1. Getting the Most
Out of Boot Camp
Knight Community Info Challenge
Michele McLellan | Oct. 27, 2013

2. A few good projects

3. Camp activities, deliverables

4. Coaches as topic experts
• Susan Mernit
• Michele McLellan
– Journalism
– Partnerships
– Project/team
management
– News start ups &
sustainability
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Civic engagement
Partnerships
Open gov
Social media
Metrics
• Lisa Williams
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Data journalism
Civic data
Online communities
News start ups

5. Coaching
• Lisa Williams
– Boston
– Legacy (Indiana)
– New Orleans
• Michele McLellan
– Blue Grass (Kentucky)
– Chattanooga
– Dodge (Florida)
• Susan Mernit
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Alaska
Liberty (California)
New Mexico
Yakima

6. 100-Day Plan
• Goals
– Sub-goals for each goal
• Action steps for each
sub-goal
– Timeline for action steps,
sub-goals, goals

7. Example
• Goal: Build a website
– Sub-goals:
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Write RFP
Hire developer
Write specs
Finalize budget
• Action steps - Write RFP
– Audience research
– Interview stakeholders
– Research available
technology
Timetable:
Next week
Two weeks
30 days
45 days
60 days
75 days
100 days

8. Benefits
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Articulate key goals
Drill down on details with experts
See across the project]
Be accountable to timeline
Share with partners, stakeholders

9. 100-Day Plan format

10. Wednesday Presentations
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Create PowerPoint presentation
Open with pitch
6 minutes per project (approx 2 mins per goal)
Goal, sub-goals, next steps
Group questions and feedback (approx 4
mins)

11. Today’s deliverables?
• Identify at least three goals to work on at boot
camp
• Start developing a pitch for your project

12. Questions?