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Idea Booklet How do YOU #YesAndCLT? Borrowing from the practice of “yesand” innovation in jazz and improv, #YesAndClt offers a way for everyone to help make the over 425 great ideas submitted from the Charlotte area to the 2015 Knight Cities Challenge happen. What are your “yesandclt” ideas for collaboration and connection that could help make Charlotte the best talent, opportunity and engagement community it can be? Here’s how to get your #YesAndClt on! 1. Review the ideas in this booklet among the categories of Arts, Engagement, Place, Economy, Health/Environment/Food, Educate, Youth and Technology. 2. Add your ideas for collaboration or connection via a quick note on the #YesAndClt Facebook page (#yesandclt) on Twitter (@yesandclt/#yesandclt) or during the #YesAndClt event on February 10. Feel free to reference a specific idea, a category or a broad thought you think might help move a number of ideas forward. 3. Stay connected to your fellow YesAnd peeps – good ideas have a way of moving from vision to reality when great people join together to say “yes, and!”

THE 8 FINALISTS FROM THE CHARLOTTE AREA • 21st Century Office Access in Charlotte and Beyond by Charlotte Center City Partners (Allison Billings) would open up underused office space in the city to startups and small-scale entrepreneurs through an online platform and create a model for a business space cooperative that would give companies the flexibility to expand to untested markets or to grow or shrink their workforce according to demand. • Art on the Asphalt (Francene Greene) would redesign bike lanes as blank canvases for local artists to create visuals that depict Charlotte life, history and diverse culture. • Connect.Occupy.Transform by LandDesign (Kate Pearce) would connect creative entrepreneurs with the owners of underused space in Charlotte’s urban core to revitalize the North End neighborhood and create a model for redevelopment that could be applied across the city and in other metropolitan areas. • CrownTown Fest by Charlotte Area Transit System, city of Charlotte (Jason Lawrence) would weave together the diverse fabric of neighborhoods, business centers and hidden gems by creating a citywide festival that would use bike-share programs, transit and walking to encourage people to move between venues. • Neighborhood Mash-Up (Michael Solender) would unite residents by pairing different neighborhoods across the city to come together on two consecutive Saturdays to host simultaneous block parties that highlight businesses, houses of worship, parks, schools and other resources. • No Barriers Project by city of Charlotte (Sarah Hazel) would identify the physical barriers that separate different neighborhoods and engaging diverse groups to work together on lessening the impact of those divisions with tools such as gardens and public art. • Porch Swings in Public Places by city of Charlotte (Tom Warshauer) would install porch swings at bus stops and in other public spaces to encourage community interaction and use of public spaces. • Take Ten Initiative by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services, city of Charlotte (Alyssa Dodd) would bring people together by challenging municipal workers to take 10 minutes every week to connect with a new city resident and ask for their feedback. ! ! 2!

The!remainder!of!this!booklet!contains!summaries!of!over!425!ideas!across!eight! categories!submitted!from!the!Charlotte!area!to!the!2015!Knight!Cities!Challenge.! Many!ideas!cross!categories!and!many!touch!on!a!number!of!aspects!of!talent,! opportunity!and!engagement.!! ! Category( Project(Title( Description( "Off(You(Go"( Imagine(a(place(where(creative(minds,(engineers,(and( marketing(teams(shape(the(landscape(of(business( through(artistic(collaboration.(Off(You(Go(is(the(space( Arts( where(business(connects(to(community(just(by(walking( down(the(hall.( 100(Words(Film( Festival(

Transforming(a(festival(into(a(movement(that( empowers(filmmakers,(particularly(students,(to(partner( with(charities(for(a(cinematic(winAwin.(( Art(In(The(A.M.( Art(in(the(A.M.(is(a(weekly(program(featuring(artists( whose(work(connects(&(promotes(discussion(of(topics( &(issues(facing(our(community.( Art,(Music,(and( Arts(Education(+(Patients(in(Healthcare(Settings(=( Creative(Writing( Stronger(Communities.(By(connecting(the(arts,(artists,( Education(in(Hospitals( and(educators(with(people(battling(illnesses(and( &(Clinics( disabilities,(Arts(For(Life(works(to(build(bridges(between( the(arts(and(healthcare.( Artistry(in(Residence( Create(a(comprehensive(Artistry(In(Residence(program( to(a)(build(a(resident(company(of(opera(artists(who( engage(in(the(life(of(our(company(and(community.( Arts(as(One(Solution( This(initiative(involves(capturing(the(history(and(culture( of(neighborhoods(in(Charlotte,(as(well(as(cataloguing( sculpture(and(other(public(art(features(by(local(artists( in(each(of(the(City’s(neighborhoods.(The(initiative( would(result(in(the(creation(of(a(Neighborhood(Visitors( Guide,(in(both(electronic(and(hard(copy(format.(( CAKE( CAKE(is(an(original(promenade(style(street(performance( that(promotes(civic(engagement(by(taking(audiences( through(parts(of(Uptown(Charlotte(that(are(currently( under(developed(and(not(being(utilized(as(civic(space.(( Capture(School( Community(

Capture(School(teaches(creatives(how(to(build(a( business(and(make(money(from(their(craft.(Offered(as(a( shared(learning(environment(or("creative(space"(both( in(person(and(through(streamed(online(events.(It's( where(TedEx(talks(meets(networking(events.(

Arts(

Carolina(International( A(two(or(three(full(day(event(showing(new(kidAoriented( Kid's(Film(Festival( films(from(around(the(world(in(theaters,(while( simultaneously(multiple(free("salons"(will(host(lectures,( workshops,(free(films,(interactive(seminars,( demonstrations,(and(showcase(local(studentAcreated( short(films.(( CharLit(Public(Poems( Charlotte,(your(poems(are(up!(Look(for(the(latest( posters(and(let(us(know(where(you(find(your(favorite.( We(will(choose(four(poems(that(represent(different( aspects(of(the(broad(range(of(experiences(and( population(of(the(Charlotte(region.(These(poems(will(be( published(in(poster(form.( Charlotte(Art(Mobile( Charlotte(Art(Mobile((CAM)(is(a(mobile(art(gallery(that( will(showcase(oneAday(popAup(exhibits(of(local(artists( and(cultural(heritage(programming(in(areas(of(Charlotte( that(are(underserved(by(the(arts((no(arts(venues(within( 3(miles.)( Charlotte(attracts( Artists(and(transforms( from(Bank(Town(to( Funky(Town!(

Charlotte(extends(a(hand(to(artists(countryAwide:(Join( the(Southern(Renaissance!((Let's(open(a(fine(art(and( craft(center(to(attract(established(and(emerging(talent.( Classes(for(all(levels(will(be(offered(to(the(community( and(visiting(students.((

Charlotte(City(of( Murals(

Our(murals(tell(our(story(in(Charlotte,(NC.(This(project( would(organize(existing(murals(into(an(interactive( directory(listing(artist,(date,(concept/artist(statement,( commissioning(body,(materials,(and(other(pertinent( information(relating(to(the(work(and(the(structure,(and( also(incorporate(an(interactive(element(such(as(a(QR( code(or(other(digital(identification.( Appoint(a(Cultural(Ambassador.(The(program(would(be( supported(by(six(Cultural(Attaches(who(would(serve( specific(areas(of(cultural(interest((film,(drama,(art,( music,(etc.)(who(coordinate(efforts(with(CMS(schools,( neighborhoods,(communities(and(individuals(with(the( goal(of(creating(a(richer(cultural(life(for(everyone.(

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CHARLOTTE(ENGAGED( U(A(SERIES(OF(DINNER( THEATERS(ABOUT( LIVING(IN(CHARLOTTE(

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Choral(Bridge(U( connecting(our( community(for( creative(change(

CLT(Creates(PopUUp( Museum(

This(community(engagement(project(will(be(a(series(of( interactive(dinner(theaters.((Each(session(will(have(a( different(voice((poetry(slam,(classical(literature,(country( music(opera,(and(top(40(bands).(Each(session(will( involve(a(play(or(readings(focused(on(the(best(aspects( and(challenges(of(living(in(Charlotte.((At(the(conclusion( of(the(presentation,(there(will(be(interactive(audience( input.( Throughout(the(year(talented(musicians(showcase(their( talents(at(various(events(across(the(City(of(Charlotte.(( Charlotte(has(a(vibrant(and(well(established( entertainment(infrastructure(that(could(be(utilized(as(a( platform(for(providing(the(community(free(access(to( this(talent.( A(project(to(build(and(extend(the(Charlotte(community( through(public(murals.(This(project(will(create(a(series( of(public(murals(in(hispanic(population(centers(in( Charlotte(that(will(highlight(the(Hispanic(culture(and( the(contributions(of(Latin(American(immigrants(in(the( United(States.(( Incubator(for(small(theater(companies;(entrepreneurial( artists(develop(innovative(projects,(share( rehearsal/performance(space,(box(office,(marketing.( This(venue(would(operate(as(a(nonAprofit(cooperative,( housing(meeting(and(rehearsal(space,(a(199Aseat( performance(venue,(and(a(box(office.( "One(Voice"(program(to(begin(creating(positive( individual(results(and(connect(our(community(through( musical(innovation.(Individuals(from(the(community( (doctors,(lawyers,(bus(drivers(and(dishwashers)(meet( every(week(as(a(group(to(practice(for(a(half(hour,(share( concerns(and(opportunities(for(a(few(minutes,(practice( for(another(half(hour(and(then(share(a(meal.(( PopAup(museum,(blending(history(and(fun,(enriching( community(understanding(and(bringing(residents( together(to(Connect,(Learn(from(each(other,(and( Transform(their(vision(for(Charlotte.((

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Community(Fusion( Art(Center(

Confessions(of(an( Abandoned(Child( Contemporary(Dance( Charlotte((CDxCLT)(

Creative(Retail(

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A(Community(Fusion(Arts(Center(in(your(restaurant,( greenhouse,(gallery,(publication,(theater,(museum(to( empower(community(cultural(exchange(and( communicate(across(barriers(of( language,(age,(culture,(ability.( Create(a(documentary(film(that(exposes(domestic( violence(and(child(abuse(and(sets(up(an(opportunity(for( further(dialogue.(( A(contemporary(arts(space(for(professional(dancers(and( choreographers(of(Charlotte,(following(the(footsteps(of( New(York(Citys(Judson(Church(Movement(in(the(1960s,( this(space(would(be(a(creative(hub(for(artists(to(make( work,(facilitate(collaboration,(and(encourage( exploration.(( Visit(unique(artisans,(cafes,(bakeries,(and(more(A(fill( empty(retail(spaces(with(creative,(emerging(small( businesses.(Art,(Glass,(Pottery,(and(unique(businesses( that(add(vibrancy(to(a(neighborhood.(The(shops(would( be(subsidized,(through(the(fund.( Create(new(arts(alliances(to(integrate(Charlottes(Black( and(White(communities(thru(performances(of(new,( relevant,(meaningful(musical(events((e.g.(a(new( composition(that(combines(orchestra(and(slam(poetry.)( Let(the(dance(battles(begin(on(a(community(level.( Communities(form(groups(of(girls/boys(to(create(dance( groups/classes(and(perform(dance(battles(for( communities(which(will(generate(cash(and(showcase( community(talent.( You(can(#dreambigCharlotte.(Charlotte’s(mostAloved( visionaries(as(seen(by(todays(mostAunexpected(creative( pairings.(DreamBig(Charlotte(invites(them(to( collaborate(with(an(artist/design(team(outside(their( discipline(to(create(the(most(compelling(portrait(of(one( of(five(Charlotte(visionaries.(( Produce(local(films,(host(screenings.(We(are(currently( working(to(develop(a(local(filmmaking(platform(which( recognizes(local(talent,(offers(resources(to(create(their( best(work(and(funds(their(entry(fees(and(travel( expenses(to(represent(Charlotte(in(the(international( film(festival(circuit.(

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INTERNATIONAL(integrated(Language(Cinema(with(the( hope(of(bringing(different(races(together(from(different( countries(to(enjoy(the(USA's(Cinema(in(their(own( languages(with(the(idea(of(serving(some(of(their(own( authentic(foods(and/or(snacks(while(at(the(movies.(

Light(&(Vision(

Artists(work(in(various(environs(of(Charlotte((urban,( greenway,(rural)(to(tell(a(story(of(what(is(happening( today.(Using(video(as(the(primary(element(we(get(to( 'see'(what(the(people(think(&(how(they(influence( cultures.( Convert(schoolbus(to(innovative(cultural(lab(that( explores(personal(aspirations(through(photo(and(video,( visiting(underserved(communities.(We(aim(to(provide( inspiration(through(instruction(in(photography(and( video(to(those(communities(that(are(currently( underserved(in(and(around(Mecklenburg(County.(

Mobile(community( innovation(center(

Mobile(Mini(Golf( Masterpieces(

To(create(a(place(in(CLT(where(artists(&(those( interested(in(art(can(gather(to(discuss(and(appreciate( art(&(to(create(a(market(for(this(art.( Gold(minds(create(a(rush(of(great(art(and(produce(a( towering(landmark.(Strike(gold...build(an(Eiffel(tower,(a( Big(Ben,(a(Pyramid.(Engage(people(with(an(ongoing( building(of(a(towering(monument(to(all(minds,(young( and(old,(who(will(propose(the(next(level(of(construction( to(this(symbol(of(Charlotte's(Gold(Rush(history.( A(longAterm(project(exploring(the(identity(of(a(city( through(photographs.(Expressed(through(photographic( and(interactive(media,(this(project(seeks(to(develop(a( visual(record(of(the(citizens(of(Charlotte,(NC(and( develop(a(physical(environment(to(explore(the( embedded(interrelationships(that(we(share(with(our( neighbors.(Conceptualized(as(a(“folk(taxonomy.”(

Artists/designers(create(miniAgolf(holes(that(can(be( transported(via(van(to(masses(@(malls,(festivals,( fundraisers.(#MobileMasterpieces(Inspired(by(the(fun( and(long(lines(witnessed(firsthand(at(the(artistA designed(miniature(golf(at(Walker(Museum,(we(want(to( work(with(local(artists,(architecture(firms,(contractors,( miniAgolf(fans,(students,(etc.(

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Music(in(Diversity( NoDa(Neighborhood( Art(and(Community( Center(

