Raccoon Plan - Revision history

Rfs: /* Making Raccoons a part of Free Geek */

2007-10-17T19:16:49Z

Making Raccoons a part of Free Geek

Rfs: spelling and grammar

2007-10-17T19:16:19Z

spelling and grammar

Stillflame: /* Making Raccoons a part of Free Geek */ newish?

2007-08-21T16:44:29Z

Making Raccoons a part of Free Geek: newish?

Stillflame: /* Making Raccoons a part of Free Geek */ why does that matter

2007-08-21T16:39:06Z

Making Raccoons a part of Free Geek: why does that matter

Stillflame: /* Making Raccoons a part of Free Geek */ better organized

2007-08-21T16:36:04Z

Making Raccoons a part of Free Geek: better organized

Rfs at 16:35, 21 August 2007

2007-08-21T16:35:24Z

Stillflame: /* SWOT */ explained CBM

2007-08-21T16:21:56Z

SWOT: explained CBM

Stillflame: /* SWOT */ added all the points' influence

2007-08-21T16:18:52Z

SWOT: added all the points' influence

Stillflame: /* Making Raccoons a part of Free Geek */ cleaning

2007-08-21T15:49:36Z

Making Raccoons a part of Free Geek: cleaning

Stillflame: initial creation

2007-08-21T15:43:36Z

initial creation

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== Making Raccoons a part of Free Geek ==
Obscure and difficult hardware needs different attention.

Currently, things are worth saving if:
* we can make a freekbox out of it
* we can sell it to people who want newish computer stuff for cheap
* we can sell it to the bulk buyers we have found
* we can use it for infrastucture
* the online sales coordinator notices its online value

Markets not dealt with optimally:
* online sales needs more eyes trained and looking for good stuff
* internal market to volunteers who "just want stuff"
** these people are currently seen as a nuisance
** they are a pool of artists and hobbyists (read: market) who have already come to us

We need to give attention to these two areas to help reuse in as many ways as we can. We need to offer more structured opportunities to electronic hobbyists. We should integrate the constant expansion of our categories of reuse. We should offer training to people in both dealing with specific types of obscure hardware and in finding new markets. Our core volunteers already do these tasks to some extent; we should encourage and develop it into a program that is well enough structured to include more people.

== SWOT ==
{{SWOT
| Q = blah
| strengths = blah
| weaknesses = blah
| opportunities = blah
| threats = blah
}}

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 This leaves us recycling many items that could otherwise have value.  Markets not dealt with optimally:
-* online sales needs more eyes trained and looking for good stuff
+# online sales needs more eyes trained and looking for good stuff
-* internal market to volunteers who "just want stuff"
+# internal market to volunteers who "just want stuff"
-** these people are often seen as a nuisance
+#* these people are often seen as a nuisance
-** many core volunteers do this; often their primary reason for participation at Free Geek is for stuff
+#* many core volunteers do this; often their primary reason for participation at Free Geek is for stuff
-** there is a pool of artists and hobbyists (read: market) who have already come to us and are telling us what they want to buy
+#* there is a pool of artists and hobbyists (read: market) who have already come to us and are telling us what they want to buy
 We need to give attention to these two areas to help reuse in as many ways as we can.  We need to offer more structured opportunities to electronic hobbyists.  We need to ensure that the people who know how to find, test and sell this stuff are pushed to make their knowledge available to the rest of the organization.  We should integrate the constant expansion of our categories of reuse.  (that sentence had extra buzz)  We should offer training to people in both dealing with specific types of obscure hardware and in finding new markets.  Our core volunteers already do these tasks to some extent; we should encourage and develop it into a program that is well enough structured to include more people.

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 * we can sell it to people who want cheap computer stuff for the purpose of modern commercial/personal computing
 * we can sell it to the bulk buyers we have found
-* we can use it for infrastucture
+* we can use it for infrastructure
 * the online sales coordinator notices its online value
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 * internal market to volunteers who "just want stuff"
 ** these people are often seen as a nuisance
-** many core volunteers do this; often their primary reason for participation at freegeek is for stuff
+** many core volunteers do this; often their primary reason for participation at Free Geek is for stuff
-** they are a pool of artists and hobbyists (read: market) who have already come to us and are telling us what they want to buy
+** there is a pool of artists and hobbyists (read: market) who have already come to us and are telling us what they want to buy
 We need to give attention to these two areas to help reuse in as many ways as we can.  We need to offer more structured opportunities to electronic hobbyists.  We need to ensure that the people who know how to find, test and sell this stuff are pushed to make their knowledge available to the rest of the organization.  We should integrate the constant expansion of our categories of reuse.  (that sentence had extra buzz)  We should offer training to people in both dealing with specific types of obscure hardware and in finding new markets.  Our core volunteers already do these tasks to some extent; we should encourage and develop it into a program that is well enough structured to include more people.

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 {{Draft}}
 == Making Raccoons a part of Free Geek ==
-Obscure and difficult hardware needs different attention.
+Obscure and difficult hardware needs different attention.  We should create a program that sets standards for how to deal with obscure hardware, how to deal with volunteers who want to buy unusual things, and how to enable volunteers to contribute their time and skill in dealing with (finding, testing, redistributing, &c.) this stuff.
 Currently, things are worth saving if:
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 ** they are a pool of artists and hobbyists (read: market) who have already come to us and are telling us what they want to buy
-We need to give attention to these two areas to help reuse in as many ways as we can.  We need to offer more structured opportunities to electronic hobbyists.  We should integrate the constant expansion of our categories of reuse.  We should offer training to people in both dealing with specific types of obscure hardware and in finding new markets.  Our core volunteers already do these tasks to some extent; we should encourage and develop it into a program that is well enough structured to include more people.
+We need to give attention to these two areas to help reuse in as many ways as we can.  We need to offer more structured opportunities to electronic hobbyists.  We need to ensure that the people who know how to find, test and sell this stuff are pushed to make their knowledge available to the rest of the organization.  We should integrate the constant expansion of our categories of reuse.  (that sentence had extra buzz)  We should offer training to people in both dealing with specific types of obscure hardware and in finding new markets.  Our core volunteers already do these tasks to some extent; we should encourage and develop it into a program that is well enough structured to include more people.
 == SWOT ==

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   | opportunities =
 * this may better address the changes in technology and the increasing incoming obscure hardware as e-recycling becomes legislated.
-* this may increase our reuse of CBM at a local-market level
+* this may increase our reuse of CBM (complex materials, difficult to handle responsibly) at a local-market level
 * this may better develop our use of FS/OSS on more diverse hardware
 * this may increase our income, and certainly makes it more diverse

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 == SWOT ==
 {{SWOT
-  | Q = blah
+  | Q = how will raccooning play into our developing organization?
-  | strengths = blah
+  | strengths =
-  | weaknesses = blah
+* this may discourage theft and hoarding by giving people the opportunity to buy things previously not available through legit channels, as well as removing a source of resentment at unequal treatment
-  | opportunities = blah
+* this may offer additional cultural niches to volunteers after/outside the main two programs, especially attractive to smart, geeky people (eg, dirk in a/v)
-  | threats = blah
+* this may help organize and clean areas
 }}
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 [[Category: Long Term Planning]]