Help a Tumbla out?
Yo, Colin and Troy are making the world a better place by shining a light on great stuff people are doing in Minneapolis and the world. Show them some love (and potentially help them win $25K) by clicking on the link Colin mentions below.
(John Dwyer at Solutions For The Other 90%)
I’ve been tumbling a bit recently about a competition (The Power of Us: Re-Imagine Media) that Troy and I just entered to win $25,000 in start-up capital for our non-profit Solutions Twin Cities.
Our concept is simple:
Changemakers around the world share a common drive to make the world a better place, but many have nowhere to physically gather, share their ideas, or connect with others in their geographic community. Solutions Twin Cities was founded to create a multi-faceted platform in which local communities can support and foster innovation and positive change. We do this through storytelling, inviting changemakers to share their ideas at live events and then disseminating those ideas globally through online social media. By making local ideas and the people behind them real to the communities they serve, we inspire the public to get involved in shaping their world.We’ve been at this for 18 months and in that time have highlighted over 70 unique projects at 6 major events, curated an exhibit on new forms of mapping, hosted a handful of creative social activities, and partnered with a variety of established institutions such as The Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Science Debate 2008, the Walker Art Center, and Intermedia Arts to put together programs and events unlike anything else in the Twin Cities. Parallel to this we’ve archived each event for the web and are in the process of making it all accessible online.
Here’s the thing: we’ve done this all without any major funding and now we’re ready to start growing this thing.
And that’s where you come in: Troy and I have a favor to ask (in an easy-to-follow sequential format!):
- Go to the page for our competition entry HERE.
- Check it out.
- Give us a rating (we’d like to suggest “Awesome” but hey, we’re a bit biased).
- If you’d like, leave a comment! Whether you’ve been to one of our events or not, let us know what you think, constructive criticism and all.
- Finally, spread the word! Reblog. Send out an email. Anything.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. No really, thank you!
Your feedback will help our chances in the competition and also help us grow as an organization. As always, just drop me Gmail at “colin.kloecker” if you have any questions or comments you’d rather leave privately.
Good or bad, I’ll be keep you up to date on our competition status come February 2nd when the finalists are chosen. Thanks again!
Colin Kloecker
Co-Director
Solutions Twin Cities
