I tried to answer some these questions real quick while holding a squirming
baby on my lap at my laptop in the kitchen. What I wrote is in *ITALICS.*
- Does Synhak plan to use a fiscal agent? (if not, Knight recommends
Miami Foundation)
- Proposal for a project (*renovation of the building we occupy 48 South
Summit Street*)
- Total cost? $100,000 (*AKA Omar's purely arbitrary guesstimation
based on previous conversations with other members*)
- Requested from Knight? *$100,000*
- Over how many years? 2 (*spread out the work! we're all doing this
in our spare time after all*)
- Synhak's operating revenues $ *???* and expenses $ *???* for the
current year and the end date of our fiscal year ....
- Attachments that would help Knight and they expect:
- *Project Budget .. very important for completeness of form *(*Does
the treasurer have this?)*
- Existing funders (*Synhak Membership*)
- Any major expenses/capital equipment we plan to purchase (*LASERS!
ZAP! uhhh... shoring up the south wall, more roof/ceiling repair,
re-finishing the Perkins room, ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL
ELECTRICAL, plumbing*
)
- Proposal Narrative (few paragraphs per each of the following):
1. Purpose of grant in one short sentence, *In order to create a more
perfect hackerspace, we wish to renovate and improve the
building occupied
by said hackerspace.*
2. What is the project, *Project Edify*
3. List key activities and the timetable, including the grant start
and end dates *???*
4. Why is this a fit for Knight Foundation? *???*
1. Explain how you will intentionally engage the community,
improve or provide access to information flow, and address the Akron
strategy of engaging and retaining the next generation of talent. *See
www.synhak.org <http://www.synhak.org>*
5. What are our outcomes?
1. *Laser cutter!*
2. *Safer more energy efficient building*
3. *attract more members with a more attractive infrastructure*
6. Measuring success?
1. List the metrics that we will use to track the success of our
outcomes *BUZZWORDS*
On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 5:52 PM, gs volt <[email protected]> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Knight Foundation has emailed me a Grant Proposal Form.
>
> About Knight Foundation:
>
> Knight Foundation focuses on projects that promote informed and engaged
> communities. In Akron, we are supporting talent attraction and retention
> necessary to build a 21st century economy.
>
>
> This Grant Proposal Form form is used to evaluate whether Knight supports
> an organization's work. In this form, I plan to declare to Knight what we
> need help with.
>
> Ofcourse, I need help with coming up with what we need help with :)
>
> I'm planning to meet in person with anyone interested in helping with
> filling this form on Thu Feb 13th at 6pm at our new location at 48 S Summit
> St for a discussion.
>
> Until then, here are the important things in the form that we can all
> individually think about responses to (mostly a plaintext copy paste of
> things in the form that I thought were important):
>
> - Does Synhak plan to use a fiscal agent? (if not, Knight recommends
> Miami Foundation)
> - Proposal for a project
> - Total cost? $
> - Requested from Knight? $
> - Over how many years?
> - Synhak's operating revenues $ ... and expenses $... for the
> current year and the end date of our fiscal year ....
> - Attachments that would help Knight and they expect:
> - *Project Budget .. very important for completeness of form*
> - Existing funders
> - Any major expenses/capital equipment we plan to purchase
> - Proposal Narrative (few paragraphs per each of the following):
> 1. Purpose of grant in one short sentence
> 2. What is the project
> 3. List key activities and the timetable, including the grant start
> and end dates
> 4. Why is this a fit for Knight Foundation?
> 1. Explain how you will intentionally engage the community,
> improve or provide access to information flow, and address the Akron
> strategy of engaging and retaining the next generation of talent.
> 5. What are our outcomes?
> 1. Indicate 2 or 3 concrete changes you would like to see in
> place at the end of your grant period
> 6. Measuring success?
> 1. List the metrics that we will use to track the success of our
> outcomes
>
> Towards the end .. it states:
>
> As a potential grantee of Knight Foundation, please be aware of the
> following:
>
> Submission of this proposal indicates your organization's permission for
> Knight Foundation to ask people who are not members of the Foundation's
> staff to review the proposal and to give advice and information to the
> Foundation about your organization, board, staff and others with whom you
> are affiliated. Materials submitted to Knight Foundation as part of the
> proposal process will be used as the foundation deems appropriate. They
> are not subject to any right of confidentiality unless specifically agreed
> to in writing by Knight Foundation.
>
> Knight Foundation is under no obligation to fund the applicant. If it does
> choose to have a future relationship, the foundation may suggest the type,
> including contracts, grants, loans, program-related investments or others.
>
>
> I'm excited about this.
>
> ^^ Devin, Torrie, Chris
>
> All: please let me know if that scheduled time does not work - feel free
> to counter it.
>
> My plan is to finish and submit this form by 2/21
>
> After that it'll be in Knight's hands.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> G | Gaurav Narain Saxena | (330) 283 - 4972
>
> I am a Board Member at SYN/HAK <http://www.synhak.org>: The Akron
> Hackerspace located at 48 S Summit St Akron Ohio
> 44308<https://maps.google.com/maps?q=48+S+Summit+St+Akron+Ohio+44308>
>
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