One(of(a(Kind(Cup(

@DivercityInk(presents("Music(in(Diversity"(leveraging( the(multicultural(arts(venues(in(#CLT( Imagine(people(of(all(ages,(races(&(life(experiences( engaging(in(the(arts.(Breaking(down(barriers.(Building( community.(Bettering(Charlotte.(Imagine(a(space(where( vibrancy(and(connectivity(exist(from(dawn(til(twilight( among(a(diverse(group(of(community(members.( Public(space(art(in(the(format(of(10( motorized/revolving(mirrored(CUPS(with(the(wording;( "We(Are(What(We(See!”(Each(motorized/revolving(one( of(a(kind(CUP(is(placed(in(areas(of(the(city(that(fosters(a( desired(behavior.((

Performance(With(a( Purpose!!( Philippine(Rondalla( Ensemble(of( Charlotte,NC(

Theatrical(performances(focusing(on(Social(Service( Concerns,(Health(Awarness,(and(Positive(Male(Images( Creation(of(a(Philippine(Rondalla(Ensemble(of( Charlotte,(NC(to(train(young(&(old(music(aficionados(to( play(Philippine(Rondalla(music(proficiently(and(to( perform(at((public((concerts(&(events.((

PopUUp(Poetry(

Poetry(is(the(assurance(that(there(is(an(alternative(to( the(ordinary.((Let’s(make(Charlotte(extraordinary(from( the(corporate(to(the(common(place.((Imagine(using(our( numerous(urban(parks,(large(and(small,(to(erect(simple,( appropriately(scaled(billboards:((moveable,(visible(and( changeable(“a(multitude(of(mindful(messages.”(

Public(Art(Flash(Mobs( A(Public(Art(Flash(Mob(is(the(perfect(way(of(integrating( communities(and(artists(together(while(invigorating( public(spaces.(These(mobs(could(not(only(promote(local( artists(but(it(would(create(a(new(fun(culture(of(civic( engagement(among(the(communities.(( QR(Codes(for( This(project(will(create(and(place(QR(codes(on(outdoor( Charlotte(Outdoor(Art( art(in(Charlotte.((If(a(QR(code(can(be(placed(by(the( piece(of(art,(the(QR(code(can(be(scanned(with(a(smart( phone(by(someone(looking(at(the(art.((This(will(allow( the(person(to(connect(to(interesting(information(about( the(art(and(the(artist.(

Arts(

Shakespeare(in(a( Chair(

This(is(an(innovative(reading(literacy(program(that( focuses(on(extensive(study(and(interpretation(of(one( Shakespeare(play.(By(bringing(Shakespeare's(works(into( neighborhood(barbershops(and(beauty(salons,(the( program(provides(an(opportunity(to(collectively(discuss( great(literature,(and(discuss(current(issues.( Sharing(Inspiration( #Sharing(Inspiration(Beyond(the(Wall.(The(Mint( Beyond(the(Wall((The( Museum(wants(to(bring(innovative,(interactive( Mint(Museums( technology(to(the(Charlotte(community(through(the( +INSPIRING(Live(Wall)( creative(collision(of(its(trademarked(+INSPIRING(button( (as(seen(on(mintmuseum.org)(and(highAresolution( vertical(touchscreens(placed(strategically(within(the(city( and(surrounding(areas.( Shots(Fired(

StoryCorps(

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The(Charlotte( Creative(Alliance(

No(Politicians.(No(Lobbyists.(Just(guns(and(the(lives( they've(affected.(Shots(Fired(is(an(interview(based( theatre(project(that(will(engage(individuals(who( commit(gun(violence,(their(victims,(the(families(of(both( the(victims(and(perpetrator,(and(the(communities(in( which(the(crimes(occur(in(an(effort(to(gain(mutual( understanding,(healing,(and(reconciliation.( Young(filmmakers(travel(to(Knight(Communities(in(a( video(production(bus(making(nonAprofit(&(community( based(short(films(to(engage,(inspire(&(promote(positive( change.(( AVXChange(uses(the(power(of(the(marketplace(to( provide(stability(to(the(local(arts(economy.(AVXChange( has(three(primary(components:(a(3Ayear(revolving( community(fund(that(is(used(to(purchase(unsold(tickets( at(a(discount(rate;(a(currency(created(from(exchanging( volunteer(hours(for(AVXChange(credits;(a(digital( marketplace(to(exchange(volunteer(hours(for(tickets.(

The(Charlotte(Creative(Alliance's(purpose(is(to(connect,( engage(and(leverage(our(creative(sector(to(assure(a( flourishing(creative(ecosphere(for(Charlotte.( The(JUBop(Express:( JABop(Express(is(a(mobile(unit(designed(to(provide( Swing(in(a(Community( culturallyAdeprived(Charlotte(communities(with( Near(You( accessible,(highAquality(live(jazz((and(classical)( performances.( !

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The(Key(to(Happiness(

A(selfAexpression(center(welcoming(music,(culture,(art( and(live(events(will(bolster(the(economy,(attract(talent( and(engage(the(community.(( The(Mint(Museums( The(Mint(proposes(to(launch(The(Mints(Art(Truck,(a( Art(Truck(Rolls(Into( roaming(art(unit(intended(to(ignite(community( Charlotte( engagement(by(offering(artistic(experiences(beyond(the( walls(of(the(museum(to(diverse(audiences,(many(of( whom(have(never(been(to(the(Mint(or(perhaps(any( cultural(institution.( The(Visceral(Effect( Learn(how(to(use(local(assets,(art(and(culture(to(enrich( and(strengthen(the(physical,(economic(&(social( revitalization(of(Charlotte.( The(Wall(Poems(of( We(bring(NC(poetry(to(the(people(via(textAbased( Charlotte( murals,(most(of(them(designed(by(community(college( students(and(faculty,(on(exterior(walls(and(other(public( spaces.( TobaccoMan( TobaccoMan(is(a(10(foot(tall(wood(carving(depicting(the( importance(of(tobacco(to(Charlotte's(past,(present(and( future.(( Urban(Gallery( The(idea(is(to(form(an(inside(and(outside(gallery(that( will(promote(cultural(art(and(urban(valuation(of(the(city( of(Charlotte.( What(Am(I(Looking( Demystifying(the(artAgoing(experience(through(a( At?( unique(question,(answer(and(demonstration(format( with(artists(and(wannabe(arts(goers.(( Art(and(Brews( #Art4Brews(Is(a(social(gathering(event(that(brings( together(a(local(brewery(and(the(up(and(coming(artists( of(CLT(for(exhibition(to(the(city( Art(on(the(Asphalt( Artists(hit(the(streets(and(put(art(on(the(asphaltAAAbike( lanes(are(your(canvas!(#CLTBikeLaneArt( Artist(and(Community( Interact(with(CLT(bus(riders(and(community(to(create( Creates(Seating(for( artful(bus(stop(seating(in(high(volume(areas(that(lack( Charlotte(Bus(Stops( benches(and(are(eyesores!( Clean(Graffiti:(Turning( Our(#KnightCitiesCLT(idea(is(to(use(the(city(of( Dirt(into(an(Asset( Charlotte’s(dirt(to(assist(in(citywide(communication(and( create(public(art!(@thesavageway( PAINT(ed)(Streets(Day( Like(PARK(ing)(Day,(PAINT(ed)(Streets(will(take(back(a( U(Provide(Art( piece(of(the(street(in(your(city(with(Street(Artlets!( Installations(Now(To( Streets( !

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Community(Soapbox(

The(Trolley(Theatre(Project(seeks(to(turn(the( underutilized(historic(museum(in(South(End(into(a(fully( utilized(theatre(and(arts(space.(( A(picture(is(worth(a(1000(words,(let(that(picture(be( shared(to(show(what(CLT(has(to(offer(#CLTcheatbook.( Well(this(compilation(of(professionally(graphic(designed( magazines(highlighting(the(different(cultural( opportunities(that(Charlotte(has(to(offer(in(the(realm(of( cuisine,(arts,(nightlife,(and(recreation.( Build(an(#internetradio(station(that(puts(#community( back(into(Charlotte(#radio,(amplifies(voices(that(go( unheard(&(acts(as(a(forum(in(#CLT( Charlotte(Stories(will(train(community(people(to(make( documentaries(about(the(lives,(concerns,(successes(and( troubles(of(Charlotte(people.(( This(project(curates(the(best(information(focused(on( voting,(policy(and(government,(aiming(at(those(who( live(in(the(core(city(of(Charlotte.(( This(project(curates(the(best(information(from(multiple( news(sources,(aiming(at(serving(the(interests(of(those( who(live(in(the(core(city.(( CLT+(is(a(community(website(showcasing(the(creativity( and(culture.(We(are(working(to(create(a(blog(hub(for(all( those(small(town(bloggers.(We(want(to(be(the(place( where(you(go(to(read(all(your(favorite(bloggers(and(give( them(a(platform(where(we(can(be(there(push,(and(their( social(media.( Have(something(to(say?(share(it(on(the(community( soapbox!(The(Community(Soapbox(would(be(a(curated( community(blog(where(members(of(the(community(are( invited(to(write(a(short(blog(post(about(how(public( policy(and(government(actions(impact(their(lives(and( organizations.((

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Faces(and(Voices,(revealing(poverty(through( photography(to(foster(deeper(connections(in(the( Charlotte(community.(We(intend(to(engage(our( community(in(a(dialogue(that(acknowledges(and(meets( impoverished(people(where(they(are,(seeing(and( presenting(the(character(of(their(distinct(faces,(hearing( their(individual(voices,(by(collecting(and(sharing(their( personal(stories.( Garden(and(Beer(is(a(brand,(website(and(newsletter( collection(aimed(at(the(growing(interests(of(young( residents(of(center(cities.(( Gather(is(a(neighborhood(program(that(empowers( citizens,(promotes(connectedness,(and(is(based(on(a( value(exchange(within(our(dynamic(community( ecosystems.(Gather(provides(a(framework(to( disconnect(and(reconnectA(to(each(other(by( repurposing(homes(in(neighborhoods(to(create( communityAoriented(places.( We're(growing(a(tribe(of(#nonprofit(pros(in(Charlotte( via(the(userAgenerated(unconference(#GoodCamp.( Advancing(effective(public(relations,(social(media,( marketing,(and(technology(for(nonprofits.(( Organize(a(community(of(next(generation(leaders(to( strengthen(the(story(of(economic(opportunity.(We(will( help(to(overcome(this(barrier(by(organizing(a(nonA partisan(community(of(next(generation(business( leaders,(nonAprofit(staffers,(and(civic(advocates.(( Koinonia(Coffee:(THE(place(for(community,( conversation,(collaboration.(A(nonAprofit(creation(of( community(partners(like(no(other(in(Charlotte.(These( are(the(words(of(invitation(to(a(new(coffeeAshop(vibe( planned(in(a(church(basement(in(Elizabeth,(on( Charlotte's(uptown(fringe.( To(create(documentary(pieces(highlighting(local( residents(who(are(already(making(a(difference(on(the( community(through(the(arts,(sustainable(living,( enriching(the(community,(leading(by(example.(

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May(20th(Society( Speaker(Series(

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MeckMIN(/(Service( Worker(Engagement( Program(

MeckMIN,(Charlottes(Interfaith(Network,(welcomes( and(engages(workers(from(AmeriCorps,(Teach(for( America(and(Citizen(Schools(each(fall(when(the(new( classes(arrive(to(help(facilitate(their(interaction(with( each(other(as(well(as(expose(them(to(Charlotte.(( We(intend(to(fill(a(void(in(the(local(media(process(by( delivering(content(traditional(media(outlets(often( neglect.(A(grassroots(effort(to(educate(underserved( media(communities(on(the(processes(of(citizen( journalism(will(be(implemented(with(this(project.(

QC(Independent(U( Charlotte's(Home(for( Citizen(Journalism(

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Stories(to(Inspire(On( Stage(

We(can(create(a(quarterly(or(annual(talk(show(that( informs,(engages(and(inspires(the(community.(The( show(would(incorporate(video(and(technology.(

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The(Genealogy(of( Charlotte(Leadership(

How(has(my(family’s(150Ayear(journey(to(Charlotte( shaped(my(vision,(talents,(skills,(leadership(and(my( impact(on(Charlotte(today?(Partner(with(local(college,( Charlotte(Historical(and(Genealogy(societies,( Mississippi(State(University(Archives,(and(religious,( social,(economic(and(political(organizations,(to(develop( the(program(and(recruit(leaders.(Provide(private(DNA( testing(for(each(leader,(to(made(part(of(their(story,(as(a( way(of(exploring,(developing(and(exploding(racial( identity(stories.(

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Walk(through(stories(about(local(history(and( integration(in(baseball(at(the(Charlotte(Knights(ballpark.( This(project(will(engage(Charlotteans(in(recognizing(and( celebrating(diversity(in(our(city’s(professional(baseball( teams.(A(series(of(murals(or(panels(inside(the(ballpark( will(honor(the(histories(of(local(white(and(Negro(League( professional(baseball(teams(before(integration,(and( celebrate(integration(in(professional(baseball.(

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#CLTnext(provides(space,(opportunity(for(young(people( to(collectively(create(place:(shape(future(city(where( they'll(live,(work,(play,(lead.((

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#WTFweVote.(

How(can(we(use(#socialmedia(to(educate(&(inspire( underAperforming(populations(to(vote?(The(goal(of( #WTFwevote(is(turnoutAtoApopulation(parity,(where( voter(participation(of(minorities(and(millennials(reflects( their(portion(of(the(population,(by(using(social(media(to( make(politics(personal(and(positive.(We'll(photograph( and(interview(community(members(about(why(they( vote(and(elected(officials(about(why(they(serve.(

Adding(Hip(Transit(for( Join(the(hipsters(on(Charlotte's("new"(mass(transit.( Charlotte( Unfortunately(Charlotte's(bus(system(carries(a(stigma(A( erase(the(stigma(and(get(more,(young(hipsters(on(the( buses.(Add(WiAFi(to(buses(and(make(park(and(ride(lots( (for(longer(routes(and(express(service)(hip(places.( Attracting(and( The(city(should(focus(on(their(College(Students(by( Retaining(Talented( educating,(training,(hiring(and(retaining(them(in(the( People( local(area.(( Beyond(the(Ballot:( Beyond(the(Ballot:(CLT((B2CLT)(is(a(blend(of(civic(jujitsu( CLT((B2CLT)( and(match.com.(B2CLT(is(a(campaign(and(a(mobile,( digital(connection(platform(that(matches(PAIRS((why( it's(called(B2)(of(people(with(similar(interests(to(nonA partisan(community(action(opportunities.(B2CLT( campaigns(are(run(alongside(normal(election(cycles(and( drive(people(to(a(mobile,(digital(clearinghouse(of(direct( action,(volunteer(opportunities.( Center(for(Civic( Dialogue(and( Holocaust(Education(

