Policy Proposal National Public Policy Challenge

Fels Institute of GovernmentUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

March 16-17, 2013

Danielle Atkins, Ph.D. Candidate

Grace Bagwell, Ph.D. Candidate

Justin Bullock, Ph.D. Student

Department of Public Administration & Policy

THE PROBLEM

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FEASIBILITY

• COMMUNITY BUY-IN

– Easy to use

– Free

– No competition for funding

– Community Connection

• PROVEN TECHNOLOGY

FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY

• COSTS

– Start-up: $18,590

• $8,000 of this total secured

– Projected yearly: $9,590

• EXTERNAL FUNDING

TIMELINE

Winter 2013– Development, design, and coalition building

Summer 2013– Website goes live

Fall 2013– Pilot

2014 and beyond…– Community-wide implementation

IMPACT

• Create formal network

• Link donors and volunteers to organization needs

• Improve volunteer management

• Maximize donations

• Meet otherwise unmet needs

HELP MORE PEOPLE IN NEED!