LukeWeAreChange
New member
NEW PROPOSAL 3/16/2018
We Are Change
Established in 2006, We Are Change is more than just a news outlet with a half a million YouTube subscribers and even more followers on Facebook. We provide a home for activists to meet, grow, and take action and benefit communities around the world.
We Are Change is headlined by independent journalist Luke Rudkowski but includes activists from around the globe. Since 2006, We Are Change has operated as a decentralized, nonpartisan news organization that has broken stories no other news outlets in the United States have had the will or freedom to cover. We Are Change shares diverse news and information as an outlet independent of antiquated systems that provides an unbiased perspective. Traveling teams expose many of the problems humanity faces every day by showing raw footage as it happens.
We Are Change has been avidly promoting cryptocurrencies since 2013 and is one of the first outlets in the world to accept Bitcoin donations and, of course, DASH. We have interviewed many of the leading voices in the cryptocurrency community, and we are teaching the world about blockchain technology when few people had even heard of it.
DASH Sponsorship Proposal
DASH has created a powerful tool for individuals to store their wealth and conduct business transactions with the liberty to privately spend their funds as they see fit. In much the same way, We Are Change is an independent news outlet that can assist people in freeing their minds through access to uncensored information and with an emphasis on personal liberty.
In light of our shared goals for individual freedom, we propose that DASH sponsor We Are Change, which has been severely censored throughout the years but still stands as one of the most popular independent news outlets in the world.
As the sole sponsor of We Are Change, DASH will be promoted exclusively in our news segments, which have a proven record of consistent viewership globally. We Are Change has accumulated over 100 million video views on YouTube alone, with similar view counts on Facebook and tens of millions of additional views as a result of other news outlets re-uploading and sharing our content.
Benefit to DASH
We Are Change is currently producing 10-15 videos a week between social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, and now even DTube exclusive content. Although our videos have been demonetized at a rapid rate on YouTube, our organic reach has been higher than current numbers. We have also circumvented demonetization in some ways by having a large presence and following on Steemit and DTube. So how do we grow, and how do we involve DASH?
First of all, We Are Change has a very proactive community when called to action, so our plan, of course, involves that community. We Are Change has always encouraged being the change one wants to see in the world, so we will be calling on our viewers to submit written, video, graphic, and even meme content directly to WRC. The best of these will then be shared with the community via our platforms. At the end of each month, the community will vote on the five best pieces of content, from there WRC will choose a winner and a runner-up, who will receive 1 and .5 Dash respectively. Everything shared on any platform will be branded in some way with the Dash logo to ensure maximum exposure.
Secondly, We Are Change would build and maintain a weekly show based on cryptocurrencies and related DASH news as well as the communities efforts and the possibilities it provides. We also plan on involving our audience with the DASH network where we give away $5 in DASH to the first 100 people in the comments who leave their wallet address, and of course, run similar promotions throughout the week on separate broadcasts.
This brings us to branding. We want to make We Are Change synonymous with Dash by embedding its logo on every piece of original content we produce, which means a minimum of 10 videos a week that have a vast and very broad reach. This ensures that your brand is seen despite Google now banning advertisements regarding cryptocurrencies. As the exclusive sponsor of one of the world's leading independent news outlets, DASH will expand its visibility and, as a result, increase its value in the minds of millions. By sponsoring We Are Change in addition to the already funded Reality Check and Truth in Media project with Ben Swann, DASH will become an online presence that will be impossible to ignore.
We hope to forge a relationship with the DASH community starting out incrementally gaining trust in the value of our brand and content. With this model, we empower individuals through information and encourage them to take action using the power of crypto.
We will be asking for 50 DASH per month on a month per month basis.
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OLD PROPOSAL
We Are Change
Established in 2006, We Are Change is more than just a news outlet with a half a million YouTube subscribers and even more followers on Facebook. We provide a home for activists to meet, grow, and take action to benefit communities around the world.
We Are Change is headlined by independent journalist Luke Rudkowski. Since 2006, We Are Change has operated as a decentralized, nonpartisan news organization that has broken stories that no other news outlets in the United States have had the will or freedom to cover. As an outlet independent of antiquated systems that provides an unbiased political perspective, We Are Change shares diverse news and information via traveling teams, exposing many of the problems humanity faces everyday.
Our organization has 16 years of experience in journalism. When the U.S. government and the media were misrepresenting the war on terror while the families, survivors, and first responders of 9/11 were being silenced, We Are Change stepped up and shared the message of those individuals, giving them a voice.
We Are Change has been avidly promoting cryptocurrencies since 2013 and is one of the first outlets in the world to accept Bitcoin donations and, of course, DASH. We have interviewed many of the leading voices in the cryptocurrency community and were teaching the world about blockchain technology when few people had ever heard of it.
