Help us show how technology can save the world

The heart of where Cyrano is headed is our SolutionBuilder. There are tens of thousands of nonprofits doing valuable and important work to help kids and the poor, to support education and health initiatives, to save the environment and to keep dance theatre and the arts alive and flourishing. They are all good at what they do - but they don't have the resources to get their stories out effectively. And unless they can do that, they won't get the support and attention they need and deserve. Bringing them that support will radically effect the impact their programs can have.

Here's the big idea. We will bring the expertise of communications professionals to the fingertips of thousands of nonprofits across the country - over the Internet. Cyrano’s SolutionBuilder on the web is being designed to incorporate outcomes-based tools, worksheets, how-tos and templates to help create effective marketing plans and materials. These will be augmented by user forums and Ask an Expert features.

Dear reader: do you know a forward-thinking technology leader who will see the possibilities and support the implementation of SolutionBuilder? This is an unusual opportunity to demonstrate how technology can be used to extend and amplify positive change. Please introduce us.

Did you know that the nonprofit sector in the US is the sixth largest economy in the world? With over a trillion dollars of annual revenue? It is big. Very big. Our tools will be in daily use among the staffers and leaders of nonprofits. Once Cyrano's SolutionBuilder is launched, it will be sustainable. As Mitch Kapor has noted, “Always on my mind, in all my involvement is, how is it going to be sustainable?” he said. “I am a big believer that begging is not the right business model." And so are we - but we need a farsighted partner to join with us in getting it to the next stage. Anyone?