Re: [IAEP] Funding team?

2011-09-06 Thread Caryl Bigenho
lhomeaddr...@gmail.com; > iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org; market...@lists.sugarlabs.org > Subject: Re: [IAEP] Funding team? > > Marketing is not fundraising. > > In traditional FOSS projects, "marketing" really means "contributor > recruitment", which is not m

Re: [IAEP] Funding team?

2011-09-06 Thread Sean DALY
Marketing is not fundraising. In traditional FOSS projects, "marketing" really means "contributor recruitment", which is not marketing either. I've been asked in the past to organize translations, with the argument that everything non-engineering is automatically marketing. I agree 100% there sh

Re: [IAEP] Funding team?

2011-08-13 Thread David Ally
information that are focused on Education in Africa region. Keep the good work going! best regards! DavidĀ  From: "moku...@earthtreasury.org" To: Sebastian Silva Cc: Laura Vargas ; IAEP ; OLPC-SUR Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 5:56 AM Subject: Re: [IAE

Re: [IAEP] Funding team?

2011-08-12 Thread mokurai
On Fri, August 12, 2011 9:41 pm, Sebastian Silva wrote: > Earlier this year there was discussion about forming a "Financial Team". > I'm not sure exactly if a team is required, but formalizing mechanisms > for projects like translations and content, research or development, to > look for funds - so

Re: [IAEP] Funding team?

2011-08-12 Thread Sebastian Silva
Earlier this year there was discussion about forming a "Financial Team". I'm not sure exactly if a team is required, but formalizing mechanisms for projects like translations and content, research or development, to look for funds - sounds like an excellent idea. We (local labs) have been think

Re: [IAEP] Funding team?

2011-08-12 Thread mokurai
On Fri, August 12, 2011 12:49 am, Chris Leonard wrote: > On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 11:30 PM, wrote: >> I would like to propose that we create a funding team to pursue grant >> opportunities and partnerships for Sugar Labs, including Activity >> development, translation, documentation, teacher train

Re: [IAEP] Funding team?

2011-08-11 Thread Chris Leonard
On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 12:49 AM, Chris Leonard wrote: > Obviously any effort representing Sugar Labs to funding sources (and > committing Sugar Labs to the contractual conditions of such funding > such as financial and other progress reporting and tracking > requirements) would need close coordin

Re: [IAEP] Funding team?

2011-08-11 Thread Chris Leonard
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 11:30 PM, wrote: > I would like to propose that we create a funding team to pursue grant > opportunities and partnerships for Sugar Labs, including Activity > development, translation, documentation, teacher training materials, and > digital content integrating software in