Re: [SH-Discuss] 2/13 at 6pm: Special meeting at Synhak to fill Knight Foundation Grant Proposal Form!
Bump. I'm going to be at synhak waiting to discuss the Knight Foundation form. If you have availability, do swing by between 6p-7p. Also, those who cannot make it out to synhak tonight for discussing Knight Foundation paperwork, at your leisure please reply back with your thoughts on the following questions they'd like answered on their form: - 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 Thanks, G On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 5:43 AM, Andrew Buczko a4s...@dsprototyping.comwrote: All, I went ahead and setup a table in the front room that we can use for the meating Andy On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 10:24 AM, a l leit...@gmail.com wrote: Contractors will also keep the insurance (And me) happy since again it's not SynHak's fault if things break. We should have a list, ideally prioritized of needed renovations our equipment needed to fulfill our mission by this meeting. Thanks G for being the contact for this so far. regards , Andrew L On Feb 7, 2014 12:14 AM, Justin Herman just...@gmail.com wrote: I think using contractors is a good idea. On Feb 7, 2014 12:00 AM, Andrew Buczko a4s...@dsprototyping.com wrote: We can ask for funds to pay contractors to do this stuff for us. (not to be rude, but I already work 4 jobs) Plus, it might get done quicker. On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 6:32 PM, Omar Rassi omar.ra...@gmail.comwrote: Also, what I wrote are ideas, not actual items, unless they are actual things we're trying to accomplish then yes I concur. On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 6:30 PM, Omar Rassi omar.ra...@gmail.comwrote: 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*
[SH-Discuss] 2/13 at 6pm: Special meeting at Synhak to fill Knight Foundation Grant Proposal Form!
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 44308https://maps.google.com/maps?q=48+S+Summit+St+Akron+Ohio+44308 I am providing technical consulting services to Sherwin-Williamshttp://www.sherwin-williams.com/on behalf of Bennett Adelson http://www.bennettadelson.com/ (Microsoft Solution Center) located at 6050 Oak Tree Blvd, Cleveland, Ohio 44131https://maps.google.com/maps?q=6050+Oak+Tree+Blvd,+Cleveland,+Ohio+44131 I have also been providing solutions to non-trivial problems other businesses may have through my company Whiskey Bits LLC located in Portage Lakes, Ohio Learn more about things I have created by reading my About pagehttp://gsvolt.wordpress.com/about-2/on my blog http://gsvolt.wordpress.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [SH-Discuss] 2/13 at 6pm: Special meeting at Synhak to fill Knight Foundation Grant Proposal Form!
Also, what I wrote are ideas, not actual items, unless they are actual things we're trying to accomplish then yes I concur. On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 6:30 PM, Omar Rassi omar.ra...@gmail.com wrote: 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 gsvo...@gmail.com 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
Re: [SH-Discuss] 2/13 at 6pm: Special meeting at Synhak to fill Knight Foundation Grant Proposal Form!
We can ask for funds to pay contractors to do this stuff for us. (not to be rude, but I already work 4 jobs) Plus, it might get done quicker. On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 6:32 PM, Omar Rassi omar.ra...@gmail.com wrote: Also, what I wrote are ideas, not actual items, unless they are actual things we're trying to accomplish then yes I concur. On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 6:30 PM, Omar Rassi omar.ra...@gmail.com wrote: 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 gsvo...@gmail.com 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.
