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We are a group of Maricopa County, Arizona nonprofit organizations. The Community Project Accelerator is 100% Volunteer run! There are no paid staff...just dedicated community volunteers.We are an early stage Idea Incubator and Community Project Accelerator. We Bring Good Ideas to Life! We are Making the World a Better Place 1 Community Project at a time.We serve our community by offeringCommunity Project Accelerator events,Ideathons,Social Entrepreneur Startup events,"Hackathons of Help", Make-a-thons, Crowdsourcing Projects & Community Brainstorming Sessionsboth online and in person to build a "Helping Community" that works together for the common good.Our Goals are to:*Create Opportunities for Individuals & Organizations to Gather Together to Support Community Projects that Make the World a Better Place.We Strive to...*Encourage Cooperative Collaborations between all who Share the Same Passionfor a Specific Cause, Mission or Population to Help so that we can Discover Gaps in Services and Overlapping Interests and we*FacilitateCommunication Across the "Silos"of Nonprofits, Government, Schools, Universities, Fraternal Organizations, Universities, Businesses & Entrepreneurs so that we all may*Work Together to Sovle Social & Environmental Problems Better, Faster, Cheaper(Saving Time, Money, Emotional Energy) and more Efficiently & Effectively so that we can*Create a Positive, Welcoming Community & Culturewhere Everyone Can Thrive, Share Their Talents & Become the Best Version of Themselves.The Community Project Accelerator is striving to redeem the honor of Arizona as a state, restore a good international reputation and re-brand Arizona as a Creative & Generous Community that Creates Innovative Solutions to Difficult Local & Global Problems through a Cooperative Collaboration process that is Welcoming to all Abilities, Ages, Backgrounds & Skill Levels. Together we can make a difference! :-)

Community Project Accelerator

<P><STRONG>All are welcome! If you like to help people, solve problems, have fun & meet positive people who want to make a positive difference in their community, this event is for you! </STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>If you would like to make the world a better place, come join us! :-) On the day of the event, you may participate from home by following each Community Project and contributing helpful ideas & information via our Facebook page at  Community-Project-Accelerator-CPX-1855799894733893</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><STRONG>Who Should Attend:</STRONG></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN>***Individuals or Organizations with an Idea that Solves a Social or Environmental problem.</SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P>***Nonprofit organizations that would like to work together with other nonprofits and learn what resources are available to help them with their mission.</P>
<P>***Businesses, Schools, Universities & Faith Communities that would like to partner with or support nonprofits.</P>
<P>***Volunteers of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels. We will find a place to utilize your time & talents.</P>
<H2><STRONG><STRONG>Come join us to find out about Community Projects that need your help. Whether you want to help animals, children, seniors, veterans or the environment, </STRONG></STRONG><STRONG>local small nonprofit organizations </STRONG><STRONG><STRONG>and schools in your community need you!</STRONG></STRONG></H2>
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<H2>Schedule of Events--Join us for the Whole Day by Registering Here or Attend only one of the events below at the links provided.</H2>
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<H2><EM>Mesa Main Library downtown Mesa and the 2nd floor in the Board Room from 9:00 to 12:00 and Saguaro Room from 12:00 to 4:30 PM.</EM></H2>
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<H2>9:00-9:45 Volunteers Needed! Opportunities to Help Your Community! How to Make a Positive Difference in Your Community---How Can We Get People with Different Beliefs & Backgrounds to Work Together to Achieve Common Goals?  Why Can't We all Just Get Along to Help Our Community?</H2>
<H2>Mesa Main Library downtown  2nd floor in the Board Room. <BR></H2>
<H3>Learn all the Ways that an Individual, Business, School, University, Faith or Fraternal Organization Can Support Local Schools & Nonprofits. Let's network & brainstorm ways to (Re)Create a sense of community and common goals. How do we get people from different backgrounds & beliefs to talk to each other in a civil manner? How can we create opportunities for people to work together to accomplish positive goals that benefit our community? How do we get more people off of their sofas and engaged and active in working on Community Projects that solve social & environmental problems? We will discuss some of the many ways people can connect with diverse but like-minded people who want to Make a Positive Difference in their Community. Let's work together to build bridges by effective communication & cooperative collaboration on meaningful projects.</H3>
