[liberationtech] EveryVote Prototype / Advice for Knight Foundation Prototype Grant Applicant?

[Mitch Downey]

Hi liberationtech,

I'm applying for the Knight Prototype Fund, and I'm new to this stuff. Is
there anyone here with grant experience who can offer some advice? The
application is due tomorrow, January 31 before midnight. Even if you send
advice for the project after the deadline, we'd appreciate the input.

We're requesting funding to finish building the MVP of the open source
(AGPLv3) EveryVote election and townhall meeting platform. Click the link
below to check out how EveryVote could help increase voter turnout, connect
constituents to representatives and candidates, and facilitate debate
online.

EveryVote Prototype: everyvote.org/prototype

Our intended audience for the Spring 2014 MVP is university student
organization elections, such as Student Governments, Campus Activities
Boards, Fraternity Councils, Homecoming King and Queen, and any other
organization with elections. EveryVote group pages have to be easy enough
that the Election Commissioners of the student organizations can
comfortably manage the pages themselves.

Also, EveryVote is dedicated to using international open government data
standards, and building its software with federation to maximize the
freedom and convenience of users, and also so EveryVote itself cannot form
a monopoly over access to public data or public data tools. We'd also like
to help educate university students about the value and challenges of open
data standards and network federation.

Please let us know if you have any questions, and thank you for your
consideration.

Mitch Downey
contactus {at} everyvote [dot] org
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