The purpose of the thread is to create and update a unique document summarising our vision and missions acknowledged as key by all stakeholders part of the OFN. This document is intended to support the global fundraising strategy to finance the development of OFN at a global stage. This process will participate in our objective to be a single and cohesive unit.
We invite all stakeholders interested in this process to share :
any document that describes the missions, vision and perpectives of OFN according to you;
any document gathering elements concerning past, current and future activities of OFN at local and global levels from social, environmental and economic perspectives;
any document with relevant user testimonies to support the relevance of OFN;
a list of the main impact indicators we could use at a global stage to present our social, environmental and economic impacts;
a list of the main actors which could be part of this process (at least one person per local entity of OFN, main partners and other individuals from comparable networks).
Steps of proposed project management :
1- To gather existing documents from all the local entities of OFN regarding: past activity, legal structuring, business model, impact indicators, planned development, local development strategies, list of stakeholders;
2- If needed, to issue a specific survey intended to consolidate this information based on common indicators and approaches;
3- To consolidate the data collected through the survey;
4- If needed, to conduct additional interviews to gather missing information once the steps above are completed;
5- To issue a report describing the consolidated data as well as existing (convergent and divergent) approaches to the project;
6- To issue a common document which could serve as a basis for grant proposal applications.
French local dev strategy in two words : create the coop and recruit community builder / communication person + keep on building our offer like UK did to fit local needs
That sounds great @Sacha ! Great leadership on the topic
I propose to make your post a wiki so we can start listing together the documents in a structured way, instead of sharing one after the other in the comments. I will make a try now below your intro with the first documents I have in mind, feel free to organize that differently if you prefer (like open a google doc to list them, or whatever).
I think the process you propose to ābuild a narrative that global philanthropists/investors will buyā is great.
Iām just wondering if before building the survey it wouldnāt be wise to have 2 or 3 interviews that will help you build that survey. You can see after you have read all the documents maybe.
Hello there
I am building a new international dashboard to gather relevant quantitative information from all affiliates. It is a work in progress, and it will be shared on Slack and open to be filled quickly.
Here is the link
Sacha
so glad youāve picked this up @Sacha. @sstead and I structured this a bit and tried to prompt completion a year ago. I think it is really important tracking. Will fill in Canada stuff asap. Question - re: documenting the funding received (grants) - should we do this by year? or just a running tab? AND - we could link to the actual proposals (if they are shared) on the global drive. (just a couple of thoughts). THANKS for this.
@sacha - Iāve created a folder in the global drive (Under funding proposals) with the following OFN-CAN proposals that might be useful to you. Not sure if you have access to that folder - but I think this link should get you to them. Let me know if thatās not the case. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EdHQlfpYOUh8uJQVAlQJUQMKqdRmblKc
OTF (Trillium Foundation) - a proposal to tech-enable food distribution entrepreneurship using OFN (funded, in progress)
OTF - second proposal - a proposal to test the potential of using rich content in on-line OFN markets to help consumers make environmentally friendly choices (submitted, waiting)
Can Internet Reg Authority - testing on-line farmersā markets in food insecure neighbourhoods (funded, in progress)
Greenbelt Foundation - proposal for development of new features (funded, completed)
New Directions Research - How ādisruptiveā digital platforms are (and are not) adding value for small scale producers - research project (submitted, short-listed, waiting)
In addition to proposals, Iāve put these reports into the same folder:
Talking Tech with Foodies - ICT Needs Assessment (completed)
Open Food Network - A Case Study of Commons Based Peer Production (in progress)
Following your rich contributions (thanks @NickWeir, @tschumilas, @MyriamBoure) and also some external contacts provided by @NickWeir, the impact survey is now almost ready to be filled. With this objective in sight, please have a look to the questionnaire here and share your reflexion to improve it. Please note that the āglobalā tab is not yet finished with all the automated link working properly.
I will participate tomorrow to the global hang out to prepare with you the next steps towards the publication of a global narrative document dedicated to the sollicitation of international grantors.
Some questions raised by the questionnaire itself:
should we get the help of a developer (1-2 days?) to help affiliates to extract data from the DB and feed the survey? If yes, when?
are quarterly figures relevant to you or should we ask for yearly figures?
is it realistic and relevant to prepare a usersā survey (sent to hubs and shops) with questions about their own impact? (see sections āPlanetā and āPeopleā in the questionnaire) If yes, when?
Proposed outline of the global narrative: this outline in integrated and detailed in the googlesheet document
Executive summary: overview of our demands, a word from our ambassadors
1- Why OFN (the pain)
2- What is OFN (vision, mission, aims objectives)
Focus: open-source - the common in a digital era
3- OFNās organisation: OFN global, affiliates, associates, people, partners and stakeholders
Focus: SWOT of OFN
4- Products, services and activities: platform, training, mentoring,
Focus: timeline of product development
5- Market and strategy
Focus: testimonials from users and customers
6- Competitors: at global, national, local scales
Focus: 5 Porterās forces model applied to OFN
7- Our resources: code and people
Focus: CANVAS model applied to OFN
8- Costs and revenues: initial costs (investment needed, running costs, pricing models, philanthropic partners
9- Targets, outputs, outcomes: business targets, social impact, environmental impact
Focus: contribution to the UNās Sustainable Development Goals
10- Risks: description, probability, impact, response
11- Budgets: if possible
12- Links: press and bibliography
Looking forward reading your comments on the preparatory work
All the best
Vive OFN!!
Hi @Sacha - Iām so sorry - I almost forgot all about this. I will do the OFN-CAN section of the survey in the next few days. I think we said end of march - so Iām only a few days late. Hope thatās OK.
(final version of elevator pitch, the 4 areas the OFN works on, etc.)
