2015 pollinators prospectus v5.1

POLLINATORS INC PARTNERSHIP PROSPECTUS

Pollinators Inc.

Prepared:

Because what we do, together, matters

Prospectus for a Partnership withNovember 2015

Nurturing people and innovations that enable healthy, resilient communities

Mission:

Nurture people and innovations that enable healthy, resilient

communities

Vision:

By 2020, Greater Geraldton will be globally recognised as a model for

sustainable communities

Values:

Connected - Collaborative - Creative

Legal:

� Non-profit Incorporated Association

� Established December 2010

� “Social enterprise” sustained through a mix of revenue and grants.

Objectives:

� Raising awareness of social innovation and social entrepreneurship

� Providing practical support for innovators and entrepreneurs

� Sharing case studies, tools and knowledge

� Enabling collaboration within and across sectors

� Partnering with individuals and organisations with aligned objectives

People:

� Board: Paul Dyer (Chair), Jane Bagshaw (Treasurer), Natasha Colliver

(Secretary), Brendon Davies, Pam Sherlock, Melissa Barrett, John

Gourley, Nicole Vlahov

� Staff: Andrew Outhwaite (Community), Angie West (Space)

Financials:

2012:

� $57k earned revenue

� $42k grant funding

2013:


� $162k grant funding

2014:


� $238k grants and contracts

Numbers for 2014:

About Pollinators

540 Meetings hosted at CityHive

120 Individual and Organisational members

170 Ventures participating in training programs

1200 Weekly newsletter subscribers

Pollinators Partnership Prospectus CityHive at Swansea House

184 Marine Tce

Geraldton, WA, 6530

pollinators.org.au

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Onwards, upwards, together...

We’re proud of what we’ve achieved as an organisation.....

And we’re even more proud of the networks, relationships and members’ ventures that have

grown through our actions, and contribute to healthy, resilient communities.

Highlights from 2014 included delivering

� “Flock” peer mentoring program for 15 participants across 3 streams,

� Regional WA’s first “Startup Weekend”, and proposing the extended ‘Startup Region’,

� “Catalyst” 3-month pre-accelerator program to grow social, creative and tech ventures,

� 26 “Digital Enterprise” training sessions and individual support to 115 local organisations

� Goodness Festival, with 26 learning events focused on science, innovation and

sustainability reaching 1300 participants.

Highlights from previous years:

� 80% of 133 stakeholders independently surveyed thought we achieve significant

outcomes for the community including increasing vibrancy, encouraging

entrepreneurship and innovation, and changing the culture of Geraldton.

� CityHive was Western Australia’s first coworking space in 2011 and since 2013 has

remained as the largest coworking space in regional Australia,

� Supporting 35 entrepreneurs through Catalyst, regional Australia’s first accelerator

program focused on social ventures.

� Attracting investment in member’s ventures, through philanthropic funding, commercial

investment, mentoring and pro bono support.

� Livening up the laneways and empty spaces of Geraldton. Creating urban art, markets

and pop-up shops in collaboration with artists, government and private business.

� Receiving two awards for innovation and entrepreneurship at the inaugural

Sustainability and Innovation Awards in 2012.

Achievements


184 Marine Tce

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184 Marine Tce

Geraldton, WA, 6530

pollinators.org.au

[email protected]

(08) 9965 5371

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EMAIL

PHONE

ADDRESS

Image Upper Left

Members at a ‘Member Social Meetup’ event..

Image Lower Left

Mentors and guest presenters at a Catalyst

session.

Image Upper Right

Sample of member photos and logos.

Image Lower Right

Digital Enterprise training session.


184 Marine Tce

Geraldton, WA, 6530

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We believe in the human and economic potential of our region’s innovators and

entrepreneurs. Pollinators community, services and projects create the best possible

conditions for new and existing ventures to grow. A greater number of more successful

ventures will mean healthier, more resilient communities now, and for the future.

What we do, how and why

We offer a range of services and projects to meet the needs of people and organisations

in diverse sectors and different stages of development. We charge a premium for some

services and offer others for free. Whether it’s space or learning we tailor our services to

maximise benefits to members, value for customers and our own sustainability.

We work collaboratively on projects, ventures and solutions that result in a ‘win’ for

everyone — the individual, their venture, for Pollinators, for our partners, for the wider

community, and for future generations. We focus on (and measure) our success based on

outcomes, impact and feedback from members, partners and the wider community.

We appreciate the support and collboration of individual members, local sponsors, and

national partners. We share and celebrate the successes and learnings from across our

networks. There’s no doubt that our organisation, this region and our member’s ventures

success will depend on our ability to work together and learn from each other.

SPACES

Work, collaborate and innovate

Work for an hour, day, week or year

Connect in our meeting rooms or at events.

Explore and be inspired by the laneways art.

COMMUNITY

Vibrant, entrepreneurial and creative

Grow with new friends, peers and mentors.

Collaborate with fellow professionals and

volunteers

Contribute to great ideas and solve social

problems.

