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| Internet‐based CrowdHelping
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| by Community Magic
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| CrowdHelping Summary2 4.doc ‐ 12/3/15
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| Community Magic is working to develop a CrowdHelping
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| website as a free public service similar to existing social
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| media. It is intended to enable both professional helpers
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| and community resource people to identify and connect
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| with each other to better serve their clients. It will allow
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| each user to bring a large network of helpful people into play.
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| The tools provided by the system will enable users to organize, maintain and
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| share consensually obtained information about the people in their extended
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| network of personal/professional helpers and helpees.
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| Users will be able to help people more effectively by making appropriate
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| referrals to other helpers, community resources, and supportive services.
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| The Community Magic CrowdHelping system will maintain privacy and
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| provide anonymity while giving helpers the option to share helpee
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| information when authorized.
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| After many years of conceptual design, Community Magic is now
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| approaching a software development stage for the CrowdHelping site. At this
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| stage we are:
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| 1. Promoting the initiative via word-of-mouth, community meetings,
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| events, social media, and the existing <nowiki>http://CommunityMagic.org</nowiki>
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| website;
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| 2. Identifying professional social workers, counselors, religious leaders
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| and community helpers who would use Community Magic’s
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| CrowdHelping system to share the benefits with the people they serve;
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| 3. Seeking Letters of Support from social service organizations,
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| community groups and helpers endorsing this initiative; and,
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| 4. Raising funds to cover software development, startup costs and
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| operational expenses.
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| Community Magic’s CrowdHelping website will be a FREE Service available
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| for all professional and community-based helpful people. If you like the
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| proposed initiative, please consider writing a letter of support.
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| For more details about how this service might impact you and the people you
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| serve, contact:
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| Stan Pokras, Instigator stan@communitymagic.org 267-968-0407
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