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(New page: === Possible Funding Sources === *826 Valencia: Children's education program in Chicago, http://www.826valencia.org/ *Community Outreach programs in Chicago area *Education grants and prog...) |
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*We're requesting funding fairly last minute, so having an organization who would be able to write off a few thousand dollars to us as a part of some existing program that they're doing would be ideal. To do this we should consider the following: |
*We're requesting funding fairly last minute, so having an organization who would be able to write off a few thousand dollars to us as a part of some existing program that they're doing would be ideal. To do this we should consider the following: |
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**Focusing on groups that work on children's education, general community outreach, appropriate technologies & sustainable development, one's that fund and support non-profits or new initiatives or something along those lines so that the organizations values fit more closely with ILXO's. |
**Focusing on groups that work on children's education, general community outreach, appropriate technologies & sustainable development, one's that fund and support non-profits or new initiatives or something along those lines so that the organizations values fit more closely with ILXO's. |
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**Sticking to organizations in the Chicago area and offering our office space for them to use as their own hacking space |
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**Offering organizations to "sponsor" some our workshops and/or classes and get some of our funding that way |
**Offering organizations to "sponsor" some our workshops and/or classes and get some of our funding that way |
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Revision as of 03:29, 9 June 2008
Possible Funding Sources
- 826 Valencia: Children's education program in Chicago, http://www.826valencia.org/
- Community Outreach programs in Chicago area
- Education grants and programs at local universities and colleges
- Google.org (http://www.google.org/inform.html - I think we fit pretty well into their inform & empower goal, but the application process may be a little long)
- General Grants (Chris will look more into this)
Approach
- We're requesting funding fairly last minute, so having an organization who would be able to write off a few thousand dollars to us as a part of some existing program that they're doing would be ideal. To do this we should consider the following:
- Focusing on groups that work on children's education, general community outreach, appropriate technologies & sustainable development, one's that fund and support non-profits or new initiatives or something along those lines so that the organizations values fit more closely with ILXO's.
- Sticking to organizations in the Chicago area and offering our office space for them to use as their own hacking space
- Offering organizations to "sponsor" some our workshops and/or classes and get some of our funding that way