Collective Evolution
New member
Based on the guidelines for proposal set forth in these forums:
My name is Joe Martino, I am the founder of Collective Evolution and I am submitting this pre-proposal to discuss amongst the DASH community the value of this proposal for the DASH network and what we might adjust to gain support from the Masternode Owners and the community.
Summary of Proposal
Collective Evolution is proposing a long term partnership with DASH in order to promote ideas of decentralization, overcome the ban on crypto advertising, educate the public about cyrptocurrency and grow the DASH network by encouraging more people to adopt the use of DASH as a cryptocurrency. DASH would be helping to support influential independent media in a big way.
We are proposing 247 DASH monthly (at current value $308USD) in order to achieve the deliverables we have outlined below.
As a side, our plan and platform would provide a viable option to educate an age group of the population currently struggling to understand and invest in crypto but are curious and want to.
Further Detail
It appears that everywhere we turn, banks, old-world thought leaders and mainstream media have made their stance clear about cryptocurrencies amongst the public: ‘doubt it! And it’s not safe nor viable!’ This is because banks and the establishment own and control media.
With a global reach well into the millions, Collective Evolution intends on changing this outdated and misleading perspective to liberate people and encourage them to invest in cryptocurrency as the viable next step to decentralize power. This proposal will also help maintain freedom of press which is direly needed in these transformative times.
Collective Evolution has been operating for 10 years and is one of the largest conscious media outlets in the world. With our presence spanning Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and a powerful website, our content has been viewed over 2 billion times. While numbers are important, what we intend to do with those numbers to help support the DASH network is much more powerful.
Brief Summary of Collective Evolution
Founded in 2009, CE quickly gained popularity due to it’s neutral voice and lack of political slant. As a media and education company, we don’t simply create content to sway public opinion, promote one political side or another, or to win an argument. We help people see the world from a fresh perspective that is truth based but also personal. We empower people to think for themselves, educate themselves on things that will truly make an impact on our world and not simply follow the guidelines of a political party or leader. In essence, we remind people HOW to think, not WHAT to think.
Collective Evolution carved out it’s niche within alternative media that can often be quite angry, extreme, emotional or unfounded. This has made Collective Evolution a very well trusted source for independent alternative media created by passionate journalists and content creators.
We believe the ways of the old world do not allow humanity to thrive, and it is up to each and every one of us to realize that. In order to change our system and world we have to first change within, and from there take action on supporting the things we know will make a difference and pull centralized power away from a few who often don’t have our best interests at heart. Trust in the mainstream media is thankfully diminishing, and it’s alternative media outlets that will be the rising force to bring real change to our world. This is a crucial time for alternative media to align with like-minded change makers and companies to once and for all bring the power back to the people.
Collective Evolution’s founder, Joe Martino, was asked to join The Evolutionary Leaders Council for his work with CE and the impact it’s having in creating a world based around peace and viable solutions to help the world thrive. The ELC group is dedicated to bringing actionable change to the world in a real practical sense. This put Joe alongside colleagues such as Deepak Chopra, Vandana Shiva, Jack Canfield, Neale Donald Walsch and more.
(Interview between Jeff Berwick & Joe Martino on Anarchast here.)
The influence, and authentic respect CE has built both online and offline has been a result of passion, authenticity and commitment to a cause of truly helping humanity change and bring forth solutions that put the power back in people’s hands. This is why CE feels it aligns so well with DASH.
As a media company, we produce our own content and we stick with facts. CE has worked to lead by example in covering stories that stretch outside the mainstream narrative but do so with facts and sources everyone can track. We avoid sensationalist approaches which keep people irrationally tied to information and instead bring a grounded neutral approach that helps us see things authentically and truthfully.
We feel CE and DASH align for a number of reasons, but notably the desire to help make the world a better place via its core mission. DASHCares is an example of this, as well as helping to decentralize currency which is 100% necessary for our world to thrive at this time. We want to showcase the deeper humanitarian aspects of DASH and how it’s truly changing the world.
Brief Overview of CE Audience Numbers:
Our own Facebook page has 5.4 Million fans and our Instagram over 275,000. *This does not include our syndication and partner networks that bring in millions more.
We receive over 6 million visitors to our website monthly.
We have an email list topping over 250,000 and grows by 500+ every day.
We currently have over 63,000 subscribers on YouTube.
CE has a global audience but is largely represented by the US (40%), Canada (10%), India (10%), UK/Europe (25%) most notably.
The largest age bracket is between the ages of 30 and 40. With second largest being between 45 and 55
This presents a unique opportunity to help educate an age group very intimidated by crypto.
The gender split is 55 – 45 in favor of females.
