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


# Produce materials & results helpful to others
Draft criteria for a great contributors project proposal. Please revise mercilessly and add your own.
::;start by enumerating how & where this will "give back" to the community/deployments

# Produce results helpful to others
# 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
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<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.


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== Templates related to reviewing projects ==


See the following templates related to [[OLPC:PFR|Projects for review]]:
==Proposed Template for Requests for Contributors' Machines==
: '''[[Template:pfr]]''' - for tagging a page for review (use: <nowiki>{{pfr|pg=PageName}}</nowiki>)
: '''[[Template:pfr2]]''' - for the review itself (use: <nowiki>{{subst:pfr|pg=PageName|text=description}}</nowiki>)
: '''[[Template:pfr3]]''' - for logging the review (use: <nowiki>{{subst:pfr3|pg=PageName}}</nowiki>)


===Introduction===
:'''Name of the Proposed Project:'''
:'''Location of the Proposed Project:'''
:'''Number of Laptops Requested:'''


===Personnel===
:'''Names and qualifications of Proposed Project Personnel:'''
:'''Contact Person and Contact Information:'''
::''Please respond to the following in complete sentences. Be concise.''


==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!
===Objectives===


==Proposed criteria for starting a Local Laptop Lending Library (LLLL!) L<sup>4</sup>==
:'''Project Objectives (please list specific, measurable objectives for your project):'''


''' [[:Category:XO_Lending_Libraries]]'''
===Plan of Action===
:'''Plan and Procedure for Achieving the Stated Objectives:'''


'''Requirements'''
===Needs for the Project===
* 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.
:'''Why is this project needed?'''
* spell out policy mechanics of loans/returns: EG. mail order? in-person? monthly meetings? other?
:'''Locally?'''
* spell out how you (and your library "clientele") will [[Contributors_program/Project_proposal_form|Give Back]] to the OLPC/Sugar community
:'''In the greater OLPC community?'''
* what is the long-term plan for the library? who will coordinate your library if you move on?
:'''Outside the greater OLPC community?'''
* how will you report statistical patterns on lending/recirculation trends (important: to help all laptop libraries worldwide!)
:'''Why can't this project be done in emulation mode with non-XO machines?'''
:'''Why are you requesting the number of machines you are asking for?'''


'''Suggestions and further questions'''
===End Products===
* demonstrate detail-oriented [http://librarian.net librarian] skills; articulating how laptops will continually recirculate & new projects seeded & fertilized
:'''What will be the end Product or Products of the Project?:'''
* 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
===Distribution and Sharing===
* have you reached out to other [[XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries|XO Libraries]] and [[Groups]] to learn what works and doesn't?
:'''How will the End Products be distributed to and/ or shared with the greater OLPC community?'''
* 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?
:'''Will they have any possible application or use outside the greater OLPC community?'''
[[Category:XO Lending Libraries]]
::''If yes, how will these people be reached?''

===Other resources needed===
:'''What other resources will be needed for the project?'''
:'''Who will provide them?'''

===Timeline===
:'''Please include a Proposed timeline for the Project:'''

== Templates related to reviewing projects ==

See the following templates related to [[OLPC:PFR|Projects for review]]:
: '''[[Template:pfr]]''' - for tagging a page for review (use: <nowiki>{{pfr|pg=PageName}}</nowiki>)
: '''[[Template:pfr2]]''' - for the review itself (use: <nowiki>{{subst:pfr|pg=PageName|text=description}}</nowiki>)
: '''[[Template:pfr3]]''' - for logging the review (use: <nowiki>{{subst:pfr3|pg=PageName}}</nowiki>)

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?