1 Prior to completing this application did you read the programme guidelines?
The full information can be found at http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-awards/community-grants (copy and paste the link to your browser).
Yes
No
2 Are you a member of the Internet Society?
Please note that to apply for a Community Grant you must be a member of the Internet Society.
Yes
No
3 Please indicate your Internet Society member ID.
To review your member ID, please login to the Internet Society Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/EBusiness/Home.aspx and click on "My Account".
20969
4 Are you a member of an Internet Society Chapter?
Yes
No
5 If so, please indicate your Chapter affiliation.
If you are not member member of a Chapter indicate "not Chapter affiliated"
not chapter affiliated
6 Is this application for a Chapter-owned project?
A Chapter-owned project is one that your Chapter is responsible for: the overall project implementation and reporting responsibilities.
Yes
No
7 What is the title of your Project?
Use short and catchy names.
Neighborhood Evolvement Worldwide - From Blight to Beautiful
8 Where is the Project located?
Please select one of the below areas.
Africa
Asia Pacific
Europe
Latin America - Caribbean
Middle East
North America
9 Indicate the country directly benefiting from your Project.
Internet Society
Community Grants Programme May 2013
4/1/2013 deadline
priscilla pride
priscilla pride
4400 Stanbrook Drive
Richmond , VA
Female
priscillapride@yahoo.com
Tel: 804-432-9109
Additional Contacts
none entered
Application Questions
North America, South America, Africa, Australia, Europe
10 Specify the local community directly benefiting from this Project.
Blighted communities in the US and neighborhoods of other countries worldwide who wish to participate
11 Is this a new or existing (ongoing) Project?
New Project
Existing Project
12 When will your Project start <mm/yyyy> ?
Please note that award notifications will be made in May 2013, so your start date should be on or after that date.
June 3,2013
13 What is your estimated Project Duration?
Please note that when a fund is allocated to a project, it must be used within 24 months of the award notification.
One to two years
14 Project Summary:
Please write a brief summary of your Project, indicating why the Project is important, whom will benefit, what need is being addressed, how your project is going to
address it and how it relates to the Internet Society Strategic objectives.
Using Internet Technologies specifically an Extranet to enable neighborhood development projects to connect globally to meet the following project goals.
Worldwide discussion of the ways and means to energize businesses in blighted neighborhoods
Exchange of development ideas
Strategic allliances and collaboration
Work with country, state, and local economic development organizations/neighborhoods
Sharing of resources and information- research, reports, studies, libraries
E-Learning
15 Project background and justification:
State concisely what Community, networking or educational need is being addressed by your project.
Economic development of blighted neighborhoods with a specific emphasis on the following
business development through training workshops and addressing collective and individual issues enabling neighborhood renaissance - low crime, better schools,
improved income viability, and improved housing. See the website below.
http://realestate.msn.com/10-revitalized-neighborhoods-from-blighted-to-bling
16 Resource justification
Why are you (the applicant) the most capable Chapter or individual to address this need?
I have the technical expertise to set up an Extranet, instructional design training to run relevant workshops, and economic development experience. Masters in Library
Science/Media Specialist. Worked in Environmental Protection Agency, City of Richmond, Department of Economic Development, and taught IT classes at ITT
Technical Institute.
17 Key Individuals
Please list the name, location and responsibilities/roles of the Project team.
Priscilla Pride, Richmond, Va
Responsibilities
Set up Extranet
Engage Economic Development entities to identify blighted neighborhoods and businesses
Engage architects and designers to develop virtual demo projects (how it could be)
Engage economic developers to use their expertise to host discussion and suggest solutions
Develop training programs
Publicize and market the Extranet
18 Objectives
Along with the goals outlined in the Project summary, detail the specific objectives of the project. Remember objectives should be S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable,
Attainable, Realistic and Time-sensitive).
Provide the resources to enable the improvement of blighted neighborhoods
To develop projects plans for 100 neighborhoods worldwide within six months ( How it could be Vision Workshops)
To designate improvement for 10 current and addition of 10 new businesses within the selected 100 neighborhoods
Plans are to be implemented within one year.
