Help Wild Animals! Have any Good Ideas? Save Animal Lives

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

<H2>All are welcome at this FREE  Ideathon & Community Volunteer Event to Help All Types of Animals! Do You have an Idea that helps Horses, Birds, Wild Animals, Marine Animals, Companion Animals? Share your good ideas with Animal Lovers willing to Help! :-)</H2>
<H2>If you like to help people, learn new things, use your creativity, generate ideas, solve problems, have fun & meet positive people who want to make a positive difference in their community, then this event is for you! No previous experience is needed.</H2>
Have a Positive Impact on your Community! Make a Difference in the World! Help Launch Community Projects & Social Entrepreneur Startup Ideas that Solve Social or Environmental Problems. Please Share Your Time & Your Talents to Help Your Community. You Can Help Bring Good Ideas to Life. You Can Help Make the World a Better Place 1 Community Project at a Time by joining in at our early stage new Idea Incubator & Community Project Accelerator event.
<H2>***Have a Good Idea or Community Project that Helps Improve the Life of Animals or Saves Animal Lives? Present or "Pitch" Your Idea.</H2>
<H2>***Would You Like to Share Your Skills & Knowledge? Enjoy Hearing Good Ideas & Help by Joining in on the Audience Brainstorming Session.</H2>
After each project or idea is pitched there will be time for audience members help move the idea forward by sharing helpful ideas, information, connections, introductions &  resources. Each Idea or Community Project presenter brings several specific projects they need help with so that they can move their project forward. Feel free spend the rest of your time helping one or several of these projects. You may even decide to continue to help after this volunteer event & join their idea or Community Project as a mentor, volunteer or team member! Join the fun & excitement. Learn lots. Connect with others in your community. Make new friends. Find Your Passion! Find Your Purpose!
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Who Should Attend:
***Volunteers of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels. We will find a place to utilize your time & talents.
***Anyone with special talents or skills to share to help make the world a better place.
***Individuals or Organizations with an Idea that Solves a Social or Environmental problem.
***Nonprofit, Social Entrepreneurs & Startup organizations that would like to work together with other nonprofits, social entrepreneurs and members of the community to learn what resources are available to help them with their mission.
***Businesses, Schools, Universities & Faith Communities that would like to partner with or support nonprofits or new startup ventures.
***Volunteers of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels. We will find a place to utilize your time & talents.
***Specific skills that will be helpful:  We will be working on Community Projects that help Animals, Seniors, Veterans, Families, the Environment & Sustainability. We are brainstorming  & giving feedback on projects. We need Creative people who understand Digital Culture, Social Media Marketing, Video, Documentary Film, Creative Arts Projects, Public Art, Music, Theater, Graphic Design, Games for Good, Coding, Database Management,Health Tech, Edu Tech, AI, ML, VR, AR, Big Data, Drone Use for Good, Writers, Marketers, Public Relations, Fundraisers, Green Tech & Sustainability issue experts, etc. We need all skills. We need you! :-)  Let's get together and see what happens! Together we can make a difference! :-) Please come and share your skills for a few hours or all day.
<H2>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, local small nonprofit organizations and schools in your community need you!</H2>
 
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WHAT IS A COMMUNITY PROJECT ACCELERATOR  "HACKATHON of HELP" & IDEA INCUBATOR EVENT?:
<H3>This is a Community Project Accelerator & early stage new Idea Incubator Event! Think of it as helping to bring a good idea to life. This is a chance to share your ideas, information, resources or skills to help move a community project forward. Each individual or organization with a good idea to pitch can then meet with people interested in volunteering to help with theirStartup Idea or Community Project for the rest of the day, if they wish.</H3>
 
