Hi Everyone, Hope you had a great weekend!
The OER Foundation and WikiEducator have just launched our international gifting and recruitment campaign. As a non-profit we do not have a corporate marketing budget. However, we have a something far more valuable, our WE community and family who work passionately and tirelessly to support our international mission. Far better and more effective than a marketing budget :-). The WIkiEducator project is unique and provides a significant point of difference when compared to other public wiki projects. The vast majority of WikiEducator's are teachers, lecturers or trainers working in the formal education sector (>72%). Our project, in terms of its history, strategic planning and organisational structure is purposefully designed to support and assist education institutions to achieve their objectives using OER. WE need the help of members of the WikiEducator family who work at formal education institutions (i.e. Schools, Universities, Polytechnics. Institutes of Technology, Ressearch institutes, private training organisations, Ministries of Education etc.) to help spread the word about joining the OER Foundation. Talk with your managers and heads of department to explore the benefits of joining the OER Foundation. There are a range of options including Donor Partners and a number of Contributing membership packages to suite your needs (see: http://wikieducator.org/OERF:Join#Table_of_OERF_membership_benefits_-_Detailed_Comparison). The costs are extremely modest and the benefits are significant. Feel free to schedule teleconferences with the OER Foundation to chat with you or your leadership team to answer any questions. We practice open philanthropy -- so there are no hidden business secrets ;-) We can respond openly and candidly to all your queries. Join educational leaders like Athabasca University, BCcampus, the Commonwealth of Learning, Empire State College (State University of New York), MSUglobal (Michigan State University) and Otago Polytechic who, thus far, have signed up as contributing members of the OER Foundation and will qualify as founding members. (Note that WE profile founding members in a big way :-) ) Take a look at our draft invitation text for ideas. You are free use this as a point of departure for any discussions at your institutions (these are licensed openly and you are free to adapt, modify and reuse :-) ) -- see: http://wikieducator.org/OERF:Invitation_to_give_the_gift_of_knowledge Feel free to contact me ([email protected]), Jim ( [email protected]) or the OER Foundation ([email protected]) to discuss any questions you may have. Also -- take the time to explore our donation and gifting campaign hub -- there is a wealth of valuable information. Let's build sustainable OER futures together! Exciting times. Cheers Wayne -- Wayne Mackintosh, Ph.D. Director OER Foundation: www.oerfoundation.org Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. Founder and Community Council Member, Wikieducator, www.wikieducator.org Mobile +64 21 2436 380 User Page: http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg Skype: WGMNZ1 Twitter: OERFoundation, Mackiwg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]
