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[PICISI.com]

Dear CFC,

PICISI (Philanthropic Investment and Charity for Inventions, Startups, and Ideas) is an ambitious crowdfunding startup that will accept all significant currency types.   This endeavor will likely change how cryptocurrency is viewed by the masses since it will enable people to see and use cryptocurrency in positive ways.  We are coming to you today seeking financial and strategic assistance for the creation of our target website and the development of the PICISI community.
 
In January of 2015 the Einsteinium foundation (EMC2), a cryptocurrency (CC) organization, conducted a crowdfunding campaign to benefit a scientist: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/science-study-memory-loss-dueto-sleep-deprivation, during that campaign organizers tried unsuccessfully to have Indiegogo enable CC to be used as a donation vehicle for the campaign
 
EMC2 organizers found themselves having to create their own system to enable people who wanted to donate CC to be able to do so.  In addition to donating CC, developers, foundations, and communities were also encouraged to sponsor the campaign in different ways.
 
From that experience the idea of PICISI (pronounced ‘pick-eh-see’) a crowdfunding startup was born -- a rewards and donation based crowdfunding site that accepts multiple currencies and has many sponsorship opportunities. 
 
PICISI is a big idea that needs a team of committed leaders to move it forward.  The Executive Director needs to assemble an energetic team of professionals, he is looking for:
* a Deputy Director –  second in command, is in charge when the Exec Dir is on vacation, incapacitated, or as directed by the Exec Dir.
* a Assistant Director – primary task is to assist the Executive Director and the Deputy Director however at times he may also serve other directors as the need arises. [position filled]
* a Content Director – responsible for all site content, his primary focus is quantity and quality of campaigns, secondly site usability
* a Promotion Director – responsible for promoting the site to sponsors, organizers, donors, and media for more business.
* a Communications Director – responsible for having our site make news somewhere around the world everyday. via press releases, articles, and interviews.
 
At PICISI.com every account will be verified, and every campaign will be reviewed by mgmt.  Every campaign will be guaranteed to receive some funding, some sponsorship, some publicity, some homepage time, and some consultation. 
 
PICISI also wants to associate with self-employed individuals and entities from around the world, looking for:
 
* Promotion Contractor – satisfactorily completes PICISI assignments of contractor's choosing,
* Campaign Contractor – works for organizer to create, develop, and/or promote campaign.
* Referral Agent – refer people to PICISI for a fee.
 
PICISI currently has a force of 23 sponsors with goal is to expand that to 200 by the end of the year. 

Here is our wish list:

1) financial assistance to the extent of 1,164,500 NXT  via crowdfunding campaign to construct crowdfunding site  ending Sept 15th  https://nxtportal.org/currencies/1350076970661039300
2) 4 more administrators ASAP
3) 181 Promotion Contractors by the end of the year 
4) 187 Campaign Contractors by the end of the year
5) 4 more referral agents by the end of the year
6) 177 more sponsors by the end of the year
7) 1000 campaigns to crowdfund per month on avg for next 3 mos
8) community population of 200K by the end of the year
9) 10 explainer videos, 1 for each critical component of PICISI
10) a meaningful presence on 100 popular social media sites 

Here is our needs list:
1) financial assistance 200K NXT via crowdfunding campaign ending Sept 15th  https://nxtportal.org/currencies/1350076970661039300,
this doesn't get our target site, but a very high quality CF theme with customizations.
2) 2 more administrators (Promotions Director and Communications Director) ASAP,
3) 1 new Promotions Contractor per day on avg,
4) 20 Campaign Contractors by the end of the year
5) 2 more referral agents by the end of the year
6) 177 more sponsors by the end of the year
7) min 8 campaigns to start and 500 p/m on avg for next 3 mos
8) community population of 100K by the end of the year
9) 3 explainer videos: 'What is PICISI', 'What is Pi', 'What is a PICISI Promotion Contractor'.
10) a meaningful presence on 8 popular social media sites: Twitter, google+, youtube, Facebook, reddit, pinterest, meetup, linked-in,


Although any assistance you provide would be appreciated, assistance of $100 or more (or equivalent value) will allow CFC to be a PICISI sponsor.

[EvilDave]

Hey, guys. I'm tempted to say yes immediately, just because of the quality of your request, but the CFC is a community fund, so we will need to take some time to have a look at the project, and decide if it benefits Nxt as a whole.

I'd like to hear what the wider Nxt community thinks of PICISI so far...opinions, please.

[PICISI.com]

Hey, guys. I'm tempted to say yes immediately, just because of the quality of your request, but the CFC is a community fund, so we will need to take some time to have a look at the project, and decide if it benefits Nxt as a whole.

I'd like to hear what the wider Nxt community thinks of PICISI so far...opinions. please.

Thank you for the acknowledgement, vote of confidence, and validation; I/we sincerely appreciate that.

We are prepared to address all questions.

[KarlKarlsson]

I had some very good chats with PICISI when I introduced them to the Nxt MS in detail. Friendly, eager for knowledge and active. Furthermore, a successful CC crowdfunding site could be a real boost for the MS (which is definitely needed in my eyes).

