WorldOpp incubator
An Opplet incubator (hereinafter, the Incubator) is a virtual and/or physical environment for the care, protection, and growth of those aspiring entrepreneurs (hereinafter, the Learners) who would like to become WorldOpp fellows.
The Incubator is a part of Friends Of CNM (hereinafter, the Community). WorldOpp Fellow Staff sponsors the Incubator's activities and the CNM Council for Career Services oversees both the Incubator and WorldOpp Fellow Staff.
The Learners
Target audiences
- No particular audience is identified -- everyone who is interested in participating is welcome.
Composition
- The Incubator consists of from one to seven paid Learners. Some number of unpaid Learners may also join the Incubator when it has at least eight Learners:
Position Quantity Qualification Practical activity Fellow Candidate 4 Graduates from WorldOpp Placement Seminar Development of the CNM Wiki content related to the curricula. Lead Candidate 2 Only WorldOpp Fellow Candidates can be promoted to this level when there are at least three of them Editing of the CNM Wiki content related to the curricula. Executive Candidate 1 Only WorldOpp Lead Candidates can be promoted to this level when there are at least three of them. Managing the Incubator. Candidate‑in‑waiting At the discretion of the WorldOpp Executive Candidate when all of the vacancies listed above have been filled in.
Education
Any Learner is supposed to learn using the various educational methods.
Conceptual instruction
Conceptual instruction Lecturing Lectures and stories for WorldOpp Orientation, WorldOpp Placement Seminar, and WorldOpp Bootcamp shall be developed during WorldOpp Project Storytelling Self-directed learning The Learners are welcome to explore the related concepts on their own using any data sources available to them.
Practical instruction
Practical instruction Hands-on training If the Incubator has a Lead Candidate or Executive Candidate, he or she shall be able to provide the Learners with practical instruction. Formative assessment Demonstrating Directed research Not withholding possible directions from an Lead Candidate or Executive Candidate, the learning outlines can also serve as passive directions.
Active learning
Active learning Project‑based learning Although each particular Learner shall be the main driving force behind active learning, a Lead Candidate or Executive Candidate, if hired, shall be able to initiate some Projects and other active learning opportunities. Exploratory research Observation Discussion Not withholding the Learner's and/or Lead Candidate's or Executive Candidate's endeavors, Friends Of CNM Event Administrator shall be able to support the initiatives.
Projects
Since project-based learning is a substantial part of Education generally and Active learning particularly, the Learner shall work on several projects while being in the Incubator.
Non-profit projects
- The Learners casually start working on non-profit projects in order to get professional experience. The outcomes of those projects shall be available for the general public at no cost. Those projects may include, but not limited to development of CNM Wiki, videos for any free courses that the Community offers, and/or other free services such as WorldOpp for the Vulnerable.
- One role, WorldOpp event host, is defined in advance; every Learner is supposed to host at least one WorldOpp event a week. The other roles primarily lay within certain Areas of activities, but are contingent on the state of WorldOpp Project.
- The Learners cannot receive salaries while working on non-profit projects, but are eligible for WorldOpp stipends, WorldOpp internships, and/or WorldOpp reimbursements.
For-profit projects
- For-profit projects are preferred designations for the Learners when they obtain needed qualifications. In order to be for-profit, any project shall have one or more outside customers.
- The Learner shall be paid for his or her work on for-profit projects contingent to customers' payments. For instance, if the Learner organizes a paid webinar, which:
- Has received 7 payments $10 each;
- Was promoted through Tech Events for Managers and Entrepreneurs; and
- Has no other expenses,
- this Leaner will get $63 (7 * $10 * 90%) in addition to his or her WorldOpp stipend and WorldOpp internship. Meetup.com charges about 10% for payments and meetup group organizer's costs.
Areas of activities
Areas of the activities in which the Learners are supposed to be engaged can be tracked at the Careerprise business opportunity wikipage. They may include, but not limited to, the following.
Event organizing
- Events to be organized may include, but not limited to, Careerprise conference for potential and actual vendors, WorldOpp roundtable to discuss challenges and brainstorm ideas, and CNM standup for current WorldOpp Fellow Staff members and/or the other Learners. Roles of the Learners can range from an WorldOpp event host up to an apprentice to Friends Of CNM Event Administrator. Those Learners who organize events may serve as product owners for CNM Middleware, Opplet.net, and/or Eventtune.
