Contributors program/Project proposal form: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Undo revision 197752 by 91.64.95.42 (Talk)) |
|||
(59 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
__NOTOC__ |
__NOTOC__ |
||
<font style="background-color: yellow"> |
|||
''Respond in complete sentences where possible! Be concise.'' |
|||
INSTRUCTIONS: Copy this entire Project Proposal Form into the text of an email, then complete all 8 fields. ''Be concise!'' |
|||
Photos welcome, but no Microsoft Word or PDF documents please. Include your project title, and any countries connected to your project, in the subject line of your email. |
|||
Email to: contributors @ unleashkids.org</font> |
|||
<br> |
|||
===1. Project Title & Shipment Detail=== |
===1. Project Title & Shipment Detail=== |
||
:'''Name of Project:''' |
:'''Name of Project: ([[Projects|WEB-PUBLISHED]])''' |
||
:'''Shipping Address You've Verified:''' |
:'''Shipping Address You've Verified:''' |
||
::* IS [http://fedex.com FEDEX |
::* IS [http://fedex.com FEDEX] AND [http://UPS.com UPS] SHIPPABLE (NO POST OFFICE BOXES) |
||
::* WE REGRET THAT A <big>'''US SHIPPING ADDRESS IS REQUIRED'''</big> |
|||
⚫ | |||
::* |
::* CONTAINING TEAM LEADER'S LEGAL NAME |
||
⚫ | |||
:'''Number of Laptops You Request to Borrow:''' |
:'''Number of Laptops <big>(Maximum of 5 XO-1 Laptops)</big> You Request to Borrow:''' |
||
:'''Loan Length—How Many Months:''' |
:'''Loan Length—How Many Months:''' |
||
<br> |
|||
===2. Team Participants |
===2. Team Participants=== |
||
:'''Name(s) & Contact Info: (include email addresses & phone numbers)''' |
:'''Name(s) & Contact Info: (include all email addresses & phone numbers)''' |
||
::''Teams of more than 1 person are not required, but favored!'' |
::''Teams of more than 1 person are not required, but favored!'' |
||
:'''Employer and/or School:''' |
:'''Employer and/or School:''' |
||
:'''Past Experience/Qualifications:''' |
:'''Past Experience/Qualifications:''' |
||
<br> |
|||
===3. Objectives |
===3. Objectives=== |
||
:'''Project Objectives: ([[Projects|WEB-PUBLISHED]]) |
|||
⚫ | |||
:'''Project Objectives: (please list specific, measurable objectives for your project) |
|||
<br> |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
:'''Plan and Procedure for Achieving the Stated Objectives:''' |
:'''Plan and Procedure for Achieving the Stated Objectives:''' |
||
<br> |
|||
===5. Needs |
===5. Needs=== |
||
:'''Why is this project needed?''' |
:'''Why is this project needed?''' |
||
:'''Locally?''' |
|||
Palestine is a devloping nation with lots of problems due to the instable situation in the Middle East. Children Jericho and around Jericho can change there perspective of life with the OLPC Project. The poores children here live in two refugee camps nearby and villages around jericho, where children cannot leave the village due to settlements. Therefore a good pilote project with international support is needed. |
|||
:'''In the greater OLPC/Sugar community?''' |
:'''In the greater OLPC/Sugar community?''' |
||
''serveral points can turn this project into a showcase for the olpc idea and community:'' |
|||
* |
|||
:'''Outside the community?''' |
:'''Outside the community?''' |
||
Focusing on the international support, the project still can grow |
|||
beyond those 100 machines including all schools in Jericho (which is |
|||
the vision of OLPC Jericho and will hopefully come true by the city's |
|||
10.000 years (!) anniversary in 2010. That would be a remarkably |
|||
success of OLPC in the Arabic world. |
|||
:'''Why can't this project be done [[Emulating_the_XO|in emulation]] using non-XO machines?''' |
:'''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?''' |
:'''Why are you requesting the number of machines you are asking for?''' |
||
::''Will you consider (1) salvaged/rebuilt or (2) damaged XO Laptops?'' |
::''Will you consider (1) salvaged/rebuilt or (2) damaged XO Laptops?'' |
||
<br> |
|||
===6. Sharing Deliverables |
===6. Sharing Deliverables=== |
||
:'''Project URL—where you'll [http://planet.laptop.org Blog] specific ongoing progress:''' |
|||
:'''Project URL:''' |
|||
::''Please web-publish this entire completed proposal, removing any sections affecting your personal privacy. Ask if you want help -- [[Projects|communicating]] with our OLPC/Sugar global community is core!'' |
|||
:'''How will you convey tentative ideas & results back to the OLPC/Sugar community, prior to completion?''' |
:'''How will you convey tentative ideas & results back to the OLPC/Sugar community, prior to completion?''' |
