Fundraising Strategy Log

2011-04-13T16:32:11Z

Julia valentine:

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WHO are you?
Name/Nationality/Ethnicity -
Location – what is your city and country?
Contact Information – email, phone, Skype (email us with this information if you would like to share it only with the core development team)
Picture – Show us what you look like
Introductory Video- a link to an uploaded video. Introduce yourself in a 15-30 second video, or longer if you desire. It is interesting for us to hear your reason for your involvement.
Resume/CV – Attach your resume
Hobbies and Pastimes- Tell us about your other dimensions.
WHY are you motivated to support/develop this work?
Do you endorse open source culture?
Why are you interested in collaborating with us?
Are you interested in teaching about the GVCS?
Are you interested in economic relocalization possibilities arising from the GVCS?
Do you want to use the GVCS technologies yourself? Do you want to build them yourself?
Are you interested in starting up enterprise using the GVCS technologies?
Are you interested in having the GVCS technologies fabricated by your local custom fabricator?
Are you interested in applying the GVCS to third world development? To redevelopment of crisis areas? To development of derelict areas in the developed world?
Are you interested in starting up Industry 2.0 flexible fabrication enterprises for your local community, by drawing from a global repository of freely down-loadable designs and fabricating using open source fabrication equipment?
Are you interested in the potential of the GVCS for developing local food systems?
Are you interested in doing academic studies/papers, publishing books, or doing other analysis of our efforts?
Are you interested in financial investment opportunities arising from our work?
Are you interested in the distributive economic aspects of our work, and if so, how do you see this playing out?
Are you interested in building renewable energy production facilities based on open hardware (solar concentrator electric, wind, biomass power)
Are you interested in building resilient communities based on access to the GVCS?
Are you interested in creating a bug-out hut using GVCS technologies?
How do you think that the GVCS can help alleviate the instabilities of global monetary systems?
How do you think that the GVCS can address issues related to resource conflicts?
How do you think that the GVCS can address issues of overpopulatoin?
How do you think that the GVCS can address issues of resource depletion and environmental degradation?
Do you have any other comments that you'd like to make?
WHAT- What can you/have you contributed to the development of OSE? This assesses some of the key contributions that we are looking for with respect to the OSE project. If you answer positively to any of the points, please expand on your experience.
What have you already contributed to the OSE project? (technical contributions, blogging about us, financial support, organizing events, translations, interviews, video editing, publications, publicity work, beind-the-scenes work, CAD work, wiki contributions, computer support, etc)
Communications
Are you a technical writer? Desktop publisher? On-demand publisher? Blogger? Vlogger? Data visualization expert? Graphic designer? Information architect? Do you do computer animation and modeling? Are you a wireless communications expert? Are you a PR specialist? Do you have experience in marketing? Have you created marketing materials? What relevant field of communications have we missed that we should be asking about?
Organizational
Do you have experience in public relations? Strategic development? Organizational architecture consulting? Project management? Product management? Operations management? Nonprofit organizations? Public event organizing? Community organizing? Public speaking? Are you a good networker? Do you know contract law and can you draft legal agreements?
Computer Support
Are you familiar with open source software? Do you use Linux? Are you a computer programmer? Are you a web designer? Open source CMS Developer/Designer? System administrator? Open source CRM developer? Augmented reality developer? Have you created or managed web-based forums? Have you administered a wiki? Can you lead a development effort on a specialized Linux implementation that addresses the goals of OSE? What relevant field of computer support have we missed that we should be asking about?
Finances
Are you an accountant? Are you a lawyer? Have you written any business plans? Have you served as a corporate CFO? Do you have experience with resource development? Are you well-versed in the tax code? Do you have experience with project bidding?
Sociology
Are you interested in developing a social contract for a prototypical GVCS village – a modern village of 200 people thriving from local resources?
Home Economics
Can you cook? Can you cook for a group of 20? Can you grow food? What is your experience in agriculture? Have you done food processing? Have you
Design
Are you an architect, interior designer, product designer, industrial process designer, electronics designer, water systems designer? Are you familiar with CAD software or modeling software such as Blender? Have you designed and built circuits? Are you familiar with power electronics design? What relevant field of design have we missed that we should be asking about?
Building Are you a prototyper, rapid prototyper, custom fabricator, general contractor, construction worker, mason, carpenter, heavy equipment operator, welder, machinist, mechanic, woodworker, or other producer? Are you a certified chainsaw operator and have you taken a chainsaw safety course? Are you familiar with CAM? Do you know how to machine gears? Have you built any tools that you use on a regular basis? Have you built your own house? What relevant build skill have we missed that we should be asking about?
Electronics and Magnetics
Do you have axperience with power electronics or circuit design? Are you familiar with converters, inverters, high frequency power supplies? Are you familiar with solenoid valve desing? Can you do magnetic field calculations? Have you designed electrical motors or generators? What relevant field of E&M have we missed that we should be asking about?
Automation
Are you familiar with precision drive systems? Are you familiar with stepper motors or servos? Can you design an open source stepper motor controller? Have you built or designed CNC equipment? Do you have experience with industrial robotics? What relevant subset of automation have we missed that we should be asking about?
Metallurgy
Are you a metallurgist? Do you have experience with hot metal processing? Press forging? Induction furnace design? Have you used an induction furnace? Have you built any machining equipment, tooling/dies? Do you have experience with alloying or smelting? What relevant topic in metallury have we missed that we should be asking about?
Engineering
Are you a subject matter expert in agricultural engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial process design, robotics and automation, chemical engineering, materials science, polymer engineering, structural engineering, automotive engineering?
HOW can you help?
How are you interested in contributing to the work of GVCS development?
Can you volunteer to work with us, and if so, how many hours per week?
Are you interested in working with us for pay? If so, what services can you offer, and what is your hourly or per-project rate?
Are you interested in purchasing equipment from us to help bootstrap development?
Are you interested in bidding for consulting/design/prototyping work?
Are you a True Fan? If not, why not?
Would you like to see yourself working with us on a full-time basis?
Are you interested in using the technologies that we are developing directly?
Are you interested in being part of the world's first, open source, resilient community? The GVCS is the preparatory step for the OSE Village Experiment – a 2 year, immersion experiment (2013-2014) for testing whether a real, thriving, modern-day prototype community of 200 people can be built on 200 acres using local resources and open access to information? We are looking for approximately 200 people to fill a diverse array of roles, according to the Social Contract that is being developed. This may be the boldest social experiment on earth - a pioneering community whose goal is to extend the index of possibilities regarding harmonious existence of humans, ecology, and technology – as a beacon of light to benefit of all people on Earth.