tross6
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11 years ago Sorry for the delay. I will look at this and contribute early next week.
Open judykitteh opened 11 years ago
tross6
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11 years ago Sorry for the delay. I will look at this and contribute early next week.
tross6
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10 years ago Here's an updated version of the mission statement:
Appsterdam is a global non-profit organization that empowers established and aspiring app makers through knowledge-sharing, community, and skill building. We bring together app makers of every age, background, area of interest, and level of experience. We help our community employ best practices in innovation, craftsmanship, quality, diversity, cooperation, and professionalism. We cooperate with private, public and cultural parties to build an ecosystem that improves the economic and creative opportunities for app makers.
tross6
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10 years ago And a rough brainstorm list of what we could accomplish with funding:
Better connect people looking for work with people who have work Expand our global network More events, larger events Connect with the corporate world more Do research Fund learning projects, such as long-term bootcamps and hands-on coding projects Better develop and capitalize on our strong brand Provide assistance for talent wanting to relocate to the Netherlands Enhance speaker’s bureau with great speakers for more conferences and events on a wide variety of topics Better online video content of talks and workshops Development of revenue streams Ability to better connect with and bring high-level leaders and personalities to Amsterdam Provide support for government agencies for business and creative development efforts in NL Implement “Appsterdam approved” quality rating system Create a website that is a living, well-known, relevant resource for the industry Create more global embassies, and better manage the ones we have Help increase the number of success stories coming out of Amsterdam
tross6
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10 years ago More updates to our mission/vision draft. Feel free to give comments/suggestions (and apologies--can't seem to get the numbering and formatting to work in here. Any help on that would be appreciated!):
Appsterdam Mission Appsterdam is a global non-profit organization that unites established and aspiring app makers through knowledge-sharing, community, and skill building.We chose Amsterdam as the world capital of apps, to establish a center of gravity for our industry, to provide a place where all app makers can gather, and to create a framework for our members to support the ecosystem. We bring together app makers of every age, background, area of interest, and level of experience.We help the entire creative and business community employ best practices in innovation, craftsmanship, quality, cooperation, and professionalism.We collaborate with private, public and cultural parties to build an environment that PHONE promotes creative and economic growth.Through our strong community, we also activate and foster the app-making spirit throughout the Amsterdam region, its organizations, and people.
Summary for Appsterdam 2.0 Appsterdam is in a new phase of life. For the first 3 years, we have built our brand and community from scratch. Now, with our strong brand and global community in place, we want to reach out to activate, push, and help the app-making spirit flourish throughout the Amsterdam region, its organizations, and people.We will challenge our community to go out and contribute to the ecosystem, and give them a structure to do so.We also want to be a key driver in attracting top talent to the region, and to help build fast-growing technology companies. In order to fulfill our mission,Appsterdam has five main initiatives planned for 2014 and beyond:
Through these events we will promote a business-like spirit, create business connections between app-makers and companies, build app-making capacity for corporates and start-ups, and foster innovation.
The sessions would be free for participants, and we will have different sponsors to provide an amount for the organizing costs.
We will aim to implement a business model for this pillar.  2. Appsterdam Hour of Code for Amsterdam schools.“Coding is the New Literacy”, and Appsterdam will help Amsterdam schools to teach students how to code, and ignite their passion for the subject. In November 2014, our volunteers will provide 2 hours of coding instruction for schools in the region, and sponsor each school with a cash donation.This is an innovative way to activate future talent and help kids learn an essential skill for the future.
We have the expertise, but we will need funding for coordination and documentation for this initiative.
We hold an average of 16+ events per month, providing valuable services to the community. Our events attract a wide range of people, and we see new faces at every event.We also regularly cooperate with other tech, design, and startup- related organizations to combine efforts, creating an even larger ecosystem.
These events are the core of Appsterdam, and allow us to be a strong, skilled and creative community--which benefits the app makers, and well as fostering business and app-making spirit in the Amsterdam region and beyond.We like to say that Appsterdam is like experiencing the energy and inspiration you get when you’re at a conference...all the time. This pillar also includes supporting the activities of our embassies around the world.
For Appsterdam 2.0, we want to add more international-scale hackathons/codefests to further attract talent and innovation to the region.We aim to coordinate at least 4 hackathons per year.
Appsterdam as an organization can provide these services to app makers for a discounted rate by centralizing the activities, and looking for bulk discounts on these services. This pillar would eventually provide an income stream for Appsterdam, as well as help our members be more productive and successful in their business.
Our goal is to provide services to at least 20 app makers in 2014, and grow the program from there.We are looking for seed investment to get the program off the ground.
Activities include: • Meeting with prospective companies with city representatives, • Viral campaigns for attracting tech talent to the region • Attending trade shows and conferences recommended by the city with an Appsterdam booth to tell our story and attract talent • Providing tools, information and a“soft landing” for app makers looking to relocate to the Netherlands.
mxsasha
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10 years ago First time I hear about the "Appsterdam Hour of Code for Amsterdam schools". One of the organisers of the Amsterdam PyLadies has also been doing things in teaching groups the basics of programming, and she has a collection of Raspberry PI's along with screens, that she uses for these courses. She mentioned others doing something similar might be able to use this kit, as long as it relates specifically to Amsterdam Oost, as they paid for it, if I remember correctly. If anyone's interested to see if this can be used for Hour of Code, I can put you in touch.
tross6
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10 years ago Thanks @erikr . Yes, once we get to the details, it would be great to check out the materials! It would be good in general, too, to chat with Amsterdam PyLadies about what they are doing, so feel free to do an introduction. Much appreciated!
We need some materials to use when an organization (government, corporation, etc) asks "How can we support Appsterdam?" This is a clear and concise overview of our mission and the "ask." We want to give them something really concrete that they can agree to support and take action. Imagine a pitch at StartupWeekend, where you present the team, your goals, and what you could accomplish if you received X resources.
This should be a 1-page document which contains:
The document is in our GitHub resources. Please feel free to contribute to it. This thread will be used for discussing what to add/edit from the document.