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Here is the draft application and budget for Sprout Fund please review it and get back to me before Friday morning so everything will be fully ironed out. The numbers aren't in agreement, but I was expecting people to comment on all that. Note: the formats can't be changed as they are standardized forms from the Sprout Fund. The wording, however, can be changed ad nauseum.
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[[Funding#Sprout Fund Application|Sprout Fund Application]]
 
[[Funding#Sprout Fund Budget|Sprout Fund Budget]]
 
==Sprout Fund Application==
 
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><B>1.) Project
Information</B></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">Project
Name:</SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium"> </SPAN>HacksBurgh
Workspace Build-Out</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">Organization:</SPAN></I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">
</SPAN>HacksBurgh (tentative name)</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">Project
Website:</SPAN></I> <FONT COLOR="#000080"><U><A HREF="http://www.hacksburgh.com/">www.hacksburgh.com</A></U></FONT></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
 
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><B>2.) Contact
Information</B></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">Name:</SPAN></I><I><B>
</B></I>Nick Pinkston</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">Organization:</SPAN></I>
HacksBurgh (tentative name)</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">Mailing
Address:</SPAN></I><I><B> </B></I>HacksBurgh 1936 5<SUP>th</SUP>
Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15219</P>
 
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">Telephone:</SPAN></I><I>
</I>724.971.6818</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">Email
Address:</SPAN></I><I> </I><FONT COLOR="#000080"><U><A HREF="mailto:njp120@gmail.com">njp120@gmail.com</A></U></FONT></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><B>3.) Project Team</B></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">The two founders of the
project are Nick Pinkston and Matt Stultz. There are 31 total members
as of 3/5/09, and 18 have been involved on the planning team.</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><B>4.) Budget / Funding
Request </B>
 
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: medium">Amount
Requested: $x,xxx</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: medium">Total
Revenues: $x,xxx</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: medium">Total
Expenses: $x,xxx</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">5.) <B>Size of
Potential Audience</B>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">In the age range of
18-40, xx% of our current membership lies in this age bracket. There
are measures for our audience: one is the amount of members that use
the shop on a regular basis, and the other is the amount of people
who come into the shop to take classes....</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
 
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">6.) <B>Geographic
Impact</B></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">The workshop will be
located on 1942 5<SUP>th</SUP> Ave. in the Uptown district of
Pittsburgh. Our promotion efforts will be concentrated on the area
roughly an hour's drive from this location – with most emphasis on
the city of Pittsburgh itself.
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">7.) <B>Timeframe</B></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Planning began on:
3/1/09 – our first member meeting</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Activities begin on:
3<SUP>rd</SUP> weekend of March – cleaning the space</P>
 
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Activities on ongoing,
however initial build-out will conclude by mid April.</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">8.) <B>Project
Statement</B></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">This project will mark</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">9.) <B>Where I heard of
Sprout</B></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">I applied last year for
a shared tool website, and reached the last stage where I wasn't
selected. However, the project has been revised to serve the
community better &amp; with the added support from many local
organizations. Before that, I had heard of multiple people receiving
grants for cool projects, and that led me initially toward the Sprout
Fund.</P>
 
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">1.) <B>Uniqueness</B></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">The inspiration for our
project has been our frustration with not having the space or tools
to carry out our projects as well as the success of other shared
workshops across the world. We've visited / talked with several of
these spaces in other cities (NYC, DC, LA, etc.), however there is
currently nothing like this in Pittsburgh. Our thinking is a mix of
what has worked for other co-op workshops as well as looking at the
specific needs of Pittsburgh.</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
 
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">2.) <B>Focus</B></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Our project is about
forming a community to enable people and organizations to better
realize their goals. Whether it be a sculpture for display or a robot
for class, we're hoping to teach the skills and provide the space and
equipment necessary to carry it out. Our core target groups include:
artists, hobbyists, technology freelancers &amp; startups, other
creative types, and also other organizations trying to build
something (literally) in Pittsburgh. (think “issues” &amp; your
solution)</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">3.) <B>Audience Impact</B></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
 
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I>Image:</I> Young
people are often put aside into their own groups whether by their own
choice or by the system itself, and even amongst themselves they tend
to only associate with those in their peer groups. We're going to
bring together creative &amp; active young adults from different
groups under one roof so that they can exchange skill, talents, and
experience to build a connected and innovative Pittsburgh community.
By providing the training, common area, and tools – we'll be able
to act as a hub for creation of new projects – from sculpture to
startups.</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I>Awareness:</I> There
are currently many groups in Pittsburgh that have no HQ space to call
their own. We will provide this common space &amp; tools that the
community can use for this purpose. In doing this, we not only
provide a location to mix with other groups, but also an area in
which they can conduct classes or attend our own. These classes &amp;
meetings bring the greater community into our microcosm to show them
the great things young people are doing in this city.
</P>
 
