Hi Folks, I would really like a link to somewhere that we could view the winning proposals and learn from them. Does anyone have this information? Caryl
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 09:59:06 -0400 > CC: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IAEP] Google Rise Awards > > Sugar Labs Friends, > I didn't see your proposal, but I suspect from looking at > the winners, connecting to communities on the ground, who are grassroots > organizations is more their focus. > > Small Solutions is thinking of applying to support the village XO projects > in HIV/AIDS education, and the wonderful work of Peter Amunga (local Kenyan > school teacher and playwrit) at Eshibinga with Jiggers. > http://eshibinga.wordpress.com. But let's work together, keep each other > informed. > > Sugar is wonderful. It's not that the green machine isn't but with out your > Sugar work, we would be nowhere. > > Sandra Thaxter > www.smallsolutionsbigideas.org > [email protected] > (617) 320-1098 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Walter Bender" <[email protected]> > To: "Christoph Derndorfer" <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]>; "Brooks, Kevin" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 12:36 PM > Subject: Re: [IAEP] Google Rise Awards > > > > On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Christoph Derndorfer > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Kevin, > >> > >> thanks a lot for the heads-up and for all the information on your Web > >> site. > >> > >> Did you get any feedback as to why the proposal wasn't accepted? Because > >> similarly to you it's my impression that Sugar-related activities should > >> fit > >> in quite well with RISE's scope... > > > > You'd think Sugar would be a good fit for Summer of Code as well, but > > apparently not. > > > > -walter > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Christoph > >> > >> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 6:29 PM, Brooks, Kevin <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> We submitted a Google Rise proposal last year, but were not funded. The > >>> competition does seem like a good fit for Sugar Camps, after school > >>> programs, etc., especially if working with populations underrepresented > >>> in > >>> the CS world. > >>> > >>> http://fargoxo.wordpress.com/grant-proposals/google-rise-proposal-2012/ > >>> > >>> Kevin > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Kevin Brooks > >>> Chair > >>> Department of English > >>> Dept 2320, Box 6050 > >>> Morrill 219A > >>> North Dakota State University > >>> Fargo ND 58108-6050 > >>> 701-231-7147 > >>> http://english.ndsu.edu/faculty/kevin_brooks/ > >>> > >>> The computer's true function is to program and orchestrate terrestrial > >>> and > >>> galactic environments and energies in a harmonious way. -- Marshall > >>> McLuhan > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Christoph Derndorfer > >> > >> volunteer, OLPC (Austria) [www.olpc.at] > >> editor, OLPC News [www.olpcnews.com] > >> contributor, TechnikBasteln [www.technikbasteln.net] > >> > >> e-mail: [email protected] > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > > > > > > > > -- > > Walter Bender > > Sugar Labs > > http://www.sugarlabs.org > > _______________________________________________ > > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > > [email protected] > > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2012.0.2196 / Virus Database: 2437/5174 - Release Date: 08/03/12 > > > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
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