Crossroads

Crossroads

Free app helping nomadic individuals find community, coordinate travel, and partake in events like cleanups, with emphasis on safety, inclusivity, and environmental responsibility; seeking funding to launch.
Application
Applied on: 12 Apr 2024 04:32 PM
Approved
User Review
AI Review
A1
Reviewed on 12 Apr 2024 05:05 PM
Project is creating impact through public goods, civic service, civic works, civic innovations or civic utilities.
Crossroads is a free app designed to foster community among nomadic people, which qualifies as a civic service by facilitating community engagement and support.
Project exhibits clear relevance to the broad framing of civic innovation.
The project's focus on supporting a non-hierarchical nomadic community and promoting environmental stewardship aligns with the themes of civic innovation.
At least one project steward is a member of OpenCivics consortium.
The application does not provide information about the membership status of the project stewards in the OpenCivics consortium.
Project team size and skills correlates to use of funds and desired impact.
While the project has been described as developed by an all-volunteer team, specific details regarding team size and skill set are not provided, so it is unclear if they correlate with the intended use of funds and impact.
Project demonstrates a clear track record of previous work.
The project has been in development for about a year with an emphasis on user research and community engagement, indicating a track record of relevant work.
Project must agree to participate in co-development of collaborative and grantee accountability protocols as part of their impact reporting process.
There is no information provided that indicates whether the project team has agreed to participate in co-development of accountability protocols.
Project adheres to OpenCivics Ethical Standards and Pledge.
The application does not explicitly state that Crossroads adheres to OpenCivics Ethical Standards and Pledge, so their compliance is unclear.
Project stewards pass OFAC screening process.
The OFAC screening status of the project stewards has not been mentioned, so it is unclear whether they have undergone or passed this process.
Optional: Project is encouraged to include focus on collaboration between projects or on tools and infrastructures for collaboration.
The project inherently focuses on collaboration by providing a platform for community engagement and resource sharing among nomads, which may encourage collaboration between projects within this community.