Funding Guidelines for Rich Content Providers

Do you have a great idea for an event, or a series, or a build, or a ... well whatever might be considered rich content? You may be interested in the following announcement of the Foundation For Rich Content. We are NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS! Applying is simple as answering four questions and sending the notecard in world to any FFRC officer. Your application will then be discussed and voted on at the next FFRC meeting.

Anyone interested in donating to the FFRC to provide this initiative for rich content is welcome to contact our treasurer, Gabe Lippmann.

Applicants shall be able to access funds through a variety of streams. At sunday meetings, which are open to all members, such applications will be discussed by membership and then voted on by all present members. Applications may be approved during the applicant's planning stages, but will be awarded when the work is completed.

Funding Streams, as articulated below, may be accessed by applying under the guidelines for a particular stream. The FFRC will publicly announce all approved applications in the SL Forums. All approved projects must be publicly accessible in SL.

By one-time funding, we mean that a person may be able to access the funding stream with a different application, but that an approved application is for up to $2000 only, not continuing support week after week.

VISUAL ARTS
(Examples: original art show, build competitions, group building projects with aesthetic goals, etc.) Award Maximum is $2000L for one-time funding and a minimum of one month of visibility. Application questions:

1. Who will be making the art and where will it be on display?
2. What is the goal, theme, or vision of the work?
3. What is the amount requested and what will it be used for?
4. What other types of support might you wish to have from the FFRC? (publicity, streaming, land for hosting, etc?)

PERFORMING ARTS
(Examples: Live Music, Theatre, Improv, Spoken Word, etc.)
Award Maximum is $2000L for one-time funding. Application questions:
1. Who will be making the performance and where and when will it be?
2. What will be the nature of the performance?
3. What is the amount requested and what will it be used for?
4. What other types of support might you wish to have from the FFRC? (publicity, streaming, land for hosting, etc?)

OTHER CULTURE / RICH CONTENT
(Examples: Interactive games, sports, amusement parks, etc.) Award Maximum is $2000 for one-time funding. Application questions:
1. Who will be making the content, and how will it be accessed?
2. What will be the nature of the content?
3. What is the amount requested and what will it be used for?
4. What other types of support might you wish to have from the FFRC? (publicity, streaming, land for hosting, etc?)

EDUCATION NOT SUPPORTED BY LL
(Examples: anthropology lectures, literary discussion groups, financial planning classes, etc.) Award Maximum is $2000 for one-time funding. Application questions:
1. Who will be teaching/leading the course, and how will it be accessed?
2. What will be the goal of the class?
3. What is the amount requested and what will it be used for?
4. What other types of support might you wish to have from the FFRC? (publicity, streaming, land for hosting, etc?)

FFRC reserves the right to make exceptions to these guidelines in unusual circumstances.

(all members were in agreement over having the chatlog published, and a big sign was present on stage indicating that the chatlog would be made available in the forums).


