Drumbeat/website/aboutprojects
Draft 'about projects' page for Drumbeat website.
Got an idea that will make the open web better? Looking for collaborators, supporters, feedback, publicity and maybe even a little seed funding? Mozilla Drumbeat is the place for you! Click here to create your Drumbeat project.
What makes a good Drumbeat project?
The Drumbeat website provides a home for practical projects that:
- Have 'maker' attitude -- they are about building, creating and tinkering with things that make the web better.
- Invite new people to contribute to Mozilla -- teachers, artists, lawyers, everyday internet users lend their skills and creativity to the open web cause.
- Make the web better in some concrete way. A more open web should be a direct objective of your project, not a side effect.
If you've got an idea that matches these criteria, you've got a good Drumbeat project. Click here to create a project.
How does it all work?
Projects on the Drumbeat site move up a ladder, with the most promising projects receiving the most support and resources. There are three steps on the ladder.
1. Emerging
- Project 'hub' page on the Mozilla Drumbeat web site
- Ability to recruit contributors, gather 'votes' and promote your project
- Can also serve as simple project workspace if you don't have your own
- Project will occasionally rotate onto drumbeat.org front page
- Could be dozens or hundreds of emerging projects at one time
2. Featured
- Projects that gain traction with the Drumbeat community move to 'featured' status
- Featured projects = high profile rotating profile at top of front page
- Also, project strategy advice and profiles in Drumbeat e-newsletters
- Traction = votes, contributors, traffic and other metrics tracked on the Drumbeat site
- Approx 10 - 15 featured projects at any one time
3. Supported
- A small handful of promising projects become 'supported by Drumbeat'
- Supported projects = up to $25k in seed funds plus ability to fundraise via drumbeat.org
- Also high visibility on other Mozilla sites plus email promotion campaigns
- Dedicated support from a Mozilla Drumbeat 'project producer'
- Supported projects are selected from the 'featured' pool by community reviewers
- Up to five supported projects per year
When you create a project profile -- and complete all of the information -- you automatically become an 'emerging project'. Metric tracking starts at this point.
More questions? Join us in the Drumbeat community discussion forum. There are many people there who can help you out.