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I>Engagement:
</I><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">Currently, many of the young
people interested in these activities are unaware of all the others
that also are. This leaves them unmotivated to pursue their interests
further. We're going to arm them with the resources they need and our
community's support &amp; training to be able to make their own
projects. The classes in particular are designed to get young people
out and involved with the community.</SPAN></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I>Leadership:</I><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">
The project has already been shown to energize young people as the
vast majority of our members &amp; leadership are themselves young
people. The experience in forming the club, organizing events,
teaching classes, etc. will serve them throughout their civic lives
and build their attitude of service to the greater community.</SPAN></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
 
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">4.) <B>Diversity</B></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Groups tend to
segmented in their
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">5.) <B>Measures for
Success</B></P>
 
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I>Membership:</I> Our
goal is to build a full membership of 50 by the end of the summer
time. This should allow us to pay for our rent, events, and
improvements to the facilities.</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I>Teaching:</I> We
plan to reach the point where we can conduct one class a week with an
average attendance of 15 per class. This should allow us to directly
reach at least 700 people a year.</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I>Hosting:</I> We will
try host at least one meeting per week for an outside organization.
This will allow us to interact with new people, and gain members &amp;
 
awareness for both groups.
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I>Promotion: </I><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal">We
are working to develop a Pittsburgh-based forum &amp; blog that is
centered on the activities of our group &amp; related ones in the
Great Pittsburgh area. It's our hope to have over 100 subscribers to
our blog by the summer time, and an active online forum for our
membership &amp; the community.</SPAN></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">6.) <B>Implementation
Plan</B></P>
 
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Initially, we had to
form a critical mass of members to gauge interest and allow us the
resources to move forward – this has been reached. The next goal is
to complete the initial outfitting of our space. Once this has been
completed, we'll have the capability to conduct classes. Getting the
space up and running is the largest hurdle for this whole project
because of the work and financial resources involved. So far, we've
been able to negotiate down rent, get some equipment donation
commitments, time commitments from our members, etc., however the
build-out still requires materials and equipment to get started. This
is why we're seeking funding.</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">7.) <B>Promotion Plan</B></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Our plan could be
described as “bootstrapped” or more formally: capital efficient.
We've already gone around to various community groups' meetings to
give announcements to various interested groups. This has yielded us
over 30 prospective members in the few weeks we've been at it –
well on our way to reaching our goal. The next method we'll employ is
creating a forum &amp; writing a community blog to drive awareness.
Getting other local blogs &amp; media to write article about us and
link to our site will also build awareness. We've also built
connections with other prominent national groups that operate in this
space who have also agreed to showcase our group in there online
presence.</P>
 
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">8.) <B>Community
Connections</B></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">There are many groups
in Pittsburgh that have overlapping interests with ours, but do not
currently have a central local &amp; community area to call their
home. We're hoping to change that as well as foster connections
between these disparate group. For instance, groups like DorkBot and
Rossums are involved with bringing technology concepts into the arts
world – both have no “center”. Other groups such as DevHouse,
Refresh Pittsburgh, and Coding Dojo are on the opposite end of the
spectrum – but have the same problem. All of these organizations
have expressed a lot of interest in this concept as it meshes very
well with what they're already doing.</P>
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</P>
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</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">
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<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">9.) <B>Skills and
Experience</B></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">The group was founded
by the founders listed above, however we conduct general body
meetings every two weeks (in the beginning) to plan &amp; carry out
needed projects to bring this idea to fruition. The group as a whole
contributes to the build-out &amp; maintenance of the shop as well as
teaching the classes.</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">So far, it seems that
several weekends of build-out time with the members should be all
that is required for the initial shop. After that, members who wish
to teach will have to commit several hours to the planning, prep, and
teaching of the classes. The founders have already committed much of
their time to promote, plan, carryout our efforts thus far.</P>
 
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Nick's experience in
project management comes from his previous construction company, his
current startup company, and also his political activism efforts.
Matt's experience comes from being a software project management
engineer in building complex &amp; time dependent solutions to
business problems. The group as a whole is composed of people who are
used to working on projects and building things. This is a great
resource for building and maintaining the shop. Some members are also
professors at local universities and others are experts in their
fields; this will greatly help us in our teaching efforts.</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">10.) <B>Background &amp;
Goals</B></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: medium">Personal
Goals:</SPAN></I> <B>Nick:</B> I'm very committed in my personal and
professional life to the democratization of technology and knowledge.
My purpose for this project, and much of life itself, is to empower
people to unleash their creative abilities to enrich mankind. We
cannot hope to realize our ideas if we don't have the tools, skills,
or communities to help us do so; therefore I'm taking on the founding
of this project to work more towards these ends. As is said: “Think
globally, act locally”. Here here.</P>
 
