Check out the work thus far. We've been matching community ideas with community investment. Have an idea that will make Guelph Great? Want to make a difference in your community, but don't know where to start? Contact us!
Now 81% more awesome. After giving away more than $115,000 in resources during Round Two, The Elevator Project returns better than ever! We spent the summer evaluating how we have been doing by listening hard to all of your feedback. Then we tore apart the process and redesigned it based on what you told us. […]
Yes, folks, it’s time. Our wonderful ideamakers have put so much work into creating proposals that will make Guelph great, and now we showcase their amazing projects revealing which have already attracted investment. It’s also your opportunity, as a community-benefit-project enthusiast, to invest in the awesome! Just by showing up to celebrate community change-making with […]
Video is a great way to tell people about your project. We have collected some great tips for shooting yourself on video from Nick Montgomery of Merc Media: – Place the camera at eye level. Use a tripod (if available), or any stable surface that is level with your eye. The camera shouldn’t be shooting […]
We’re kicking into high gear as the Elevator Academy winds down and the countdown towards the Big Show continues. The community vote is in, the community panel has scored the projects, and Gabrielle is busy rounding up investors to enable this year’s Idea Makers to put their projects into action! With all the goings-on, it […]
Good News! The last of the Elevator Academy workshops, that had been postponed, have been rescheduled. Yes, two missing sessions of the Elevator Academy project-planning training series have been set for the next couple of weeks: This week, on April 16th, join us for Communicating your idea part 2 – ‘Getting your idea out there […]
It’s time to add your voice in selecting which of the awesome project proposals in our idea bank rank among the best. And no, this isn’t American Idol. It’s not a popularity contest. This is about engaging the community with what they find to be most compelling ideas. It’s also about generating some excitement about […]