Using(lessons(of(the(Holocaust(as(a(primary(case(study( in(both(classroom(and(civic(settings,(the(Center(will( make(connections(with(regional(history(and(current( local,(national(and(global(situations.(

Charlotte(Cultural( Engagement(

CLT(Cultural(Engagement.(People(come(to(Charlotte(for( opportunity(and(leave(because(they(don’t(feel(a( connection.((Making(this(connection(will(help(keep( them(here.(This(effort(combines(seasonal(festivals,(arts( and(learning,(with(better(publicizing(Charlotte’s( heritage(and(traditions.( What(I(envision(is(an(educational(center(that(draws( talent(from(its(community(to(share,(stimulate(and( educate(fellow(citizenry(by(creating(a(centralized( complex(where(courses,(seminars(and(demonstrations( are(available(for(a(nominal(fee.(

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Cities(of(Action:(Youth( Four(Kids(in(Action(hubs:(civic(engagement(resource( Engagement(for(Long( and(program(centers(where(5(A(12(year(olds(lead( Term(Solutions( initiatives(to(improve(their(communities(through( service(projects.(YSA(will(select(a(school(or(organization( in(each(location(from(which(information(and(resources( would(be(distributed(for(local(children(to(lead(civic( activities,(eg.(participating(in("maker(for(public(good( projects",(setting(up(popAup(stalls.(

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City(Mentors(

We(have(a(mentor(waiting(for(you.(Move(to(Charlotte.( Help(transform(our(city.#letsgetuconnected.((New( arrivals(website(to(request(a(mentor(to(assist(them(in( getting(connected/plugged(into(Charlotte(community(( before(they(arrive/once(they(move.(Develop(("matching( logic"(to(match(mentees(w/(potential(mentors(based( on(mentees(interests(for(areas(of(engagement.(( City(Welcome( Provide(new(residents(with(a(city(welcome(package( Sampler( that(contains(free(admission(to(a(sample(of(arts(&( culture,(sporting(and(entertainment(events.( Community( Community(Connections(will(bring(together(people(into( Connections:(A( targeted(interest(groups(to(build(capacity(to(solve( communityUuniversity( problems.(COMMUNITY(CONNECTIONS(will(create( knowledge(exchange( knowledge/resource(exchange(networks(among(nonA network( profits,(government(and(university(to(increase( community(capacity(for(problem(solving.( Community(Forum(U( Safeguarding(our( Justice(System(

Spurring(civic(participation(in(support(of(the(needs(and( interests(of(justice(system.(The(proposal(is(to(hold(a( series(of(cityAwide(Internet(town(hall(meetings(to( examine(the(current(state(of(the(Judicial(Branch(in( North(Carolina,(generate(ideas(around(how(to(address( the(various(challenges(identified(and(to(lay(the( foundation(for(a(community(action(plan.(((

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Community(Shark( Tank(

Connecting( Charlotte's(Citizens( and(Leaders(for( Community(Change(

Like(the(Shark(Tank(TV(series,(Community(Shark(Tank( would(consider(funding(requests(from(interested( parties(however(the(applicants(would(be( neighborhoods(and(community(groups(pitching( projects(to(engage(and(benefit(the(community(and(the( Sharks(would(be(the(City(of(Charlottes(NBS(Department( and(local(foundations,(philanthropists(or(others(who( have(interest(in(this(work.(

Let's(use(the(Emerging(Issues(Commons,(an(innovative( civic(engagement(platform,(to(connect(Charlotte's( leaders(with(disconnected(citizens.(IEI(works(with( communities(across(NC(on(major(issues(presenting( barriers(to(widelyAshared(prosperity(in(NC.( Creating(a(digital( Building(a(digital(platform(for(household(geneology(and( platform(for( neighborhood(history.((A(digital(place(for(people(to( neighborhood( leave(ladders(of(success(behind(would(enable(people(to( histories(and(house( tell(the(stories(of(their(life(in(a(house(A(in(video,( geneologies( pictures,(or(writing(A(for(new(residents(to(learn(about( their(community.(( Dialogue(Groups( Create(groups(over(the(city(designed(to(listen.(Creating( a(safe(and(secure(place(for(people(to(share(what(is(on( their(minds.( Different(Paths,(Same( Once(a(month(meeting(of(those(with(different(religious( Destination( and(or(political(beliefs(to(discuss(issues(of(importance( or(interest.( Elevate(NC( Want(to(#ElevateNC?(Elevate(will(amplify(the(number( and(impact(of(21st(century(changemakers(A(citizens( with(the(ability(to(adapt(and(thrive(as(human(beings,( private(citizens,(and(proactive(participants(in(global( societyA(through(a(twoApart(system.( ENGAGE(Charlotte( Creating(a(foundation(for(individuals,(companies(and( communities(to(thrive.(#Engage(Charlotte.(Engage( Charlotte(is(an(effort(targeting(professionals(of(color(to( integrate(them(into(the(economic,(social(and(cultural( growth(of(the(city.(We(will(deliver(a(rich(curriculum( utilizing(local(and(national(subject(matter(experts(in( Leadership(Development,(Community(Engagement(and( Philanthropy.(

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Family(Nights(

For(Charlotte(

KidTopias:(Sparking( ParentUdriven( Movements(to( Transform(Cities(

Knight(Nights(at(the( Knights(U(Engage( Charlotte(

Mecklenburg(Model( UN(

Creating(Future(Stories,(Building(Community,( Supporting(Families,(Inspiring(Volunteers,(So(That(All( Students(Succeed.(The(idea(is(Family(Nights(which(takes( place(weekly(at(the(school(offering,(at(no(cost(to( participants,(transportation(if(needed,(and(a(warm( meal,(followed(by(age(appropriate(enrichment(for( students(and(siblings,(childcare(for(younger(siblings,( and(parent(classes.(( For(Charlotte:(A(network(of(networks(for(the(good(of( the(city.(Our(highly(networked(leadership(team( operates(interdependently(to(mobilize(the(greater( church(to(seek(the(good(of(our(city.(We(do(this(through( telling(the(stories(of(the(deepest(needs(of(the(city(and( mobilizing(collaborative(initiatives(to(meet(those(needs.( We(also(equip(leaders(and(churches(through(microA conferences(and(our(website(with(real(information(so( they(can(make(informed(ministry(decisions(to(help( meet(the(needs(of(the(city.( What(I(really(need(for(my(kid(is...the(sky’s(the(limit(as( ParentsTogethers(KidTopia(catalyzes(parents(to(make( Charlotte(more(kidAfriendly.(KidTopia(sparks(parentA driven(movementsAAstarting(in(CharlotteAAthat(give( families(tools(to(build(cities(where(parents(and(children( thrive.(( Knight(Nights(at(the(Knights(A(Join(your(fellow(citizens( at(one(of(three,(oneAofAaAkind(community(gatherings( for(jobs,(arts(and(nonAprofits.(Our(central(premise:( people(who(are(better(informed(are(more(likely(to(get( engaged(A(socially,(artistically,(and(in(their(community.(( Our(idea(is(to(use(existing(sports(facilities(to(make( these(connections,(in(the(offseason(when(the(venues( are(empty.(We(would(do(three(annual(events(at(the( Knights'(Ballpark.( Mecklenburg(Model(UN(is(a(1st(of(its(kind(initiative( representing(people(from(175(languages(spoken(from( around(the(world.(Have(you(ever(wondered(what(it( would(be(like(to(elect(a(council(of(delegates(from( various(countries(represented(from(right(here(in( Charlotte(NC(to(work(cooperatively(with(leadership(to( help(foster(decisions?(

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Neighborhood( Innovation(Hubs(

Launch(first(#InnovationHub(in(the(GrierHeights,( neighborhood(using(startup(principles(to(spur(econ(dev.((

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Neighborhood(MashU Up(

Each(neighborhood((by(zip(code)(within(the(city(is( matched(with(another(neighborhood(and(the(two(get( together(to(showcase(their(neighborhoods(in(a(planned( and(organized(event.((

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P.E.A.C.E(

This(project(is(essentially(an(opportunity(for( communities(to(ignite(or(reenergize(the(positive( forward(movement(within(a(neighborhood(by(internal( partnering(to(develop(new(or(enhance(ideas(a/o( projects(that(have(been(dampened(or(delayed(by(loss( of(support(or(financial(assistance.(( Planting(Community( Work(with(leaders(to(create(forums(designed(for(their( Forums( communities,(sharing(lessons(learned(at(the(Tuesday( Morning(Breakfast(Forum.(Seed(new(neighborhood(and( community(forums(in(Mecklenburg(to(build(resident( engagement.(( Proud(Of(Charlotte( Everyone(in(Charlotte(should(be(proud(of(the(city(and( show(how(proud(they(are(to(insiders(and(outsiders.( Appoint(a(committee(knowledgeable(in(design.(The( committee(would(design(a(Charlotte(flag,(sticky(lapel( labels,(bumper(stickers.(They(would(hold(a(contest(for(a( Charlotte(song.(The(song,(after(being(set(to(music,( would(be(given(to(everyone(along(with(flags,(labels,( bumper(stickers.(( public(library( The(public(areas(at(the(libraries(appear(to(be( speakers( underused(between(elections.((Use(those(rooms(for( people(interchanges(such(as(local(experts(speaking(on( topics(that(may(be(of(interest(to(the(general( population.( Public(Opinion(Counts( "Charlotte(Works"...(Come(see(and(tell(us(how(we(are( _(Ways(to(obtain( doing(and(how(we(can(improve.(I(propose(City( public(input(on(what( staff/departments(plan(a(special(day(annually(filled( City(of(Charlotte(is( with(activities,(including(panels/forums,(exhibits,(and( about( demonstrations(where(citizens(of(Charlotte(are( encouraged(to(visit(designated(City(facilitates(to( discover(and(learn(how(City(services(are(planned,( developed,(implemented,(and(evaluated.(((

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Public(School(Friends(

Public(School(Friends(is(a(growing(network(of(PTA(&( PTO(leaders,(families,(school(employees,(millennials,( and(retirees(informing(and(engaging(their(communities( around(policy(and(funding(issues(that(affect(public( education.(( ReThink(Charlotte(aka( ReThinkCLT(was(formed(to(promote(ideation(and( ReThinkCLT( collaboration(in(policy(decisions;(thereby(fostering( innovation(in(Charlotte.(Our(goal(is(to(position( Charlotte(as(the(knowledgeAbased(economy(capital(of( the(New(South.( SHARE( SHARE's(vision(is(to(create(more(engaged(communities( by(making(the(local(nonprofit(sector(more(accessible( and(easier(to(navigate.(( Sister(Neighborhood( Program(

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True(civic( engagement(through( community( philanthropy:(how(to( activate(resources( you(already(have(

Similar(to(Sister(Cities,(Sister(Neighborhoods(learn(from( and(support(each(other.The(proposed(Sister( Neighborhoods(Program(is(intended(to(bring(the(City’s( neighborhoods(of(different(socioAeconomic( characteristics(together(to(learn(from(and(support(each( other.( Who(are(100(top("connectors"(in(Charlotte(and(how( can(we(activate(their(networks(to(solve(problems?(This( project(will(identify(the(100(top(connectors(in( CharlotteAAnot(just(the("social(mediaAconnecters,"(but( the(neighborhoodA(communityA(and(traditionallyA connected.( Is(it(possible(to(make(cities(more(successful(in(just(10( minutes?(The(Take(Ten(Initiative(challenges(us(to( connect(&(start(meaningful(discussions(with(our( neighbors.(What(if(that(conversation(started(with(one( simple(question:(How(can(we(make(Charlotte(a(better( place(to(live(and(work?(( Joint(decisionAmaking.(Shared(giving.(Civic(engagement.( Challenging(Charlotte(for(cross(coalition(building(via( community(philanthropy.(What(if(there(was(a(proven( vehicle(that(could(harness(the(vision(to(invest(in(the( future(while(building(bridges(between(race,(class,(and( institutions?((

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Walk(a(Mile(in(My( Shoes(

7th(Street(Public( Market(as(Local(and( Global(Food(Hub(for( Charlotte(

Teamed(neighborhoods(are(guided(from(us/them(to(a( shared(sense(of(clarity(and(urgency(for(addressing( neighborhood(and(municipal(challenges.((It(creates( trios(of(neighborhoods(AA(one(wealthy((mostly(white);( one(middleAincome((diverse(but(struggling);(and(one( poor((mostly(minority(and(struggling).( Make(the(7th(Street(Public(Market(a(hub(for(local(food( nonAprofits(and(international(fare,(reflecting(Charlotte's( local(and(global(food(scene.(This(project(would(create( office(space(to(centralize(headquarters(of(local(food( orgs(like(the(CharlotteAMecklenburg(Food(Policy( Council,(and(create(opportunities(for(collaboration(and( community(evens(about(local(food.((

A('shared(use'(commercial(kitchen(that(can(be(rented( out(by(young(and(upcoming(chefs.(A(restaurant( incubator(is(a(communal(kitchen((a(la(Food(Network)( that(can(be(rented(out(on(an(hourly(basis(by(young( entrepreneurs.(( Discovering(Ourselves( SpeedAdating(formatted(events(for(a(100(or(so(of( motivated(but(not(yet(confirmed(leaders(of(the( community.(Most(of(these(folks(have(never( experienced(the(power(of(a(good(facilitator(and(the( value(of(organized(followAup.(( Lead(Charlotte(Group( Lead(Charlotte(Group(is(a(movement(designed(to( engage(a(new(generation(of(young(individuals(and( empower(them(for(community(leadership.((

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A(Restaurant( Incubator(

Mecklenburg(Leaders( for(the(Future(

Community(and(neighborhood(future(leaders...(find( them,(grow(them,(connect(them(#livablemeck.(This( strategy(involves:(expanding(training(programs(for( residents(to(serve(on(nonAprofit(or(local(government( boards,(creating(a(crowdAsourced(asset(map(of(current( and(potential(leaders,(creating(intentional(interactions( between(established(and(emerging(leaders,(etc.((