Benefits to DASH (Network Overall)
Numbers can look great and while views, banners and branding are great on websites and social media, having worked with sponsorships in the past we know deep down how to bring the most value in order to help a company or a movement. Education and story telling is truly where it’s at and that’s a big part of our intention.
Our proposal is not simply to make DASH a part of our websites advertisements, but to also give DASH a platform to talk about it’s updates, what the DASH network is working on, as well as the good that DASH is doing outside of just cryptocurrency. Along with all the crypto and decentralization work, we want to tell the world about the humanitarian efforts associated with DASH’s work and the other projects it funds that are aligned with our ethos so that people understand the true value in adopting DASH beyond just being a crypto currency.
If people invest in DASH, they invest in themselves and helping others. This is huge.
Another high priority for us is to educate people via a series of videos and articles on how to get started with cryptocurrency. Our audience research and surveying shows that lack of education around what cryptocurrency and how to use them is one of the biggest barriers stopping people from getting involved. We would love to feature DASH as the primary currency we spotlight in educating people on why they should get started and how they can do so.
Deliverables (To Be Accountable by Transparency & Contract)
We plan to keep the DASH community informed of our work and deliverables via a clear line of communication on discord and the DASH forums. We also plan to work closely with DASH Force News to coordinate our efforts.
1. (Advertising Exposure) Collective Evolution will guarantee DASH 10 million monthly prime placement ad impressions on Collective-evolution.com. Verifiable by a Google DFP report. Considering Google has shut down crypto advertising, this is a way to get it back and direct. Given the fluctuation of DASH currency we are beginning with a guarantee so we can determine financial viability within the trial period before looking at full website ad takeover.
2. (Advertising Exposure) Collective Evolution will add a “Powered by DASH” logo inside daily emails that go out to 160,000 daily email subscribers) Upon click they will be taken to a landing page designed to further educate readers about DASH and how to invest in the DASH network.
3. (DASH on Facebook) DASH branding will appear in our videos and on certain segment we produce and make viral on Facebook. This will help get DASH back on Facebook which has also shut down
4. (Video Series) Collective Evolution will produce a video series containing 4 parts about crypto currency, it’s potential, how to get started and how it will change the world. DASH will be the official sponsor of this series and we will outline the benefits of choosing DASH as a currency to invest in. Collective Evolution will work with the DASH team/DASH Force News to produce accurate facts and align with company goals in producing the series. This series will also be the ‘go to’ series to send viewers to anytime they ask about crypto and how to invest. It will help fulfill our education based mission around crypto awareness.
5. (Regular News & Updates) Collective Evolution will act as a platform to which DASH can release press release information in the form of news articles or video stories on our website and social media on a regular basis.
6. (Video Branding Partnership) DASH will be the sole partner of CE’s in studio new videos. These will contain DASH branding during the segment and post-roll.
7. (Podcast Episode Feature) We will do a podcast episode with a DASH team member of DASH’s choosing. This episode will go out to all of our subscribers. Currently our podcasts average about 30,000 listens each.
8. (Podcast Sponsorship) Collective Evolution will notify podcasts listeners at the beginning and end of podcasts that CE’s podcast is powered by DASH and provide some basic info into how people can learn more about investing in DASH to grow the DASH network.
9. (Potential Video Series) Collective Evolution and DashCares can team up to create an ongoing series chronicling the good DASH and DASHCares is doing to help the world. These would be feel good stories with an actionable, invest in DASH to support further work. (1 episode per month)
10. (Series Partnership) DASH would also become the official and exclusive partner of a weekly Collective Evolution episodic show we would bring back called ‘These Guys.’ The show covers differing perspectives on popular topics happening in our world through a comedic and entertaining style. Episodes would air once a week across all of our platforms.
11. We have another idea we would like to specifically propose to the DASH core team privately as the early workings of this idea would need to be protected under an NDA. This idea would not roll out until after the initial 3 month proposal.
Use of Funds
CE’s monthly budget breakdown for DASH Funding to deliver on promise
Full Time Journalists & Content Creators: $20,000
Researcher: $4500
Video Production Team: $10,000
Content Manager: $5000
Chief Editor: $6000
Social Media Managers: $4000
Graphic Designers: $4000
IT/Web Hosting: $5000
Community Management/Outreach: $5000
‘These Guys’ Show Production: $8500
Editorial Copy Editor/Fact Checker: $5000
Total: $76,000 USD or 247 DASH (1 = $308 USD) Monthly.
We propose this partnership for a 3 month trial to allow for Masternode Owners to see the value of our work and what we are delivering. Strategies can adjust as necessary, and we can hold accountable mutual benefit.
From there we would propose renewal with the intention of a longer term partnership in 3 month stints.
We are open to hearing any feedback and suggestions. We also are open to any questions!
Thanks!
Joe
My name is Joe Martino, I am the founder of Collective Evolution and I am submitting this pre-proposal to discuss amongst the DASH community the value of this proposal for the DASH network and what we might adjust to gain support from the Masternode Owners and the community.
Summary of Proposal
Collective Evolution is proposing a long term partnership with DASH in order to promote ideas of decentralization, overcome the ban on crypto advertising, educate the public about cyrptocurrency and grow the DASH network by encouraging more people to adopt the use of DASH as a cryptocurrency. DASH would be helping to support influential independent media in a big way.
We are proposing 247 DASH monthly (at current value $308USD) in order to achieve the deliverables we have outlined below.
As a side, our plan and platform would provide a viable option to educate an age group of the population currently struggling to understand and invest in crypto but are curious and want to.
Further Detail
It appears that everywhere we turn, banks, old-world thought leaders and mainstream media have made their stance clear about cryptocurrencies amongst the public: ‘doubt it! And it’s not safe nor viable!’ This is because banks and the establishment own and control media.
With a global reach well into the millions, Collective Evolution intends on changing this outdated and misleading perspective to liberate people and encourage them to invest in cryptocurrency as the viable next step to decentralize power. This proposal will also help maintain freedom of press which is direly needed in these transformative times.
Collective Evolution has been operating for 10 years and is one of the largest conscious media outlets in the world. With our presence spanning Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and a powerful website, our content has been viewed over 2 billion times. While numbers are important, what we intend to do with those numbers to help support the DASH network is much more powerful.
Brief Summary of Collective Evolution
Founded in 2009, CE quickly gained popularity due to it’s neutral voice and lack of political slant. As a media and education company, we don’t simply create content to sway public opinion, promote one political side or another, or to win an argument. We help people see the world from a fresh perspective that is truth based but also personal. We empower people to think for themselves, educate themselves on things that will truly make an impact on our world and not simply follow the guidelines of a political party or leader. In essence, we remind people HOW to think, not WHAT to think.
Collective Evolution carved out it’s niche within alternative media that can often be quite angry, extreme, emotional or unfounded. This has made Collective Evolution a very well trusted source for independent alternative media created by passionate journalists and content creators.
We believe the ways of the old world do not allow humanity to thrive, and it is up to each and every one of us to realize that. In order to change our system and world we have to first change within, and from there take action on supporting the things we know will make a difference and pull centralized power away from a few who often don’t have our best interests at heart. Trust in the mainstream media is thankfully diminishing, and it’s alternative media outlets that will be the rising force to bring real change to our world. This is a crucial time for alternative media to align with like-minded change makers and companies to once and for all bring the power back to the people.
Collective Evolution’s founder, Joe Martino, was asked to join The Evolutionary Leaders Council for his work with CE and the impact it’s having in creating a world based around peace and viable solutions to help the world thrive. The ELC group is dedicated to bringing actionable change to the world in a real practical sense. This put Joe alongside colleagues such as Deepak Chopra, Vandana Shiva, Jack Canfield, Neale Donald Walsch and more.
(Interview between Jeff Berwick & Joe Martino on Anarchast here.)
The influence, and authentic respect CE has built both online and offline has been a result of passion, authenticity and commitment to a cause of truly helping humanity change and bring forth solutions that put the power back in people’s hands. This is why CE feels it aligns so well with DASH.
As a media company, we produce our own content and we stick with facts. CE has worked to lead by example in covering stories that stretch outside the mainstream narrative but do so with facts and sources everyone can track. We avoid sensationalist approaches which keep people irrationally tied to information and instead bring a grounded neutral approach that helps us see things authentically and truthfully.
We feel CE and DASH align for a number of reasons, but notably the desire to help make the world a better place via its core mission. DASHCares is an example of this, as well as helping to decentralize currency which is 100% necessary for our world to thrive at this time. We want to showcase the deeper humanitarian aspects of DASH and how it’s truly changing the world.
Brief Overview of CE Audience Numbers:
Our own Facebook page has 5.4 Million fans and our Instagram over 275,000. *This does not include our syndication and partner networks that bring in millions more.
We receive over 6 million visitors to our website monthly.
We have an email list topping over 250,000 and grows by 500+ every day.
We currently have over 63,000 subscribers on YouTube.
CE has a global audience but is largely represented by the US (40%), Canada (10%), India (10%), UK/Europe (25%) most notably.
The largest age bracket is between the ages of 30 and 40. With second largest being between 45 and 55
This presents a unique opportunity to help educate an age group very intimidated by crypto.
The gender split is 55 – 45 in favor of females.
