Contributors program

Intro

OLPC's Contributors Program encourages grassroots efforts to promote the XO laptop as an exceptional learning platform through social, environmental and economic projects that improve the quality of lives around the world. We encourage you to borrow free XO Laptops if you or your group demonstrate committed volunteerism and ongoing support of our mission and principles:

Exemplary Projects

For example, exemplary projects could focus:
on developing speech-to-text applications for deaf children, or
on using the XO as a highly portable disaster response solution, or
on the XO as a low cost sensor to detect pathogens and contaminants in food, water and soil or,
on the XO as an Internet enabled real-time citizen journalism tool used by people in the developing world to earn a livelihood
and so on

In other words, the possibilities are expanded by your creativity.

(1 or 2 GENUINE 5-STAR PROJECTS NEEDED)

See the current list of projects at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Projects as inspiration for your creative ideas! No idea is too small, or too big to make a difference. Share your thoughts, apply to the Contributors Program, let's explore the options together, refine project details, and support efforts to change the world!

Structuring & Sharpening Your Project

Tips and templates available at Proposed Criteria (perhaps an example proposal link could be placed here)

Submitting Your Proposal & Receiving Hardware

Email your proposal to contributors @ laptop.org (Please place project title & all relevant countries in subject line)

Projects undergo Community Review, and if approved by a Community Mentor, your hardware will be shipped within a few weeks.

FAQ

1. Why should I apply?

2. What will I get by contributing to the OLPC Contributor Program?

3. Who can help refine my proposal, and promote my work?
A: OLPC volunteers will work with you to mentor or and provide an open-minded sounding board for your idea!

4. What time frame is expected to receive hardware and etc. from OLPC?
etc.

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Anil: I'm leaving the tentative layout in here as a reference until we flesh out all the details. We'll delete it at the end

TENTATIVE LAYOUT:

1. Why You Should Apply; What You Get (intro)

2. Model Inspirational Project(s)

3. How to Structure Your Proposal (help tighten up our Proposed Criteria)

4. Email yr proposal to contributors @ laptop.org (project title & all relevant countries in subject line)

5. CRISP FAQ defining review/mentoring/shipping/community-giveback expectations (ideally: included as popup links thruout the above?)