On the other hand, their goals sound ambitious. Could you ellaborate more in detail on how you want to achieve these goals, PICISI?

Regards,
Karl

[PICISI.com]

I had some very good chats with PICISI when I introduced them to the Nxt MS in detail. Friendly, eager for knowledge and active. Furthermore, a successful CC crowdfunding site could be a real boost for the MS (which is definitely needed in my eyes).

On the other hand, their goals sound ambitious. Could you ellaborate more in detail on how you want to achieve these goals, PICISI?

Regards,
Karl

Karl, we greatly appreciate ALL of the assistance you provided, the CC universe is vast and the NXT world if pretty big too, its good to know there are people (like you) who are willing to properly guide other people in the way they should go when they need help.

Which goals were you referring to? 

[KarlKarlsson]

I had some very good chats with PICISI when I introduced them to the Nxt MS in detail. Friendly, eager for knowledge and active. Furthermore, a successful CC crowdfunding site could be a real boost for the MS (which is definitely needed in my eyes).

On the other hand, their goals sound ambitious. Could you ellaborate more in detail on how you want to achieve these goals, PICISI?

Regards,
Karl

Karl, we greatly appreciate ALL of the assistance you provided, the CC universe is vast and the NXT world if pretty big too, its good to know there are people (like you) who are willing to properly guide other people in the way they should go when they need help.

Which goals were you referring to?

Sorry, I have missed this post 

Here is our wish list:

1) financial assistance to the extent of 1,164,500 NXT  via crowdfunding campaign to construct crowdfunding site  ending Sept 15th  https://nxtportal.org/currencies/1350076970661039300
2) 4 more administrators ASAP
3) 181 Promotion Contractors by the end of the year 
4) 187 Campaign Contractors by the end of the year
5) 4 more referral agents by the end of the year
6) 177 more sponsors by the end of the year
7) 1000 campaigns to crowdfund per month on avg for next 3 mos
community population of 200K by the end of the year
9) 10 explainer videos, 1 for each critical component of PICISI
10) a meaningful presence on 100 popular social media sites 

Actually, you call it a wish list, although I would name it 'goals' 

For example, 1000 campaigns per month is a lot, not sure how you want to achieve that in the foreseeable future. It just sounds a little too ambitious to me.

[PICISI.com]

Here is our wish list:

1) financial assistance to the extent of 1,164,500 NXT  via crowdfunding campaign to construct crowdfunding site  ending Sept 15th  https://nxtportal.org/currencies/1350076970661039300
2) 4 more administrators ASAP
3) 181 Promotion Contractors by the end of the year 
4) 187 Campaign Contractors by the end of the year
5) 4 more referral agents by the end of the year
6) 177 more sponsors by the end of the year
7) 1000 campaigns to crowdfund per month on avg for next 3 mos
community population of 200K by the end of the year
9) 10 explainer videos, 1 for each critical component of PICISI
10) a meaningful presence on 100 popular social media sites 

Actually, you call it a wish list, although I would name it 'goals' 

For example, 1000 campaigns per month is a lot, not sure how you want to achieve that in the foreseeable future. It just sounds a little too ambitious to me.

The general protocol for brief proposals is to inform, then to say what you want, where possible separate the wants (wishes) from the needs.   I followed that protocol for my submission here.

I did not classify anything as goals because I was focused on the protocol of the submission.


So much of the PICISI's plan depends on input, if we get our target site along with our target admins we could do 1000 campaigns per month on avg over the next 3 months.  Without the funding AND the admins the 1000 C/m is unrealistic.

Regardless of the type of site that goes up all of our numbers are going to go up.  With absolutely no site up it is pulling very impressive numbers in which is a sharp indication that very many people want to see the site, want to join the community, and want to experience PICISI.    If we produce the better site we stand to maximize our resources because it will likely attract the human resources necessary to turn the 'wish list' into a 'things to do' list.

Thus far our exclusive NXT crowdfunding effort has raised ~$111.  That tells me the NXT community does is not currently willing to financially support the effort.  When I contrast thread views with thread engagement I conclude that the the community is taking a 'wait and see' approach to the project -- they want to see a proven concept. 

We have 2 days left for this campaign.  Without more financial resources we will start with the most basic of crowdfunding sites that will not have the features like that of our target site.  Nevertheless we will be able to run campaigns on the site, one of which will be a campaign to get the target site.   

[PICISI.com]

I had some very good chats with PICISI when I introduced them to the Nxt MS in detail. Friendly, eager for knowledge and active. Furthermore, a successful CC crowdfunding site could be a real boost for the MS (which is definitely needed in my eyes).

On the other hand, their goals sound ambitious. Could you ellaborate more in detail on how you want to achieve these goals, PICISI?

Regards,
Karl

Karl, we greatly appreciate ALL of the assistance you provided, the CC universe is vast and the NXT world if pretty big too, its good to know there are people (like you) who are willing to properly guide other people in the way they should go when they need help.

Which goals were you referring to?

