I do think we need one
@ilariadauria, I think it is important that you make a budget. The reason we need a budget is that if we win this it is very easy to get disappointed and argue about “sharing the cake”; also, if we get through to the voting phase, we will need to ask people to make a big effort in getting the project voted. It is a different thing if you can tell a person “if you help me with that – for example by deploying an effective social media strategy – and we win, I will hire you to do social media for the project”. You can only make that promise if you have run the numbers. The reason you have to run the budget is that this is your project, and it has to work for you. @arthurd’s role is to make sure it also works for Edgeryders LBG, but that’s a residual part paying for centrally produced community services (legal, finance, platform, social media engagement etc.). Most of the money goes towards activities that are exclusive to this project.
Also, people tend to become muche more litigious when there is a pie to share. Doing a budget before you win is going to be much less controversial.