2014 Mars Initiative briefing to ISDC 2014

May 17, 2014

Mars Initiative: An OverviewISDC 2014

Mina Mukhar, MBAFounding President

Gary StephensonTechnical Director

Presented By:

Stephen BassettCo-Founder, Executive Director

Audience Questions: 1. How many people had childhood DREAMS of space & space

exploration & might still today?2. How many people gaze up into the night sky & WONDER if we

will ever find Answers to questions of the unknown like:

4. How many people believe there are AT LEAST 1 Million People in the world who DREAM & WONDER these exact same things?

- What is out there? - Where did we come from?- Why are we here?- Are we alone in the universe?

3. How many people want to see humans in Space and humans on other planets to explore & discover new things?

- If we want to see our childhood DREAMS come true…So….

Who can name the Top 3 Things? 1. Politics 3. Technology2. Money

- If we want Answers to Questions of the Unknown…- If we want to see humanity Explore & Settle other planets…

**WHAT IS HOLDING US BACK?**Audience Question:

So WHO is trying to get Humanity to Mars?

Mars Society - Uniting Mars People around the world

Mars Foundation – Focuses on Design, Funding, Build-out, & Operation of the 1st permanent human settlement on Mars.

MarsDrive – Mars Mission Design Think Tank

ExploreMars – Focuses on Mars Education & Public Outreach

Mars One - Uniting Vendors on Earth for one-way Mars Mission

Inspiration Mars – To send a 2 person crew (man & woman) within 100 miles of Mars & back to Earth.

Mars Initiative – Manages the “Mars Prize Fund” – a Public savings account for the 1st successful human Mars mission.

So What is the “Mars Initiative”?

- An international non-profit tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization The Mars Initiative is…

- Dedicated to “Uniting” Space Advocates around the world- By “Empowering” the public to Directly Fund the Actual Mission - And by “Empowering” the public to Volunteer & Claim Activities- Currently powered by Volunteer Passion from Around the World

Copyright © 2014 | Mars Initiative, Inc. | All Rights Reserved — A non-profit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization registered in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. 7

Who Are We? - Meet our Leadership Team!

David J. GeaneyMedia Relations Director

Liaison MarsDriveMelbourneAustralia

LiaisonMars Foundation Boston, MAUSA

Board of Directors

Executive CommitteeDwayne LawrenceSocial Media Director

J. Leigh TarzianHuman Resources Admin

Nikki Sulaiman, CPACertified Public Accountant

Founding PresidentDallas, TXUSA

Co-FounderLos Angeles, CAUSA

Frank StratfordBruce MackenzieStephen Bassett, MBAMina Mukhar, MBA

Executive DirectorLos Angeles, CAUSA

Stephen Bassett, MBA

Technical Committee

Gary Stephenson

Technical DirectorRedondo Beach, CAUSA

Technical AdvisorLong Beach, CAUSA

Aerospace EngineerWaco, TXUSA

Daniel Villani Jacob Chancery


TO ENSURE THAT HUMANS SAFELY REACH MARS, WITH A HABITAT FOR EXPLORATION AND HUMAN SETTLEMENT, WITHIN OUR LIFETIME.

Our Mission – Why do we Exist & Do what we Do?

- We manage the “Mars Prize Fund” - an online transparent fundraising platform that can be thought of as a public savings account for the 1st successful human Mars mission

What makes us different?

- We envision that the Mars Prize Fund will accelerate progress & encourage more organizations to focus on a human Mars mission- If 1 million people gave $2 per month, the fund would grow by a minimum of $2 million per month (less merchant fees)


PRIZE FUND CHANNELS: GROWTH SOURCES

1 Direct: Monthly/Annual Subscribers

100% (Less Merchant Fees)

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ACTIVE

PROPOSED

ACTIVE

3 eBay Giving Works% of eBay Sale or Buyer Selects Donation Amount

2 Direct: One-Time Donations100% (Less Merchant Fees)

Mars Merchandise% of Profit of Sales to Prize Fund NEEDS OWNER

- We provide Assurance that YOUR donations go to the Actual Mission What are our Strengths?

- We do NOT rely on Politics- We do NOT rely on Government-Funded Money for Mars Mission - We are 100% Transparent with our Daily Operations- We Track Key Metrics & Publish a monthly Performance Dashboard- Our #1 Focus is Money for Actual Mars Mission

Performance Tracking:

QUOTE:“WHAT GETS MEASURED GETS MANAGED.”– PETER DRUCKER


Where have we been? – Roadmap!

Research & Planning

IT Infrastructure Build-out

Phase 1:

Organization Formalization

Phase 2:

2011 2012 2013 2014

Texas Certificate of Formation – 09/22/11

Tax Exempt 501(c)3 Established – 12/15/11

Phase 3:

Phase 4: Team Building

Public Outreach

Collaborative Initiatives

Fund Channels Build-outProgram Build-outPhase 5:

Volunteer Platform Build-out


LEADERSHIP TEAM: OPEN POSITIONS- PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR- PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA)- ATTORNEY (LEGAL ADVISOR)- MARKETING DIRECTOR- MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER- SHAREPOINT DEVELOPER- DRUPAL DEVELOPER- VIDEOGRAPHER

How can YOU get Involved?

AMBASSADOR PROGRAM- COUNTRY AMBASSADORS- STATE/PROVINCE GOVERNORS- CITY REPRESENTATIVES

GENERAL VOLUNTEERS – MATCHING VOLUNTEER SKILLS TO OPPORTUNITIES - PLATFORM COMING SOON!

Become a Mars Prize Fund Subscriber


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