FLOW Syllabus Crowdfunding

Version 2.1 by Patrick Masson on 2015/01/08 20:30

DRAFT TEXT for a KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN TO ADVANCE THE FLOW SYLLABUS

Project image
- Choose an image from your computer
- This is the main image associated with your project. Make it count! JPEG, PNG, GIF, or BMP • 50MB file limit At least 1024x768 pixels • 4:3 aspect ratio

Project title: "Free/Libre/Open Works (FLOW) Syllabus"
- Your project title and blurb should be simple, specific and memorable. Our search tools run through these sections of your project, so be sure to incorporate any key words here!
- These words will help people find your project, so choose them wisely! Your name will be searchable too.

Short blurb (135 Chars)
- If you had to describe what you're creating in one tweet, how would you do it?

Category: "Technology"

Sub-category: "Software"

Project location

Funding duration
- Number of days1−60 days, we recommend 30 or less
- End on date & time
- We recommend setting a funding duration of 30 days or less. Shorter durations tend to have higher success rates. Once your project has launched, it won’t be possible to change your funding duration. For more tips, check out the Creator Handbook.
- Note: After your project ends, there is a 14-day window for collecting and processing pledges. After that, you can transfer funds from your Amazon account to your bank account. Please plan accordingly

Funding goal
- Your funding goal should be the minimum amount needed to complete the project and fulfill (and ship!) all rewards. Because funding is all-or-nothing, you can always raise more than your goal but never less. Once your project has launched, it will not be possible to change your funding goal.

- If your project is successfully funded, Kickstarter will apply a 5% fee to the funds raised, and Amazon will apply credit card processing fees (about 3-5%). If funding isn't successful, there are no fees.

Reward #1:

Project video: Can we use the USQ video?
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Risks and challenges
- What are the risks and challenges that come with completing your project, and how are you qualified to overcome them?
- When it comes to fulfillment, every project has potential obstacles, from production delays to permits to collaborator mishaps. What unique challenges might you face after your project is successfully funded? And if setbacks do arise (we hope they don’t, but it happens!), how will you tackle them? If you have any other projects that you're currently in the process of fulfilling, please mention their status in this section.
- Addressing this from the start helps build a supportive community. Backers will understand your project is a work in progress and feel confident that you’ll work hard to follow through, even when faced with challenges.

Project FAQs
- You'll be able to add FAQs on your project page once your project goes live.

Biography:
"The Open Source Initiative is the globally-recognized steward and foundational body of open source software development and licensing. The Open Source Initiative is a non-profit corporation with international scope formed in 1998 to educate about and advocate for the benefits of open source and to build bridges among different constituencies in the open source community. One of our most important activities is as a standards body, serving as a nexus of trust around which developers, users, corporations and governments can organize open source cooperation."

Your location: "Palo Alto, CA"

Websites: http://opensource.org

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Created by Joseph Potvin on 2015/01/08 19:04
    

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