||
:'''How will the final fruits of your labor be distributed to children or community members worldwide?''' |
:'''How will the final fruits of your labor be distributed to children or community members worldwide?''' |
||
:'''Will your work have any possible application or use outside our community?''' |
:'''Will your work have any possible application or use outside our community?''' |
||
::''If yes, how will these people be reached?'' |
::''If yes, how will these people be reached?'' |
||
:'''Have you investigated working with nearby [[ |
:'''Have you investigated working with nearby [[XO_Laptop_Lending_Libraries|XO Lending Libraries]] or [http://olpcMAP.net Project Groups]?''' |
||
<br> |
|||
===7. Quality |
===7. Quality/Mentoring=== |
||
:'''Would your Project benefit from Support, Documentation and/or Testing people?''' |
:'''Would your Project benefit from Support, Documentation and/or Testing people?''' |
||
:'''Teachers' input into Usability?''' |
:'''Teachers' input into Usability?''' |
||
:'''How will you promote your work?''' |
:'''How will you promote your work?''' |
||
:'''Can we help you with an experienced mentor from the OLPC/Sugar community?''' |
:'''Can we help you with an experienced mentor from the OLPC/Sugar community? ([[Projects|WEB-PUBLISHED]])''' |
||
::''If YES: specify the kind of Ongoing Mentoring that will benefit you most.'' |
::''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.'' |
::''If NO: specify who will help you share your progress, creations & results.'' |
||
<br> |
|||
===8. Timeline ( |
===8. Timeline (Start to Finish)=== |
||
:'''Please include a Proposed timeline for your Project life-cycle: (this can be in the form of Month 1, Month 2, etc rather than specific dates) |
:'''Please include a Proposed timeline for your Project life-cycle: (this can be in the form of Month 1, Month 2, etc rather than specific dates) |
||
::''Include a couple milestones, even if tentative. |
::''Include a couple milestones, even if tentative. |
Latest revision as of 13:44, 21 July 2014
INSTRUCTIONS: Copy this entire Project Proposal Form into the text of an email, then complete all 8 fields. Be concise!
Photos welcome, but no Microsoft Word or PDF documents please. Include your project title, and any countries connected to your project, in the subject line of your email.
Email to: contributors @ unleashkids.org
1. Project Title & Shipment Detail
- Name of Project: (WEB-PUBLISHED)
- Shipping Address You've Verified:
- Number of Laptops (Maximum of 5 XO-1 Laptops) You Request to Borrow:
- Loan Length—How Many Months:
2. Team Participants
- Name(s) & Contact Info: (include all email addresses & phone numbers)
- Teams of more than 1 person are not required, but favored!
- Employer and/or School:
- Past Experience/Qualifications:
3. Objectives
- Project Objectives: (WEB-PUBLISHED)
- Concrete proposals with defined, measurable 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
- Plan and Procedure for Achieving the Stated Objectives:
5. Needs
- Why is this project needed?
- Locally?
- In the greater OLPC/Sugar community?
- Outside the community?
- Why can't this project be done 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?
6. Sharing Deliverables
- Project URL—where you'll Blog specific ongoing progress:
- Please web-publish this entire completed proposal, removing any sections affecting your personal privacy. Ask if you want help -- communicating with our OLPC/Sugar global community is core!
- How will you convey tentative ideas & results back to the OLPC/Sugar community, prior to completion?
- How will the final fruits of your labor be distributed to children or community members worldwide?
- Will your work have any possible application or use outside our community?
- If yes, how will these people be reached?
- Have you investigated working with nearby XO Lending Libraries or Project Groups?
7. Quality/Mentoring
- Would your Project benefit from Support, Documentation and/or Testing people?
- Teachers' input into Usability?
- How will you promote your work?
- Can we help you with an experienced mentor from the OLPC/Sugar community? (WEB-PUBLISHED)
- 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.
8. Timeline (Start to Finish)
- Please include a Proposed timeline for your Project life-cycle: (this can be in the form of Month 1, Month 2, etc rather than specific dates)
- Include a couple milestones, even if tentative.
- Specify how you prefer to communicate your ongoing progress and obstacles!
- [ ] 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.