LEARNING

Professional, digital and interactive

Learn at training, workshops and online

Share your wisdom as a trainer, coach or mentor

Accelerate your personal, team and

venture’s growth

Services and programs

Contribute directly to our ability to

realise our social mission, grow our

impact and maintain the full range of

services and projects.

Spaces

Community

Learning

Ecosystem

Training

Coworking Creativity

Membership Networks

Accelerators

Community

Spaces

Forums

Learning

Pollinators

Become a corporate coworker or

sponsor a place for a startup or social

entrepreneur in Geraldton’s most

amazing workspace.

Join our network of innovators and

entrepreneurs access new skills and

exerptise. We accelerate serendipity

to help you and our community.

Power the growth of others through

our training: Digital Dojos for NFPs

and SMEs; Coding for kids; Advocacy

for NGOs and Innovation for Industry.

Support high-potential ventures to

the next level. Startup Weekend,

Catalyst and Groundswell programs

have a proven impact.

Help grow a hub for Creative

Industries, Youth and Makers in the

CBD. Bringing our creative talent

together under one roof to grow,

Connect with professionals

in your industry. We host or

coordinate science, technology and

environmental networks.

Help address a significant social

challenge through our monthly

and quarterly ‘Swarm’ events that

facilitate cross-sector collaboration.

Help us create massive, lasting, positive change in our community and for the world! Through partnerships we can create greater value and have a bigger impact.

Our existing programs and services are proven and effective, and are always open to new ideas and opportunities.

There are opportunities to contribute through cash sponsorship, in-kind contributions or partnership in all of these aspects of our work:


184 Marine Tce

Geraldton, WA, 6530

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Learning


184 Marine Tce

Geraldton, WA, 6530

pollinators.org.au

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(08) 9965 5371

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Image Upper Left

Some of the participants and mentors from

the 2014 Catalyst program.

Image Lower Left

CityHive and crowds enjoying the laneway

atmosphere.

Image Upper Right

Participants from the 2014 Flock program in a

workshop to identify streams and themes.

Image Lower Right

Exterior of the planned ‘Minsitry of Creativity’

hub for youth and creative industries..


184 Marine Tce

Geraldton, WA, 6530

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OutcomesExamples When

Guide to programs and activities

Coworking Accelerated serendipity through hosted networking

High staff satisfaction and better meeting outcomes

Regular coworking 1/day week

Hosting meetings and workshops

This is a guide to the programs and activities for 2016 and beyond. The audience, impact and model for each activity is different and complementary. Programs proceeed depending on

market demand, funded support and aignment of timing and resources with partners in government and other regions.

Program

Membership People and innovations are supported to to grow

Community benefits from ventures and projects

Monthly Member Meetups

Newsletters and online network

Creativity Increased visibility & viability of creative industries

Activation and urban regeneration of CBD

Livening up Laneways

Creative Industries Hub

Forums Collaboration on significant sector challenges

Kickstarts individual, industry or government action

Sustainable Energy Now!

Hackathon

Networks Individual-industry-community collaboration

Professional Development opportunities & pathways

Mid West Science Group

ICT Professionals Network

Training Increased skills and capacity for NFPs, community

Stronger networks of peer support

Digital Enterprise & CoderDojo

Flock Peer Mentoring

How

Accelerators Structured approach to growing ventures

Investment into high-potential people and ideas

Startup Region

Catalyst

Online and face-to-face

networking, collaboration

Online and face-to-face

networking, collaboration

Coworking, private offices,

meeting and event space for hire

Enabling artists, makers and

youth to access space to create

Facilitated workshops

Pitch events & crowdfunding

One-off or ongoing 2-3hr session

Face-to-face and/or online

Startup are 24-56hr events

Catalyst 4-month, bi-weekly

Daily (network), Weekly (Labs),

Monthly (Meetups)

Daily (network), Monthly

(Meetings), One-off (Forums)

Hosted 9-5 M-F, Accessible

24/7 for coworking & meeting

Hub due to open early 2016

Quarterly Swarms, GeroSoup

Annual Hackathon

CoderDojo, Flock early 2016

One-off trainining as needed

Satrtup and Catalyst planned

for mid 2016


184 Marine Tce

Geraldton, WA, 6530

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Image Upper Left

Flyer promoting one of our quarterly

‘Swarm’ events, each focusing on a different

theme such as navigating politics, enabling

sustainable energy, measuring social impact

or marketing social causes.

Image Lower Left

Crowd listening to member’s ‘pitches’ at the

opening of the new CityHive location..

Image Upper Right

Sponsors and partners gather for the launch

of the Goodness Festival which had 53 award

nominees and 1100 participants in the events

Image Lower Right

Program outline for Catalyst in 2012

describing the structure, sessions and

invitation to participants.


