Nashville Neighbor Project

Nashville Neighbor Project Graduate Project of Kyle Williams For my graduate project I am creating an online platform called The Nashville Neighbor Project.

As you may know I am currently a graduate student at the Nelson & Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership at Lipscomb University. Simply put, the Nashville Neighbor Project will connect Nashvillians in need with people in their community looking to lend a helping hand. This online tool will combine elements of Craigslist, freecycle, listservs, and Time Banks to allow people in Nashville to inc

rease the visibility of their needs. Currently, I am partnering with Thriftsmart in the Tusculum neighborhood of South Nashville to pilot this program in their surrounding neighborhood. The folks at Thriftsmart feel a deep commitment to their neighborhood where many of their employees and approximately 75% of their customers live. They believe that The Nashville Neighbor Project will be a great way to serve the people that already look to Thriftsmart for many day-to-day needs. With your help we can set up a terminal on the floor of Thriftsmart that uses icons (to attempt to overcome a sizeable language barrier) to allow folks in the neighborhood to communicate a need they are experiencing, some quick details, and a phone number. This information will be communicated (via email notification) to several pre-selected groups in the neighborhood (faith-based communities and non-profits at first) whose time/resources/abilities/skills match those of the posted need. The ball is then in their court to meet the neighbor posting the need to work out a solution. In other words, The Nashville Neighbor Project is merely a means of connection. Ultimately, I hope to be able to implement this platform in neighborhoods across Nashville and maybe even beyond!

04/23/2013

We're live! If you need a hand from a neighbor and live in the 37211 zip - come to Thriftsmart and get connected! http://t.co/n87C7thGLC

04/16/2013

First Nashville Neighbor Project Terminal in from Austraila - now to put this thing together ... http://t.co/0xGnPRZn3D

11/15/2012

Just met with Sarah at the Tusculum Elementary Family Resource Center! A lot of great folks are getting excited for our pilot!

11/01/2012

Just met with Thriftsmart's Board of Directors! What an encouraging group! Everyone is excited and there's lots of work to do!

10/16/2012

Just wanted to thank the following folks for donating to the Nashville Neighbor Project! I love you guys! This is real because of you.

Bill Peden, Kyle & Ellen Bohle, Randy Williams, john eames, Sandy Van Zyl, Jakob Lewis, Peter Martino, Bobby Hopkins, Randy Yach, Marie Campbell, Phillip Sanov, Chase Sampson, Crumm, Robyn & Dan Burns, Sharee Semmelbeck, Ryan J Havice, Logan Kissane, William Smith, Robert Dyar Jr , Wade Whisnand, Wade Whisnand, Jarrod Shappell, James Pierce, John Arriola, Quiana Jimerson, Joy Van Boening, Jennie G. Bowman, David Gantenbein, Chip Hayner, Brittany McKinney, Dane Williams, Dean Duncan, Dan Fiedler, Tom Butler, Ben Smith, Luke Williams, Kimberly Cook, Karalee Snyder, Catherine Millhollon, Daniel Bryant, Michael Bianchi, Ellie Crumbaugh, Steven Lefebvre,Thomas Anthony Mangin, Cristina O. Allen, Nathan Davis, Belva Miller, Nicholas Sammer, Mark & Lindsay Mattingly, Susan Huggins,S pencer & Alexandra Combs, Charles McClain, Drew DeBoard, Lindsay Palmer, JB Faby, Nikita Hoffman, Stephanie McCullough, Cara Dyba, Elizabeth Mathews, Josh Greeson, Elizabeth Timbs, Brett McReynolds, Molly & Mark Nicholas, Yasmine Evjen, Carolina George, Angela Harris, Spencer Combs, Laurie Adlington, Wes Cargen, Gray Flora IV, Will McDonald Jr., Brandon Duncan, Meghan and Shane Golba, Leslie Rodriguez, Caroline Adams, Ian Chapman, The Hamms, Rachel Butler, Tyler Glaser, Michelle Bock, Hannah Fellwock, Marian Pease, Donna Galli, Preston Finkle, and the Kilgos!

10/10/2012

Just wanted to say a big thanks to everyone who gave their hard earned money to make Nashville a better place!

10/08/2012

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO GIVE TO THE NASHVILLE NEIGHBOR PROJECT! BE A THOUGHT LEADER IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND CONTRIBUTE!
http://t.co/ve6bXaxl

10/03/2012

We're on the home stretch! 5 more days left! Give what you can! Re-post! RT! http://t.co/DZsM33ZU

09/27/2012

$2,444 left to go in the next 11 days! Please help me reach the goal of $6,000! Even one dollar will help tremendously! http://t.co/H24Lym7W

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