This presentation describes MetaGood - a social impact project started to document the lives of inspiring people - and to catalyze social innovation by disseminating these stories to others.

1. MetaGood

2. Contents The Bad News The Good News MetaGoodas a social innovation catalyst MetaGoodsupport during Inspiration Skills Resources Execution Some Specific Outcomes Support Us

3. The Bad News

4. Problems Within Us …

5. … Lead To Problems Outside Us

6. Old Solutions Are Broken…

7. … And New Ones Have Yet To Reach Scale

8. Deep Change Is Desperately & Urgently Needed… “Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.” Albert Einstein

9. … And We Don’t Have A Lot Of Time

10. The Good News

11. People Are Listening To Themselves…

12. … And Are Breaking Away From The Noise … Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Walden Henry David Thoreau

13. … To Make A Difference

14. MetaGood As ASocial Innovation Catalyst

15. Social Innovation Ingredients …

16. … And Related Hurdles Not having all the required skills for a social innovation project “Non-professional” delivery in volunteering based non-profit projects Uninspired, indifferent or unaware potential volunteers Lack of financial, technological, political or social resources

17. We will facilitate overcoming these hurdles Becoming a hub for multi-disciplinary volunteers Execution toolkit including shared spaces for collaboration, project management tools, regular check-ins Documenting problems or inspiring stories Board level & advisory support by prominent for profit and non-profit VCs and PE firms, corporate leaders

18. Inspiration

19. This Is How People Change … Get Inspired Reflect Envision Act

20. … Inspiration Is Crucial Alice laughed. "There's no use trying," she said. "One can't believe impossible things." "I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it half an hour a day. Why, sometimes, I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.“ --Lewis Carroll Get Inspired Reflect Envision Act

21. There Are Inspiring People Around Us …

22. … and MetaGood will document them …

23. … And Will SpreadTheir Stories … B.L.O.G

24. … So That Others Join In Too

25. Skills

26. More Can Be Achieved With Diverse Skills

27. We will create social meeting spaces (online + offline)

28. And Will Facilitate Inspiration, Ideation & Team Formation Inspiration Ideation Team Formation

29. Resources

30. Knowledge Capital Resource library with books, online subscriptions to appropriate knowledge resources Skills directory of volunteers with certain sets of knowledge and skills Social Capital Access to people from* Socially investment firms: Acumen Fund Social innovation organizations: Ashoka Foundation Policy making organizations: NCERT CSR programs at companies: Bharti Foundation Non-Profit Foundations: Premji, Quest Alliance Financial Capital Seed grants to promising proposals** Proposal making support for 3rd party grants from foundations etc. * All the organizations named are for illustration purposes only at this point in time ** Only from Phase 2 onwards Knowledge, Financial & Social Resources

31. Execution Support

32. Online + Offline Project Management & Meeting Facilitation

33. Some Specific Outcomes

34. The Beginnings Of A Typical Project

35. Some Things We Hope To Make Happen (1) Social Innovation Projects Volunteer Match Making Speaker Series Book & Movie Club

36. Some Things We Hope To Make Happen (2) College Outreach Program Contemplative Breaks Local Community Dialog

37. Support Us

38. We Believe In A Few Things … Hope Joy Passion Caring Love Honesty Playfulness Self-Belief Shared Meaning

39. … And Need A Few People Who Believe Too

40. Please Reach Out NiratBhatnagar M: + 91 9899692572 E: nirat@metagood.org W: www.metagood.org

41. Thank You