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Why(Not(Me(Society(

Asian(American( Leadership( Development( Excellent(Citites( Intitative((ECI):(Design( Thinking(and(Policy( Labs( Expanding(the( American(Community( Survey(through(Local( Funding( Growing(a(Diverse( Charlotte( Hearing(loop(system( for(City/County( Chamber(&(meeting( room( Increasing(Non(Profits( Capacity( Know(Where(To( Go...In(the(Carolinas(

Development(and(recognition(of(intellectual(talent.( Much(attention(has(been(given(to(athletes(in(various( amateur(and(professional(sports.((My(idea(is(to(create(a( "Why(Not(Me(Society"(aimed(at(identifying,(supporting(( and(recognizing(the(best(and(brightest(intellectual( talent(in(the(26(Knights(Communities.( Provide(leadership(development(opportunities(for( Asian(American(to(be(engaged(in(civic(engagement( ECI’s(Design(Thinking(and(Policy(Labs,(are(delivering( innovative(approaches(to(city(policies(and(programs( designed(by(the(people(for(the(people( American(Community(Survey(expansion(in(cities(to( increase(data(precision( Growing(a(Diverse(Charlotte(with(a(privateApublicAcivic( sector(task(force.( Hearing(loop(system(for(City/County(Chamber(&( meeting(room(so(that(hearing(impaired(people(can( connect(with(local(democracy(

When(everyone(works(together,(more(gets(done( #CLTNonProfitCollaboration( Desperately(needed(in(the(Carolinas(is(a(centralized,( comprehensive(and(confidential(resource(center(for( women,(children(and(men(who(are(victims(of(domestic( violence.( Spanglish(Coffee( Spanglish(marries(rich(Latin(American(culture(with( House( American(Soul(Food( A(New(Way(of(Seeing( The(urban(church(can(function(as(collaborative(agents( for(community(leadership(development(while(providing( stability(in(urban(communities.( Charlotte(LGBTQ(Arts( The(#QueerArtsandCulturalCenterCLT(creates(spaces(to( &(Cultural(Center( celebrate,(educate,(organize,(and(foster(history(&( activism(both(past(and(present.( Come(Write(In!( Come(Write(In!(Participate(in(a(poet(led(workshop(for( all(levels.((It's(our(stories(that(unite(us.( Cultural(Integration(in( Fast(changing(cultural(demographics(need(attention(in( Charlotte(NC( #CharlotteNC( !

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Matthews(Downtown( Businesses(and( Citizens(Organization( Sankofa(Fatherhood( Initiative(

The(Silent(Museum(

The(purpose(of(the(Sankofa(Fatherhood(Initiative(is(to( encourage(fathers(from(families(of(low(socioeconomic( status(to(be(visible(and(involved(in(their(children's( educational(experience.(( The(Silent(Museum(is(a(powerful(exhibit(conveying(the( challenges(our(clients(face:(poverty,(trauma,(domestic( violence,(and(substance(abuse.((

Town(Square( Lavanderia(

Town(Square(Lavanderia((town(square(laundromat)(is( an(innovative(way(to(create(sustainable(community( centers(where(immigrant(integration,(education(and( community(engagement(activities(can(take(place.(

21st(century(office( access(in(Charlotte( and(beyond( Action(for(a(Charlotte( Creativity(Center(

Adapting(to(modern(needs,(office(space(joins(the( sharing(economy(allowing(businesses(access(to(a(prime( office(location(when(&(where(they(need.(( Creativity(Center:(a(place(where(makers,(creatives(and( innovators(can(learn,(network(and(engage.(Lets( renovate(an(old(big(box((the(Home(Expo(at( Metropolitan?)(to(create(a(community(hub(for(learning,( making,(exhibiting,(and(even(selling.( ArtIZtherapy(Studio's(Charlotte's(art(career(resource( center.(This(project(is(to(create(a(space(that(acts(as(an( art(resource(center(for(career(artists(to(rent(studio( space,(market(and(sell(their(work,(teach(workshops(as( well(as(offer(an(event(hosting(resource(to(the( community.(The(studio(facility(will(act(as(a(base(of( operations(for(community(outreach(efforts(that( encourage(the(arts(within(the(community.( Spurring(Charlotte's(first(21stC(innovation(district,( luring(both(highAtech(and(makerAmovement(startAups( to(a(reAenergized(urban(place.(This(project(will(reinvent( one(of(Charlotte’s(historic(manufacturing(districts((First( Ward/Alpha(Mill/NoDa)(into(a(thriving,(21stAcentury( center(of(innovationAdriven(production.(( Access(to(Design(Education(and(Technology(Should(Not( Be(Limited...Create(a(notAforAprofit(center(focused( upon(interdisciplinarity,(new(craft(+(design(traditions( that(will(seed(a(21st(century(city(through(education,( outreach(and(resources.(We(will(imagine,(propose,(and(

ArtIZtherapy(Studios(

Blue(Line(Innovation( District(

Charlotte(Institute(of( Craft(and(Design(

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create(things(that(change(peoples(lives(through(classes,( outreach(and(resources.(

CoLab(

CoLab(is(a(community(space(for(anyone(to(create,( collaborate,(experiment,(educate,(and(pursue(their( entrepreneurial(dreams.((

Connect.Occupy.Trans Fill(Charlotte(Up.(There(are(vacant(spaces(waiting(to( form( become(food(labs,(tech(startups(and(job(incubators.(( Charlottes(North(End,(just(a(few(blocks(from(Uptown,(is( one(such(place.(What(if(there(was(a(platform(to( connect(creative(entrepreneurs(to(each(other(and(to( the(owners(of(these(buildings.((Think(VRBO((Vacation( Rentals(by(Owner)(for(startAups.( Druid(Hills(Cultural( Collaboration(turns(old(warehouse(into(an(artist( District( live/work/exhibit(destination,(creating(a(new(economy( in(a(challenged(neighborhood.(McColl(Center(for(Art(+( Innovation((MCAI)(and(the(Charlotte(Mecklenburg( Housing(Partnership((CMHP)(will(partner(on(a( neighborhood(strategy(that(creates(a(District(where( artists(can(live,(create(and(flourish.( Foster(&(Flourish( Artists,(makers(and(thinkers(alike(cohabit(workspace( and(share(ideas(to(push(Charlotte(forward(in(creative( ways!(Ideally,(Foster(&(Flourish(would(become(a( creative(hub(and(take(the(form(of(a(large((10,000+(sq.( foot)(building.( Fostering(Innovation( Create(maker(space(that(partners(w/(local(STEM( and(Providing( programs(&(attracts(middle(class(jobs,(housing(&( Opportunities(while( opportunities(in(Applied(Innovation(Corridor.(we(will( Catalyzing(Charlotte’s( begin(with(a(stateAofAtheAart(maker(space(modeled( North(End( after(successful(spaces(in(other(cities.( Free(Space(Studios(

Free(Space(studios(creates(social(change(and(friendly( bonds(through(paint(splats(and(muddy(hands.(Located( on(the(west(side(of(Charlotte,(NC(Free(Space(Studios( will(be(one(of(the(first(open(studio(spaces(of(its(kind(in( the(area.(((

Place(

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In(House(Creative(

Industry(Charlotte(/( Expanding(&( Impacting( Integrate(to(Innovate(

Magic(Robot(Labs(

In(House(Creative(is(a(crossAdisciplinary(creative(agency( entirely(comprised(of(makers.(It(is(a(platform(for( creatives(to(have(stable,(gainful(employment(while( conceptualizing(and(realizing(their(individual(creative( pursuits.( Our(goal(is(to(provide(a(destination(that(serves(as(a(goA to(place(for(people(to(make(things(happen.(Our(motto,( "build(something"(serves(as(a(simple(call(to(action(and( rallying(cry(for(our(city.( The(Hub(for(Integrated(Innovation.(A(casual(community( platform(for(onAgoing(events,(programs,(discussions( that(encourage(integration(of(sciences,(art,(philosophy,( eastern(and(western(medicine,(psychology,( engineering.( A(collaborative(coAworking(space(focusing(on( education,(empowerment,(collaboration(and(design( thinking.(Through(outreach,(workshops,(a(polyvalent( technical(expertise(and(the(latest(in(technology(we(will( foster(a(collaborative(environment(of(experimentation,( entrepreneurship(and(discovery.(

Music(Lovers(is(a(multipurpose(development( supporting(the(notion(that(the(current(world(is( convoluted(with(disposable(entertainment.(By(day,(the( space(is(a(place(for(creative(professionals(and(graduate( students(to(work(on(collaborative(or(solo(projects.(By( night,(the(facilities(will(be(open(publicly(for( conferences,(dining,(relaxation(and(more.( NEXT:(A(Creativity( NEXT:(A(Creative(Collective.(This(incubator(is(where( Incubator( Charlottes(hottest(creatives(tackle(their(biggest(dream,( surrounded(by(a(bevy(of(likeAminded(but(differentlyA abled(talents;(together.( Queen(City(Commons( PlaceAled(project(Queen(City(Commons(creates(space( geared(toward(millennials(to(work,(play,(stay(in(the(city( before,(during,(and(after(work.(I(want(to(build(common( area(that(is(targeted(to(millennials((but(accessible(to( all)(using(community(input(to(create(a(safe,(innovative,( comfortable,(attractive(community(center.(

Place(

Music(Lovers(

Place(

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Queen(City(Design( Collaborative(

QueenLab(

QCDC(is(a(design(hub(built(specifically(to(give(access(to( the(tools(&(know(how(needed(to(expand(our(vibrant( and(talented(design(community(enabling(access(to( cutting(edge(techniques(and(tools(when(designers(need( them.( #QueenLabs.(QueenLab((is(a(space(for(innovators(and( ideas(to(merge,(evolve,(and(exist.((A(place(where( people(can(speak(on(topics(that(excite(them(and(a( place(where(criticism(is(an(open(concept.((

Place(

Stimulating(Talent,( Opportunity,(and( Ambition( The(Hive(U(An(Art( Centric(Business(

Create(entrepreneurial(centers(for(unemployed(college( graduates(to(learn,(practice(a(trade.(Offer(training,(rent( space(@(subsidized(cost.( The(idea(is(to(provide(access(to(the(creative(community( and(facilities(while(allowing(members(the(space(needed( to(do(their(work.(An(all(encompassing(work(studio/art( space(and(educational(resource.(

The(Warehouse(U( Creating(a(sense(of( place( "Porch"(swings(in( public(places(

A(shared(space(generated(by(Millenials(for(all(driven( individuals(creating(community,(culture(and(ideation(to( attract(talent(to(Charlotte.(( Locate(porch(swings(at(bus(stops(and(public(spaces,( making(waiting(and(hanging(about(as(enjoyable(as(life( on(our(front(porches.((

10(Great(Outdoor( Spaces(on(the(Cross( Charlotte(Trail(

Art(and(music(centers,(community(gardens,(splash( pads,(dog(parks(and(other(great(outdoor(activities(are( coming(to(the(Cross(Charlotte(Trail!((

Place(

A(Bridge(Fit(For(A( Queen:(Extreme( Makeover(

With(community(members(and(business(owners,(I(want( to,(at(the(very(least(paint,(and(ideally(put(lights,(under( the(ugliest(bridge(in(the(world((77(underpass).(I(want(it( to(be(a(bridge(to(the(expanding(and(exciting(future(of( the(West(Side.(

Place(

Alleys(Alive(

People(make(spaces(alive.(Uptown(alleys(can(be( converted(from(dumpster(storage(to(vibrant(micro( cultural(incubators,(from(dumping(ground(to(hip( destination.(Possible(public(uses(include:(small( performance(venue,(pop(up(restaurant,(vendor,(or(art( gallery.(Activities(to(attract(people(and(life(to(the(alley( and(further(energize(the(North(Tryon(corridor(of( Charlotte.(

Place(

25!

Beale(Street(meets( Tryon(Street(

This(project(will(fund(a(street(entertainer(grant(which( fund(street(performers,(artists,(and(musicians(to( increase(the(cultural(diversity(in(uptown(Charlotte.(

Place(

Bike/Walk(Plaza( Midwood(

Buy(local.((Shop(Plaza(Midwood.((Walk/Bike(there.( Using(the(Walk(Your((City)(template,(Plaza(Midwood( could(encourage(residents(to(walk/bike(to(the(various( businesses(in(the(neighborhood.(((

Place(

Bioretention(Parklet(

CharlotteAMecklenburg(Storm(Water(Services(wants(to( create(a(bioretention(parklet(for(public(space(using(low( impact(development(techniques.(The(envisioned( parklet(would(aim(to(increase(connections(and(civic( involvement(while(simultaneously(improving(water( quality.( Provide(protection(and(comfort(for(people(at(bus(stops.(( Maybe(like(an(umbrella(metal(stand(about(10(feet(tall( and(6(ft(round(to(provide(protection(from(the(rain(and( sun(at(the(bus(stop.((

bus(stops(

Catawba(River(Water( Taxi(

Celebrate(Charlotte(

The(Catawba(River(Water(Taxi(would(provide(young( people(a(unique(social(and(environmental(experience( and(give(them(a(setting(to(meet(new(people(and(break( down(divides(as(they(travel(and(dine(together.((The( Water(Taxi(would(travel(an(8(mile(loop(which(would( operate(seasonally(from(the(U.S.(National(Whitewater( Center(to(the(Buster(Boyd(Bridge(stopping(at(the(many( restaurants(and(boat(landings(along(the(way.((

Bridging(our(Past(with(our(Present(by(commemorating( notable(people(who(serve(as(our(mentors.(( Charlotte((Best(City(in( Charlotte(Best(City(in(the(US)(International(District,(to( the(USA)( be(created(from(a(cultural/socioAeconomic( International(District( infrastructure(of(immigrant(restaurants/businesses(in( Charlotte(East,(with(chic(cosmopolitan(spaces.(Seeks( funding(for(the("branding"(with(markers/logos/signage( and(technical(assistance(to(immigrant(restaurateurs,( plus(regular(cultural(events((and(historical(tourism.( Charlotte(Central(Park( Laying(a(Foundation(for(the(Future(Charlotte(Central( Park.(There(is(a(unique(opportunity(in(East(Charlotte(to( transform(the(cityAowned(90(acre(site(of(the(former( Eastland(Mall.(Creating(a(destination(park(facility(that( emerges(from(the(desires(of(the(local(community(could( be(transformative(for(Charlotte.( !