Gabe Lippmann: well, it seems like the last meeting went up in smoke
You: sorry carl i was too late
Gabe Lippmann: so we didn't really get anything finalized
Gabe Lippmann: hey, Carl
Carl Metropolitan: Hi.
You: we did actually get the issue of funding stream publication finalized
Alisa Honey: bling off
You: and we also finalized that voting should happen at meetings and by members only
Carl Metropolitan: Yes--SL decided to adjourn the last meeting whether we wanted to or not.
Alisa Honey: ty
You: heh
You: it may be useful to have a tracker system on the land
You: one that says who was here when.
You: just in case we notice a pattern emerge.
Boliver Oddfellow: I'm not a member yet, but I'd like to be
You: that is if sims go down at every meeting etc.
You: ah boliver that's cool. just join up. it is free to join.
kaia Ennui: bite ur tongue
Boliver Oddfellow: cool
Katier Reitveld is online
You: hey carl, did you get the chatlog sign done?
Katier Reitveld accepted your inventory offer.
Carl Metropolitan: I did that last week.
You: if not i can mess with one. yayyy. kewl. heh
Carl Metropolitan: I just put it up
You: wanna put it out again?
You: ya you rule. heh
You: where is it? *looks up* ahhh awesome!
You: Beautiful!
You:
Carl Metropolitan: That's more obvious.
kaia Ennui: well done
You: *claps*
Carl Metropolitan: We had it up last week.
Aleister DaSilva is offline
Carl Metropolitan: It may have been to high up for most people to notice
You: awesome.
You: anyone need an agenda for the meeting today?
You: we should decide if we want to add anything to it and then get going probably.
kaia Ennui: yup
Carl Metropolitan gave you FFRC Public Meeting Sign.
You: ty Carl.
You: I guess we can take 3.2 off
Gabe Lippmann: Yes, let's get going
You:
You: want to chair, Gabe?
Gabe Lippmann: right on, one down
You: hehe
Carl Metropolitan: Alisa is a friend of mine who is interested in the FFRC.
You: yay! good to see you again, Alisa.
kaia Ennui: hello
Alisa Honey: ty
Alisa Honey accepted your inventory offer.
Carl Metropolitan: There's the stuff from the last few meetings--I just dropped it on you, Alsia
Alisa Honey: hi
Alisa Honey: ok ill look at it after
Stephane Zugzwang is online
You: well i could address the first issue
You: and that is the funding streams.
You: if folks like, you can check outthe link to see where we published them.
You: i would encourage folks to pass that link on to anyone you know who makes rich content.
You: i'd like to see some applications for next meeting.
You: hello Alexa.
Alexa Bliss: and hi to all
kaia Ennui: hello and welcome
Carl Metropolitan: What is the name of our Funding Robot again? I want to make my November donation while I'm thinking about it.
Gabe Lippmann: FFRCAccounting Control
Alexa Bliss: ao off
Carl Metropolitan: Done
Carl Metropolitan: Thanks
Gabe Lippmann: Ok, your post looks good Perse
You: great. anyone have any suggestions for getting the word out that we are accepting applications?
Persephone Phoenix waves hello @ Lenin
Gabe Lippmann: post is good
Lenin Camus: hello
Carl Metropolitan: Yes--Hold an event.
Gabe Lippmann: advertising is a possibility too
kaia Ennui: forum, word of mouth, maybe metaverse
Carl Metropolitan: FFRC Funding Party
Gabe Lippmann: event is most excellent idea, Carl
kaia Ennui: definitely
You: true. we could advertise. but yes that would be a great idea.
You: hello kenneth steinbeck.
Waves Lightcloud is offline
You: a Kick off event!
Carl Metropolitan: Sort of like the "Meet & Greet" we did last month.
KennethAnthony Steinbeck: hello
You: yeah that would rule.
Gabe Lippmann: sure thing
kaia Ennui: hello
Boliver Oddfellow: what I want to know is how do I get funding for something truly original
Carl Metropolitan: You come to one of our meetings and apply But first read the guidelines at : /110/32/68930/1.html#post714987
You: you would fill out an application, declare conflict of interest when it is being voted over (I think) and then wait to see if others vote it in.
Boliver Oddfellow: sounds good
