parent repo model

parent_name: Midas
id: midas
github: https://github.com/18F/midas
issues:
stars:
forks:
type: app
owner: 18F
team: internal-project
short_description: "A Kickstarter for people's time"
long_description: "A platform that facilitates collaborative work worldwide. Anyone can also post tasks online and people with the requisite skills can respond and complete the task. Midas is currently in active use inside the US federal government as the software that drives the Open Opportunities program, which connects people from across and within government agencies to collaborate on projects."

partners:
- General Services Administration
- Department of State
- Department of Health and Human Services

license: 
- Public Domain (CC0)

stage:
- beta

leads:
- Sarah Allen
- Dave Cole 

tags:
- collaboration tool
- skill-sharing

testable:
- 

users:
- Open Opportunities
- UNICEF

milestones:
- October 2014: GSA hosts Midas open source hack night in DC
- October 2014: DigitalGov Open Opportunities pilot starts
- September 2014: GSA OCSIT signs MOU for Open Opportunities to move to Midas platform
- September 2014: 18F launches https://midas.18f.us for use by early adopters

stack:
- Javascript
- CSS
- HTML

impact:
- Midas is currently in active use inside the US federal government as the software that drives the Open Opportunities program, which connects people from across and within government agencies to collaborate on projects. People from over 50 government agencies have completed over 100 projects, ranging from 1 hour tasks to working part-time for 3-6 months. This allows federal employees to broaden their skill sets and meet others from across the federal government, while saving taxpayers money.

services:
- 

blog: 
- https://18f.gsa.gov/2014/07/16/midas-a-marketplace-for-innovation-in-government/
- https://18f.gsa.gov/2015/02/17/three-18f-products-that-will-help-your-workplace/
- https://18f.gsa.gov/2015/09/01/govconnect-launch/ 

blog_description: 
- Describes how Midas works and what the strategic benefits are of using the platform
- Description of how Midas could be used by other workplaces
- Describes partnership between 18F and the Office of Personal Management on the GovConnect initiative

link:
- https://pages.18f.gov/govconnect/

link_description:
- Provides context and background for federal employees who would like to use collaborative software

contact:
- midas@gsa.gov

child_repos:
- https://github.com/18F/open-opportunities-theme 
- https://github.com/18F/midas-cookbook
- https://github.com/18F/midas-dev-config