SCALE 6x: Wrapup - Results
I had a set of goals for SCALE 6x, namely to:
- Identify five potential Mozilla Foundation grant recipients.
- Find three organizations willing to match some or all of our grants for a specific project or set of projects.
- Find three organizations who we can help implement (or improve their implementation) of some or all of the principles of the Mozilla Manifesto.
- Speak to one non-technical group about the importance of a free and open web.
In general, I didn't get as many concrete results as I would have liked - but have a good deal to follow-up on. More precisely:
Grants: Meh+
While I found more than enough potential grant recipients, few of them are working to advance all (or even most) of the Mozilla Manifesto, making them less than good grant candidates (but still often awesome projects). I think that I need to write a concise overview of what we are looking for (and carry printed copies) to help us better reach the projects we should be helping when I am at events.
Grant Matching: Fail
I didn't get any concrete promises for grant matching (but got a few nibbles and leads.) I'll report further after I followup - I may still get some concrete results.
Mozilla Manifesto Adoption: Pass
Getting people engaged with the manifesto was easier than I hoped. I'm going to be asking for a lot public statements of support in the near future and am sure that I overshot this goal.
Talk to a Non-Tech Group: Fail
Unfortunately, I just ran out of time. On the plus side, I had a lot of good discussions on this topic with conference attendees who hadn't thaught about why the web really matters.
Why did I focus on goals for SCALE?I want people to know what I hope to accomplish from my work. I hope that sharing ideas, plans and goals will help others guide me to be more effective and vice versa. I know that here is a lot to improve in what I do and how I do it. This should provide another tool to help me do so.
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