[Your Project Name]
Solving [Community Problem] for [Target Community]
CivicTechWR Season X Project • DVF Score: [/20]
🎯 Project Mission
[One sentence describing what your project does and who it helps]
🏛️ Civic Impact
- Community Partner: [Partner Organization]
- Target Users: [Who will use this tool/service?]
- Expected Impact: [What positive change will this create in the community?]
- Data Sources: [What data does this project use and how is it obtained?]
🚀 Current Status
- Phase: [Research/Development/Testing/Live]
- Last Updated: September 28, 2025
- Next Milestone: [What’s the next major goal?]
- Demo Day: [Date]
📊 Key Metrics
- Users Served: [Number of people helped]
- Community Feedback: [Rating, testimonials, or summary]
- Partnership Status: [Active collaboration, developing relationship, etc.]
- Technical Progress: [Percentage complete, features implemented]
🔗 Quick Links
- Live Demo - Try the tool yourself
- GitHub Repository - View source code and contribute
- Team Information - Meet the people behind the project
- Technical Documentation - Setup and API docs
- User Guide - How to use this tool
- Contributing - Join our team
📱 How to Get Involved
For Community Members
- Test the tool and provide feedback
- Share your experience with the problem we’re solving
- Connect us with others who might benefit or contribute
- Attend Demo Day on [Date]
For Developers & Designers
- Check our Issues for ways to contribute
- Join our team - we’re always looking for new contributors
- Review our Contributing Guide
- Attend CTWR Wednesday meetings to meet the team
🎯 Problem Statement
[Detailed description of the community problem this project addresses. Include:]
- Who is affected by this problem?
- How does the current situation impact community members?
- What solutions exist and why are they insufficient?
- How will this project specifically address the gap?
💡 Our Solution
[Explain your approach and why it’s the right solution:]
- Technology approach: [What tools/platforms are you using?]
- User experience: [How will people interact with your solution?]
- Data handling: [How do you collect, process, and protect data?]
- Accessibility: [How do you ensure everyone can use this?]
- Sustainability: [How will this continue after the season ends?]
📅 Project Timeline
Weeks 1-3: Research & Validation
- Initial community partner meetings
- User research and interviews
- DVF scorecard completion
- Problem validation with stakeholders
Weeks 4-6: Design & Prototyping
- Technical architecture design
- User interface mockups
- Data collection strategy
- Accessibility planning
Weeks 7-9: Development
- Core feature implementation
- User testing with community members
- Data integration and processing
- Security and privacy implementation
Weeks 10-11: Testing & Refinement
- Comprehensive user testing
- Partner feedback incorporation
- Performance optimization
- Documentation completion
Week 12: Demo Day Preparation
- Final presentation preparation
- Impact measurement and reporting
- Handoff planning for sustainability
- Community celebration
🛡️ Privacy & Security
This project follows CivicTechWR security and privacy best practices:
- Data minimization: We collect only necessary information
- Transparency: Clear documentation of what data is used and how
- Security: Following established security protocols for civic tech
- Privacy by design: Privacy considerations built into every feature
Learn more about our security practices
📈 Impact Measurement
We track our success through:
- User adoption: [How many people are using the tool?]
- Community feedback: [Surveys, interviews, testimonials]
- Partner engagement: [Level of involvement from community organizations]
- Problem resolution: [Are we actually solving the identified problem?]
- Technical metrics: [Performance, accessibility, security scores]
🏆 Demo Day Presentation
Join us on [Date] to see our final presentation and celebrate our impact on the community!
View our Demo Day preparation and presentation materials
🤝 Community Partners & Acknowledgments
- [Partner Organization] - Primary community partner
- CivicTechWR Community - Support, mentorship, and feedback
- [Other organizations] - [Their specific contributions]
- [Data sources] - [Credit any open data or APIs used]
- [Inspiration] - [Similar projects or research that informed this work]
📞 Contact & Support
- Project Team: [team email or contact method]
- CivicTechWR: Join us at Wednesday meetings
- Technical Support: Create an issue on GitHub
- Community Partner: [Partner organization contact]
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Last updated: September 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM