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Working model: a $500 fellowship can support translation, outreach, research, engineering, civic education, local documentation, or public-policy question review.
Lisbon, Portugal · $500 starter fellowship
Translate core RunPurple pages into Portuguese and recruit five reviewers to improve clarity for non-U.S. readers.
Why it matters: Helps Portuguese-speaking users understand U.S. political terms before taking the quiz.
Accra, Ghana · $500 local outreach grant
Host a small student discussion group using the Purple Dot quiz as a neutral teaching tool.
Why it matters: Creates a local feedback loop on whether the quiz makes U.S. politics easier to understand.
Mexico City, Mexico · $500 translation and review grant
Review Spanish pages for plain-language accuracy and create a short glossary of U.S. political terms.
Why it matters: Supports Spanish-speaking users who want to compare U.S. parties without partisan framing.
Delhi, India · $500 research microgrant
Suggest 100 globally understandable public-policy questions and flag wording that may not translate well.
Why it matters: Improves the question bank before scaling to thousands of policy prompts.
Nairobi, Kenya · $500 developer tools stipend
Help test static HTML generation, language folder structure, and mobile usability for low-bandwidth users.
Why it matters: Makes the platform more practical for global users on older phones and slower connections.
Warsaw, Poland · $500 content QA fellowship
Compare English master pages against translated summaries and identify confusing or culturally specific phrases.
Why it matters: Improves future AI-generated civic explanations without making the site too complicated.
Casablanca, Morocco · $500 community feedback grant
Collect feedback from first-time civic learners on whether the quiz feels neutral, safe, and understandable.
Why it matters: Helps the platform serve people who may not normally engage with U.S. politics.
Boston, Massachusetts, USA · $500 operations stipend
Support basic operations, contact forms, donor updates, and documentation for the first fellowship cycle.
Why it matters: Connects donor support to visible operational milestones on philanthropist.run.