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


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

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# Produce results helpful to others
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::;start by enumerating how where this will "give back" to the community.
# 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!
===Introduction (A short paragraph)===
:'''Name of the Proposed Project:'''
:'''Location of the Proposed Project:'''
:'''Number of Laptops Requested:'''

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

===Objectives (Bulleted list) ===

:'''Project Objectives (please list specific, measurable objectives for your project):'''

===Plan of Action (Narritive...a few paragraphs) ===
:'''Plan and Procedure for Achieving the Stated Objectives:'''

===Needs for the Project (Narritive...a few paragraphs that answer these questions) ===
:'''Why is this project needed?'''
:'''Locally?'''
:'''In the greater OLPC community?'''
:'''Outside the greater OLPC community?'''
:'''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?'''

===End Products (Narritive description of what your project will produce) ===
:'''What will be the end Product or Products of the Project?:'''


==Proposed criteria for starting a Local Laptop Lending Library (LLLL!) L<sup>4</sup>==
===Distribution and Sharing (Narritive description that answers these questions) ===
:'''How will the End Products be distributed to and/ or shared with the greater OLPC community?'''


''' [[:Category:XO_Lending_Libraries]]'''
:'''Will they have any possible application or use outside the greater OLPC community?'''
::''If yes, how will these people be reached?''


'''Requirements'''
===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.
:'''What other resources will be needed for the project?'''
* spell out policy mechanics of loans/returns: EG. mail order? in-person? monthly meetings? other?
:'''Who will provide them?'''
* spell out how you (and your library "clientele") will [[Contributors_program/Project_proposal_form|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'''
===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!
* 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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