West Africa Proposer Outreach

Problem

West African entrepreneurs are unaware of the Project Catalyst's funding campaigns and the community's encouragement of African proposals

Solution

A 2-Day Virtual Event with guest speakers, project proposals, interviews, live Q&A and 2x1-hour webinar workshops (French & English)

Completed outcome

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Total to date

This is the total amount allocated to West Africa Proposer Outreach.

$6,000

Total funds requested

Distributed: $6,000

Remaining: $0

Complete

In progress

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The main event will take place after a 30-day marketing campaign once funding is secured and materials have been created.
In this 30-day period, 2+ webinars will be held as introductions, leading to sign-ups for the main event.
Experience & Tools:
Our team has extensive experience in delivering training, creating educational material, and hosting online events. We bring expertise from the podcast world, the start-up sphere, and also as corporate training consultants. The tools we intend to use will be a blend of Zoom, Slido and Miro to deliver a highly interactive, highly-impactful virtual event.
Marketing Strategy:

Target Audience: West African (+Diapora) Developers, Entrepreneurs, and Firms that are looking for funding, community, and blockchain solutions
Channels: Website, Twitter, Clubhouse and LinkedIn
Ad Campaigns: (FB, Instagram, Twitter)
3-tier Incentive: Sign-up, Complete Event, Submit Proposal
2+ Webinars: "Get Funded With Catalyst" (French & English)

What Success Looks Like:
Reaching bright entrepreneurs, and specialized firms from within West Africa and the wider Diaspora. Teaching them about Project Catalyst and assisting them in the process of submitting high-impact Catalyst Proposals.
Key metrics to measure:

No. of Proposers Onboarded
No. of Proposals Submitted
No. of Successful Proposers from Event
No. of Event Sign-ups
No. of Event Attendees
No. of Event Completions (Both days)
No. of Articles written
No. of Social Media Posts
No. of Surveys
% of Attendees/Catalyst Onboard
% of Submitted/Success
% of Surveys/Attendees
$ of Total Funded (Success)

Key Team Members:
Josh Fielding - WADA Global Lead
Mercy Tachie-Menson - WADA Comms Lead
Vincent Katchavenda - Smart-chain.fr Consultant
Budget:
2k Team Costs (Materials, Onboarding, Co-ordination)
1k Event Costs (Hosting, Guest fees)
3k Marketing (Ads, Outreach, Incentives)
Target Outcomes (Estimates):