1. NETWORK OF CHANGE The Future of Meaningful Fun An online network of change-makers providing a platform for collaboration & mutual benefit in a FUN and MEANINGFUL way Team qtdp March 2011

2. Voices from across the globe I enjoy connecting with peopleand working on projects with my friends. This makes it more fun. -Cláudio Ribeiro, studying Biblioteconomia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil I love volunteering for socialprojects but if the whole process was made easier and more fun,I could do much more! -Melynda Flaherty, Library Staff, Univ. of Colorado,Boulder,USA Money is not the only motivationfactor now for people and organizations. As shown by linux,wikipedia and other open sourceinitiatives, fun and satisfaction arepowerful motivators-Prasanna Kumar MElectrical Engineer, Houston,Texas, USA. Advances in telemedicine withtechnology growth is an exciting development which will revolutionizefuture healthcare. Volunteer doctorswill be able to reach even remote areasand deliver critical services.- Dr. Senti Renila Jamir, Madras medical College,Chennai, India. Tackling issues like climate change and conservation needs a concerted effort, and for this we need to find a wayto involve more people bymaking it fun-S B Thampi, Scientist, India Metereological Dept.

3. Using fun as a motivating factor, and future communication technology growth as a tool, our idea will act as a “facebook of volunteering”. Involving people in numbers never before seen, it will herald a new awakening and develop a culture of sharing ideas, expertise and resources in an atmosphere of fun and goodwill. Members will be sorted by skill, interests etc. and linked with organizations working on projects which might benefit from their contribution. FUNas a motivating factorfor people to work onchallenging problemsin their domain MEANINGInvolving a huge number of people in projects doing meaningful work on the challenges that face us FUTUREDevelop solutions which will grow in effectiveness with growth in technology to solve tomorrow’s problems

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5. We hope to interview and discuss our plans and future steps with Mark Zuckerberg, founder ofFacebook.His ideology behind facebook – the power of connecting people is our main theme too. Considering the huge impact that we hope to create, we are confident that a relationship and possible integration with facebook to an extent is a valid business move. We plan to try to get in touch through directly mailing him and getting in touch through twitter and his blog. If that does not succeed, we have friends working at facebook, who could drop in a word for us and fix an appointment. Points to discuss with Mr. Zuckerberg How do you envision the role of “connectedness” in solving society’s problems in the future? What are the roadblocks, technical and managerial which we should prepare against while launching this social network? How can facebook incubate and nourish this venture in the initial stages? How can our venture & facebook mutually benefit from one other in future?