DASH Sponsorship Proposal
DASH has created a powerful tool for individuals to store their wealth and conduct business transactions with the liberty to privately spend their funds as they see fit. In much the same way, We Are Change is an independent news outlet that can assist people in freeing their minds through access to uncensored information and perspectives with an emphasis on personal liberty.
In light of our shared goals of personal freedom, we propose that DASH sponsor We Are Change, which has been severely censored throughout the years but still stands as one of the most popular independent news outlets.
As the sole sponsor of We Are Change, DASH will be promoted at least five times per week on our news segments, which have a proven record of consistent viewership around the world. We Are Change has accumulated over 100 million video views on YouTube alone, with similar view counts on Facebook and tens of millions of additional views as a result of other news outlets re-uploading and sharing our content.
Most exciting of all for We Are Change is our plan to grant a monthly endowment of around $10,000 USD each month in DASH currency to fellow change-makers. Every month, We Are Change will select a journalist or proactive organization aligned with DASH and We Are Change’s shared goals of peace and liberty, and the donation they receive will not only facilitate the adoption and awareness of DASH, but also aid the growth and success of credible alternative, decentralized media outlets. We Are Change will closely vet any independent news outlet or charity organization that wishes to participate in this funding program and reward only the most deserving candidates.
To accomplish this mission, We Are Change will travel to meet with the recipient and shoot a high-quality video showing what they are doing and ultimately empowering them with DASH, having them accept the currency on camera and open up their outlet to DASH donations.
We Are Change will involve the community in this process not only with public votes and participation but also occasional journalistic competitions. During some months, we will also award funds to the best investigative journalist.
We Are Change needs to significantly expand our staff to accomplish this goal, and we will do this with the support of the DASH community while remaining fully accountable through an independent auditor. The allotment of funds will be made transparent and will be publicly audited by a third-party accounting team separate from We Are Change.
To encourage aspiring independent journalists, We Are Change created Change Media University. With the sponsorship of DASH, C.M.U. would become free online to people worldwide and help journalists avoid the financial burden and uselessness of a college degree.
Benefit to DASH
As the exclusive sponsor of one of the world's leading independent news outlets, DASH will expand its visibility and, as a result, increase its value in the minds of millions. By sponsoring We Are Change in addition to the already funded Reality Check and Truth in Media project with Ben Swann, DASH will become an online presence that will be impossible to ignore.
The monthly DASH endowment will not only create a buzz but also content that will inspire the best and brightest journalists to do amazing work – promoting DASH in the process.
Organizations like True Manila or Abolish Slavery, which are dedicated to helping impoverished individuals, will be examples of worthy organizations. Further, other censored journalists like World Alternative Media will be some of the types of media groups we will be looking to work with and potentially reward.
We will have 260 DASH-sponsored videos per year and a minimum of five videos per week. DASH will be highlighted in all of the original content we produce, along with banner ads that will be prominently visible on our website. We currently have an estimated 20M organic video views and 200M organic social impressions. Videos will be posted on Facebook, YouTube, Dtube/Steemit, Twitter, our home page, and the many news websites that share our videos.
What You Get For The Money
We Are Change's sponsorship announcement, along with the publication of the monthly DASH giveaway, has enormous viral potential to highlight DASH’s technology, utility, and community.
DASH will be the official sponsor of We Are Change for at least two years.
We Are Change and Luke Rudkowski will travel to various cryptocurrency conferences worldwide and promote DASH. Where possible, we will give speeches about the generosity and power of the DASH community, as well as conduct live streams on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter that will feature DASH. We will interview interesting people in the DASH community and report on DASH-related news.
We Are Change will promote these events on social media beforehand and hold polls for the DASH community to help decide which events we should attend.
We Are Change's News Team
We Are Change's staff of reporters and video producers has included some of the most accomplished and talented journalists in the world. With DASH's sponsorship, We Are Change will add an internationally recognized war correspondent in the Middle East and a robust, fully staffed news team that will strive to beat the mainstream media.
We Are Change Staffing, Production, and Website costs:
(Salaries will be funded for two years)
Office Staff, Field Staff, Business Manager, Journalists, Video Editors, Editor-in-Chief, Researchers, Writers/Social Media Managers, Accountant, Independent Auditor - $716,606
Expenses will go towards:
Monthly DASH Endowment - $240,000
Studio, DSLR Cameras, and Lighting - $30,000
Air Travel and Accomodations - $250,000
TOTAL: $ 1,236,606.00
Investment: Three months at 700 DASH/month
Conversion fees and volatility are not attributed but will be taken out of the staff budget if needed. For full transparency of the funds allocation, an independent auditor will be retained to publish records of We Are Change's expenditures for the DASH community to view on a regular basis.
