar community?'''
:'''Outside the community?'''
:'''Why can't this project be done [[Emulating_the_XO|in emulation]] using non-XO machines?'''
:'''Why are you requesting the number of machines you are asking for?'''
::''Will you consider (1) salvaged/rebuilt or (2) damaged XO Laptops?''


''' [[:Category:XO_Lending_Libraries]]'''
===6. Sharing Deliverables (A few sentences) ===
:'''What pre-finished seeds will your Project offer the greater OLPC/Sugar community?'''
:'''How will the final fruits of your labor be distributed to children or community members worlwide?'''
:'''Will they have any possible application or use outside the community?'''
::''If yes, how will these people be reached?''
:'''Have you investigated working with emerging nearby [[Groups|XO Lending Libraries / Project Pools]]?'''


'''Requirements'''
===7. Other resources needed (Can be a bulleted list) ===
* what is your active library URL? This should be a page describing what you have in mind, what you hope to receive, and who is organizing the program.
:'''Would your Project benefit from Support, Documentation and/or Testing People?'''
* spell out policy mechanics of loans/returns: EG. mail order? in-person? monthly meetings? other?
:'''Teachers' input in usability?'''
* spell out how you (and your library "clientele") will [[Contributors_program/Project_proposal_form|Give Back]] to the OLPC/Sugar community
:'''How will you promote your work?'''
* what is the long-term plan for the library? who will coordinate your library if you move on?
:'''Can we help you with an experienced Mentor from the OLPC/Sugar community?'''
* how will you report statistical patterns on lending/recirculation trends (important: to help all laptop libraries worldwide!)
::''If YES: specify the kind of Ongoing Mentoring that will benefit you most.''
::''If NO: specify who will help you share your progress, creations & results.''


'''Suggestions and further questions'''
===8. Timeline (Show start to finish) ===
* demonstrate detail-oriented [http://librarian.net librarian] skills; articulating how laptops will continually recirculate & new projects seeded & fertilized
:'''Please include a Proposed timeline for the Project: (this can be in the form of Month 1, Month 2, etc rather than specific dates)'''
* what innovative techniques do you have to spur on local projects? demonstrate outreach & buzz-creating acumen!
::''[ ] I agree to pass on the laptop(s) to a local OLPC group or other interested contributors in case I do not have need for the laptop(s) anymore or in case my project progress stalls.''
* describe the team of people helping you and/or your institutional backing
* have you reached out to other [[XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries|XO Libraries]] and [[Groups]] to learn what works and doesn't?
* are you the kind of person that might later [[Support Gang|Mentor]] other library entrepreneurs?
* what is your personal long-term plan; what will you get out of this?
[[Category:XO Lending Libraries]]

Latest revision as of 05:24, 24 October 2009


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Draft criteria for a great contributors project proposal. Please revise mercilessly and add your own.

  1. Produce materials & results helpful to others
start by enumerating how & where this will "give back" to the community/deployments
  1. Be clear about how this relates to / is different from related proposals
  2. Have a team and a contact person
  3. Have a plan and timeline
  4. Indicate past contact with developers, or potential supporting orgs


Rule of thumb: if children (or other recipients) aren't producing something they are immediately sharing with others (new content or code, testing, meaningful articles), CP isn't for them.


Templates related to reviewing projects

See the following templates related to Projects for review:

Template:pfr - for tagging a page for review (use: {{pfr|pg=PageName}})
Template:pfr2 - for the review itself (use: {{subst:pfr|pg=PageName|text=description}})
Template:pfr3 - for logging the review (use: {{subst:pfr3|pg=PageName}})


Proposed template for requests for the contributors program

The Project Proposal Form for our new Contributors program has since moved. Thanks to everyone who helped polish it while it was here!

Proposed criteria for starting a Local Laptop Lending Library (LLLL!) L4

Category:XO_Lending_Libraries

Requirements

  • what is your active library URL? This should be a page describing what you have in mind, what you hope to receive, and who is organizing the program.
  • spell out policy mechanics of loans/returns: EG. mail order? in-person? monthly meetings? other?
  • spell out how you (and your library "clientele") will Give Back to the OLPC/Sugar community
  • what is the long-term plan for the library? who will coordinate your library if you move on?
  • how will you report statistical patterns on lending/recirculation trends (important: to help all laptop libraries worldwide!)

Suggestions and further questions

  • demonstrate detail-oriented librarian skills; articulating how laptops will continually recirculate & new projects seeded & fertilized
  • what innovative techniques do you have to spur on local projects? demonstrate outreach & buzz-creating acumen!
  • describe the team of people helping you and/or your institutional backing
  • have you reached out to other XO Libraries and Groups to learn what works and doesn't?
  • are you the kind of person that might later Mentor other library entrepreneurs?
  • what is your personal long-term plan; what will you get out of this?
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