Benefits to DASH (Network Overall)
Numbers can look great and while views, banners and branding are great on websites and social media, having worked with sponsorships in the past we know deep down how to bring the most value in order to help a company or a movement. Education and story telling is truly where it’s at and that’s a big part of our intention.
Our proposal is not simply to make DASH a part of our websites advertisements, but to also give DASH a platform to talk about it’s updates, what the DASH network is working on, as well as the good that DASH is doing outside of just cryptocurrency. Along with all the crypto and decentralization work, we want to tell the world about the humanitarian efforts associated with DASH’s work and the other projects it funds that are aligned with our ethos so that people understand the true value in adopting DASH beyond just being a crypto currency.
If people invest in DASH, they invest in themselves and helping others. This is huge.
Another high priority for us is to educate people via a series of videos and articles on how to get started with cryptocurrency. Our audience research and surveying shows that lack of education around what cryptocurrency and how to use them is one of the biggest barriers stopping people from getting involved. We would love to feature DASH as the primary currency we spotlight in educating people on why they should get started and how they can do so.
Deliverables (To Be Accountable by Transparency & Contract)
We plan to keep the DASH community informed of our work and deliverables via a clear line of communication on discord and the DASH forums. We also plan to work closely with DASH Force News to coordinate our efforts.
1. (Advertising Exposure) Collective Evolution will guarantee DASH 10 million monthly prime placement ad impressions on Collective-evolution.com. Verifiable by a Google DFP report. Considering Google has shut down crypto advertising, this is a way to get it back and direct. Given the fluctuation of DASH currency we are beginning with a guarantee so we can determine financial viability within the trial period before looking at full website ad takeover.
2. (Advertising Exposure) Collective Evolution will add a “Powered by DASH” logo inside daily emails that go out to 160,000 daily email subscribers) Upon click they will be taken to a landing page designed to further educate readers about DASH and how to invest in the DASH network.
3. (DASH on Facebook) DASH branding will appear in our videos and on certain segment we produce and make viral on Facebook. This will help get DASH back on Facebook which has also shut down
4. (Video Series) Collective Evolution will produce a video series containing 4 parts about crypto currency, it’s potential, how to get started and how it will change the world. DASH will be the official sponsor of this series and we will outline the benefits of choosing DASH as a currency to invest in. Collective Evolution will work with the DASH team/DASH Force News to produce accurate facts and align with company goals in producing the series. This series will also be the ‘go to’ series to send viewers to anytime they ask about crypto and how to invest. It will help fulfill our education based mission around crypto awareness.
5. (Regular News & Updates) Collective Evolution will act as a platform to which DASH can release press release information in the form of news articles or video stories on our website and social media on a regular basis.
6. (Video Branding Partnership) DASH will be the sole partner of CE’s in studio new videos. These will contain DASH branding during the segment and post-roll.
7. (Podcast Episode Feature) We will do a podcast episode with a DASH team member of DASH’s choosing. This episode will go out to all of our subscribers. Currently our podcasts average about 30,000 listens each.
8. (Podcast Sponsorship) Collective Evolution will notify podcasts listeners at the beginning and end of podcasts that CE’s podcast is powered by DASH and provide some basic info into how people can learn more about investing in DASH to grow the DASH network.
9. (Potential Video Series) Collective Evolution and DashCares can team up to create an ongoing series chronicling the good DASH and DASHCares is doing to help the world. These would be feel good stories with an actionable, invest in DASH to support further work. (1 episode per month)
10. (Series Partnership) DASH would also become the official and exclusive partner of a weekly Collective Evolution episodic show we would bring back called ‘These Guys.’ The show covers differing perspectives on popular topics happening in our world through a comedic and entertaining style. Episodes would air once a week across all of our platforms.
11. We have another idea we would like to specifically propose to the DASH core team privately as the early workings of this idea would need to be protected under an NDA. This idea would not roll out until after the initial 3 month proposal.
Use of Funds
CE’s monthly budget breakdown for DASH Funding to deliver on promise
Full Time Journalists & Content Creators: $20,000
Researcher: $4500
Video Production Team: $10,000
Content Manager: $5000
Chief Editor: $6000
Social Media Managers: $4000
Graphic Designers: $4000
IT/Web Hosting: $5000
Community Management/Outreach: $5000
‘These Guys’ Show Production: $8500
Editorial Copy Editor/Fact Checker: $5000
Total: $76,000 USD or 247 DASH (1 = $308 USD) Monthly.
We propose this partnership for a 3 month trial to allow for Masternode Owners to see the value of our work and what we are delivering. Strategies can adjust as necessary, and we can hold accountable mutual benefit.
From there we would propose renewal with the intention of a longer term partnership in 3 month stints.
We are open to hearing any feedback and suggestions. We also are open to any questions!
Thanks!
Joe
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