Sndbox Project Updates are recaps of major Steem-powered project developments led by current cohort members. Sndbox projects are specifically designed and executed to broaden the impact and presence of creative and community work within the Steem ecosystem.
Hello Steemit! This week we're refreshing our "Sndbox Project Series" to update you all on major projects currently wrapping up in Cohort 1 of the Sndbox incubator. We publish an update every 2 weeks with their latest developments, so let’s jump right into it -
Over six months, we've helped 
Hive account@phillyhistory (a Temple University graduate seminar) raise close to 4,000 STEEM for a deserving non-profit institution in Philadelphia. Today, we are thrilled to announce that the Hive account@phillyhistory account will be transferred to the Wagner Free Institute of Science to continue the Temple University-Wagner Free Institute Fellowship Program.
This 4,000 Steem will go directly towards research grants and amazing new programs at the Wagner. This is an institution that offers free public education courses focus on science and after more than 160 years - it's actually the oldest program devoted to free adult education in the United States.
We are honored to welcome the Wagner into Cohort 2 of the 
Hive account@sndbox incubator beginning August 1st, and will work closely with them to integrate the Steem blockchain into future programs, community workshops and more! Read the full announcement here. Thank you to all of the students who embarked on this crypto-non-profit experiment! For those just learning about Hive account@phillyhistory, here is a breakdown of the project:
Hive account@phillyhistory was a graduate-level history seminar at Temple University. Each of the students (below) used Steemit to blog, document and share their ongoing research for the seminar. A community account, led by [Hive account@phillyhistory] compiled student research, offered feedback, and shared ideas with the wider community and accrue funding to support non-profit grants of local Philadelphia institutions. Here is a list of class participants: 
Hive account@hourofhistory, 
Hive account@dduquette, 
Hive account@engledd, 
Hive account@jfeagan, 
Hive account@cheider, 
Hive account@charliehersh, 
Hive account@tmaust, 
Hive account@chelseareed, 
Hive account@johnesmithiii, 
Hive account@gvgktang, 
Hive account@yingchen, 
Hive account@connellgregg, 
Hive account@xiaonanli, 
Hive account@peartree4, 
Hive account@landy-yinan, Hive account@phillyhistory, and 
Hive account@phillyculture.
Hive account@urban-thinktank is a research and development studio out of the ETH Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule/ Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). The team behind their flagship project Empower Housing has teamed up with Hive account@sndbox to raise awareness and Steem-power funds for new housing prototype strategy and community planning in South Africa. U-TT will use all cryptocurrency raised to fund ongoing development of housing in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Their approach to architecture and community development is inspiring, make sure to give them a warm hello and support their empowering work!
Last week, the U-TT team discuss their usage of digital tools and the impact they have in real life. Read all about it here.
Hive account@kr-marketing is a Korean community project led by 
Hive account@leesongyi and 
Hive account@leesol in collaboration with the 
Hive account@keepit team. Their team reinvents blockchain news and crypto-information into beautiful and easy to understand illustrations. Afterwards, these graphics are shared throughout social media and off-line as prints. Across all languages, this is a fantastic precedent for Steem-powered collaboration among blockchain developers, experts, traders and artists!
This week, they’ve published new flashcards of their Blockchain Encyclopedia. Read the latest terms here.
Hive account@mrblinddraw's #whisper Gallery is Steemit’s own artistic form of the game "Telephone" where artists call upon other creatives on the platform to interpret work and continue a thread of innovation. It's an amazing showcase of cross-disciplinary collaboration. Make sure to explore the range of creatives involved in this exciting project.
We want to collectively build an art community. This is a great way to connect us, support each other through up-votes, comments, and follows. Steemit can be a slow-growing platform for creatives starting out, and the future goal is to roll this into a community event where people can be perpetually submitting to the chain. (Link)
Check out the final submission by 
Hive account@dunsky and the full trail of the Whisper project here.
Hive account@blockmountain is a creative group led by 
Hive account@djlethalskillz, 
Hive account@scuzzy and 
Hive account@playitforward. This trio is in the process of developing Steemit's first community powered music album. The Block Mountain group is assembling a collective of artists with talents spread across all different mediums through their weekly challenges and competitions. Make sure to explore their weekly updates and open calls for artists, performers and creatives of all kinds.
In their last post, Hive account@blockmountain structured the artists and how they'll be divided in the album. Check out all the plan here.
Thank you for exploring!
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