You: if i were a member, I would not vote on applications I submit. as an officer, i am not submitting any applications.
Vivianne Draper is offline
Carl Metropolitan: The idea is to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
Boliver Oddfellow: makes sense
You: *nods*
You: ok so that's number one
Gabe Lippmann: check
You: number two on the agenda is voting mechanism discussion.
You: we didn't finish discussing whether or not we would like to require that voting members make a contribution.
You: i had a question about that... wouldn't that make for extra work in terms of tracking?
Carl Metropolitan: Yes it would
Gabe Lippmann: yes
You: like would gabe have to be present at each meeting in order to ascertain who had and who hadn't contributed?
Stephane Zugzwang is offline
Gabe Lippmann: we could have an up to date list, but
You: what if we were just to make it so you pay a one-time fee of $50 to join?
Gabe Lippmann: have we determined that is our method for sure
You: if you are a voting member, you will then have paid.
You: and we can ask for people who joined before to retroactively contribute their $50.
Carl Metropolitan: Well--my idea was for keeping griefers and scammers out.
You: this would lessen the likelihood of griefers joining en masse.
kaia Ennui: hmmmmm
Persephone Phoenix nods
Carl Metropolitan: If we don't think that's going to be a problem.
kaia Ennui: 50 usd?
You: no. hah. linden
Carl Metropolitan: No!
You: hehe
kaia Ennui: holy shit ok then
Jaeron Revere is online
Persephone Phoenix giggles
kaia Ennui: i nearly fainted
You: hehehe
Carl Metropolitan: Do we get credit for previous donations?
You: Sorry Kaia. I always forget my Ls
You: i'd say, yes.
Carl Metropolitan: Or does everyone need to pony up 50L
You: i think lots of people here have given more than 50L
Gabe Lippmann: no way Carl pony up ur 50
florenze Kerensky: in a previous meeting someone mentioned 50 was too steep for someone let's say with a basic membership
You: haha
Persephone Phoenix nods
florenze Kerensky: would it be possible to sponsor members? ie a member paying fee for them?
You: what do you gus think?
Carl Metropolitan: I think that's fine.
You: sure, any private member could sponsor another member, i'd think.
Alisa Honey: 5o is there whole stipend'
florenze Kerensky: er, how do you contribute now?
Gabe Lippmann: i'm willing to let my issues with it go
kaia Ennui: of course, its ur linden if you want to drop it on an interested but broke person, why not
You: yeah. this is true.
Gabe Lippmann: if we can settle it for good
Carl Metropolitan: That's true--it is a one week basic member stipend.
You: well how about $40 then?
You: a bit less than a full week's stipend?
kaia Ennui: i dont see how 50L will keep out a griefer, but whatever
You: true
Boliver Oddfellow: no amount of L is going to keep out a griefer
Carl Metropolitan: Look--I'm okay with tabling this suggestion till we see if we have a problem.
You: i think the idea initially was that if people had to pay before voting they wouldn't scam, the system.
You: ok.
You: let's do that then carl.
Carl Metropolitan: I'm afraid, it is burning up too much of our discussion time.
You: if we see people scamming the system, we can reintroduce it as anti fraud measures.
kaia Ennui: i say scrap it lol
You: heh
kaia Ennui: and move on
Carl Metropolitan: Wasn't officer recall deleted from 1.7 anyway?
You: Next, published meeting logs
Alisa Honey: yes
kaia Ennui: sure
Carl Metropolitan: Then the major problem with tons of griefers has gone away.
Gabe Lippmann: good point
You: so i got an answer from ethan and that was affirmative
You: that we can publish chat logs as long as everyone is in agreement.
You: is everyone in agreement?
Carl Metropolitan: I think the big sign is good enough notice.
Gabe Lippmann: ok, i don't see it as much of an issue then
florenze Kerensky: yea
Carl Metropolitan: Yes
Carl Metropolitan: I agree
kaia Ennui: yes
Gabe Lippmann: sure and put it in the event listing
You: heh i agree carl, but he didn't go so far as to say that.
You: ok. heh
Jaeron Revere is offline
You: i think we have to at some point ask.
Gabe Lippmann: as to publishing though
You: we can do that at the beginning of meetings maybe or somewhere.
Gabe Lippmann: are we going to publish any votes
You: yeah gabe?
Gabe Lippmann: or keep that private?
You: i think not.
You: i'd say we keep votes private, but list those funded.
Catja LaFollette is online
You: there's no reason to hurt someone's feelings when they get few votes.
Alisa Honey: i agree
Catja LaFollette accepted your inventory offer.
Gabe Lippmann: i was just noting that there will be portions of meetings
Gabe Lippmann: not being published
You: *nods* true
You: sound ok? that we don't publish votes?
kaia Ennui: yes
Gabe Lippmann: sure
kaia Ennui: are we not using group IM to vote?
You: awesome.
You: nope
You: coz that could still be used by griefers, kaia
You: esp since we are a free to join group.
kaia Ennui: we are a paranoid bunch LOL
You: someone could just get all their friends to join before a vote.
kaia Ennui: but ok, sure
Alisa Honey: vote board machine??
You: heh well it is just that if we are asking for votes (maybe alisa!)
You: erm asking for money that is, we need to have extra precautions against fraud.
You: because we fundraise for public funds.
You: make sense?
Alisa Honey: i always feel better when votes r like that i hate im votes cuase ussaly friends win
kaia Ennui: *looks around shiftily
You: yeahme too. i was thinking we might just vote out loud tho.
You: like we usually do... aye, na, etc. heh
Carl Metropolitan: Like all those "Best Slutz in Tight Clothz" contests at clubs
You: but i do have one of those voting boards and we could use it if anyone wants.
Gabe Lippmann: i always win those
Alexa Bliss: lol
You: hehe i can see that Gabe!
kaia Ennui: not when Im there u dont
Alisa Honey: well good thing i never win i dont want that title carl loll
Carl Metropolitan: You ave a great alls, Gabe... Your AV is blessed.
You: so anything else about published meeting logs? if not we can move on to security.
Gabe Lippmann: On to 4!
You: gosh we're almost through the agenda! lol
Carl Metropolitan: And the sim hasn't even crashed.
Gabe Lippmann: shhhhh, Carl
kaia Ennui: shhhh
kaia Ennui: dont anger it, carl
You: i only had one question here and that is if there is any way to tell who is in the sim at meetings?
Alisa Honey: map?
You: just coz if we did see a pattern of sim crashes, it could be handy.
Alisa Honey: and go chase dots
You: like i have a thing that
You: haha
Gabe Lippmann: it's a nice add to logs too as far as attendees
You: i have this thing that messages my email when people are on my property. and yes. aids in the weak memories of us old folk.
Alexa Bliss: lol
You: heh
You: so i was wondering if hollywood had one of those thingies?
Alisa Honey: if u fget alot of crashes what bout alternitive meeting place?
Persephone Phoenix nods that's a good idea.
Gabe Lippmann: we can ask Mark
You: i could offer a backup place at the spa if we have another crash.
You: i have an outdoor theatre space on the 2nd floor that could work.
Carl Metropolitan: We can also use the NCI
Gabe Lippmann: sure
You: hollywood is very nicely set up for us though.
Alisa Honey: near the mud wrestling?
Alisa Honey: loll
You: heh no under it. lol
kaia Ennui: stop talking crashes..shhhhhh
kaia Ennui: its not going to happn
You: in the outdoor garden on teir 2.
Alisa Honey: im sure if need be u can use serpents isle
You: but yeah next time we can have a backup.
You:
You: should we consider getting some group land in a pg sim maybe?
Alisa Honey: eww pg
You: i think i'd like to see that in the long term: ffrc having it's own land.
Carl Metropolitan: I have a very nice place in a PG sim!
Alisa Honey: they need to get rid of pg they got a teen grid now
Gabe Lippmann: sure, would be easy enough
Carl Metropolitan: I think it is a good idea.
Jude Fatale is offline
