THE OFFICE INVASION

WHY ARE WE HERE?

Fort National, Port-au-Prince

© Thinking Development - Haiti Oct 2012 – Project Summary

Our mission is twofold1) Build a sustainable school in accordance with our principles.2) Document the process to share case study with local & reconstruction community

Fort NationalPort-au-Prince

Our Site

6 safe classrooms 7 UNICEF Hangers 6 Unstable Classrooms 450 students denied access

The Module

Price tag: $1,090,000 USD

1. Small fry: Base funding of 5% - crowdfunding

2. The dream: Billionaire philanthropist 100% funding

3. The next best: Mix of trust funds and donations

This summer: Laying foundations with 1 & 2

IndieGoGo: Background Research

l We chose Indie Go Go because:

l Examples of successes: l 1. English School. 2. Don't Send Food.

l 3. One to watchl 4. Example of unsuccessful campaign

See more of my research: https://docs.google.com/a/thinkingdevelopment.org/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsvoKqq50zRRdEY3NDV5WGlSMUxLMGs4a244dDJ3cGc#gid=0

Lowest 3rd party percentage taken

High-traffic website Charity-friendly & innovation-friendly

Campaign Perks Brainstorm

l https://docs.google.com/a/thinkingdevelopment.org/document/d/1T2mTOc5-fkygmOmgKwWWsmY8lmyqea5dHj8LGudvsPE/edit

£25 £45

+ +

£70

The Support Strategy• Building A Community Of Support

@thinkingdevelop Facebook Linkedin Open architecture

• Micro-Campaigns Arch/ Eng Community linking to campaign Catholic community Schools Diaspora

• Squint Opera and SVI Design

• Blogs and press releases