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Charlotte's(Park(Road( Parklet(

Community(at(the( Crossroads(

Community(Fourth(of( July(Freedom(Parade( &(Celebration( CrownTown(Fest:(A( weekend(of( coordinated( neighborhood( festivals( Cullman(Avenue( Cultural(Park(

A(coordinated(neighborhood(weekend(festival(called( CrownTown(would(weave(together(the(diverse(and( vibrant(fabric(of(neighborhoods,(business(centers,(and( hidden(gems.(

Future(Library(of( Culture(&(Technology(

Update(the(idea(of(the(Library(to(adapt(to(modern( society(and(technology(and(be(the(hubs(of(culture(and( learning(that(they(once(were.( Grandparents(Park(for(age(50(and(up.(Have(park( designated(for(grandparents(caring(for(and(raising( children.(Provide(a(playground(for(children,(paved( walking(trails,(park(benches.( Having(Fun(with(a(Purpose.(The(purpose(of(the(HFWAP( is(to(merge(fun,(health,(fitness(and(philanthropy(all(into( one(setting.(This(event(will(take(a(sport,(Kickball,( something(that(anybody(could(play(and(help(raise(funds( for(selected(charity.((

Grandparents(Park(

Having(Fun(with(a( Purpose(

Park(Road(can(be(an(8(mile(Parklet!(All(we(need(is(a(few( orange(cones(and(barrels(and(some(great(music.((I( would(like(to(take(2(of(the(4(lanes(of(Park(Road(for(an( entire(weekend(and(open(up(those(2(lanes(for( pedestrians(and(bikes(to(enjoy(and(show(Charlotte(how( possible(it(is(with(proper(infrastructure(to(navigate(the( city(by(walking(and(biking.((( Community(at(the(Crossroads:(All(automobile(traffic(on( Trade(and(Tryon(in(downtown(Charlotte(will(be( redirected(on(every(Friday(for(one(calendar(year.(There( will(be(scheduled(events((group(yoga(exercises),(food( markets,(and(trading(booths(resurrecting(the(historic( trading(path(that(started(the(growth(of(Charlotte(in(the( first(place( A(parade(that(celebrates(the(equality,(freedoms(and( opportunities(that(we(are(afforded(in(the(U.S.(would(be( an(incredible(way(to(engage(&(build(bridges(amongst( communities(of(all(kinds.((

The(Urban(Cultural(Park(will(be(adjacent(to(the(future( light(rail(stop(and(host(up(to(20(humanitarian(&( community(events(per(year.(

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Helping(the(Youth(of( Charlotte(

Improve(conditions( for(bus(commuters( and(construct(better( bus(stops!(

Construct(and(install(simple(bus(shelters(with(clear( signage,(easily(read(time(tables,(and(benches(for(the( elderly.(

Independence( Ped/Bike(Way(

Acquire(shallow(parcels(that(won’t(redeveloped(along( Independence(Blvd.(Connect(with(Bike(and(Pedestrian( paths.(Connecting(the(spaces(with(pedestrian(and( bicycle(infrastructure(would(create(an(alternative( means(of(transportation(into(and(out(of(Charlotte.( How(can(we(connect(social(activism,(sustainable(urban( infrastructure(&(artwork?(Connect(the(biking( community,(the(artistic(community,(sustainable(urban( development(community.(My(idea(is(to(bring(the( movers(and(shakers(from(these(communities(together.( What(if(we(turned(a(regular(food(truck(into(a(movie( truck?(Have(it(in(a(public(park,(selling(food(from(one( side,(and(displaying(a(movie(on(the(other?Having(a( popAup(movie(theater(with(the(use(of(a(food(truck( would(be(a(cool(idea(to(involve(the(community(of(the( city(and(bring(life(back(to(a(public(park.(( A(multiAgenerational(space(that(encourages(healthy( active(living(for(the(entire(community(in(public(areas( accessible(to(all.((This(space(will(promote(positive( physical(and(cognitive(health.(

Kickstart(my(heART:( The(Art+Bike( Movement(

Movie(Truck,(not( Food(Truck(

MULTIUGEN(PLAY( INITIATIVE(

MVPs(U(Moveable( Vertical(Parks(

Introducing(our(kids(to(more(than(what(they're(used(to:( archery,(crafts,(stocks,(etc(to(keep(them(out(drugs,( gangs(&(crime.(#keeptheminterested.(Have(a(city(wide( yard(sale,(with(the(entrance(fee(going(to(the(Boys(and( Girls(club(of(Charlotte.(

MVPs(are(moveable(urban(parks,(designed(vertically(to( fit(in(small(areas,(and(envisioned(as(unique(exercise( spaces(for(people(or(dogs.(They(come(packaged((like( Erector(Sets)(and(could(be(installed(by((volunteers(in( sites(like(alley(ways,(vacant(lots(or(onAstreet(parking( spaces.((

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No(Barriers(Project(

No(Barriers(Project(A(Meet(neighbors,(build(community,( create(beauty!(The(No(Barriers(Project(is(an(effort(to(do( something(unique(with(every(bridge,(underpass,( building,(or(physical(barrier(that(acts(as(a(real(but(also( symbolic(divide(between(communities.((

Reimagining(the(Front( Create(covered(platforms(with(a(couple(of(porch(swings( Porch( and(sprinkle(them(throughout(the(city.(This(idea(is(to( recreate(the(spontaneity(of(those(moments(by( reimaging(the(front(porch(for(busy(cities.( Replica(of(an(Ancient( Roman(Garden(

South(Mecklenburg( High(School(and(Little( Sugar(Creek( GreenwayU(( Connecting(a(Region,( Healing(a(Community(

Little(Sugar(Creek(runs(for(15(miles(through(Charlotte,( NC.(A(greenway(trail(is(planned(to(provide(active( transportation(along(a(heavily(populated(corridor.(A( public(trail(connection(between(the(school(and(funded( greenway,(a(5k(course(and(fitness(stations.(

Uptown(Charlotte( Carousel(

In(order(to(unlock(Uptown(Charlotte's(potential(to( become(the(New(York(of(the(South,(I(propose(bringing( a(carousel(to(Uptown(Charlotte(similar(to(the(one(in( New(York's(Bryant(Park.(

Wifi(in(the(Park(

Internet(connectivity(where(you(play.(Wifi(in(the(Park( seeks(to(take(parks(to(a(new(level,(making(them(active( for(your(body(and(your(mind.(( Find(an(abandoned(building(and(turn(it(into(sustainable( play(area(/(disaster(relief.(Take(old(factories,( warehouses,(and(such(and(turn(them(into(a( multipurpose,(scalable,(energyAefficient(business(called( Play(In.(

Abandoned(Buildings( become( Multipurpose,(Green,( and(DisasterUFriendly( Businesses( Adaptive(ReUUse(of( Historic(Churches(

Enhancing(community(through(the(beauty(of(an(ancient( Roman(garden(which(inspires(creative(activity(via( endless(possibilities.(The(garden(would(provide(a(place( for(residents(of(all(ages(and(backgrounds((to(come( together(and((to(first(of(all(enjoy(a(beautiful(space.(

I(have(a(dream(of(transforming(historic,(but(currently( blighted(churches(into(new(spaces.((From(concert( venues,(to(offices,(to(apartments,(to(gymnasiums,(to( community(centers(the(possibilities(are(endless(given( the(architectural(variety(of(historic(churches(in(the(U.S.((

Place(

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Chantilly(MontessoriU( Leading(the(Way(to( Active(Living(and( Education(

Transform(school(yard(into(a(natural(learning( environment(where(community(and(education(interact( to(promote(active(living(for(Charlotteans.((

More(highways(are(many(times(in(conflict(with(our( desire(for(pedestrian(friendly(urbanity.((Convert(IA277( to(a(Greenway(and(Network(of(transportation.(We( propose(to(do(an(independent(study(that(would(look(at( how(a(section(of(IA277(could(be(repurposed(and( redeveloped(to(create(a(critical(connector.( Charlotte's(Urban( Build(a(River(Walk(and(They(Will(Come.((Thousands(will( Waterfront:(River( come(to(stroll(along(the(banks,(linger(over(( Walk(on(Little(Sugar( conversations(at(waterside(tables,(take(boat(rides,( Creek( gather(for(communityAwide(celebrations,(stay(at(hotels,( we(need(the(full(vision(of(a(river(walk.(( Creating(a(Culture(of( The(city(should(purchase(older(homes(or(apartments( civic(engagement( that(are(in(need(of(refurbishing.((These(units(can(then( be(city(owned(and(operated(as(subsidized(housing(for( welfare(recipients.((During(the(refurbishing(process,( have(the(benefiting(tenant(work(with(the(hired( tradesmen(during(the(fix(up(period.(( Homeless(no(more( Give(a(man(shelter,(he(will(sleep(for(the(night.(Let(him( earn(a(job(and(a(house,(he(will(thrive(for(a(lifetime.(Buy( blighted(apartments.(They(can(partner(with(community( organizations/businesses(to(renovate(the(apartments.( The(apartments(could(then(be(provided(to(homeless( persons(wanting(to(find(a(job(and(start(a(new(life.( Housing(across(the( Gentrification(without(displacement(benefits(owners( spectrum(of(income(&( and(renters.(Accessory(Dwelling(Units(ADUs(can( lifestyle( provide(a(place(for(people(of(diverse(backgrounds(to( connect(within(their(own(neighborhoods(and(provide( income(for(aging(fixedAincome(residents,(allowing(them( to(stay(in(their(homes.(

Place(

Charlotte(Greenway( Network(

International(Village( Charlotte(

Charlotte(EAST(seeks(to(create,(manage(and(promote( an(International(Village(in(the(east(part(of(our(city,(a( central(location(where(people(of(all(nations(and( continents(can(come(together(and(celebrate(with(food,( dance,(art,(symposia,(literature,(and(just(plain(get(to( know(one(another.(

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Launching(Lakewood( Trolley:(Remembering( a(Long(Forgotten( Treasure(

Parking(Deck(Shelter(

Queen(City(Studios(

Room(For(Us(

Make(NC(the(Hollywood(of(the(East(Coast!(Convert(the( abandoned(Eastland(Mall(in(Charlotte,(NC(into(a(film( and(television(studio(complex,(to(provide(more(stable( jobs(for(film(workers(already(living(in(North(Carolina( and(to(attract(more(film(and(television(talent(to(our( state.(( Establish(a(nonAprofit(community(land(trust(in(West( Charlotte.(((

Smith(Square(U(A( Northwest(Corridor( Revitalization(Project(

Smith(Square,(located(at(the(main(intersection(of( campus,(will(serve(as(a(comprehensive(neighborhood( revitalization(strategy.(

The(Vacancy(Chain(

The(Vacancy(Chain(is(an(ongoing(series(of(temporary,( experimental(art(interventions(that(take(place(in(empty( strip(malls(or(similar(vacant(urban/suburban(spaces.(An( ongoing(series(of(artistic(reAappropriation(gestures,( where(artists/creators(are(invited(to(propose(various( types(of(installations(to(encourage(community( engagement(and(reflection.(

The(Washington( Heights(Gathering( (WHG)(

To(put(Lakewood(Trolley(back(on(track(and(in(doing(so,( facilitate(authentic(place(making,(celebrate(heritage( and(advocate(for(the(soul(of(Charlottes(West(End.(The( long(forgotten(Lakewood(Streetcar(line(to(Lakewood( Park(sits(at(the(edge(of(uptown(and(runs(one(mile( through(four(stable,(transitional(and(fragile(closeAin( neighborhoods.( Parking(Spaces(by(day,(Homeless(shelter(by(night.(My( Idea(would(be(to(create(150(Sq.(Ft.(housing(pads(on( trailers(that(could(be(moved(into(parking(decks(at(night( to(house(homeless(people(in(and(around(Charlotte.((

The(Gathering(team(will(use(a(cityAowned,(vacant(lot( that(once(housed(the(neighborhood(Old(Ritz(Theater,(a( magnet(for(drugs,(crime(and(other(negative(elements( and(build(the(new(Ritz(at(Washington(Heights,(housing( and(bringing(together(gifted(and(talented(individuals.(

Place(

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WestUEnd( Warehouse:(A(HyperU Responsive(Space(for( a(Community(of( Promise(

West(Charlotte(needs(a(Warehouse:(a(flexible,( connected,(hyperAresponsive(space(that(promotes( community,(creativity(and(collaboration.(Our(desire(is( to(transform(one(of(these(abandoned(spaces(into(a( digitallyAconnected(hub(for(the(broader(West(Charlotte( community(and(citizenry's(use.(

Wilmore(Community( Project(

The(Wilmore(Community(project(is(a(cutting(edge( development(that(utilizes(efficient(building(practices( and(address(challenges(posed(by(urban(development( and(revitalization.((

Place(

Young(Talent(Launch( Pad(

We(propose(to(locate(and(purchase(several(small( uneconomic(remnants(of(land(near(or(long(the( Charlotte(light(rail(corridor(that(could(serve(as(the(first( incubator(for(a(microAcommunity.(

Place(

CLEAN(UP(CHARLOTTE( A(cleaner(safer(city!!( Freedom(Point( At(Freedom(Point(nonAprofits(will(share(space(and( collaborate(to(provide(free(case(management,(direct( services(and(service(referrals(to(neighborhood( residents.( Get(Around(U(Car( Put(your(lazy(car(to(work,(share(it(and(earn(money( Sharing(Program( while(doing(good.( street(signs( prevent(accidents(and(inform(drivers( The(Foundation(of(a( Charlotte's(infrastructure(has(immense(potential.(We( Great(City:( just(need(to(bridge(the(intersections!( Infrastructure( Wallpaper,(Wine(&( Create(a(neighborhood(place(to(educate(in(home( Spirits( design(and(sell(local(goods( Community( Redesign(and(reinvent(underAutilized(public/private( Makerspaces(&(Media( spaces,(starting(with(one(CharlotteAMecklenburg( Centrals( elementary(school’s(media(center.( Creative(Coworking( Facility(offers(creatives(&(small(biz(owners(opportunity( and(Professional( to(collaborate,(grow(together,(and(share(their(craft( Development(Facility( with(the(#CLT(community.( Urban(Utopia( Urban(Utopia(a(retrofit(for(cities(that(provides(living,( Creative(WorkULife( working,(creative(and(gathering(space(that(support( Pod( health(and(well(being.(City(or(communties(plant(fruit( bushes(and(fruit(trees(to(create(edible(walkways.(It( would(help(with(food(deserts(and(enjoyability(of(the( area.( !

