Professor Partha Ghosh, Chairman of The Boston Pledge
Rishub Solan, Member of The Boston Pledge
February 21, 2013
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“Real change happens from the bottom up”
President Obama, Clinton Global Initiative(9/25/2012)
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Boston Pledge aims at empowering the base of the human pyramid
Positive change at the base funnels to the top
Our focus is on providing to poor, impoverished populations and empowering these individuals
Our mission is to setup revolutionary innovation centers in rural Indian villages and raise $250,000
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$250,000

 Boston Pledge’s overall mission is catalyzed by YOU!
 World kindness and social responsibility has created a unique time in which people are contributing to the welfare of the less fortunate
 The incubation center movement is essential to assisting this cause to enable bottom up enterprising
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A great deal of innovative, successful people have come from underprivileged backgrounds. Recognize some of these ground-breaking individuals?
 Thomas Edison
 John D. Rockefeller
 Oprah Winfrey
 J.K. Rowling
 Richard Branson
 Abraham Lincoln
 Andrew Carnegie
 Maya Angelou
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We derive our inspiration from established Indian
Vedic Philosophy dating back to 2500 B.C., with fundamentals that include :
Knowing thy self: Uncover Power
Within
Harmony with Nature
Self Enrichment : Rising Beyond
Self
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Create
Old paradigm: Linear
Business Model
Conventional Value delivery model
Make Sell/Serve
Shrinking Resources Overflowing Land Fills
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New Paradigm: Circular
Business Model*
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Repurpose
1. Reclaim
Conventional Value Delivery
Component
2. Reverse
Logistics
Enhanced Value Recycle Model
4. Re-Entry 3. Recover
* Partha S Ghosh Model

 We provide impoverished individuals with access to experimental workshops where ideas can be tested, developed, and launched in rural Indian villages
 This is facilitated through the use of financing, volunteering, business mentoring, championing of local consumers, and soft technologies
 Innovation centers will generate ecofriendly, energy efficient solutions
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Incubators & Innovation Labs at the bottom of the pyramid
Trickle down of
Upgraded
Solutions
Proven Applications to break old habits

1983
2003
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1990
2013 &
Beyond

Eco-friendly Rural
Innovation Center
Basic functions/Spaces in the Center
Wood
Working
Center
Metal
Working
Center
Physics lab
Chemistry
Lab
Knowledge
Center
Bio/Agro
Lab
Design &
Eng.
Center
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Knowledge
Center
Purpose:
Fund internal growth through skills development in various areas(wood working, physics, etc.) to develop and fully engineer sustainable products
Wood working
Metal Working
Design & engineering
Physics
Wood working machines to help rural entrepreneurs build ecofriendly tools
Help development of Rural robust products to manage logistics and storage of products
Facilitate development of imaginative products focused on rural household productivity and comforts
Help apply laws of physics to engineering and development of products
Chemistry
Bio/agro
Utilize chemical principles in product development
Modernize rural health care practices in integration with modern techniques

Our Initial Goal of $250,000 for this revolutionary incubation center will go towards :
 Land Contribution: (The Boston Pledge Founders Contribution)
 Facilities & Land Development: $25,000
 Access Road/Utilities: $15,000
 Construction: $75,000
 Lab Equipment: $35,000
 Mentoring/Residential Quarters: $35,000
 Vehicle Transport(1): $32,000
 Initial Working Capital: $50,000
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The Results of the Boston Pledge Incubation Center are endless….
 The Cure for local diseases?
 Development of local plants and seeds?
 Solutions to Improve Farming Techniques?
 A Financially Feasible Water Desalination Method?
 New Engineering Processes to Harness Natural Energy?
 The Evident: Providing Unparalleled Opportunities to
Underprivileged Children
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Donate as little as $1 or $2 to help the cause!
 Proceeds go towards funding this nonprofit group and innovation centers we are setting up abroad in India
 Access our online payment system to donate now: http://www.eventedge.biz/tbp
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Attain these sponsorship levels and be forever remembered on our Wall of Founder’s :
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Platinum: $100,000(Name Placard on Innovation Center
Entrance)
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Gold, $50,000(Name on one of the Innovation Center
Rooms)
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Sapphire $ 25,000
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Silver $ 10,000
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Sponsors: $5,000
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Champions: $ 1-5k
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Special Thanks to YOU for helping the cause…
*Images Extracted from Google Images and Photographs of TBP In
India
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