Innovative Ideas Online Submission Form ( Show/hide introductory text )
Thank you for your interest in submitting an Idea for Innovative Ideas. To do so, please completely fill out the following form. It may be helpful to prepare your answers to the narrative questions below in a separate document (for example, in MS Word) and then cut and paste the text into the online form below. Note the word number limits for each answer. Please do not format your text, as all formatting (such as bullets, tables, etc.) will be lost when text is pasted into the online form. Please review all of your information carefully before submitting an Idea. Once you hit submit, you can no longer make changes. Click here to download an easy reference guide that gives the questions and word limits to help you compose your application before submitting the form online.
In order to be considered, Innovative Ideas must be submitted through this website by 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Friday, April 3, 2009.
Questions concerning Innovative Ideas should be sent via e-mail to innovation@cfed.org. Responses will be provided via e-mail. Questions and answers that may be applicable broadly will be shared (without attribution) via a list of Frequently Asked Questions posted on the innovation@cfed website
If you need technical assistance filling out or submitting this form, please contact Aaron Watts (although please note that Aaron will not be available after 5 p.m. Eastern Time April 3).
Category of Idea: within the broad arena of assets and opportunity, help us sort your Idea by checking any and all of the following categories that may apply. *
manufactured housing
financial security & household savings
children & youth
older Americans or aging
communities of color
entrepreneurship & small business
education
homeownership or rental housing (other than manufactured housing)
health care
environment
other - explain in box below
Describe your Idea in 50-100 words. *
Words left: 100
How would your Idea expand economic opportunity and financial security for low- and moderate-income individuals? *
Words left: 250
What are the next steps you believe are needed in order to further develop this idea or take it to the next level? *
Words left: 250
How would you use the innovation@cfed platform to publicize and further develop this idea? Who would you reach out to and how? What questions would you ask them? *
Words left: 250
If more than one person presents an Idea similar to yours, and it is selected as an Innovative Idea, would you like to participate in a social network sponsored by innovation@cfed? *
Yes
No
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