We Are Change
Established in 2006, We Are Change is more than just a news outlet with a half a million YouTube subscribers and even more followers on Facebook. We provide a home for activists to meet, grow, and take action and benefit communities around the world.
We Are Change is headlined by independent journalist Luke Rudkowski but includes activists from around the globe. Since 2006, We Are Change has operated as a decentralized, nonpartisan news organization that has broken stories no other news outlets in the United States have had the will or freedom to cover. We Are Change shares diverse news and information as an outlet independent of antiquated systems that provides an unbiased perspective. Traveling teams expose many of the problems humanity faces every day by showing raw footage as it happens.
We Are Change has been avidly promoting cryptocurrencies since 2013 and is one of the first outlets in the world to accept Bitcoin donations and, of course, DASH. We have interviewed many of the leading voices in the cryptocurrency community, and we are teaching the world about blockchain technology when few people had even heard of it.
DASH Sponsorship Proposal
DASH has created a powerful tool for individuals to store their wealth and conduct business transactions with the liberty to privately spend their funds as they see fit. In much the same way, We Are Change is an independent news outlet that can assist people in freeing their minds through access to uncensored information and with an emphasis on personal liberty.
In light of our shared goals for individual freedom, we propose that DASH sponsor We Are Change, which has been severely censored throughout the years but still stands as one of the most popular independent news outlets in the world.
As the sole sponsor of We Are Change, DASH will be promoted exclusively in our news segments, which have a proven record of consistent viewership globally. We Are Change has accumulated over 100 million video views on YouTube alone, with similar view counts on Facebook and tens of millions of additional views as a result of other news outlets re-uploading and sharing our content.
Benefit to DASH
We Are Change is currently producing 10-15 videos a week between social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, and now even DTube exclusive content. Although our videos have been demonetized at a rapid rate on YouTube, our organic reach has been higher than current numbers. We have also circumvented demonetization in some ways by having a large presence and following on Steemit and DTube. So how do we grow, and how do we involve DASH?
First of all, We Are Change has a very proactive community when called to action, so our plan, of course, involves that community. We Are Change has always encouraged being the change one wants to see in the world, so we will be calling on our viewers to submit written, video, graphic, and even meme content directly to WRC. The best of these will then be shared with the community via our platforms. At the end of each month, the community will vote on the five best pieces of content, from there WRC will choose a winner and a runner-up, who will receive 1 and .5 Dash respectively. Everything shared on any platform will be branded in some way with the Dash logo to ensure maximum exposure.
Secondly, We Are Change would build and maintain a weekly show based on cryptocurrencies and related DASH news as well as the communities efforts and the possibilities it provides. We also plan on involving our audience with the DASH network where we give away $5 in DASH to the first 100 people in the comments who leave their wallet address, and of course, run similar promotions throughout the week on separate broadcasts.
This brings us to branding. We want to make We Are Change synonymous with Dash by embedding its logo on every piece of original content we produce, which means a minimum of 10 videos a week that have a vast and very broad reach. This ensures that your brand is seen despite Google now banning advertisements regarding cryptocurrencies. As the exclusive sponsor of one of the world's leading independent news outlets, DASH will expand its visibility and, as a result, increase its value in the minds of millions. By sponsoring We Are Change in addition to the already funded Reality Check and Truth in Media project with Ben Swann, DASH will become an online presence that will be impossible to ignore.
We hope to forge a relationship with the DASH community starting out incrementally gaining trust in the value of our brand and content. With this model, we empower individuals through information and encourage them to take action using the power of crypto.
We will be asking for 50 DASH per month on a month per month basis.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OLD PROPOSAL
We Are Change
Established in 2006, We Are Change is more than just a news outlet with a half a million YouTube subscribers and even more followers on Facebook. We provide a home for activists to meet, grow, and take action to benefit communities around the world.
We Are Change is headlined by independent journalist Luke Rudkowski. Since 2006, We Are Change has operated as a decentralized, nonpartisan news organization that has broken stories that no other news outlets in the United States have had the will or freedom to cover. As an outlet independent of antiquated systems that provides an unbiased political perspective, We Are Change shares diverse news and information via traveling teams, exposing many of the problems humanity faces everyday.
Our organization has 16 years of experience in journalism. When the U.S. government and the media were misrepresenting the war on terror while the families, survivors, and first responders of 9/11 were being silenced, We Are Change stepped up and shared the message of those individuals, giving them a voice.
We Are Change has been avidly promoting cryptocurrencies since 2013 and is one of the first outlets in the world to accept Bitcoin donations and, of course, DASH. We have interviewed many of the leading voices in the cryptocurrency community and were teaching the world about blockchain technology when few people had ever heard of it.
