1. EMAIL TO MIDDYFUND@GMAIL.COMMIDDYFUND@GMAIL.COM By 5:40 PM

2. Team Name Team Members High School Mentor Team Roles/Titles

3. Agenda Provide an agenda for your presentation. Be clear about what you what your audience to get from this presentation.

4. Problem Do not just write your problem here. Think creatively on how you can draw your audience in and convince them that THIS IS A HUGE DEAL! You can use images, videos, stop and have your team do a skit. Also, you can tell a story that relates to people in the audience.

5. Inspiration of your Problem Find someone very dramatic on your team and have them share the inspiration with the audience Share the story of the inspiration – have fun and make others believe in you too.

6. Research It is extremely important to present as much research as possible in your presentation. It is your time to show how well you know the topic you are talking about. Present your research in a meaningful way also – don’t just read of statistics but use graphs and pie charts.

7. Team Project Solution Describe your solution using a smart-art graphic, mock-up prototype, or image. Use less words and more images to show how your solution works. In your solution, talk about A) Time of the project B) Location C) Who is involved? D) How will it function

8. Secret to Success What is the major factor that will make your project successful? Think about the uniqueness of your team or even your high school mentor? Or is it that you are doing something no middle school student has done before? Are you making something cheaper?

9. Spending and Funding Show us your budget – what are spending on How will buying each item push your project forward

10. Feedback Slide Show us the feedback you have received so far from your project solution and how you have pivoted from the feedback. This includes your google survey results and any interviews you conducted

11. Challenges What challenges do you need to overcome for your project to succeed?

12. Measurements of Change What does the situation look like before your project? What metric will you use to track change? What is the goal measurement for your project?

13. Next Steps In the next month, provide us with a specific action plan of what you are going to do to make this project happen. This includes – who are you going to reach out to, what event will you host at your school, ordering supplies, meeting outside of MiddyFund Time, setting up the website, etc.