Catching your Great White Buffalo
WordCamp London 2015
By Bowe Frankema (@BoweFrankema)
Picture by Todd Klassy Photography/Montana Photography
Finding Your Great White Buffalo
Chapter One
When the White Buffalo comes into our awareness through dreams or visions, it is a huge sign of promise.
The Vision
What do I ?
What do I see ?
What do I feel ?
CFCommunity - an space online for us, the Cystic Fibrosis community. Not only for my friends but also for kids with CF that are growing up now. For their parents, family and friends who are just as isolated from meeting others in the same position as them.
Not Facebook. No commercial software. A place by people with CF, for people with CF. 100% built on Open Source software.
Preparing for The Hunt
Chapter Two
The Tools
My mother always told me not to handle a buffalo by its tail, but always catch it by its horns. And I have used that lesson in everything in my life.
- Lalu Prasad Yadav
Planning
Planning
Functionality (available + custom)
Budget
Project Management
Staff & Volunteers
Marketing / Crowdfunding
Timeline
Chapter 3
Catching Your
Great White Buffalo
Find the right crowdfunding platform
Help them help you!
Help them help you!
Who's this guy? He's a dude!
Make it easy for geeks to help you
Make it easy for geeks to help you
Make it easy for others to help!
Keep your community & supporters in the loop
Registration - Easy, Quick and Focused!
Making Users Feel Welcome
Member Profiles
Search for people in similar situations
Discussion Groups - Talk about certain subjects in-depth
Cystic Fibrosis Related Causes Pages & Directory
CF Videos - YouTube for Cystic Fibrosis videos
CF Recipes - High
Send Physical Postcards to each other
Newsfeed - See what your friends are up to
Sites - A WordPress blog to share your thoughts
Donations - Super Mega Easy Donations
Happy Hunting