PEACE CORPS CHALLENGE: SCALE SUGAR DADDY AWARENESS CLASSES

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1 PEACE CORPS CHALLENGE: SCALE SUGAR DADDY AWARENESS CLASSES Full Application Packet Summer 2014 This is an application packet for the Peace Corps Challenge proposed by D-Prize. It explains instructions on how to draft and submit your work. The (extended) deadline to submit your work is November 30 at midnight PST (Pacific Time). If you have questions, send an to the D-Prize team at Good luck! 1

2 Competition Overview Who Should Apply? You should be a current Peace Corps Volunteer ready to teach sugar daddy awareness classes to girls anywhere in sub-saharan Africa. You should plan to test your idea over the next few weeks, and if successful continue expanding. Our vision is to provide support for talented people to become social entrepreneurs, help the most promising launch a pilot, and over time grow to impact enormous numbers of people. Timeline 1. Submit your pilot results and proposal by November 30. Award decisions will be sent within four weeks, and up to 25 PCVs will win $500 grants to support their expansion. 2. Winners will also be invited to participate in a full D-Prize competition for a chance to win up to $20,000. Winners will have three weeks to submit a full 10 page plan after being invited. Advancement decisions will again occur within four weeks. 3. Promising winners will be invited to a phone interview with judges. Depending on the promise and cost-effectiveness of a proposal, we may award up to $20,000 in funding to help you launch and grow a full time organization. (The average D-Prize award size is $10,000). D-Prize may also offer mentorship from already-proven social entrepreneurs, and can assist in helping you attract future funding if your early results continue to prove successful. We will also provide you access to the D-Prize network of past winners, and support you in other ways. Submission Policies Applications must be submitted following the instructions in this packet. Extra material outside of the application will not be considered. Revisions to applications after submission will also not be considered. Only one application per person or partnership will be considered. Applications must be written in English. 2

3 Judging Criteria Judging Process All proposals will receive an initial screen from at least three judges. The D-Prize judging panel is composed of individuals with professional experience in either a non-profit or for-profit organization which distributes life-changing technologies in the developing world. Those serving as judges are not personally involved in the ideas being judged, nor do they have any immediate family involved. Judging Criteria Proposals are evaluated based on: Early results. Proposals must focus on teaching the sugar daddy awareness class to at-risk girls. Potential for scale. Successful proposals will start with a small pilot, but have a vision for expanding to reach 500,000 girls in the next two years. Passion and potential for success, as evident by their academic and professional background, relevant skills, and demonstrated passion. Application Tips Be succinct. Successful candidates are objective, focused, and clear. These attributes should come across in your writing. Orient your application towards an educated judge who is relatively knowledgeable with the key issues. Scale, impact, cost-effectiveness. Successful applicants will build a plausible case that their idea is highly scalable, impactful, and cost-effective. Keep within scope. The most successful startups are explicit about their focus, and avoid spending resources on too wide or too many areas. A well-focused, tightly scoped idea will perform best in this competition. 3

4 First Round Application First Round Applications consist of a concept note, a resume, and your pilot results to date. Concept Note Please prepare a concept note which responds to the following prompts. Concept notes should be roughly two pages long. What is your idea for a new NGO? How specifically will you teach sugar daddy awareness classes to at-risk populations? How will you measure your success, and what milestones do you intend to achieve over time? For instance, how many people will you help, and in what time frame? How will you ensure your idea is cost-effective? How do you plan to scale and grow over time? Resume/CV Rather than providing your full life story, focus on demonstrating relevant qualifications. Resumes should be roughly 1 page per person. Pilot Results Please include the results of your work so far, including: A simple table which displays the number of schools, classrooms, and students taught per week. Your lesson plan. Any other materials you wish to share. 4

5 Ready to Apply? Application Instructions Prepare your concept note, resume, and pilot results. Clearly name your files. Files must be PDF and are limited to a size of 4MB each. Input your contact details and upload your documents to Questions? the D-Prize team at [email protected]. 5