DASH Sponsorship Proposal
DASH has created a powerful tool for individuals to store their wealth and conduct business transactions with the liberty to privately spend their funds as they see fit. In much the same way, We Are Change is an independent news outlet that can assist people in freeing their minds through access to uncensored information and perspectives with an emphasis on personal liberty.
In light of our shared goals of personal freedom, we propose that DASH sponsor We Are Change, which has been severely censored throughout the years but still stands as one of the most popular independent news outlets.
As the sole sponsor of We Are Change, DASH will be promoted at least five times per week on our news segments, which have a proven record of consistent viewership around the world. We Are Change has accumulated over 100 million video views on YouTube alone, with similar view counts on Facebook and tens of millions of additional views as a result of other news outlets re-uploading and sharing our content.
Most exciting of all for We Are Change is our plan to grant a monthly endowment of around $10,000 USD each month in DASH currency to fellow change-makers. Every month, We Are Change will select a journalist or proactive organization aligned with DASH and We Are Change’s shared goals of peace and liberty, and the donation they receive will not only facilitate the adoption and awareness of DASH, but also aid the growth and success of credible alternative, decentralized media outlets. We Are Change will closely vet any independent news outlet or charity organization that wishes to participate in this funding program and reward only the most deserving candidates.
To accomplish this mission, We Are Change will travel to meet with the recipient and shoot a high-quality video showing what they are doing and ultimately empowering them with DASH, having them accept the currency on camera and open up their outlet to DASH donations.
We Are Change will involve the community in this process not only with public votes and participation but also occasional journalistic competitions. During some months, we will also award funds to the best investigative journalist.
We Are Change needs to significantly expand our staff to accomplish this goal, and we will do this with the support of the DASH community while remaining fully accountable through an independent auditor. The allotment of funds will be made transparent and will be publicly audited by a third-party accounting team separate from We Are Change.
To encourage aspiring independent journalists, We Are Change created Change Media University. With the sponsorship of DASH, C.M.U. would become free online to people worldwide and help journalists avoid the financial burden and uselessness of a college degree.
Benefit to DASH
As the exclusive sponsor of one of the world's leading independent news outlets, DASH will expand its visibility and, as a result, increase its value in the minds of millions. By sponsoring We Are Change in addition to the already funded Reality Check and Truth in Media project with Ben Swann, DASH will become an online presence that will be impossible to ignore.
The monthly DASH endowment will not only create a buzz but also content that will inspire the best and brightest journalists to do amazing work – promoting DASH in the process.
Organizations like True Manila or Abolish Slavery, which are dedicated to helping impoverished individuals, will be examples of worthy organizations. Further, other censored journalists like World Alternative Media will be some of the types of media groups we will be looking to work with and potentially reward.
We will have 260 DASH-sponsored videos per year and a minimum of five videos per week. DASH will be highlighted in all of the original content we produce, along with banner ads that will be prominently visible on our website. We currently have an estimated 20M organic video views and 200M organic social impressions. Videos will be posted on Facebook, YouTube, Dtube/Steemit, Twitter, our home page, and the many news websites that share our videos.
What You Get For The Money
We Are Change's sponsorship announcement, along with the publication of the monthly DASH giveaway, has enormous viral potential to highlight DASH’s technology, utility, and community.
DASH will be the official sponsor of We Are Change for at least two years.
We Are Change and Luke Rudkowski will travel to various cryptocurrency conferences worldwide and promote DASH. Where possible, we will give speeches about the generosity and power of the DASH community, as well as conduct live streams on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter that will feature DASH. We will interview interesting people in the DASH community and report on DASH-related news.
We Are Change will promote these events on social media beforehand and hold polls for the DASH community to help decide which events we should attend.
We Are Change's News Team
We Are Change's staff of reporters and video producers has included some of the most accomplished and talented journalists in the world. With DASH's sponsorship, We Are Change will add an internationally recognized war correspondent in the Middle East and a robust, fully staffed news team that will strive to beat the mainstream media.
We Are Change Staffing, Production, and Website costs:
(Salaries will be funded for two years)
Office Staff, Field Staff, Business Manager, Journalists, Video Editors, Editor-in-Chief, Researchers, Writers/Social Media Managers, Accountant, Independent Auditor - $716,606
Expenses will go towards:
Monthly DASH Endowment - $240,000
Studio, DSLR Cameras, and Lighting - $30,000
Air Travel and Accomodations - $250,000
TOTAL: $ 1,236,606.00
Investment: Three months at 700 DASH/month
Conversion fees and volatility are not attributed but will be taken out of the staff budget if needed. For full transparency of the funds allocation, an independent auditor will be retained to publish records of We Are Change's expenditures for the DASH community to view on a regular basis.
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