19 Method
Describe how you will achieve the Project objectives (strategy, methodology, scope and boundaries, evaluation…)
Through "how it could be" design projects enable neighborhoods to see online, modify and vote on the vision for 100 selected demonstration neighborhoods
worldwide.
Alliances which enable implementation of vision.
Recognition for completion, decrease of crime, improved income from current neighborhood business, influx of 10 new businesses resulting in new employment
opportunities. Blight must be eliminated within a 5-10 block radius on both sides of the street.
20 Technical requirements
Indicate any specific technologies the project is planning to adopt and why.
I plan to purchase a dedicated computer with Extranet software designed to accomodate discussion,
workshops and collaboration from users worldwide.
21 Risk Analysis/Project Constrains
List factors that could affect the project roll-out and detail the measures you will take to prevent/manage them.
I think the project constraints will be political and neighborhood leaders fearful of change. I hope the "how it could be" with neighborhood participation/input will
diminish unfavorable responses to change.
22 Timeline of activities
Please provide a timeline of your Project activities. If you already have a timeline created in a separate file, you may upload it to the Documents area, with a note here
for the Committee
2013
June - Purchase hardware/software - Extranet and configure
July - contact 100 economic development entities - invite to online workshop
August September solicit assistance from architects/designers/economic developers to submit online design plan, blight reduction/elimination for designated area in
their city.
Group solicits/raises any funds to enable project implementation
September through June 2014 neighborhoods implement.
23 Beneficiaries
List key stakeholder groups and individuals that will be interested in your Project outputs and/or will be affected by them.
Country, State, Local economic development organizations
Civic organizations
Business Organizations
Developers
Architects
24 Evaluation & Impact
Indicate how you will evaluate the success of the project. How will you know if the project has succeeded in meeting its S.M.A.R.T. goals?
Economic Development Organizations and or neighborhood organizations will post weekly reports and videos. The reports detail decrease in crime, elimination of
blight on both sides of a street with in a 5 t 10 block radius
25 Outputs & Dissemination Plan
State what the project will deliver and how the results/information will be shared with stakeholders and the community
The project will deliver more desirable neighborhoods and the results are posted to the Extranet in the form of the original design, project closing report, lessons
learned, plans for the future, videos, photos and demonstrations.
26 Sustainability
Describe how the project will continue after ISOC’s funds are done. List the potential project results that might be taken forward, how will you find further financial
support to make them sustainable in the long term.
Further financial support will come from economic development organizations, civic organizations, persons who want to live and invest in businesses in the
neighborhood.
27 Budget Guidelines
Congratulations, you have completed the first part of your application! Before you continue we would like to remind you that the Budget Section is an important one.
Please read and check the boxes next to each guideline prior to complete it.
Internet Society funds up to a maximum of US $10,000 per project award.
The Internet Society will not fund the entire cost of the Project. At least 25% of the amount you are requesting from ISOC must be contributed from other
sources.
At least ONE letter of support must be uploaded to your application, otherwise your application will not be considered.
Any support for your project that is more than US$500 should be validated with a support letter.
28 Other Sources of Support
Please list all the individuals, organizations , or other Internet Society Chapters that are providing support to your project, in either the form of cash or in-kind
donations.
John Finn
Budget
Funding
Sources/Revenues
Funding Source # 1
(Mandatory)
Funding Source # 2
(optional)
Funding Source # 3
(optional)
Funding Source # 4
(optional)
Funding Source # 5
(optional)
Capital Equipment $3,000.00
Professional Services - Technical $3,000.00
Professional Services - Marketing $4,000.00
Total $10,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Funding Uses/Expenses Amount in US$
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT $3,000.00
Computer $2,000.00
Software $1,000.00
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $70,000.00
Technical Support $3,000.00
Marketing $3,000.00
RESEARCH EXPENSES $3,000.00
SUPPORT SERVICES $1,000.00
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL $1,000.00
LABOUR COSTS
OTHER
Total $8,700.00
Budget Narrative
The funds will be used to purchase a dedicated computer to download and configure Extranet software. Other funds will be used for professional services
such as marketing and technical support. I plan to obtain in-kind and paid technical support/research from Internet Society members.
Documents
Documents Requested * Required? Attached Documents *
Mandatory letter of support
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