Uncommon fund website v 2
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Uncommon fund website v 2
- 1. Uncommon Fund Website A better website to make applying, voting and judging projects more fun, easy, & engaging
- 3. Committee blog • Where the committee posts updates and blog posts WYSIWYG Editor
- 5. Viewable videos by category • Category Navigation Bar • Video thumbnail embed and layout like so. • Video categories and video order will still be randomized upon site visit • Videos play in a pop- up on the same page, to avoid page refresh. • Background video loading – so videos are preloaded by the time the user clicks on them.
- 6. Greater visibility • # votes • $ amount asked • Progress bar represents %Popularity = (# votes/ # votes in highest voted idea) • Image thumbnail and brief description. • Include a link to external details/founder blog, if any. • From listing, you can gather: – # votes – $amount asked – Progress bar
- 7. Detailed Video Page • Home (video + detailed description + project founder bio) • # votes & amount asked for • Updates • Comments • Comment upvotes • Share via Facebook/Twitter /Email
- 8. Ability to browse other videos while watching a video • Sliding carousel of other videos above current video. • Encourages visitor to continue viewing other videos past the current one.
- 9. Better Voting • Cap the # votes: each user is allowed 10 votes per category that they can use wisely. • Users can spread multiple votes around different projects (can vote more than once on a project) • User can filter by Random, Top Ideas, New, Category (Default: Random) • Users can see what videos they voted on, reallocate votes, delete votes, etc. • A “Random Shuffle” button automatically shuffles videos around on the page. • Mobile version of voting platform, so voters can vote on the go.
- 10. Better Engagement • Users can subscribe to an Uncommon Fund newsletter, which sends a daily email during the voting process featuring a different set of projects to vote on. • Applicants get email notified of new comments and committee updates on their projects.
- 12. Applicants familiarize themselves with the fund and its requirements before applying • Applicants read a long, 1-page About/FAQ on the fund before seeing the Apply button, ala Kickstarter
- 13. Applicants upload materials online • Applicants create an account and fill out step-by-step forms, save their drafts, and submit their applications online to uncommonfund.u chicago.edu • Form fields can be customized by the committee WYSIWYG Editor
- 14. Applicants can view their progress • Applicants can view votes over time on their own projects. WYSIWYG Editor
- 15. Application Judging for committee members
- 16. Judges can assign favorites and votes to projects • Judges have access to a Judge Dashboard to vote on project criteria on the site. • Judges can star projects and view their list of favorites. • Judges can add comments and add votes on different project criteria on a 1 to 10 scale via their dashboard.
- 17. Judges can see a ranked list of their committee’s top choices • Rank vs requested budget, votes, score, etc. and comments • Easy access to project application, video, etc. all on the same website.
- 18. Judges can see what other judges have said and voted on for various projects • Add comments on other judges’ dashboards