<P>To Learn More and/or to RSVP for this event only, please go to:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-make-a-positive-difference-in-your-community-how-can-we-get-people-with-different-beliefs-tickets-46172096985<BR></P>
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<H2>9:45-:10:30  How to Find the Donated Items Needed to Fulfill the Mission of Local Schools & Nonprofits---Let's Work Together Divert Items from the Landfill to Organizations that Need Them!</H2>
<H2>Mesa Main Library downtown  2nd floor in the Board Room.</H2>
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<H3>Let's network & brainstorm ways to divert items that individuals & organizations currently send to landfills and instead get them to Schools & Nonprofits that need the items to fulfill their organization's mission. Which organizations need which type of donated items to fulfill their mission? The current donation system is inefficient. How can we improve and rationalize the item donation system so that we can quickly & easily get items to the organizations that need them the most. How can we help small, volunteer run nonprofits get the word out about their donated item needs? How can we help individuals, businesses & organizations who have items to donate connect to organizations who have values & missions that match the donors preferences? Please bring your ideas for how an ideal item donation system would work to help small nonprofits and schools. Any solution will also need to include coding, tech support, website, supply chain, transportation, customer service and lots of  volunteer help to make it happen.<BR></H3>
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<H2>10:30-11:15   Fundraising & Grants--FREE $$$ to Help Schools & Nonprofits </H2>
<H2>Mesa Main Library downtown  2nd floor in the Board Room.</H2>
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<H3>Fundraising, Philanthropy & Sponsorship. Let's network & brainstorm ways to raise the funds needed to support Community Projects. Are you an individual, business, fraternal organization or faith community that would like to sponsor nonprofit/school events or projects? Are you a nonprofit organization or school that needs to raise money to support a project? Come hear ideas about how individuals, businesses & other organizations can support local Community Projects. Learn how a special cadre of volunteers can help raise money to contribute to a Community Fund that supports worthy projects. Fundraising volunteers get to vote on which Community Projects to support through Community Grants through the fund. FREE $$$ is available to help schools & nonprofits. Come learn about the requirements for nonprofits, schools and other philanthropic organizations to apply for "Community Project" grants. Find out more about how individuals can find worthy Community Projects to support. Individuals can become a philanthropist in your community. Businesses can create goodwill in their community by finding local organizations to support, projects to fund and events to sponsor that match your values. Come hear about current fundraising project ideas. Share your own fundraising ideas so we can create a pool of FREE $$$ to fund local Community Projects.<BR></H3>
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<H2>11:15-12:00   How to Increase Awareness about Nonprofit Causes---Create a "Buzz"! Give Your Most Important Messages a Boost! </H2>
<H2>Mesa Main Library downtown  2nd floor in the Board Room.</H2>
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<H3>Let's network & brainstorm ways to raise awareness about nonprofit causes. What is the most important information that we want to get out to the community? What are create ways of conveying those messages to the public? How can we boost the visibility of small nonprofits and the good work they do using social media and other non-traditional marketing techniques including but not limited to public art projects, immersive experiences, site tours, virtual reality, video games for good, pop up theater, etc. Please bring your creative ideas for generating enthusiasm and interest in nonprofit causes. How can we use social media and other marketing means to boost the critical messages and information that nonprofits want to share with their community in order to make positive change? How can we help volunteer run nonprofits get the word out about the volunteers & donated items they need to fulfill their mission?<BR></H3>
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<H2><STRONG>12:-00-1:00  </STRONG>Mesa Main Library downtown  2nd floor in the Saguaro Room.</H2>
<P><STRONG>Option #1 is Track A: Social Media Marketing for Nonprofits--Come hear a professional speak about tips for using social media to benefit your nonprofit cause. How to harness the power of social media.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><STRONG>Option #2 is </STRONG>Track B:  Assistance in crafting the message for your cause using social media, traditional marketing and other innovative means that are FREE or low cost. What message do you most want to get out to your community? Meet with your "Tribe" of people interested in promoting the welfare of Veterans, Seniors, Animals, Women, Children/Teens, the Environment, etc. Brainstorm innovative ways of getting important messages out that affect these populations. Use your combined creativity to increase awareness of your cause.</STRONG></P>