Place(

Place( Place( Place(

Place(

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Color(Courts(Project(

ASPIRE(Community( Capital(

b2bTRIBE(magazine(

The(Color(Courts(project(proposes(to(connect(to( Charlotte(area(schools(with(outdoor(basketball(courts( that(are(in(need(of(repair,(and(art(programs(that(need( funding.(Color(Courts(would(reach(out(to(local(artists( and(designers(in(order(to(have(these(artists(submit( colorful,(abstract(designs(that(could(cover(the(area(of(a( basketball(court.( Our(idea(is(to(bring(financial(and(business(development( services(to(underserved(populations(and(communities,( to(promote(community(development,(and(to(combat( community(deterioration(and(economic(blight.(These( services(will(be(delivered(through(loan(offerings,(highA impact(workshops,(and(seminars(to(small(businesses(in( Charlotte,(North(Carolina.( A(new(niche(magazine,(@b2bTRIBE(helps(small( business(owners(and(entrepreneurs(to(engage(with(one( another(and(grow(their(businesses.((

Burke(Center(for( Olive(Hill(CEDC(operates(its(traditional(Affordable( Community(Economic( Housing,(Business(Development,(and(Economic( Development,(L3C( Empowerment(programs((in(the(historic(Waldensian( Mill.(Second(phase:(a(17,000(square(foot(refurbishment( project(that(will(continue(to(provide(existing(services( with(the(addition(of("VentureONE(Enterprise(Solutions"( into(an(equity(sharing(business.( CareerPath( To(provide(low/noAincome(clients(the(skills,(support( and(opportunities(for(financially(sustainable( employment.(( City(Startup(Labs(|( ReUimagining(Young( Black(Men(as( Entrepreneurs( Community(Think( Tank(

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City(Startup(Labs((CSL)(is(a(business(accelerator( delivering(training(and(coaching(to(this(population,( while(guiding(them(to(plan(and(launch(successful( ventures,(and(be(catalysts(for(change(in(their( communities.(( Even(lowAincome(people(can(be(creative(and(improve( their(condition(in(life.(Assemble(discussion(groups(from( lowAincome(neighborhoods(in(Charlotte(with(objective( to(generate(income(producing(business(ideas(for( members(of(the(group.( Our(proposal(is(to(offer(people(an(opportunity(to(learn( sales(and(prospecting(skills(free(of(charge.(((

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Not(Your(Mother's(50:( Objectives(are(to(educate(and(support(women(over(50( Woman(Are(Not(Done( that(their(skills,(talents(and(ideas(are(still(relevant(and( Yet( remarkable;(develop(a(strong(and(vibrant(networked( community.(

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ServiceCorps(is(a(postAcollege(1A2(yr.(job(experience.( Bright(students(will(be(recruited(and(paid(to(improve( the(lives(of(Charlotteans.(

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Queen(City(Forward(seeks(to(create(a(Social(Innovation( Hub(in(Charlotte(that(would(attract,(develop,(and(grow( creative(talent,(civic(engagement,(and(entrepreneurial( leadership.(((

Economy(

StartupsA4AAll(will(train(potential(entrepreneurs(who( have(great(ideas,(but(lack(the(technical(and(business( skills(to(bring(them(to(fruition.((

Economy(

Free(proven(hard(workers(from(minimum(wage(jobs( with(subsidies(for(living,(specific(training(and(secure( positions(waiting(on(the(other(end.( Show(up(monthly(to(beta(your(techAbaby?(Tech(Circus( is(where(the(conversation(occurs.(Make(it(here,(make(it( anywhere,(but(show(up(prepared.(( Expand(economic(opportunity(by(accelerating(the( growth(of(womenAowned(businesses(and(transforming( them(into(employer(firms.((

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Helping(new(grads( make(the(move(to(the( Queen(City( Hope(Dealing:(A( Collaborative(&( CommunityUBased( Approach(to(Ending( Poverty( Pathways(Out(of( Poverty( roadway(quality( improvement( Wicked(Chics( Raise(our(Citizen's( Financial(IQUSpur(on( Upward(Economic( MobilityU(Connect(311( 2015(Mecklenburg( County(Bicycle( Suitability(Map(

What's(the(Buzz?A(coffee(and(community(all(in(one(cup.( "What's(the(Buzz"((WTB)(coffee(cart(is(a(socially( conscious(coffee(sales(business(which(employs(young( adults(who(are(in(their(transitional(years((16A23)(to(sell( coffee(from(street(carts(in(Center(City(Charlotte,(NC.((

Economy(

CLTbestplace4grads( Economy(

Wipe(out(poverty(in(Charlotte(using(hope,(community( &(collaboration.( Economy(

Empower(Charlotte(by(breaking(the(cycle(of(poverty,( removing(barriers(to(opportunity(for(the(disadvantaged( and(opening(pathways(to(success.( Charlotte(deserves(better(quality(road(surfaces(to(ride( on!!!( Have(a(candle(making(company(in(Charlotte.(( Struggling(to(earn,keep&grow(your($$?(Connect@311( all(things(personal(finance.(Hookup(to(resources/smart( people(#iwant2prosper( This(project(will(help(cyclists(and(others(use(the( network(of(roads,(greenways(and(transit(facilities,(to( travel(throughout(the(area(safely.((

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Health/Env/Food(

Charlotte(Express(Bike( To(integrate(biking(into(all(aspects(of(work(and(life,(this( Shuttle( project(provides(two(linkages(to(bridge(the(time(and( distance(gap(for(bikers:(1)(Add(a(small(bike(car(on(the( Health/Env/Food( LYNX(Blue(line;(2)(Add(2(low(rise(bike((bus)(shuttles( with(access(for(48(bikes(.( Charlotte(is(a(BikeU How(do(you(bike(or(walk(around(town.((Share(your( able,(walkUable(City( secrets.(Let's(map(the(secret(short(cuts(we(all(use(to(get( Health/Env/Food( around(on(bike(or(on(foot(in(your(neighborhood.((

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Come(ride((bikes)( with(me.(

A(multi(pronged(program(designed(to(nurture( recreational(riders(to(become(destination(riders(then(to( commuter,(daily(riders.((First,(a(team(leader(program(to( incent(riders(to(help(lead(the(weekly(ride.(((Second,( Health/Env/Food( offer(scholarships(and(support(for(Cycling(Savvy(bicycle( education(courses.((Third,(build(a(bike(library(to(loan( out(bikes(for(free.( I'd(Sell(My(Car(for(This( A(route(tracking(app(would(help(the(City(collect(and( Health/Env/Food( analyze(usership(data(and(prioritize(investments.((( It(Pays(to(Ride!:(Bike( to(Work(Incentive( Program(

Paying(workers(to(commute(by(bike(will(take(bicycling( in(Charlotte(to(the(next(level(while(boosting(the(local( economy.((

Health/Env/Food(

Protected(Bike(Lanes( Demonstration( Project(

Volunteer(team(engages(community(to(build/test( protected(bike(lanes(during(BIKE!(Charlotte(event(in( firstAofAitsAkind(demonstration(project.(

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The(project(is(the(crossroads(of(restoration(agriculture,( ecotourism,(and(openAsource(design/build(through( Health/Env/Food( adaptive(reuse(in(Charlotte(NC.(The(project(will(unfold( with(a(microfarm,(an(ecohostel,(and(a(studio(workshop.(( I(am(planning(a(Food(Innovation(District(A(a(cluster(of( foodArelated(businesses(to(share(resources(and(create( Health/Env/Food( an(agroAtourism(destination.((

Charlotte(Food( Innovation(District( CrowdUfunded( Grocery(Store(in(a( LowUincome( Community(

A(crowdAfunded(and(communityAowned(grocery(store( coAoperative(located(in(and(supported(by(a(lowAincome( Health/Env/Food( community(in(Charlotte,(NC.((

EcoHome(

EcoHome(is(a(program(aimed(at(retrofitting(homes(and( behaviors(across(all(aspects(of(sustainability(to(reduce( energy(usage(and(promote(quality(of(life.((

Edible(Charlotte(

FOOD(FOR(PEOPLE(U( LOCAL(FOOD( CONTEST(AND( FESTIVAL(SERIES( GoUGo(Fresco(

Want(to(take(a(walk(and(grab(a(free(healthy(snack?( Take(a(walk(through(the(edible(city(with(fruit(trees(and( vegetables(planted(in(publicly(accessible(places.( This(series(of(local(food(contests(and(festivals(will(be( held(in(neighborhoods(that(have(historically(not(had( grocery(stores(nearby.(( Creating(equal(food(access(through(lowAcost(and("pay( what(you(can(afford"(mobile(farmers(markets(and( mobile(food(education(classrooms.((

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Lake(Norman( Lake(Norman(Neighborhood(Market,(is(a(culinary(food( Neighborhood(Market( hub(inspired(by(local(farmers,(artisans(and( entrepreneurs.(

Health/Env/Food(

Neighborhood(Graden( Create(and(map(a(network(of(backyard(gardeners(who( Project( work(together(to(harvest(crops(that(can(be(shared/sold( Health/Env/Food( at(weekly(fresh(markets.(( Nourish(Charlotte(and( Friendship(Gardens( present:(Fair(Fare;( Feedings(from(the( Heart(and(Field( Seeds(and(Deeds(

The(program(has(two(components:(a(siteAbased( philanthropy(piece,(whereby(customers(can(sponsor( events(and(donate(to(the(cause(to(prep,(cook(and(serve( Health/Env/Food( fantastically(healthy(food(to(Charlotte’s(most(needful( communities.( Seeds(and(Deeds(meets(nutrition(needs!(What(if( churches(would(let(a(plot(of(their(grounds(be(used(for( neighborhood(gardens(in(an(organized(effort?(This( Health/Env/Food( could(result(in(many(gardens(and(a(lot(of(healthy(foods.((

State(of(the(Plate(in( Charlotte(

State(of(the(Plate(will(create(that(baseline(of( information(for(our(city(and(the(region,(with( measurable(indicators(that(will(be(evaluated(on(an( annual(basis.(

Health/Env/Food(

Sustainable(Urbanism( Introducing(more(vertical(gardens,(urban(farms(&(green( in(Charlotte( roofs,(Charlottes(Green(Network(creates(abundant(ecoA Health/Env/Food( education(&(biz(opportunities( Urban(Aquaponics( The(idea(is(to(set(up(urban(green(houses(that(hold( Health/Env/Food( aquaponic(community(gardens.(The(gardens(would( help(remediate(food(desert(conditions.( Charlotte("PopUups"U( Give(communities(healthcare,(education,(and(more(by( Health/Env/Food( Healthcare( bringing(the(resources(to(them(w/Charlotte(PopAups!((

Charlotte(Embraces( Sports(Health(with( Technology(

The(Charlotte(Embraces(Sports(health(with(Technology( is(an(idea(of(bringing(people(together(for(a(Disc(Golf( International(Tournament(held(on(the(Carowinds( property.((

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Creating(Charlotte(as( a(Blue(Zone(City(

Creating(Charlotte(as(a(Blue(Zone(City(Project(is(based( on(Dan(Buettner's((www.BlueZones.com()(Blue(Zones( cities(where(all(facets(of(culture(from(business,( technology,(healthcare,(green(living,(agriculture,( medicine(and(education(and(building(community,( creating(a(Blue(Zone(in(Charlotte.(

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Education(and( Opportunity:(A( Refugee/Immigrant( Video(Project(

Mental(Health(Association(will(take(our(message(to(a( broader(refugee(and(immigrant(audience,(by(producing( Health/Env/Food( and(presenting(videos(featuring(personal(stories(of( hope(and(recovery.(

Health(Insurance(for( Everyone(

Health(Insurance(for(Everyone(now.(Get(Covered( Mecklenburg(is(a(group(of(local(nonAprofits(working(to( promote(open(enrollment(and(offer(in(person( assistance(to(individuals(wanting(coverage.((

Health/Env/Food(

Nations(Ford(Family( Health(and(Wellness( Health(Fair(

NFCC(will(utilize(a(comprehensive(approach(to( healthcare(to(address(the(physical(and(mental(health( needs(and(disparities(that(exist(in(our(immediate( community.((

Health/Env/Food(

R.I.C.'s(Market(

RICS(Market(seeks(to(deal(with(poor(health(both( physically(&(mentally(in(low(income(areas(by(offering( access(to(affordable(healthy(food,(education(on(healthy( Health/Env/Food( food(choices(and(preparation,(afterschool(programs,( 60+(jobs,(job(training(&(scholarships.(

Stronger/Together!(U( A(Campaign(to( Increase(HIV( Awareness(and( Support(

Our(Stronger/Together!(campaign(will(increase(HIV( awareness(and(civic(engagement(to((help(to(make(our( community(a(healthier(place(to(live.((

Wellness(at(home(

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Breaking(Down( Mattresses(and( Building(Up(Lives( Breath(Easy(in( Charlotte(

Bringing(dignity(and(hope(to(people(living(near(or(in( poverty(through(a(network(of(job(training(services(and( employment(partnerships.(( Making(breathing(easy(with(clean(air(scrubbers(in( Charlotte(

Bring(Back(the(Broom( Ban(the(2Astoke(landscape(gas(engine(in(Charlotte(and( bring(back(the(broom!(Say('no"(to(the(use(of(gasoline( engines(on(leaf(blowers(and(other(landscaping(devices( in(the(Uptown(Charlotte(area.( Dirty(Field(Trips,( Beautiful(Future(

Health/Env/Food(

Who(better(to(challenge(shortAsighted(behavior(than(an( army(of(youth(disgusted(by(waste(and(pollution(and( empowered(to(provoke(change?(Field(trips(to(locations( Health/Env/Food( that(have(a(visceral(impact(on(students(about(the( consequences(of(environmentally(unsustainable( 39!

