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Version 1.2
September 4, 2014
Questions for You
Do
you care about those who are suffering from severe poverty in developing
countries?
Are
you willing to help them to help themselves, their families and their
communities?
Do
you want to become a partner in launching an innovative educational enterprise?
Are
you ready to take part in a community that will transform lives for future
generations?
Are
you willing to contribute some time, money and/or referrals to make this
happen?
Leverage
You
have heard of the saying, “If you give a person a fish then you feed them for a
day. But if you teach them how to fish then you feed them for a lifetime.”
We
can use that saying and adapt it in various ways to educate those who are in
real need.
Instead
of teaching about fishing we can teach about farming, literacy and
Christianity.
What
we have here in the West is easy access to an abundance of knowledge. We have
communication devices that connect us easily. Every year the digital
technologies make it easier and cheaper to record, edit, store, share and use
all kinds of files.
Audio,
video and text messages are flowing over the Internet constantly. But have you
considered those of our fellow humans that do not have access to the
Information Superhighway? Many millions live in remote villages without
electricity. How can we work together to bridge the digital divide? How can we
work in volunteer teams to collaboratively create educational modules that will
teach them how to solve the practical problems that have been plaguing these
precious people?
Imagine
Can
you imagine the following with me:
lots
of volunteer college students gathering and cataloging practical online
resources
an
ever growing wiki with simple summary articles related to practical solutions
those
links and articles being used to collaboratively create useful lessons in text
the
text lessons being translated into many languages
the
translated lessons being converted to audio and video files
these
educational materials provided under creative commons licenses
local
experts making suitable adjustments for their community
permission
for the materials to be used commercially so they will spread further and
faster
community
centered libraries being established in remote locations
instructions
for how to best use the resources as individuals and small groups
plenty
of materials to help children learn how to read
lots
of lessons aimed at teaching teachers how to teach better
general
guidelines on how to set up and operate a recording studio for local teachers
Lessons
These
valuable lessons solve the chronic problems of
assess
to water
improved
sanitation
more
agricultural harvests
alternative
income streams
basic
literacy
Invitation
My
name is John S. Oliver. I am inviting you to join me and others fulfilling my
dream of launching an educational nonprofit organization named Our Stewardship Community.
Currently
I am working in Dallas Texas. Soon I will go on some road trips to 5 cities and
3 countries. My aim is to enroll a Launch Team of intercessors, advisers and
donors. Along the way I will be enrolling many volunteers online and hiring a
few exceptional people to grow the enterprise.
Goals
During
the coming months the three goals are to create, publish and promote the valuable
tools that will lead to strong start as we publically launch the nonprofit.
Those
tools are:
1)
audio and visual aids for fund raising
2)
prototypes of the initial online products called Networking Hub and Wiki Plus
3)
a basic business plan.
Then
when those tools are in place we will begin to collaboratively create what I
named the Global Education Canals. Those canals involve the processes and
products that will make and ship the educational modules to Community Centered
Libraries all around the globe.
Help Me
Right
now I need your help.
I
am seeking to raise only 3 thousand dollars.
That
is 1 thousand dollars each to cover the following costs:
1)
preparing promotional DVD
2)
going on the road trips
3)
covering my living expenses.
So
I am turning to you to ask for contributions. In exchange, I am offering you
your choice of the following perks:
a)
Thank You note
b)
signed poster of the Central Diagram
c)
mail you a copy of the promotional DVD
d)
list you on the DVD as a supporter
Look
at the Perks here and choose yours.
Money
is necessary to move this enterprise forward. And there are two other ways you
can support. You can pray and you can promote this campaign to your contacts
using the social media tools.
Prayer
Please
pray for this fund raising goal of only 3 thousand dollars to become more than
met. I would like to reach beyond 5 thousand dollars.
Pray
for me to enroll many more intercessors and communicate with them effectively.
Pray
for the preparations of the road trips to unfold gracefully.
Pray
for my health, safety and strength as I go on the road trips in the coming
months.
My
3 ongoing personal prayer requests are to: think clearly, choose wisely and be
grateful.
Promote
You
can make a huge difference just by sharing this with your friends. You know
people I have not yet met. And you can use your social media contacts to
introduce me and this campaign to them.
I
am always seeking to connect with intercessors. The only way I have gotten this
far is due to the answers to a great many prayers.
I
currently need donors who will give generously to help get the ball rolling.
Please
take the time right now to use the tools on this webpage to introduce me to
your contacts.
Conclusion
If
you can read this then you have been fortunate to have learned how to read. You
have access to the World Wide Web and therefore plenty of educational options.
Right
now you can make a choice. You can partner with me and many others who will be
joining you to bridge the digital divide. Together we will be offering easy
access to valuable educational resources.
Those
who were not fortunate to have been born into the top one billion like you and
me will greatly benefit. Those in the bottom two billion of the seven billion
on our shared planet will have hope and opportunities like they had never had
before.
Your
contribution will be added to those of many others. Together we will provide
basic education that transforms lives of those in severe poverty.
Right
now I really need your help. I need you and many others to have faith in me and
in God. I need you to believe that God will work through me to get this
enterprise launched. Then it will be much easier to raise more money after I
have some momentum. But right now I need your dollars to start that process
into motion. Your timely support will get the ball rolling.
I
am going to do this. I do not have a Plan B. I have been investing all my
waking hours into this. My family and friends have been generously giving me
money to get it this far. Your contribution will make it happen sooner and
smoother.
When
you step up to the plate and give then you become a partner with me and others.
Together we will collaboratively create educational modules that will transform
the lives of those in severe poverty. Lives will be saved due to fewer fatal diseases
from better access to water. Fewer children will go to sleep hungry. Parents
will be able to afford medicines and to send their children to school. Many
more children will learn to read. Those impacts will continue for future
generations.
Details
You
can follow these links to learn more about the details of vision and game plan.
Questions
Seeking Answers videos
Global
Education Canals videos.
OSC
Central Diagram videos.
OSC
Road Trips videos
My
personality, Passions and Purposes videos.
OSC
Community Centered Libraries vision on a blog
OSC
Road Trips on a blog
OSC
Crowd Funding on a blog
Share
the link to this Indiegogo campaign with many people.
THANKS!