<H2><STRONG>1:00-3:00  </STRONG>Mesa Main Library downtown  2nd floor in the Saguaro Room.</H2>
<P><STRONG><STRONG>Option #1 is Track A:  Volunteer Fair--Volunteers can meet local organizations that need your help. Small, Volunteer Run Nonprofits can display their brochures and meet potential volunteers. Nonprofits can just show up on the day but it is best if you contact us before so that we know you are coming. Another benefit for nonprofits is that you may leave your brochures with us and volunteers will bring them to other volunteer fairs to assist you in finding volunteers.</STRONG></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Option #2 is Track B: Nonprofits & Individuals with a good idea for a Community Project pitch their idea and receive brainstorming help and advice from the audience. Please check the schedule closer to the day to know which idea is being presented at which time. Please scroll down to see the tentative schedule. Each idea gets 10 minutes. That is 3 minutes to pitch the idea and the rest of the time to receive crowdsourced ideas from people willing to help. Please share your time and your talents by attending this event and giving information & creative ideas that help support these Community Projects. Please Contact Us If You Would Like the Opportunity to Pitch Your Idea.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><STRONG>Option #3 is Track C: Begin working with Community Projects that have been presented. Each organization & individual who brings an idea will also have a specific project that they need help with. Please visit the various tables and share your time & your talents to help move their project forward. You are welcome to visit and help lots of Community Projects or stay with the one that interests you most and assist them in completing their project.</STRONG></STRONG></P>
<H2><STRONG>3:00-4:30  </STRONG>Mesa Main Library downtown  2nd floor in the Saguaro Room.</H2>
<H2><STRONG>Option #1 is Track A:  Open Mic Pitches--You are welcome to sign up for a slot of time to pitch your idea. Simply show up on the day of the event, schedule a time to pitch and receive helpful ideas and information that will help your idea become a reality.</STRONG></H2>
<P><STRONG>Option #2 is Track B: "Meet Your Tribe"  <STRONG>Meet with your "Tribe" of people interested in promoting the welfare of Veterans, Seniors, Animals, Women, Children/Teens, the Environment, etc. Discuss the major issues that face the group of individuals you are most passionate about helping. Create a list of Community Projects to pursue that would be helpful. What would make their lives easier & better. Where are the Community Resources that help? What organizations & information sources are most helpful? Who should be working together? Where are the gaps in service? Meet with like-minded others who share your passion for helping this group! :-) Brainstorm innovative ways of getting important messages out that affect these populations. Use your combined creativity to increase awareness of your cause.</STRONG></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Option #3 is Track C: Continue working with Community Projects that have been presented. Each organization & individual who brings an idea will also have a specific project that they need help with. Please visit the various tables and share your time & your talents. You are welcome to visit and help lots of Community Projects or stay with the one that interests you most and assist them in completing their project.</STRONG></P>
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<H2><STRONG>4:30-5:00  </STRONG>Mesa Main Library downtown  2nd floor in the Saguaro Room.</H2>
<P><STRONG>Final pitches about what has been accomplished today. Share what the next steps are for your project and what you need to move forward.</STRONG></P>
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<H2>Tentative Schedule for Community Project Pitces--Subject to Change. Please Check back closer to the day of the event to view the final schedule.</H2>
<P><STRONG>1:00-3:00  Presentations & Pitches by Individuals, Nonprofits and other Organizations that have a great idea</STRONG> that makes the world a better place. Live brainstorming and audience assistance sessions follow each pitch. Each individual and organization with a good idea to present then can meet with people interested in volunteering to help with their idea or Community Project for the rest of the day, if they wish. Please plan to have someone video your pitch and we will post it on YouTube. We will also create a Facebook post with your project so that people can volunteer to help from home. If you are participating off site, please send in comments with helpful information or resources that can help each Community Project. Please Like & Share each project with individuals & organizations that may be able to help make the Community Project a reality.</P>