Drive(AdoptUaU Street/Highway( across(the(U.S.( In(Search(of(the(True( Value(of(Super( Recyclers(

Mini(green(village(

Playing(games,( getting(engaged,( driving(sustainability!(

behavior.( Every(town(and(city(can(support(its(citizens(as(they( adopt(streets(to(promote(clean,(beautiful(and(attractive( communities!(( Charlotte(loves(its(super(recyclers(and(is(ready(to(pick( up(the(pace!(The(pilot(would(engage(citizens(to( measure(the(pentAup(demand(and(find(a(way(to(make(it( "free"(for(the(resident(to(recycle(even(more,(and(then( provide(the(City(a(roadmap(to(ramp(up(capacity( (including(staff(additions(or(new(contracted(labor)(with( zero(cost(or(net(positive(solutions.(( All(hands(on(deck(in(building(a(mini(version(of(huge( green(projects(from(around(the(world,(modern(or( primitive,(that(will(inspire(freeAthinkers(birth(better( earth(saving(ideas.(Creating(a(green(space(in(a(form(of(a( mini(village(that(is(functional(and(educational(is(one( such(step.( Envision(Charlotte(and(JouleBug(will(partner(to(offer(a( program(that(will(connect(champions(using(innovative( mobile(technology.((

Health/Env/Food(

Sustainable(Packaging( Create(a(Sustainable(Packaging(Fund(to(help(businesses( Fund( phase(out(styrofoam(takeAout(food(containers(and( Health/Env/Food( transition(to(compostable(containers.(( The(Let(Charlotte( Shine(Project(

Let(Charlotte(Shine(is(a(lighting(project(that(will( transform(10(locations(around(our(city(into( inspirational(outdoor(entertainment(and(meeting( spaces.((

Unify(to(Beautify(

Unite(government,(civic(groups(and(business(and( removes(barriers(to(attractive(cities.(Pilot(would( establish((1)(key(metrics(and(measurement( Health/Env/Food( methodologies,((2)(playbooks(for(sustaining(various( programs((3)(roles(and(responsibilities(for(partners((4)( plan(for(how(to(launch(and(fully(implement(a( sustainable(program.( Health/Env/Food( #learntoskate(competitively( Build(an(affordable,(seasonal(mountain(getaway(for(the( children(and(adults(with(special(needs(and(their( caregivers(of(Charlotte(to(reduce(their(stress(by(having( Health/Env/Food( them(participate(in(a(variety(of(on(and(off(site(indoor( and(outdoor(activities(

Charlotte(Skate( Jason's(Getaway(

Health/Env/Food(

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Moving(Charlotte( Forward( Tapping(into(our( community(potential( through(yoga(and( meditation( Charlotte’s(Trails:( Providing(a(Safe(Place( to(Live,(Work(and(Play( Connectivity(and( Activity(

Fitness(Parks( Litter(Reduction( Cigarette(butts( ROC(— Renew(Our( Community( "Contain(It"(

Attracting(and( Retaining(Talented( Teachers(in(Charlotte( NC( Building(a(Better( Urban(School(System(

A(suite(of(programs(encouraging(walking,(biking,(&( transit(use(will(transform(Charlotte's(transportation( landscape(&(improve(public(health!( What(would(happen(to(our(city(if(every(citizen(were( transformed(through(mindfulness?(

“Wellness(Walkway”(weaving(communities(together( and(promoting(recreation(for(a(healthy(and(vibrant( Charlotte.(Let’s(build(and(connect!( Safe(streets(and(sidewalks(to(allow(people(of(all(ages( and(socioeconomic(backgrounds(allow(for(biking(and( walking(everywhere,(all(over(the(city,(uptown,( Ballentyne,(everywhere,(to(walk(or(bike(from(home(to( grocery(stores,(schools,(libraries,(restaurants(without( having(to(traverse(traffic.(( Charlotte(leads(the(way(against(obesity(in(the(South.( Charlotte(businesses,(participate(in(a(pilot(project(to( improve(the(appearance(of(your(business(district(by( reducing(cigarette(butts(and(other(litter.( ROC(Network(Hub(connects(CharlotteAColumbia( community(&(sector(leaders(to(pursue(sustainable( community(renewal(&(community(health(initiatives( A(project(where(high(school(students(research,( interview,(record(and(document(the(rich(history(and( heritage(of(the(Crestdale(community(in(Matthews,(NC( with(the(ultimate(end(product(being(a(heritage( museum(for(the(local(community.( Engaging,(honoring(and(inspiring(outstanding(teaching( professionals(throughout(their(career!(Teachers(will( share(best(practices,(explore(the(art(and(science(of( teaching,(and(be(encouraged(to(become(educational( advocates(and(community(leaders.( UNC(Charlotte(proposes(to(lead(an(inclusive(civic( process(broadly(engaging(city(leaders(and(citizens(to( coalesce(the(community(around(a(vision(to(build(a( better(urban(school(system.((

Health/Env/Food(

Health/Env/Food( Health/Env/Food(

Health/Env/Food(

Educate(

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C3(U(Carolina(Charter( Center(

C3(will(create(an(environment(for(charter(school( leaders(by(resourcing(them(with(the(ability(to(secure( funding,(locate(facilities,(hire(staff(and(develop(a(board( of(directors.(((

Intended(for(lowAincome(Charlotte(families((English(as(a( first(or(second(language),(Charlotte(Family(Literacy(will( achieve(3(goals:(1)(Teach(families(why(early(reading(in( the(home((0A5(years)(is(important;(2)(Teach(families( HOW(to(read(to(their(child((literally(and/or( strategically);((3)(Provide(each(family(with(ageA appropriate(books(in(the(home.( Charlotte(Needs(More( Work(with(Central(Piedmont(Community(College( MontessoriUTrained( and/or(UNC(Charlotte(to(create(a(Montessori(Teacher( Teachers(and( licensing(program.(( Assistants( Charlotte’s(3D(Printed( By(partnering(with(schools(and(libraries,(we(will(equip( Book:(Innovative( students(and(instructors(of(all(backgrounds(with( Thinkers(for(Future( technological(knowledge,(design(thinking,(and(creative( Generations( collaboration.(3D(printed(books(build(a(pipeline(of( innovators(of(all(ages(who(understand(the(importance( of(creativity,(collaboration,(and(knowledge(about(3D( printing.( College(Education( Our(mission(offers(a(unique(program(that(not(only( provides(4Ayear(college(scholarships(to(students(from( lowAincome,(singleAparent(families,(but(also(focuses(on( educating(scholars(on(personal(financial(literacy,( helping(each(to(identify(their(gifts/talents,(and( supporting(them(through(college.( Community(Hub( We(are(going(to(redevelop(a(depressed(area(of( Charlotte(to(create(an(education(hub(for(the(region.( This(will(include(multiple(educational(nonAprofit(and(for( profit(organizations.(

Educate(

Charlotte(Family( Literacy(

Discovery(Lab(

Harness(the(synergy(of(left(and(right(brain(thinking(to( increase(indices(of(success(for(young(learners((e.g.( academic(achievement,( social/cultural/emotional/cognitive/communication( skills,(selfAconfidence,(cultural(awareness/sensitivity)(to( prepare(them(to(contribute(to(the(worldAclass( workforce(of(the(future.((

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Education(for( Students,(Encore(for( Seniors((ES(2)(

Students(teach(seniors(computer(skills(in(return(for( career(counseling(advice(&(literacy(support.(The(core( focus(will(be(on(education(of(students(in(computer( skills,(to(be(passed(on(to(assist(seniors(with(computer( learning(and(PDA(support.( Empower(Education( Create(a(place(where(entrepreneurs(can(work(to(craft( their(ideas(that(will(change(the(future(of(education.((( Equation(for(Success( Community(Engagement(+(Focus(on(the(Whole(Student( =(NO(more(education(gap.(Poll(all(of(the(programs( around(the(city(to(determine(best(practices(among(the( programs(and(build(out(a(template(for(a(more(uniform( approach(with(our(students(and(their(families.(( GTN(Schools( Green(Teacher(Network(coordinating(schools(growing( Gardening(to(Sell(and( herbs,(flowers(for(sale(to(local(farm(to(table( Support(Farm(to(Table( restaurants.(( Restaurants(

Educate(

KU12(Classroom( Redesign(for(the(21st( Century(

Classrooms(transformed(to(meet(the(needs(of(our( future(workforce(A(STEM(Labs,(technology,(and( collaborative(learning(spaces.((

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Kid(Tech(Academy(

An(interactive(education(program(that(gets(students( involved(in(#science,(#coding,(#math(and(#engineering.((

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Knight(Teachers( Award(

My(idea(is(to(recognize(a(most(deserving(teacher(at( each(of(the(high(schools(whose(focus(best( demonstrates(and(encourages(scholarship,(team(efforts( and(community(service(awareness.(

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A(camp(highlighting(the(integration(of(mathematics(and( the(arts.(A(setting(for(schoolAaged(children(to( participate(in(handsAon((activities(which(involve(the( integration(of(mathematics(with(the(arts(from(the(( visual(arts,(performing(arts,(graphic(arts,(and/or( technology(based(art/design.(

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Science(will(provide(facilitated(engaging,(handsAon( science(activities(in(public(spaces(where(Hispanic( children(would(typically(gather(during(out(of(school( time.((

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Student(Advocate(

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This(program(will(provide(support(to(those(businesses( that(support(their(schools.((Idea(is(fourfold((1)(Identify( the(businesses((2)(Provide(a(listing(of(these(businesses( (3)(Develop(a(marketing(program(to((4)(Arrange(with( these(businesses(to(return(a(percentage(of(sales(to(the( specific(school.(

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T(I(P(((Teacher( Incentive(Package( Teacher(Scholarship( Fund( The(High(School(of( Purpose( The(Innovation( Academy( The(Learning(Lotus( Project(

THE(MALE( LEADERSHIP( ACADEMY(OF( CHARLOTTE((MLAC)(

A(retired(educator(is(assigned(to(a(student(to(not(only( serve(as(a(tutor(but(also(a(liason(between(the(school,( parent(and(student.(

Set(up(a(virtual(warehouse(of(donated(incentives(that( can(be(added(to(the(base(salaries(of(key(hiring( candidates(making(the(offer(more(lucrative.(( My(idea(is(to(establish(school(based(businesses(in(high( school.(The(business(would(general(revenues(which( would(go(toward(a('Teacher(Scholarship(Fund'(offering( potential(for(supplementing(teacher(salaries.( My(idea(is(to(create(a(specialized(Christian(high(school.(( It(will(be(incorporated(as(a(nonAprofit,(private(boarding( school,(grades(9th(through(12th(grade.( Create(an(environment(that(is(completely(free(of( antiquated(classroom(setups(and(open(to(authentic( realAworld(learning.( (The(Learning(Lotus(Project( (www.thelearninglotus.com)((is(a(Charlotte,(NC(based( initiative(that(creates(a(free(web(education(platform( utilizing(illustrations,(humanAcentered(design,(storyA telling(and(culture(immersion(to(facilitate(learning(to( read(and(write(Chinese(and(speak(Mandarin(Chinese.((( The(MLAC(is(a(KA4th(grade(private(all(boys(school( designed(to(provide(a(holistic,(high(quality(education( that(develops(young(men(into(worldAclass(leaders(who( are(informed(and(engaged.((

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Thinking(Expansion(

Urban(Acadamy(

Texts(and(Tools( Bridging(the(Green( Movement(Divide( "Boxing(with(my( Mind"( A("STEAM"UULATING( ART(CONTEST( A(day(in(the(life(of(a( college(student( collaborative( Choose2Succeed(

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Use(the(buffer(time(in(schools(to(expose(and(educate( children(about(such(technologies(and(movements.( Local(industry(practitioners,(large(corporations(with( local(presence,(teachers,(volunteer(parents,(and(a( dedicated(team(building(structure(and(providing( direction(would(make(it(inclusive(and(selfAsustaining.((

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Create(an(urban(school(with(grade(6(through(12(and(a( standard(of(excellence(unsurpassed(by(any(other( academic(institution.(The(facility(would(have(abundant( technology(and(be(staffed(to(a(great(extent(by(people( working(in(the(urban(center(

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Funding(for(college(students(who(need(a(little(help(with( purchasing(texts(and/or(other(required(course(tools( We(aim(to(provide(an(allAinclusive(sustainability( education(program(to(disadvantaged(students(to(bridge( the(green(movement(divide.(( "Boxing(with(my(mind"(is(a(program(that(will(help( young(men(work(through(their(physical(and(mental( challenges/disturbances(life(brings(them(on(a(daily( basics.( Art(Contest((for(middle/highschoolers(that(incorporates( mathematical(concepts.(( Provide(shadowing/mentoring(opportunities(in(a( college(or(business(setting(for(disadvantaged(youth( The(purpose(of(this(program(is(to(assist(participants( with(the(discovery(or(reAdiscovery(of(their(gifts(or( purpose(in(life(and(the(importance(of(choices.((( The(Fashion(Bus(will(partner(with(retail/department( store;(a(store(that(targets(the(young(spirited( demographic(of(students(to(tour(different(Colleges(and( Universities(to(ignite(our(sole(purpose(of(fashion(and( education.((( Global(Scribes(is(a(webAbased,(media(and(realAworld( Cultural(KnowledgeAfocused(community(for(building( friendships,(respect(and(selfAempowerment(among( youth.( Presenters(would(come(from(a(wide(range(of( backgrounds(to(talk(to(inner(city(high(schoolers(about( how(they(rose(to(become(successful(with(their(lives.((

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Inner(city( environmental( education( Inspire(The(Fire(U( Discovering(Talent( and(Changing(Lives(

We(have(beauty(&(nature(waiting(4(us(in(our(backyards.( Teach(inner(city(kids(and(adults(the(value(and(wonder( of(our(inner(city(environmental(resources,(such(as(our( streams(and(the(micro(life(that(lives(in(our(parks.( Produce(a(powerful(documentary(about(Inspire(the(Fire( successes(and(how(this(organization(puts(atArisk(teens( on(the(road(to(success.((

