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<aside> 🎯 The goal of this roughly 75-min workshop is to gather and document a team’s collective knowledge about a project’s purpose, background, and planned impact before the team starts working on a funding request. This document will serve as the project’ central knowledge hub.
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Take 5 minutes to check in with your team, make connections, and take attendance.
<aside> 🌻 What is something you excelled at this week?
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| Name | Title/Role | Response |
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How does this project address a well-documented problem?
The most challenging projects to fund are the projects that don’t feel urgent and timely. If you present recent data or documentation that supports the need for your project, you are much more likely to catch the attention of a funding agency.
This session begins with a 5-min brain dump followed by a more formal 15-minute session dedicated to gathering hard evidence that documents the problem that your project will address. After we document the problem, we will move on to documenting the proposed solution.
<aside> 💡 Start with a brain dump using the bullet points below. (5 min) Explain what problem this project is solving in layman's terms.
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<aside> 🔍 It’s time to back up your claims. (15 min) Independently search relevant media for evidence that this is a pressing problem. Add media sources to to the database below and highlight key points in the card.
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