knight drupal initiative

Quick post to let Indymedia folks know that the Knight Drupal Initiative, hosted as another group here on g.d.o, is taking applications. I don't think this has been crossposted yet. I personally would be interesting in working with people on Indymedia-benefiting proposals.

^{benjamin, Agaric Design Collective}

The logged chat is also available here.

The chat below is cut and pasted from the transcript.

So, we need some consensus on how to proceed. We have two proposals right now, just sort of waiting for action.

Do we need to have scheduled public reviews -- in IRC or otherwise -- that impose some deadlines?

Should the admins simply give each proposal a one month lifespan and mark it rejected after that time?

How can we get things moving through the pipeline, so that Knight can start reviewing?

This page is a resource for members of the Drupal community. If you would like to promote the Knight Drupal Initiative, you can use the following materials.

For more information about the KDI, see the program goals and the FAQ. To submit a proposal, please review the application tips and the application process.

Program summary

A one sentence summary of the KDI.

* The Knight Drupal Initiative is an annual grant program for Drupal and is designed to help people improve their communities by providing a robust, freely distributed, open source digital publishing platform.

Elevator pitch

For use when you have thirty seconds to explain the KDI.

* The Knight Drupal Initiative is an annual, open grant funding process for the Drupal open source project. We want to enable more people to enter the digital conversation by lowering the technical barriers to entry. We will provide powerful tools for digital publication, free and open to all. Our goal is to encourage people to improve their communities by supporting the free exchange of information and ideas.

[Updated with a cross-post to the marketing group.]

The Knight Drupal Initiative is an open grant process for Drupal projects. See http://groups.drupal.org/node/10459 for more information about the KDI.

Here's a current list of tasks that we need people to take on:

• Write some grant application tips for Proofread http://groups.drupal.org/node/10462 for clarity.

• Design a logo for the Knight Drupal Initiative! Done, considering no alternatives were submitted.

• Create some marketing materials that explain the program. These should include:

The following are frequently asked questions about the Knight Drupal Initiative. Note that some answers have changed after the 2008 program.

If you have additional questions, please post them in the comments.

Knight Drupal Initiative program questions

• When does the KDI start to accept proposals?

Applications for 2008 are now closed. The program will reopen in 2009. See http://groups.drupal.org/node/16348 for details.

• When is the final date to admit new proposals?

General guidelines

Creating a new proposal for the Knight Drupal Initiative is the first step in a larger grant process. Proposals that are supported by the Drupal community will be sent to Knight Foundation for formal review prior to funding. Applications sent to Knight Foundation may require additional information.

The Knight Drupal Initiative is an annual, open, public grant application and review process. Successful applications will be passed from the Drupal community to Knight Foundation for full review and possible funding.

Anyone may apply. Applications for 2008 are now closed. The program will reopen in 2009. See http://groups.drupal.org/node/16348 for details.

You should review the KDI project goals and KDI Application Tips before you submit a proposal.

Community review