💡 Category
Technological Innovation
Open-source hardware, software and engineering projects that struggle to find conventional funding.
Neglectedness 5/10 · Somewhat overlooked (example)
Example data
Low-cost, open-design sensors for community water testing.
Why it matters: Cheap, open-design sensors let communities test their own water instead of waiting for someone else to.
A
Source: Example data - not sourced, as of 90¢ of every $1 reaches the work
How the work budget is spent (example data)
- Program activities
- 50%
- Tools and equipment
- 25%
- Training
- 15%
- Open publication
- 10%
$111,000 raised of $150,000 goal 74%
Raised as of . Example data - not real funding figures.
Example data
A shared library of repair guides and spare-part designs.
Why it matters: Shared repair guides keep devices working longer, which saves money and cuts electronic waste.
B
Source: Example data - not sourced, as of 82¢ of every $1 reaches the work
How the work budget is spent (example data)
- Field work
- 55%
- Equipment and supplies
- 20%
- Local staff
- 15%
- Reporting and sharing
- 10%
$10,800 raised of $90,000 goal 12%
Raised as of . Example data - not real funding figures.