<H2><STRONG>Come join us to find out about Community Projects that need your help. Whether you want to help animals, children, seniors, veterans or the environment, </STRONG><STRONG>local small nonprofit organizations </STRONG><STRONG>and schools in your community need you!</STRONG></H2>
<P>Please share your time and your talents to make the world a better place. At this Volunteer Orientation you will also find out about the Ways Your Business, School, University or Faith Organization Can Support Your Local Nonprofits & Schools.</P>
<P>The <STRONG>Community Project Accelerator</STRONG> events where individuals and nonprofits pitch good ideas and Community Projects that help their community and the audience brainstorms idea, connections and resources that can help.</P>
<P><STRONG><EM>Shared Multiple Animal Rescue Shelter</EM> where animal rescues create a shared working space and kennel so that they can save more animals.</STRONG></P>
<P>The <STRONG>Volunteer Social Media Marketing Team</STRONG> that helps create awareness of the causes and needs of small nonprofits.</P>
<P>The <STRONG>Community Skill Bank</STRONG> of on call experts that help nonprofits and local community projects when they can.</P>
<P>The <STRONG>Donated Item Service</STRONG> where you can donate items or receive items if you are a nonprofit.</P>
<P>The <STRONG>Fundraising Project</STRONG> where individuals work together to raise funds to support worthy causes, ideas, startups and Community Projects.</P>
<P>The Many Opportunities to Help Out by Volunteering at Home or at Your Business and much, much more!</P>
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<P><STRONG>Many of the volunteer opportunities can be done from home or when you have a spare few minutes. All can be done to fit in with your busy schedule!</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Tell us what you would ideally like to do, what skills you want to use and how you want to change the world and we will find the perfect nonprofit for you to help.</STRONG> Small nonprofits do not get the help they need and yet they fulfill their organization mission with volunteers only. These small nonprofits deserve help since your volunteer hour has more of an impact. You will also find out about local Community Projects that need your help to become a reality.</P>
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<P><STRONG>The <EM>Senior to Senior project</EM> places senior animals with senior citizens who need a companion that they can foster long term with the financial support of the nonprofit.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>The Feeding Animals in Rescue Project looks at opportunities for "group purchases" of animal supplies so that the price is better and also looks for donations of pallets of food.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>The <EM>Companion Animal Assistance Program</EM> helps people with low income find free or low cost options for animal food, vet car and spay/neuter.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>The <EM>Animal Resource Help Line</EM> is a project proposed that would help the community with animal related questions and steer them to the correct nonprofit that helps.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>The volunteer <EM>Social Media Marketing Team </EM>that helps promote adoption of rescued animals, encourages spay/neuter programs and aids in fundraising projects to help support animal rescue efforts.</STRONG></P>
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<P>Come and meet like minded people. Connect with other volunteers. Share your time and your talents! Make the World a Better Place!</P>
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<P><STRONG>WHAT TO BRING:  Bring any type of Community Project that Makes the World a Better Place. Also bring: </STRONG>Snacks, Drinks in closed containers, paper, pens, colored pencils, markers, white boards, flip charts, scrap paper, laptop computers, extra card tables and anything else that will help you be creative. Nonprofits should bring information & brochures. Please tell your friends! We need all skills, all ideas and all interest in different worthy causes. <EM>Please put on your Superhero cape and bring your own unique Superhero skills to help create positive change in your community.</EM></P>
<P><EM>We are an online/in person Community Project Accelerator that Offers Create-a-Thons, Hackathons, Make-a-Thons & Social Entrepreneur Startup Events that Create Opportunities for Like-Minded Individuals & Organizations to Support Community Projects that Make the World a Better Place.</EM></P>
<P><EM>We Help Individuals & Organizations to Find the Information & Resources They Need to Solve Social & Environmental Problems. Thank you for your help in getting the word out through your social media channels! :-)</EM></P>

Mesa Public Library--Downtown Mesa 2nd floor Board Room & Saguaro Room

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