Marketing outreach
- The Community is going to reach out to a wide range of potential customers through various marketing channels that may include, but not limited to:
- WorldOpp page on Facebook;
- Websites such as http://worldopp.org (its new content drafts are published at WorldOpp.org), etc.
- Tech Events for Managers and Entrepreneurs, Global DC, and Culture Club DC meetup groups, etc.
- As of August of 2018, the only marketable products are (a) a series of Careerprise conferences and the Incubator itself. However, new products will be added as the Incubator grows. Roles of the Learners can range up to an apprentice to Friends Of CNM Outreach Administrator. Those Learners who practice marketing outreach may serve as product owners for CNM Siteware and/or CNM websites.
Learning development
- The Community finances development of several learning opportunities. The development may include, but not limited to, those:
- Wikipages that are related to the learning. Eventually, no red link shall appear at any wikipage that belongs to the Category: Lecture notes at this CNM Wiki;
- Video- and audio-recordings that are related to the learning and possibly posted at YouTube;
- Quizzes and other assessment products created at CNM Campus.
- The future conceptual instruction shall include, but not limited to, WorldOpp Orientation and WorldOpp Bootcamp. The future practical instruction shall include, but not limited to, WorldOpp Placement Seminar. Roles of the Learners can range up to an apprentice to Friends Of CNM Resource Administrator. Those Learners who develop learning processes may serve as product owners for CNM Courseware and/or CNM Campus.
Business building
- All of the Community's initiatives are startup endeavors. These initiatives include, but not limited to, the Community itself, the Incubator, as well as all of the available and potential positions such as WorldOpp Fellow Candidate, WorldOpp Lead Candidate, WorldOpp Executive Candidate, Friends Of CNM Event Administrator, Friends Of CNM Outreach Administrator, etc. Roles of the Learners can range up to an apprentice to Friends Of CNM DevOps Administrator. Those Learners who build business may serve as product owners for CNM Productware and/or Fixett.
Software designing
- The Community finances development of informational technology that would support the Community's efforts. This technology is jointly called CNM Cloud and particularly includes CNM Wikiware that supports CNM Wiki, CNM Courseware that supports CNM Campus, etc. A separate group that consists of professionals develops the actual technology, and there is no more need in coding or integrating, but development of requirements of what needs to be coded and integrated has always been a challenge since the start of the WorldOpp Project. Those wikipages that are related to CNM Cloud in general shall be the key results of these development projects. Roles of the Learners can range up to an apprentice to Friends Of CNM Cloud Administrator. Those Learners who design software may serve as product owners for CNM Infrastructure.
Concept management
- The Community finances development of its knowledge bases, most importantly, this CNM Wiki. This knowledge base shall provide the customers of the Community, the Community itself, and its associates with all knowledge that is needed in order to learn and collaborate. Page categories are just few examples of the pieces that CNM Wiki currently lacks. Roles of the Learners can range up to an apprentice to Friends Of CNM Concept Administrator. Those Learners who manage concepts may serve as product owners for CNM Wikiware and/or CNM Wiki.
Executive administration
- The Community may finance any project, even if it cannot be included in Event organizing, Marketing outreach, Learning development, Organizational building, Software designing, and Concept management, as long as this project can advance the Community and its impact. Particularly, these projects may include re-defining of the Areas of activities. Roles of the Learners can range up to an apprentice to Friends Of CNM Executive Administrator.
Compensations
Stipends and internships
- WorldOpp stipends and WorldOpp internships are available for the Learners. The monthly budget for the Incubator varies from $0 to $720:
Number of positions Monthly amount Title Level's totals 4 $60 Candidate $240 2 $120 Lead Candidate $240 1 $240 Executive Candidate $240 7 Monthly total for the Incubator: $720
- The monetary amount for a specific position is subject for applicable laws. The amount is defined once a week based on the previous week's performance. For paid Learners, the weekly pay of a WorldOpp stipend and WorldOpp internship cannot be less than $15 or more than $60.
Salaries
- The Learners shall receive salaries for their work contingent to clients' payments. Practically, this means that if one or more third-party clients pay for results of particular work of the Learner, he or she shall get a significant portion of that payment as described at For-profit projects.
Reimbursements
- For participants of the WorldOpp for the Vulnerable programme, the Community may reimburse all or some portion of their Internet costs as WorldOpp reimbursements.