Sorry, I have missed this post  :)

Here is our wish list:

1) financial assistance to the extent of 1,164,500 NXT  via crowdfunding campaign to construct crowdfunding site  ending Sept 15th  https://nxtportal.org/currencies/1350076970661039300
2) 4 more administrators ASAP
3) 181 Promotion Contractors by the end of the year 
4) 187 Campaign Contractors by the end of the year
5) 4 more referral agents by the end of the year
6) 177 more sponsors by the end of the year
7) 1000 campaigns to crowdfund per month on avg for next 3 mos
8) community population of 200K by the end of the year
9) 10 explainer videos, 1 for each critical component of PICISI
10) a meaningful presence on 100 popular social media sites 

Actually, you call it a wish list, although I would name it 'goals'  :)

For example, 1000 campaigns per month is a lot, not sure how you want to achieve that in the foreseeable future. It just sounds a little too ambitious to me.

The general protocol for brief proposals is to inform then to say what you want, where possible separate the wants (wishes) from the needs.   I followed that general protocol for my submission here.

I did not classify anything as goals because I was focused on the protocol.


So much of the PICISI's plan depends on input, if we get our target site along with our target admins we could do 1000 campaigns per month on avg over the next 3 months.  Without the funding AND the admins the 1000 C/m is unrealistic.

Regardless of the type of site that goes up all of our numbers are going to go up.  With absolutely no site up it is pulling very impressive numbers which is a sharp indication that very many people want to see the site, want to join the community, and want to experience PICISI.    If we build the better site we stand to maximize our resources because it will likely attract the human resources necessary to turn the 'wish list' into a 'things-to-do list'.

Thus far our exclusive NXT crowdfunding effort has raised ~$111.  That tells me the NXT community is not currently willing to financially support the effort.  When I contrast Pi ANN thread views with Pi ANN thread engagement I conclude that the community is taking a 'wait and see' approach to the project -- they want to see a proven concept. 

We have 2 days left for this campaign  (funding request expires with campaign conclusion, Height: 524671).  Without more financial resources we will start with the most basic of crowdfunding sites that will not have the features like that of our target site.  Nevertheless we will be able to run campaigns on the site, one of which will be a campaign to get the target site.   

[EvilDave]

Sorry the CFC is being so damn slow, we are kind of busy with a couple of demanding projects at the moment.

So far, the general feeling is positive about PICISI, and we'd probably like to contribute, but we need to find some time for a proper sit-down talk about PICISI and Nxt.....sent a PM,

[PICISI.com]

Sorry the CFC is being so damn slow, we are kind of busy with a couple of demanding projects at the moment.

So far, the general feeling is positive about PICISI, and we'd probably like to contribute, but we need to find some time for a proper sit-down talk about PICISI and Nxt.....sent a PM,

I understand completely, although the opportunity to purchase Pi at this low, low introductory rate may pass, the opportunity to be a PICISI sponsors will always remain.

[PICISI.com]

On behalf of the PICISI.com admin and PICISI community, I thank the NXT Community Funding Committee for recognizing the PICISI project in this way and awarding us a grant of 15,000 NXT, the funds will be used as follows:

To purchase PICISI.com sponsorship for NXT + donation, the sponsorship term is 6 months, over that time benefits include, but are not limited to, occasional mention in articles and interviews, logo on sponsor graphic, 1 article specifically about sponsor,  and depending on cumulative sponsorship value compared to other sponsors on a monthly basis sponsor logo may go on PICISI.com home page or category page.   The sponsorship for 6 months is equivalent to 105 USD in NXT (11797 NXT) the remaining amount would be donated for general use by PICISI.com. 

Sponsorship is the highest way to support PICISI, sponsors receive benefits in many ways most of which are difficult to measure on financials.  The General PICISI account is NXT-N74K-UZXT-RWU2-C6KSX, the fund specifically setup for NXT CFC PICISI Sponsorship is  NXT-T3VK-WLKV-FSXS-6FFBN

thanks again,
PICISI

[djnocide]

On behalf of the PICISI.com admin and PICISI community, I thank the NXT Community Funding Committee for recognizing the PICISI project in this way and awarding us a grant of 15,000 NXT, the funds will be used as follows:

To purchase PICISI.com sponsorship for NXT + donation, the sponsorship term is 6 months, over that time benefits include, but are not limited to, occasional mention in articles and interviews, logo on sponsor graphic, 1 article specifically about sponsor,  and depending on cumulative sponsorship value compared to other sponsors on a monthly basis sponsor logo may go on PICISI.com home page or category page.   The sponsorship for 6 months is equivalent to 105 USD in NXT (11797 NXT) the remaining amount would be donated for general use by PICISI.com. 

Sponsorship is the highest way to support PICISI, sponsors receive benefits in many ways most of which are difficult to measure on financials.  The General PICISI account is NXT-N74K-UZXT-RWU2-C6KSX, the fund specifically setup for NXT CFC PICISI Sponsorship is  NXT-T3VK-WLKV-FSXS-6FFBN

thanks again,
PICISI

Thanks for the support

[eh3an2010]

We are prepared to address all questions.