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Re: Competitions for Change Compendium

Ernesto — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:21:04 -0000

Franloosen,

My company Infamia was the development company for this project, so I can speak to this a bit for you.

NPCA's competition was added to get people excited about ARC and to put some "skin into the game" if you will.

However, the broader purpose of the site is really to collect many ideas and plans for Africa and generate interest in them all across the board. We're hoping to see people and institutions connect with these projects and make some of these projects come to life. And some of these plans are already moving along!

So yes, the competition is exciting but more importantly I want to see the community connect with these projects and collectively help move the ball a little bit closer to their goals. That's what I would like to see and to me will have this whole effort all the more worthwhile.

So please if you have ideas, or plans, or just want to help out on a project or two, come on by and we'll see ya in there!

Best,
Ernesto Gluecksmann

Re: Competitions for Change Compendium

franloosen — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:13:19 -0000

I'm interested in knowing what happens to the great ideas which are not selected into the "top 5 winners"? Has anyone done any research on where those ideas/projects go? Is there a need for a way to capture/support those folks in a way that is not as intensive as the support given to winners? Do those projects go on to fruition? Where would be the best place to find this information?

Re: Competitions for Change Compendium

Beth Kanter — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:40:28 -0000

I captured a few on this blog post in May - but not sure how many will be repeats
http://beth.typepad.com/bet...