You: i know alisa, but some folks who play during the day have kids around and stay in pg lands for that reason.
Alisa Honey: whats with all the pics?
You: there isn't anything objectionable here, but someone might not attend a meeting he or she sees in a mature sim.
You: heh i dunno.
Carl Metropolitan: The ones I'm taking are of your thong
Gabe Lippmann: For advertising purposes, Carl?
You: i took one for the sign to post on hotline to linden to see if we needed to ask permission to publish chat logs.
Alisa Honey: thats for later not here
You: haha carl.
Carl Metropolitan: Right...
You: *grins*
Carl Metropolitan: Join the FFRC--see this at meetings!
You: ok anyway. on to 5. hehe
Gabe Lippmann: Excellent
You: anyone have anthing else to add about security?
Gabe Lippmann: No
Carl Metropolitan: No.
You: yay.
You: Group IM. heh. I noticed we got an ad during the week on the group IM.
DaRealNeo Crossing is offline
Gabe Lippmann: I got a few through various groups
You: I am wondering if we need to clarify the purpose of the group im for FFRC
Gabe Lippmann: all the same ad
Alisa Honey gave you sensor cone.
kaia Ennui: i think so persephone
You: posted by dark korvin?
kaia Ennui: yes
Gabe Lippmann: ty, Carl
Carl Metropolitan: What was the ad?
You: yeah i would like to propose that we just ask folks to use the group IM for ffrc for tp offers only maybe.
You: oh about ad sales.
You: erm land sales
You: lol
Gabe Lippmann: yeah land or rentals or some shit
Gabe Lippmann: didn't really read it
You: me either.
kaia Ennui: i agree - not the place for it
Carl Metropolitan: Yes--spamming the group IM is bad.
DaRealNeo Crossing is online
You: kewl. sounds like we are agreed.
You: could we have a policy to kick out spammers?
Alisa Honey: he buys newb land pg 1000 m 2000 acording to profile a scam artist
You: some groups do.
Carl Metropolitan: Yes.
Carl Metropolitan: I agree.
Gabe Lippmann: Cool
kaia Ennui: sure
kaia Ennui: one warning and we blow his head off second time around
kaia Ennui:
Gabe Lippmann: Good idea
kaia Ennui: can i be the group disciplinarian?
You: k. sounds good then. i guess we are met unless we have other agenda items folks would like to add. (hah @ Kaia)
Carl Metropolitan: Well, it's a lot better than the 2 Fat Slags Looks like the free market is starting to raise the price of scamming newbies
You: OOO kaia in leather with a whip! i see it now.
kaia Ennui: spanking and warning then death
You: hehe
Gabe Lippmann: perfect
You: any other agenda items?
Phoenix Psaltery accepted your inventory offer.
Carl Metropolitan: IF Kaia is spanking spammes, we will get lots of spammers
Gwyneth Llewelyn is offline
kaia Ennui: hmm good point, carl
Gabe Lippmann: no, but i would like to put on the agenda for next time
You: HAHA true. might be an incentive rather than disincentive considering how large the bdsm community is here. lol
Gabe Lippmann: that we agree on a specific event
Gabe Lippmann: to do
You: oooo good idea. ok. so next agenda: event planning for kick off event.
Morse Dillon is online
You: we could do that now too
You: we've only met for 40 minutes.
You: wouldn't take too long to get a start anyway
Alisa Honey: if we join the group can we still do an application?
Gabe Lippmann: nice Carl
Gabe Lippmann: yes, Alisa
kaia Ennui gave you FFRC - We got back!.
Carl Metropolitan: Can it be something that people can come to and present proposals?
You: i would say yes, so long as you abstain from voting about your own proposal. heh
Gabe Lippmann: just don't vote on ur own proposal
Carl Metropolitan: Yes--you just can't vote on your own.
You: heh ty kaia.
Carl Metropolitan: LOL.
Alisa Honey: well that be a given wouldnt it loll
Carl Metropolitan: Love the shot!
You: hehe
kaia Ennui:
Alisa Honey: u would
You: *grins* so what kind of event? should it be itself rich content?
KennethAnthony Steinbeck: lol
You: like maybe a live musician playing?
kaia Ennui: gabe what about the performance artist u mentioned?
You: it would be so kewl to have a live musician playing and wine and cheese.
Carl Metropolitan: I will volunteer to whine.