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Outcomes and ImpactExamples of activities Benefits

Guide to contributions, impact and benefits

$10,000 Provide space for entrepreneurs, community groups or projects

Enable an annual program of mentoring for NFPs and Startups

Coworking — sponsor space

Mentoring — annual program

This is a guide to the range and focus of sponsorship and partnership opportunities available. You can choose to support an existing program (e.g. sponsoring a coworking space, Swarm

event or Catalyst participant) or develop a custom collaborative project. All our partnerships commence with a formalised MoU or agreement and conclude with evaluation and reporting.

Amounts

$2500 Power a month of Meetups (2), dicussions and focus on a topic

Match funding raised for up to 3 community projects

Meetups — a month’s focus

Pitches — crowdfunding

$40,000 A year of networking, news, events and projects for our community

A year of coworking for dozens of NFP and community organisations

Pollinators — our core services

CityHive — our core services

$100,000 A year of delivering training to 100 organisations across the region

Underwrite a 3yr incubation program for 30 high-potential ventures.

Training — change a region

Accelerators — drive growth

$60,000 Grow dozens of startup social, creative, and environmental ventures.

Underwrite the sustainability of a building for youth and creatives

Accelerators — fund a program

Creativity — fund a building

$5000 A whole semester of weekly coding for up to 25 children

Partner on progressing a major collaboration event for the sector

CoderDojo — coding for kids

Forum — a major event

$20,000 Enable weekly support and monthly events for an industry.

8 sessions for 3 streams of up to 30 participants

Network — for a whole sector

Flock — peer mentoring

Benefits for partners vary by amount, type and

focus of the contribution and may include:

• Minor or significant input into the focus or

approach to the activity or program

• Your branding online, on posters, on reports

in weekly newsletters and videos,

• Verbal acknowledgement and speaking

opportunities at events,

• Engagement activities with you, your staff,

and the participants you’ve supported,

• Branding inside and outside building for

CityHive, Miniistry of Creativity,

• Featuring of your products, services or

organisations online and in media releases,.

• Evaluation and reporting on reach and

impact of the project,

• Updates, reports and photos to share your

contribution and impact with stakeholders,


184 Marine Tce

Geraldton, WA, 6530

pollinators.org.au

[email protected]

(08) 9965 5371

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EMAIL

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If you like what you’ve read and want to learn more, then let’s talk!

� Paul Dyer, Chairperson, 0431 947 549

� Andrew Outhwaite, Community Lead, (08) 9965 5371

� Angie West, Space Lead, (08) 9965 5371

When engaging in any new relationship we believe it’s important to be

clear on each other’s values, aspirations, timeframes and capacity. We

want to go fast and far together, but we don’t take shortcuts. Right from

the start we employ an approach to partnering that seeks to maximise

opportunities and minimise risk.

We have a range of documentation you may want to request to

understand more about us, our services and impact, including:

� 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Annual Reports,

� Independent evaluation report of our impact and effectiveness,

� Evaluation reports from specific past events and programs,

� Business plans, operational plans and program plans,

� Details of policies, procedures, insurance and incorporation.

Major partners to date have included:

� Lotterywest

� Department of Communication

� City of Greater Geraldton

� Department of Communities and Local Government

� Mid West Development Commission

� Sinosteel Midwest Corporation Limited

� Western Australian Museum Geraldton

� Tranmere Pty Ltd

� Williams & Hughes

� MMG Golden Grove

Taking the next steps, together

WEBSITE pollinators.org.au

EMAIL [email protected]

PHONE (08) 9965 5371

ADDRESS CityHive at Swansea House

184 Marine Tce

Geraldton, WA, 6530

Some thoughts from members and participants in our events and programs:

“Working in a co-working space made a huge difference to a funding application I submitted for a social innovation project as I was

able to quickly consult with, and pull together a team of different specialties. These included service model design and research,

through to web technology expertise.”

Elizabeth Mackay - ‘Closing the Gap’ project proponent and Child Australia project officer

“The biggest benefit for my business is in the supportive people I meet who think outside the square and want to help me (with no

other motive than that they want to help me). It’s an empowering feeling!”

Lisa Greeve - Greeve and Associates, Ethical Investment Adviser

“There are a lot of things that make it tough to be a tech start up in Geraldton, like isolation. But Pollinators has been a great

starting point to meet people and draw inspiration to execute ideas.”

Jason Smith - Founder of Just Everything, Everything Geraldton / Mandurah / Bali

“People stood up at the end our pitch to say how good the idea was, how strong the research supporting us – and, added to all the

support from Pollinators, co-participants in Catalyst and Andrew himself, this is encouragement of no small order. So, braver, better

connected and soon to be cashed-up, the Imagination Games is on its way.”

Jo Jackson King - Author, and co-founder of Imagination Games

“Pollinators...is an extremely innovative and quite rapidly growing group of social entrepreneurs based in Geraldton. They are

helping catalyse some of the really interesting things that are going on up there.”

Senator Scott Ludlam - speaking in Parliament after his visit to Geraldton

“If it wasn’t for Pollinators, I don’t think I would be in Geraldton”

Stephanie Burro - designer, youth gallery proponent, Catalyst graduate

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