Introducing MetaGood

MetaGood

Contents
The Bad News
The Good News
MetaGoodas a social innovation catalyst
MetaGoodsupport during
Inspiration
Skills
Resources
Execution
Some Specific Outcomes
Support Us

The Bad News

Problems Within Us …

… Lead To Problems Outside Us

Old Solutions Are Broken…

… And New Ones Have Yet To Reach Scale

Deep Change Is Desperately & Urgently Needed…
“Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.”
Albert Einstein

… And We Don’t Have A Lot Of Time

The Good News

People Are Listening To Themselves…

… And Are Breaking Away From The Noise …
Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
Walden
Henry David Thoreau

… To Make A Difference

MetaGood As ASocial Innovation Catalyst

Social Innovation Ingredients …

… And Related Hurdles
Not having all the required skills for a social innovation project
“Non-professional” delivery in volunteering based non-profit projects
Uninspired, indifferent or unaware potential volunteers
Lack of financial, technological, political or social resources

We will facilitate overcoming these hurdles
Becoming a hub for multi-disciplinary volunteers
Execution toolkit including shared spaces for collaboration, project management tools, regular check-ins
Documenting problems or inspiring stories
Board level & advisory support by prominent for profit and non-profit VCs and PE firms, corporate leaders

Inspiration

This Is How People Change …
Get Inspired
Reflect
Envision
Act

… Inspiration Is Crucial
Alice laughed. "There's no use trying," she said. "One can't believe impossible things." "I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it half an hour a day. Why, sometimes, I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.“
--Lewis Carroll
Get Inspired
Reflect
Envision
Act

There Are Inspiring People Around Us …

… and MetaGood will document them …

… And Will SpreadTheir Stories …
B.L.O.G

… So That Others Join In Too

Skills

More Can Be Achieved With Diverse Skills

We will create social meeting spaces (online + offline)

And Will Facilitate Inspiration, Ideation & Team Formation
Inspiration
Ideation
Team Formation

Resources

Knowledge Capital
Resource library with books, online subscriptions to appropriate knowledge resources
Skills directory of volunteers with certain sets of knowledge and skills
Social Capital
Access to people from*
Socially investment firms: Acumen Fund
Social innovation organizations: Ashoka Foundation
Policy making organizations: NCERT
CSR programs at companies: Bharti Foundation
Non-Profit Foundations: Premji, Quest Alliance
Financial Capital
Seed grants to promising proposals**
Proposal making support for 3rd party grants from foundations etc.
* All the organizations named are for illustration purposes only at this point in time
** Only from Phase 2 onwards
Knowledge, Financial & Social Resources

Execution Support

Online + Offline Project Management & Meeting Facilitation

Some Specific Outcomes

The Beginnings Of A Typical Project

Some Things We Hope To Make Happen (1)
Social Innovation Projects
Volunteer Match Making
Speaker Series
Book & Movie Club

Some Things We Hope To Make Happen (2)
College Outreach Program
Contemplative Breaks
Local Community Dialog

Support Us

We Believe In A Few Things …
Hope
Joy
Passion
Caring
Love
Honesty
Playfulness
Self-Belief
Shared Meaning

… And Need A Few People Who Believe Too

Please Reach Out
NiratBhatnagar
M: + 91 9899692572
E: nirat@metagood.org
W: www.metagood.org

Thank You