This is a partnership between Future Forward Institute and Open Kollab
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Forward Foundation: http://holocene.cc/wagn/Pooled_Fund_Project
OpenKollab: http://wiki.openkollab.com/wagn/Pooled_Fund_Project
Notes on call Nov 28 2009
Participants
Suresh Fernando, Steve Bosserman, Sam Rose, Paul B Hartzog
Pooled Fund Project Profile template is completed and ready to use on http://wiki.openkollab.com
To submit a project profile please visit http://wiki.openkollab.com/new/Pooled%20Fund%20Project%20Profile
Timetable
By Dec 20 2009
1. We profile networked projects so that Suresh and OpenKollab can leverage those profiles to move on to next stage in creating pooled fund
2. Sam works with Steve Bosserman and Greg Bolous to create a more detailed view/assessment of local ecologies/economies for NEO, Athens, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, PA. this detailed view will include suggestions for where investment of all types would currently be most effective, and will analyze/project the impact of commons-based and open systems.
3. Forward Foundation, Future Forward Institute, Open Kollab, P2P Foundation will collaborate on creating an ongoing research and development framework that capitalizes on all partner's current activities. Other partners will be welcome as well if their work is relevant immediately. These entities will partner on carrying out rollout strategy, which will be in place by Dec 20 2009, and targetted for a first iteration of Jan 20 2009, and monthly thereafter. All work shall be done in the open when legally possible (ie on openly readable websites). All content and output shall be released under a CC BY-SA license or equivalent. By participating in this project you agree to these terms.
4. Periodically (at minimum bi-weekly) we shall update: Forward Foundation wagn, at least one Forward Foundation blog post, p2p foundation list and blog, http://localfoodsystems.org/sustainable-local-economic-development (list other target update networks here).
Call from Dec 1 2009
By Dec 20 2009 we hope to see at least 5-20 projects or ventures that are connected. Sam will look for the best network to start profiling. Could be P2P Foundation or Bar Camp Bank. We are looking for business that are willing to be transparent.
We discussed some business models that involve mentoring business, multiple future model for funds (cooperatives, investment clubs, other legal structures CSA shares)
We discussed staging, where we first gather data to show the opportunities, then we use this information to explore the creation of on or more funds.
Forward Foundation (Future Forward Institute) Contribution to partnership
Forward foundation is working on creating a business mentoring system with several people in the midwest, which will coordinate with Pooled fund, to develop businesses towards being good candidates for participation in the fund.
Forward foundation proposes to gather data about candidate fund network ecologies, and collaborate with OK on analysis based on key factors of both the business and the ecology the business is part of.