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><I>Hope to gain /
learn:</I> In addition to building a strong local community of
creative types, I hope to improve my skills, connections, and
worldview by being a part of this group</P>
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</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">11.) <B>Funding and
other Resources</B></P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR>
</P>
<P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">We're applying for
$6000 in order to fund the build out, equipment and rent for initial
space until we get the numbers to support it through our own income
streams (dues, classes, etc.). Our aim is to have enough income to
fund our activities for the foreseeable future. Any money left over
will go towards either funding new equipment purchases or reducing
the cost of dues, fees, etc. In addition to this grant, we require
the hard work of our membership body, tool &amp; equipment donations,
and support from other community groups – a Sprout Grant will also
aid us in gaining this less tangible support.
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==Sprout Fund Budget==
 
Here is the copy & paste spreadsheet (very early stage). Refer to "spaces" to see the materials list for the build-out.
 
{| {{table}}
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Sprout Seed Award Standard Budget'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|''''''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|''''''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|''''''
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| ||||||
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| Project Name: HacksBurgh Initial Build-out||||||
|-
| Organization (if applicable): HacksBurgh||||||
|-
| Lead Project Manager Name: Nick Pinkston||||||
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| ||||||
|-
| Revenues||Amount||Status||Notes
|-
| Contributed Income||||||
|-
| Sprout Request for Support ||$4,500.00||requested||
|-
| Other Funding (please list)||||||
|-
| Membership Dues – March||$300.00||||Accessed at $15 per member w/ 20 paying members
|-
| Membership Dues – April||$600.00||||Accessed at $20 per member w/ 30 paying members
|-
| Membership Dues – May||$800.00||||Accessed at $30 per member w/ 40 paying members
|-
| Subtotal Other Funding||$1,700.00||||
|-
| Subtotal Contributed Income||$6,200.00||||
|-
| Earned Income||||||
|-
| Ticket Sales / Admission Fees||$0.00||||
|-
| Other Sales ||||||
|-
| Class Income – April||$600.00||||$20 fees for 30 students
|-
| Class Income – May||$900.00||||$20 fees for 45 students
|-
| Subtotal Other Funding||$1,500.00||||
|-
| Subtotal Contributed Income||$1,500.00||||
|-
| In Kind Support ||||||
|-
| In-Kind Supporter 1||$0.00||||
|-
| In-Kind Supporter 2||$0.00||||
|-
| In-Kind Supporter 3||$0.00||||
|-
| Subtotal In-Kind Support||$0.00||||
|-
| Other Support (please list)||||||
|-
| Other Support 1||$0.00||||
|-
| Other Support 2||$0.00||||
|-
| Other Support 3||$0.00||||
|-
| Subtotal Other Support||$0.00||||
|-
| Total Revenues||$7,700.00||||
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Expenses||Amount||Status||Notes
|-
| Administrative Expenses  ||||||
|-
| Staff||$0.00||||
|-
| Consultants||$0.00||||
|-
| Other Administrative Expenses (please describe)||$0.00||||
|-
| Subtotal Admin Expenses||$0.00||||
|-
| Programming Expenses||||||
|-
| Artist Fees  ||||||
|-
| Materials & Supplies  ||$1,300.00||||Class materials – estimate
|-
| Installation  ||||||
|-
| Subtotal Programming Expenses||$1,300.00||||
|-
| Marketing Expenses||||||
|-
| Design  ||$0.00||||
|-
| Printing & Copying  ||$0.00||||
|-
| Mailing & Postage  ||$0.00||||
|-
| Media Advertising  ||$0.00||||
|-
| Subtotal Marketing Expenses||$0.00||||
|-
| Facility Expenses||||||
|-
| Rental/Usage Fees  ||$3,000.00||Confirmed||During startup period until the membership can pay.
|-
| Rehab Materials||$2,053.00||Rough Quoted||Refer to “materials” tab
|-
| Insurance  ||$0.00||||Legal documents already written.
|-
| Subtotal Facility Expenses||$5,053.00||||
|-
| Equipment/Technology Expenses||||||
|-
| Equipment  ||$1,000.00||||Most shop equipment will be donated, however some money is required for odds & ends
|-
| Website/Email  ||||||
|-
| Subtotal Equip/Tech Expenses||$1,000.00||||
|-
| Other Expenses (please list)||||||
|-
| Other Expense 1||||||
|-
| Other Expense 2||||||
|-
| Other Expense 3||||||
|-
| Subtotal Other Expenses||$0.00||||
|-
| Total Expenses||$7,353.00||||
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| ||||||
|-
| Retained Fund||$347.00||||This exists because the Sprout Grant will pay for initial fees, but dues, fees & donations will sustain there after
|-
| ||||||The amount will be used for programming, equipment, lowering fees, etc.
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