You: brb 2 shakes. running to let a cat in.
Alisa Honey: i got a flute that works loll
Gabe Lippmann: have only briefly spoken with him
Gabe Lippmann: but scheduled this week to
Gabe Lippmann: could be a nice side light
kaia Ennui: yes
kaia Ennui: if ur all still interested in drum circle
kaia Ennui: i can arrange the drums, free
kaia Ennui: and the land too
Dirk DaSilva is offline
kaia Ennui: wont cost us anything and its awesome
Gabe Lippmann: sounds cool
Alisa Honey: pow wow?
Carl Metropolitan: I have an idea--instead of trying to decide everything as a committe here--why not appoint a few people to just go plan the event? Include an officer, if you like?
Gabe Lippmann: sounds perfect Carl
kaia Ennui: sure
You: ok. so we have a kick off event subcommittee?
Gabe Lippmann: that is the idea, i think
You: who wants to be on it?
You: heh
Gabe Lippmann: save us going round in circles on this
kaia Ennui: depends what it is
You: what did you envision, Gabe?
Carl Metropolitan: That's up to the subcommitte, I think
Carl Metropolitan: That's the whole point.
Gabe Lippmann: for what?
You: for the kick off event? lol
You: you wanna be the officer for that subcommittee?
Gabe Lippmann: skydiving elvises
Gabe Lippmann: fire eating
Carl Metropolitan: That would be cool.
Gabe Lippmann: hula dancers
Carl Metropolitan: Skydiving Elvises
florenze Kerensky: turkey drop?
florenze Kerensky:
Carl Metropolitan: "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could FLY!"
Gabe Lippmann: giant Tringo tourney
kaia Ennui: lol
Gabe Lippmann: hah, Les
You: lollll
Alisa Honey: they cant?
Rain Williamson is online
kaia Ennui: if drum circle is event you would like to happen i will subcomittee that one
Stephane Zugzwang is online
Alisa Honey: whats a drum circle
kaia Ennui: because i have the contacts to get it arranged fairly easily
You: that sounds awesome kaia
kaia Ennui: its interactive drums - they are quite awesome
You: because it is artsy but easy and interactive.
Carl Metropolitan: Cool.
You: yeah very fun. sounds great!
kaia Ennui: gabe if u dont volunteer to be my officer in subcomittee i will cry
Carl Metropolitan: Which one of you officer types is going to be on the committee?
You: haha
kaia Ennui: gabe.
Gabe Lippmann: OK
You: if he doesn't i will. i think rye is pretty busy these days with work. kewl. sounds great
kaia Ennui: he's already in my drum circle group knows the set up
kaia Ennui: yay ty gabe
Carl Metropolitan: Great.
You: you go gabe. so gabe and kaia you plan the kick off event
Carl Metropolitan: Sounds like a subcommittee
You: let us know if you need any support. heh
florenze Kerensky: i can be a goffer on the committee if you need spare hand
You: that is people to help out with the preparation
Gabe Lippmann: Certainly will, Perse
You: hehe awesome.
kaia Ennui: ty! will do
Gabe Lippmann: Great, florenze
Alisa Honey: carl will clean the bathrooms
kaia Ennui: lol
Carl Metropolitan: One other thing... We talked last week about another subcommittee. A group to approach potential donors on behalf of the FFRC.
You: ok. so it sounds like we are met then? any other ideas for the agenda for next time?
You: oh yes! a development group.
Gabe Lippmann: yes, Carl
Carl Metropolitan: I want to put that on next week's agenda
You: i'll add that to the agenda next time too
Gabe Lippmann: good idea
Carl Metropolitan: Right now, we seem to have plenty of money.
Carl Metropolitan: But--that won't last if we are sucessful
Gabe Lippmann: true
Gabe Lippmann: or if all the land speculation i sunk it into
Gabe Lippmann: doesn't pan out
Carl Metropolitan: We will have Kaia spank you!
kaia Ennui: weeeeee
Thea Donovan is online
Gabe Lippmann: OK
You: hahaha!
Gabe Lippmann: are we wrapped then
Gabe Lippmann: before the end of the hour
Gabe Lippmann: ??
You: i'd say so!
kaia Ennui: woOOhoOOooo
Carl Metropolitan: I second the impled motion to "wrap"
You: see agendas are a good thing
You: hehe
Gabe Lippmann: if you stay on target
Persephone Phoenix nods