Melvin's workshop

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THE FRONT PORCH MODEL

• Melvin’s Vision

• Front Porch model 

  • The State of Community ​

  • Front Porches description ​

  • Front Porch Features (breakdown)​

  • Connecting The Neighborhood 

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BUILDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD

• the launch 

  • Neighborhood Concierge recruiting 

  • Neighborhood Concierge onboarding​

• Marketing/campaign

  • Melvin branding breakdown

• Front Porch buildout​

  • Lead generation strategy 

  • Front Porch prospecting and sales call scheduling ​

  • Front Porch sales pitch​ (Bricks version)

• Front Porch set-up

  • Front Porch onboarding -- GONE

  • Front Porch operational flow 

• Front Porch journey

• Partiful event platform

• Melvin's Garden

• County Fair (neighborhood solution contests)

• Building HOPEpunk

• Bricks (Front Porch marketing/loyalty module)

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ENGAGING THE PEOPLE

• Neighbor acquisition and retention ​

• The Neighbor Journey flow ​

  • Output: “Opening the Shades” 

• Nudge strategy 

• Appreciation Cards 

• Melvin's Garden - from a Neighbor’s perspective

• County Fair - Neighbor’s perspective​

• Nests 

• Bricks (Front Porch marketing/loyalty module) - Neighbor version

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ADMINISTRATION

• Funding strategy 

  • Node set-up and ongoing resource requirements

  • resource acquisition strategy (and current resource levels)

• Funding collateral

  • Foundations

  • Government

• Administration/registration

  • Organizational set-up

    • Formal name(s)

    • Non-profit and LLC registration

  • Trademark (Hopepunk, Melvin’s Neighborhood, Common Action) — MELVIN

• Proliferation 

  • Spread/geographic insight​

  • Node expansion funding

  • Node compensation/expenses (pro forma)

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TECHNICAL

(change to minimalist/web-based platform - old school)

• Front end design

  • API summary ​

  • Neighbor journey/dashboard​

  • Front Porch journey/dashboard

  • Solution dashboard

• Database back-end programming

  • BE database foundation (basic nudge work)​​

  • API integration

  • Bricks programming (POP, etc.): next level BE work - algorithm, connectivity, etc.)

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Melvin's Neighborhood blog

• Melvin's Neighborhood: An Exercise In Hopepunk

• Rebuilding The Middle Ring

• Swimming In A Lagoon Of Sea Blobs

• The Evolution of The Theory Of Evolution

• Governing Like A Bengal Cat

• Rebuilding Alexandria

• Rekindling Community

• Growing An Evolved Society

• Giving Permission

• Situational Leadership

• Creating Communities Of Permission

• Herding Cats

• The Caregiving Dilemma

• Creating Successful Chaos

• Moving Beyond The Hierarchy

• Don't Fall For Starbuck

• Front Porches

• A Year After Chemo

• A Pothole On The Road To My Perfect World

• Are You A Weirdo?

• Silos

• Will We Ever Stop Dragging Our Knuckles