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Open Badges is the name of a group of specifications and open technical standards originally developed by the Mozilla Foundation with funding from the MacArthur Foundation. The Open Badges standard describes a method for packaging information about accomplishments, embedding it into portable image files as a digital badge, and establishing an infrastructure for badge validation. The standard was originally maintained by the Badge Alliance Standard Working Group, but transitioned officially to the IMS Global Learning Consortium as of January 1, 2017. [1]  Open Badges represent a more detailed picture than a CV or résumé as they can be presented in ever-changing combinations, creating a constantly evolving picture of a person’s lifelong learning.
Why use Open Badges at Sugar Labs
We at Sugarlabs have many talented active contributors. Still, historically we have failed to retain them as they have not felt recognized.
Why have Open Badges with Stipends
Some time ago Aleksey suggested, that we should sponsor with US$500/month to active Sugar Labs contributors in need on a monthly basis. Today we have many active contributors that are vital to the Sugar Labs ecosystem and many of them have expressed they are somehow in need of financial resources. Open Badges may be one way to open channels for resources to flow to active contributors.
The beneficiary or "badge holder" can choose to accept our monthly donation or if not in need can also choose to pass it on to any active contributor in need or to give it back to the General Funds account. I volunteer myself to co-manage payments and logistics with Adam and SFC and Ignacio has volunteer to lead the development of the Badges.
Here are the names for the badges with stipends and their holders I'm proposing for the first year of the model:
- 1 Infrastructure Hero - Sebastian Silva
- 2 Release Manager - Ignacio Rodriguez
- 3 Translations Manager - Chris Leonard
- 4 Marketing Team Leader - Samson Goddy
- 5 Sugar Network Project Leader - Laura Vargas
- 6 Social Help Project Leader - Sam Parkinson
Here are the names for the badges without stipends and their holders I'm proposing for the first year of the model:
- 7 Infrastructure Hero - Samuel Cantero
- 8 Sugarizer Project Leader - Lionel Laske
- 9 Sugar Labs Honor Badge - Walter Bender
- 10 Secretary - Dave Crossland
- 11 Treasure Keeper - Adam Holt
- 12 Wiki Keeper - Frederic
Please share your toughs on the subject.
If you consider there are more Badges and/or Badge holders that should be considered for the first year, please feel free to nominate someone else or yourself and give a name to the Badge.
Under this model and for the first year (03/2017 - 03/2018), each badge could have a US$500/month stipend attached, for a total of US$3,500 per month, totaling US$ 36,000 per year in stipends [2] to Active contributors.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Open_Badges [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stipend