This presentation describes MetaGood - a social impact project started to document the lives of inspiring people - and to catalyze social innovation by disseminating these stories to others.
2. Contents The Bad News The Good News MetaGoodas a social innovation catalyst MetaGoodsupport during Inspiration Skills Resources Execution Some Specific Outcomes Support Us
12. … And Are Breaking Away From The Noise … Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Walden Henry David Thoreau
16. … And Related Hurdles Not having all the required skills for a social innovation project “Non-professional” delivery in volunteering based non-profit projects Uninspired, indifferent or unaware potential volunteers Lack of financial, technological, political or social resources
17. We will facilitate overcoming these hurdles Becoming a hub for multi-disciplinary volunteers Execution toolkit including shared spaces for collaboration, project management tools, regular check-ins Documenting problems or inspiring stories Board level & advisory support by prominent for profit and non-profit VCs and PE firms, corporate leaders
19. This Is How People Change … Get Inspired Reflect Envision Act
20. … Inspiration Is Crucial Alice laughed. "There's no use trying," she said. "One can't believe impossible things." "I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it half an hour a day. Why, sometimes, I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.“ --Lewis Carroll Get Inspired Reflect Envision Act
30. Knowledge Capital Resource library with books, online subscriptions to appropriate knowledge resources Skills directory of volunteers with certain sets of knowledge and skills Social Capital Access to people from* Socially investment firms: Acumen Fund Social innovation organizations: Ashoka Foundation Policy making organizations: NCERT CSR programs at companies: Bharti Foundation Non-Profit Foundations: Premji, Quest Alliance Financial Capital Seed grants to promising proposals** Proposal making support for 3rd party grants from foundations etc. * All the organizations named are for illustration purposes only at this point in time ** Only from Phase 2 onwards Knowledge, Financial & Social Resources
