Starting up - IT and outreach

Well! This idea has already gathered more momentum than I thought. This is freakin fantastic. As I mentioned in my earlier post - this can go far and wide. My mind is running away with thousands of ideas. One of the ideas that I mentioned in an earlier post- to create a panel of judges to pick-out the most powerful photos and offer prizes to the photographers may not work for 52words. Or maybe it would. As a very bright student of art pointed out to me...there are no winners with 52words. So, that idea is definitely on hold until it is further investigated! I originally thought of this because I want to spur people on to PARTICIPATE. What I can promise right now...is that if this movement takes off and momentum gathers. I can try to raise funding to do more outreach - to make sure that after the project is over...that the world can see the RESULTS. Whether its an exhibition, or several exhibitions or a book. I am hoping that this potential - where EVERYONE will be noticed and accredited for their input will be enough to gain many, many participants. But right now, 52words has no funding whatsoever. I will try - but I need content first!

 So, how do I gain content? As the most beloved person in my life has pointed out---I need to make it very easy for everyone to post their photo. I am devastated to hear that you cannot tag photos on facebook to a fan club (which 52words is listed as). The email option is always there - but this will be a huge amount of work for me. It will allow me to screen everyone's entry--which is a good thing because I do fear the p.0.r.n factor. THAT is not allowed in 52words! Another option is a group flickr page...but I may run into the aforementioned problem if anyone can upload anything. Am I too cynical? Finally - and the BEST idea..is to build a real webpage. This is what I would REALLY like to do. This blog could be part of that webpage. It is my current big dream to build a central site that can serve as the go-to place where anyone, anywhere can upload their entries onto the webpage as well as give me their relevant contact information. All photos must be attributed to the people who took that photo and be associated with a country, a city, a village...

I am looking for people to help in both IT and outreach. If you are interested...please contact me. 52words2010(at)gmail.com. Best case scenario - is that this idea works and I can gain enough attention to find donors! At that point - the sky is the limit with this!! But first things first! I need the photo posting process to WORK. And I need a central go-to place. And then--I need to launch and pitch this idea everywhere--- to schools, sister city programs, international NGO's, local NGO's in Cameroon, Mali, Peru, Indonesia....and on and on!!!

FUN!!