Starter Funding Kit
Narrative packet
- Public promise (
FUNDING_ONE_PAGER.md)
- Governance and roadmap (
docs/GOVERNANCE.md)
- Metrics and monthly updates (
docs/METRICS.md, CHANGELOG.md)
- Pilot evidence (
docs/PILOT_PROGRAM.md)
- Privacy and impact measurement (
docs/DATA_PRIVACY.md, docs/IMPACT_MEASUREMENT.md)
Budget categories
- Maintenance (bug fixes, dependency upkeep, CI reliability)
- Curriculum expansion (new missions and mission packs)
- Accessibility and inclusion (content review, usability improvements)
- Community support (review operations, pilot facilitation, documentation)
- Impact operations (cohort data export, pilot reporting, facilitator support)
Evidence checklist before outreach
- At least one monthly metrics update published
- At least one pilot summary published
- Clear roadmap with now/next/later priorities
- Defined review and decision process documented
- Privacy posture documented for classroom/nonprofit adoption
- One example of contributor growth beyond code (mission writing, accessibility, translation, facilitation)
- One concrete efficiency story for adopting organizations