<H3>There will be several tables, or "stations", available for each of the projects that need help. You can "visit" and help as many Community Projects or Startup Ideas as you wish. Or, find a project that interests you and help out for a few minutes, a few hours or the entire day! Come learn new skills, share ideas, connect with new people & make a positive impact on your community by helping a Community Project.</H3>
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Morning & Afternoon Idea Incubator & Community Project Accelerator events are available. At full day events, there are morning & afternoon Presentations and Pitches, Idea Incubation & a "Hackathon of Help" where you assist with projects. 
<H3>***You can choose to be a "Butterfly" moving from project to project sharing your time & talents with many projects that need your help.</H3>
<H3>***You can choose to be a "Bee" and stay with your project "Hive" to work with others and concentrate on completing that specific project.</H3>
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<H2>9:00-1:00  Mesa Main Library downtown Mesa </H2>
<H2>2nd floor in the Board Room </H2>
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<H2>Option #1 is Track A:  Nonprofits, Schools, Social Entrepreneurs, Startups & Individuals with a good idea for a Community Project will 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 when it is posted. Each idea gets 10 minutes. That is 5 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. To present or "pitch" your idea, you can sign up to reserve time by sending the answers to the Idea or Community Project Submission Form below. (Please Scroll Down to see the Pitch Format)</H2>
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<H2>Option #2 is Track B: </H2>
<H2>Volunteer Fair & Community Project Display--Volunteers can meet local organizations that need your help. These nonprofit organizations will have specific projects that they need help with today. Shop around and see what Community Projects interest you. Stay with one project and work on it during the hackathon or go from project to project giving ideas, offering solutions and helping where you can. From 1:00 to 3:00 Small, Volunteer Run Nonprofits can display their brochures and meet potential volunteers who may want longer term volunteer opportunities.</H2>
 
For Nonprofits & Schools: Nonprofits & Schools can just show up on the day to participate in the volunteer fair but it is best if you contact us before so that we know you are coming. We will list you on our marketing spots to let people know that 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. 
 
<H2>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.</H2>
 
<H2>11:00-12:30  Mesa Main Library downtown  2nd floor in the Board Room.</H2>
 
<H2>Option #1 is Track A: Continue working with Community Projects that have been presented. Offer helpful ideas and information that will help the idea to become a reality. 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.</H2>
 
Option #2 is Track B: Brainstorming session with  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.
 
<H2>12:30-1:00  Mesa Main Library downtown  2nd floor in the Board Room.</H2>
Final pitches about what has been accomplished today. Share your successes! Show people what you created. Present what the next steps are for your project and what help you need to move forward.
 
<H2>Come and meet like-minded people who are passionate about the causes you care about. Have fun! Help people! Solve Problems! Use your creativity! Make new friends and connect with other volunteers from differing backgrounds & belief systems.Learn new skills! Share your time and your talents! Make the World a Better Place!</H2>
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WHAT TO BRING:  Bring any type of Community Project that Makes the World a Better Place. Also bring: 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. Please put on your Superhero cape and bring your own unique Superhero skills to help create positive change in your community.
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.
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! :-)
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<H2>Idea or Community Project Submission Form below to reserve your time to Present or "Pitch" Your Idea. You Can Just Show Up on the Day of the Event with an Idea or Project but Pitch Format is Below for those who would like to reserve a time for the audience to hear their idea. </H2>
<H2>Please send your Idea to us via the "Contact Organizer" option on this page. If you wish you may also fill out the questions below to give us more information about your Idea or Community Project:</H2>
***Your Name or the Name of the Organiation with the Idea or Community Project:
***Name of your Idea or Community Project:
***What problem are you solving? What pain are you alleviating? What issue are you generating a solution for? 
***What is your solution? How will you solve the problem or alleviate the pain? What is your Idea or Community Project that you are proposing?
***What type of help do you need from the audience? How can the Community Volunteers that are here today at the event help you? What, specifically, do you need to move your Idea or Community Project forward? Do you need social media help (Likes & Shares)?  Are you seeking information, connections, introductions, feedback (beta testing of your idea, product or service), advice, donated items, specialized skills, professional assistance, business, marketing, graphic design, website development or any other type of help?
***What are some specific projects that you would like to complete during the hours today at this Community Volunteer event? EX: Create a Business Plan, Map out a Social Media Campaign, Design a Logo, Develop a Website, Create a Prototype, Write a Survey, Have People Fill Out a Survey, etc. Pick 1-3 small projects that could be accomplished in the hours today that would help your project move forward. What are the project "Deliverables" or finished products that you would like to complete  and leave with today? :-)
IMPORTANT:  We will help you to promote and get help for your Idea or Community Project through our social media channels and email contacts unless you specifically request that we keep your idea private until the day of the early stage new Idea Incubator & Community Project Accelerator event.
 
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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

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