caravan studios update for techsoup global staff

Caravan Studios

Be in the Know

1. Methodology2. Products3. Knowledge Areas4. Fundraising

METHODOLOGY

Generate

Identify opportunities for technology interventions.

DesignCreate prototypes for quick feedback.

Select

Choose the tools with the largest potential impact.

BuildDevelop selected projects with funding, pro bono corporate efforts, and volunteerism.

Use

Get real world feedback through use.

PRODUCTS

KNOWLEDGE AREAS

Resilient Cities

Emergency Shelter and

Services

Civic Engagement

Resilient Cities• 4Bells

Emergency Shelter and Services• SafeNight• Range

Civic Engagement• Range• 4Bells

FUNDRAISING

Deals

• Pending – 3 worth $1,064,111• Won – 7 worth $1,459,333• Lost – 14 worth $1,162,000

Thank you!

APPENDIX A: SOME STATS

General Caravan

Caravan Studios Twitter

1,311 followers https://twitter.com/caravanstudios

Caravan Studios Newsletter

80 subscribers http://tinyletter.com/caravanstudios/

SafeNight

SafeNight Downloads

158 N/A

SafeNight Twitter 201 https://twitter.com/safenightapp

SafeNight Update List

51 http://tinyletter.com/safenight

Registered users 65 N/A

Total donors 12 N/A

Total Donations $1,092 N/A

Number of Donations

19 N/A

Range

Range Downloads 423 N/A

Range Update List 151 http://tinyletter.com/safenight

Number of meal sites at peak

42,682 Week of 7/4/2014

APPENDIX B: SOME PUBLICITY

APPENDIX C: RELEVANT LINKS

Websites:• Caravan Studios: http://www.caravanstudios.org• SafeNight: http://www.safenightapp.org• Range: http://www.rangeapp.org• 4Bells: http://www.4bells.org

Social Media:• Caravan Studios Twitter: https://twitter.com/caravanstudios• SafeNight Twitter: https://twitter.com/safenightapp• Caravan Studios Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/CaravanStudiosNonprofit • SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/caravanstudios • Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/caravanstudios/ • Storify: https://storify.com/caravanstudios

Other:• Wiki: http://caravanstudios.wikispaces.com (out of date)• MindMixer: http://caravanstudios.mindmixer.com • HackerHelper: http://hackerhelper.org • Range Data Set:

https://mondara.socrata.com/dataset/WhyHunger/63t9-jxjt• GitHub: https://github.com/CaravanStudios

APPENDIX D: FOUR EXIT STRATEGIES

1. If the app was simply a bad choice, did not work, or created some perverse outcomes we would remove it from circulation. It is possible we would still make the code available.

2. If the app worked well, had a big impact and needed a specific governance model and organization around it we might spin it off into its own organization. This could, conceivably, happen with SafeNight.

3. If the app worked well and there were organizations who could manage it effectively, we could turn it over to a 3rd party organization. This could happen with Range.

4. If the app worked well, had a revenue attached to it, and meet the needs of many nonprofit organizations we could operate it as a revenue generating business. 4Bells has the most potential for this.

APPENDIX E: THE NEXT SET OF POSSIBILITIES

Reality Check: A twitter account is sending out information in an environment that is contentious (say: Ukraine). How can we help users determine whether or not it is a propaganda account?

1 (Human Rights)

Hacked: A trusted twitter account is suddenly sending out surprising and controversial information. How can we help people determine whether or not the account has been hacked?

2 (Human Rights)

Safe Routes: Human rights defenders and others need to quickly navigate out of an area – avoiding checkpoints and often without access to connectivity. How can we provide them a safe route map that allows the use of identifiable landmarks to help navigate?

3 (Human Rights)

Summer Lunch Site: Public libraries and faith-based organizations both have the potential to offer up funded summer meals. How can we help them determine if they are a good candidate for a site or not?

4 (Youth Hunger)

Hail Mary: Individuals get on Twitter and send out a plea for help. How do we route those to someone who can answer?

5 (Social Services)

Wilson: Matching up a recipient to services is hard. It’s combines funding, capacity and current availability. Can we use an ask-and-answer model to better refer individuals to services?

6 (Social Services)

Ring Fence: People search for services at their end points – home, school, job. However, they may pass many service providers every day. How can we use technologies like geo-fencing to alert them to a nearby relevant service?

7 (Social Services)

Caravan Studios is a division of TechSoup Global, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

We build apps to increase the public good.

We are @caravanstudios on twitter.