M.E.N.T.O.R.(Internet( M.E.N.T.O.R(Internet(Cafe'(will(strive(to(bridge(the( Cafe'( digital(divide(that(plagues(many(low(income( households.((The(M.E.N.T.O.R.(Internet(Cafe(will(strive( to(equip(these(students(with(the(necessary(resources( and(support(needed(in(order(for(21st(century(learners( to(become(successful.( MAKING(BETTER(MEN( The(Making(Men(Better(Program(will(help(young(men( become(emotionally(healthy(and(productive(citizens(of( their(communities.(( MEAPAUMedia( Entertainment(And( Performing(Arts(

Media(Entertainment(And(Performing(Arts(afterschool( programs(providing(educational(workshops(and( workforce(training(for(youth(within(the(arts(and( entertainment(disciplines.(Talented(students(from(the( ages(6thA12th(will(be(assigned(to(specific(learning( curriculums(based(upon(their(initial(performance( auditions(and(career(interests.(

Nations(Ford(Creative( Offer(students(in(KA12th(grade(an(opportunity(to( Arts(Center((NFCAC)( develop(their(unique(identities(through(artistic( expression.((

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Ready,(Set(Grow(Our( Future(

Ready,(set(grow(our(future(is(where(we(could(take(our( youths(and(adults(and(give(them(the(learning(tools(and( skills(needed(to(start(their(careers(in(theatre(and(arts.((

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Reid(Neighborhood( Park(

Positive(recreational(opportunities(will(ensure(that( youth(become(engaged(citizens(who(contribute(to(the( success(of(our(cities.((

Youth(

Summerwood(Fencing( Creating(a(space(to(develop(students(physically,( Academy( mentally,(and(socially(through(the(Olympic(sport(of( fencing.(

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Teen(Apprenticeships(

The(Junior( Neighborhood( Narrative(Project(

Youth(

Wholesome(Citizens( Foundation(

This(grooming(program(mainly(targets(the(age(group(of( 16(to(30.(It(intends(to(inspire(and(promote(personal,( intellectual,(and(creative(growth(in(young(adults( through(handsAon(workshops/interactive(projects.(

Youth(

Working(for(Our( Youth(

Start(a(Job(program(for(youth(age(14A16(with(good( grades,(good(conduct(&(background.(

Youth(

Yoga(Gangsters(Job( expansion(

Yoga(Gangsters(has(been(providing(free(empowering( yoga,(teaching(messages(of(self(respect,(self(control( and(self(awareness(for(11(years(to(youth(in(crisis.(

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Charlotte(CAN(is(a(loosely(connected(Compassion( Action(Network(("CAN")(that(advocates(to(support( newlyAarrived(immigrant(children's(sense(of(safety(&( general(wellAbeing.( Charlotte(CAN(believes(our(city(is(more(humane(when( acting(compassionately(to(welcome,(empower,(and( advocate(for(the(wellbeing(of(newly(arrived(children(in( crisis.( Charlotteans(coming(together(to(provide(practical( support(for(Unaccompanied(Children(migrating(from( Central(America(

Compassion(Action( Network(for(Children( Development(Project( Development(of( Charlotte(CAN( (Compassion(Action( Network)( Specialized(Housing( for(Grandparents( Raising(Their( Grandchildren( !

Teen(Design(Lab,(piloted(in(2014A15,(provides(this( traditionally(underserved(audience(with(creative,( collaborative(opportunities(to(design(and(produce( objects,(while(developing(critical(problemA solving/production(skills(and(gaining(realAworld( business(experience.( The(Junior(Neighborhood(Narrative(Project(passes(the( mic(to(those(who(suffer(in(silence.(The(students(will(be( tasked(to(create(their(own(media(bureaus(in(which(they( use(multimedia((print,(web,(design,(photo,(video)(to( deliver(these(narratives(to(policyAmakers,(executives,( entrepreneurs,(venture(capitalists,(city(planners(and( other(influencers(in(Charlotte,(with(authenticity,( training(and(expertise.(

First(in(Charlotte(specialized(housing(for(kinship( families(

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A(VOCATIONAL( WORKSHOP(FOR( YOUNG(MALES( Songs(Tales( Opportunities( RE/Mixed(by(Youth( (The(STORY(Project)( Teach(String( Instruments(at(a( Young(Age(and( Pretest(for(Talent( burger(fest(

"SENSOR(CITY'(

#EndHomelessnessCL T( #instaCLT(

Affordable(Enabling( medical(Devices(

Attract(and(Retain((IT( Talent(

The(proposal(offers(vocational(courses(as(an(alternative( to(traditional(college(or(military(training.(The(Program( is(designed(to(equip(young(males(with(the(skills(to(land( a(job(in(the(respective(professions(or(even(start(their( own(business(as(a(result(of(this(program(training.( Folktales(as(refined(soul/hipAhop(music(w/a(message(by( artistAmentors(&(youth(who(act(for(community( empowerment(through(dialogue(&(creation.(( Start(young(children(on(a(stringed(instrument(and( select(the(students(based(on(their(desire(to(participate( and(their(projected(musical(success(through(pretesting.( A(festival(called(burger(fest(would(consist(of(different( restaurants(in(the(surrounding(area,(also(we(would( have(craft(beer(vendors,(local(artists,(live(bands,(teeA shirt(vendors(and(much(more(all(to(celebrate(the(love( of(Hamburgers(and(not(to(forget(some(one(would(be( crowned(city’s(best(burger(restaurants.( The(Queen(City(would(be(known(as(a(city(of(the(futureA "SENSOR(CITY".(This(would(happen(by(changing(its( entrance/exit(doors,(restroom(doors,(etc(in(city,( county,(private(and(public(office(buildings(into(no(touch( zones.( Mobilize(the(community(to(find(the(most(vulnerable( people(on(our(streets,(get(them(housing(and(track(our( progress.(( This(is(a(call(to(all(instagrammers.(Take(your(best(photo( showing(this(months(theme(about(CLT(to(have(a(chance( to(be(featured(at(a(gallery(or(through(social(media( Negate(the("value(pricing"(that(is(currently(associated( with(enabling(medical(devices(by(creating(a(portfolio(of( affordable(high(tech(products(such(as(bionic(prosthetic( hands,(bionic(arms,(bionic(legs,(and(articulating( wheelchairs.( CPCC(Computer(Technology(Institute(proposes(to( partner(with(companies(in(the(Charlotte(Region,(to( identify,(attract(and(retain(their(talent(by(providing( technology(skills(training(to(both(incumbent(workers( and(new(hires.((

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Charlotte(Coworking( Community( Charlotte(Geek(Week( Charlotte(Rising(

CityZin(

Make(it(possible(for(nonprofits(to(parlay(bracket( challenges(such(as(fundraising(efforts(around(the(NCAA( men's(basketball(brackets(into(major($$$Amakers(that( defy(geography.(( Provide(a(unique(and(dedicated(space(for(creative( individuals(to(work,(collaborate,(learn,(consume(coffee,( and(purchase(artwork.( Expanded(annual("THE(Geek(Fest"(event(to(highlight( innovation(and(technology.(( Charlotte(Rising(is(a(mobile(app(with(maps(and(info( where(residents(log(the(miles,(activities,(and(places( they(go(to(enjoy(Charlottes(natural(environment.(( CityZin(is(an(app(and(website(that(connects(city( innovators(to(ideas,(engagement(and(each(other.((

A(collaborative(cityAwide(QR(code(project(fostering(civic( connectedness(and(the(entrepreneurial(application(of( mobile(technologies.(As(its(starting(point,(the(project( identifies(a(crossAsection(of(walkable(neighborhood( communities,(and(develops(a(series(of(localized(QR( markers(to(engage(residents.( CLT.io( Charlotte(IO(is(a(new(resource(for(the(startup,(creative,( and(tech(community(and(fills(a(gap(in(the(Charlotte( ecosystem(as(a(resource(guide(for(those(seeking(to( know(more(about(what(our(city(has(to(offer(specific(to( technology(and(innovation.(( Code(For(Charlotte( Expand(Code(for(Charlotte(beyond(volunteer( organization(to(civic(organization.(( Come(explore( Check(out(app(COME(EXPLORE(CHARLOTTE.(Local( Charlotte(or(any(of(26( citizens(create(12(hour(itineraries(will(make(you(want( knight(cities( to(pick(up(and(move(to(Charlotte(or(just(love(your(city( even(more.( Connect(Charlotte( Social(Connections(Mapping(Project(would(enable( Charlotte(to(visually(display(every(nonAprofit,( neighborhood(group,(church,(interest(organization,(or( social(group(in(the(city.(Using(GIS,(the(map(could(be( displayed(on(the(City's(new(open(data(portal(to(get( word(out(in(emergencies,(connect(people(to(the( nearest(help(they(need.(

Technology(

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Connect(More(

CVIC(U(Charlotte( Virtual(Inspiration( Center(

EUCONNECTIONS(U( CHARGE(AND(LEARN( STATIONS(

Locate(free(charging(stations(throughout(the(urban( area(to(provide(a(2(minute(free(reAcharge(near(city( owned(bus(stops,(residents(could(be(provided( information(that(they(would(view(first,(provide(a( response(to(advance(to(charging,(and(then(get(a(quick( charge(for(a(device.(

Empowering( Nonprofits(through( Technology( Innovation(

To(achieve(a(community(of(technologyAenabled( nonprofits(by(offering(critical(technology(resources(that( allow(them(to(focus(on(their(missions.((

Find(In(Kind(

Create(an(efficient(online(marketplace(for(nonAstaples( to(make(it(easy(for(nonAprofits(to(procure(items(and( forAprofits(to(donate(them.((( Create(entertaining(online(3D(multiAplayer(gaming( world(models(of(Knight(Communities(where( government,(community(leaders,(local(businesses(and( citizens(enter(a(flow(state(in(communion(with(the(past,( present(and(future(of(the(cities(where(they(live.(

Gaming(the(Future:( 3D(Online(MultiU player(Cities(

HackerKids(

Measure(what( Matters(

Create(a(database(of(all(the(Knight(Cities(Challenge( Submissions(and(look(for(certain(key(concepts(or(buzz( phrases.(( A(civic(engagement(center(for(the(collection(of(citizen( ideas(that(would(function(like(a(visitors(center.(A(guest( signs(in((electronically),(proceeds(to(a(series(of(visual( and(electronic(displays(presenting(relevant(issues(in( Charlotte(and(the(region.(

Technology(

A(technology(focused(after(school/weekend(program( that's(centered(on(STEM(principles(mostly(but(with( hackerspace/maker(motif(to(get(kids(engaged(in( creating,(making,(and(tinkering(with(new(things.((

Technology(

Provides(a(framework(for(establishing(specific,( measurable(targets(and(track(progress(over(time(in( seven(categories(of(sustainability.(

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My(City(Project(

Creating(a(crowdsourced,(community(engaged,(project( management(system(to(engage(citizens(to(spotlight( problems((potholes,(sidewalks,(infrastructure),(create( further(engagement(by(expanding(on(project(ideas(that( can(get(local(support(and(provide(transparency(by(open( sourcing(all(the(implementation(aspects...design,( bidding,(construction.( Remixing(public( Utilize(a(tool(for(intelligent(transit(planning(called( transit(to(grow(a(city’s( Transitmix(that(has(already(been(adopted(by(many( economy.( transit(agencies(as(a(simpler(and(better(way(to(sketch( new(routes.( Rentcaster(

STARS(Shine(in( Charlotte(

Staying(Ahead( Carolina(

Leverage(a(group(of(community(leaders(to(inform,( support(and(showcase(small(businesses,(engage(them( in(community(initiatives,(and(consult(them(in(needed( areas(to(support(their(future(growth(potential.(

Tankenka(

Tankenka(are(technology(enabled(community( events/contests(that(motivate(and(incentivize(people( to(explore(other(parts(of(their(city(using(a(multilingual( GPS(enabled(HTML5(mobile(app.(

Technobile(U( Technology(on( Wheels(

A(website(and(mobile(application(that(will(provide( renters(historical(rental(pricing(of(properties(they(select( and(allow(those(properties(to(compete(for(their( business.(( Create(a(community(of(students(and(professionals(who( are(dedicated(to(the(development(and(retention(of(IT( professionals(in(the(Charlotte(area.(It(is(our(plan(to( build(a(community(through(a(tiered(mentoring(system( that(starts(at(middle(schools(and(ends(with(local(IT( professionals.(

Technology(on(wheels(for(children(and(senior(citizens( needing(to(learn(how(to(use(technology(better.(Helps( children(and(seniors(learn(more(about(living(with( today's(technology,(best(uses,(and(promotes(enabling( KA12(to(get(involved(in(STEM.((

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The(Good(Roads(App:( Crowdsourced(Public( Works(

With(the(Good(Roads(App,(cities(large(and(small(can( save(millions(and(citizens(can(have(their(voices(heard( about(the(quality(of(their(streets(using(nothing(more( than(your(smart(phone.(

Transforming(the( Civic(Commons(

Engage(citizens(in(two(cities((one(American,(one( Canadian)(though(a(variety(of(online(and(inAperson( tools(to(crowdsource(a(mapping(of(the(civic(commons( and(the(underleveraged(potential(of(the(varied(assets( of(which(they(are(comprised.(

Mecklenburg(Access( Portal((the(MAP)( Translation(to(Spanish( of(an(Interactive( Services(Database((

The(Mecklenburg(Access(Portal((the(MAP)(is(an( interactive(bilingual(database(of(resources(for(the( underserved(to(increase(access(and(engagement.(The( platform(has(been(created,(the(portal(has(begun(to(be( populated(and(now(must(be(translated(into(Spanish.(

Way(Finding( Technology(for( Charlotte(

Offer(advanced(technology(that(works(on(Interactive( Kiosk(that(will(offer(Way(Finding,(able(to(see(an(entire( city(uptown(area(and(drill(down(to(the(office(in(a( building,(flower(shop,(restaurant(and(even(purchase( from(it(or(your(smart(phone(once(you(scan(the(QR( Code,(3D(Imaging(on(the(page.(( Create(an(app(where(people(can(record(their(stories( about(Charlotte’s(past(and(present(and(GPS(locate( them(on(a(map.( Build(your(own(newscast(with(a(personalized(&(SMART( local(news(Ap(A(UNews.(

City(Stories(App( Getting(in(the(Know( with(UNews( Project(Energy( Transition(U( Community( Accelerator(Program(

Project(Energy(TransitionA(a(multi(tiered(solution( powering(homes,(families,(and(futures(through( sustainable(resources(and(civic(engagement.(

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