[OSGeo-Discuss] [Fwd: Re: [NOSI discussion] money for OSS]

[Ned Horning]

All,

For what it's worth, I just got word that the Museum is currently receiving
money form Mellon so we cannot pursue this as a lead organization. It would
be good to see some OSGeo participation (as a Foundation or individual
projects) in this solicitation. 

Ned
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ned Horning [mailto:nedh at lightlink.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 9:45 AM
> To: 'discuss at mail.osgeo.org'
> Subject: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Fwd: Re: [NOSI discussion] money for OSS]
> 
> Tyler,
> 
> I'm looking into this solicitation for my lab but am still pretty much at
the
> brainstorming stage and waiting to hear from our Grant and Fellowships
Dept. to
> see if they will give us the go-ahead. If the Museum goes after this we'll
focus on a
> conservation application collaborating with two or more OSGeo projects but
we
> would need to define our specific project and select our partners. The
Museum has
> received significant Mellon grants in the past since Mellon is one of the
foundations
> that support museum activities.
> 
> It may be difficult for OSGeo to pitch something as a foundation but it's
definitely
> worth investigating that option and I would strongly encourage it. If
folks (the
> board?) can put together a short (1-2 page) prospectus outlining a project
I expect
> Mellon would give a quick indication if they would consider such a
proposal. That
> step should be taken soon. Careful consideration would have to be given
when
> defining the "project" but it's not outside of the realm of possibility
for Mellon to help
> support the development of OSGeo.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Ned
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tyler Mitchell [mailto:tjm at timberline.ca]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 8:01 PM
> > To: discuss at mail.osgeo.org
> > Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Fwd: Re: [NOSI discussion] money for OSS]
> >
> > Anyone already familiar with the group mentioned below?
> > "Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has announced a Call for Nominations for
> > the 2006 Mellon Awards for Technology Collaboration"
> >
> > Something to aim for?
> >
> > Tyler
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: [NOSI discussion] money for OSS
> > Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 08:05:51 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Reuben Silvers <reubensilvers at yahoo.com>
> > To: nosi-discussion at nosi.net
> >
> > Its great to see the foundation world start to encourage FLOSS
> > explicitly, and back it up with real $.
> >
> > This grant is somewhat limited to software that benefits Mellon's
> > traditional constituencies:
> > ... "higher education, with a special emphasis on the arts and
> > humanities; libraries and scholarly communications; performing arts;
> > conservation and the environment; or museums and art conservation."
> >
> > Hopefully this is a success for them and other foundations copy the
> > idea.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Adam Bernstein <adam at amberbug.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Dunno if everyone else already knows about this, but it looks great
> > > --
> > > $25-$100K awards!
> > >
> > >       ab
> > >
> > >
> > >   14) Mellon Foundation Announces Awards for Open Source Software
> > >
> > >   Deadline: August 15, 2006
> > >
> > >   The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has announced a Call for
> > >   Nominations for the 2006 Mellon Awards for Technology
> > >   Collaboration. These awards, to be bestowed for the first time
> > >   at an international technology conference in the fall of 2006,
> > >   will recognize notprofit organizations that have demonstrated
> > >   exceptional leadership in the collaborative development of open-
> > >   source software through the contribution of substantial, self-
> > >   funded organizational resources to the open-source project for
> > >   which they are nominated.
> > >
> > >   MATC awards will be made at two levels -- $25,000 and $100,000
> > >   -- for significant contributions to collaborative, open-source
> > >   software development that serves one of the foundation's
> > >   traditional constituencies. The level of the award will depend
> > >   on the scale and significance of the nominated project.
> > >
> > >   Any U.S. or foreign organization that meets the foundation's
> > >   legal criteria for receiving grants and its strict standards for
> > >   excellence is eligible for consideration. The board of trustees
> > >   of the Mellon Foundation has authorized multiple awards at each
> > >   level.
> > >
> > >   Visit the Mellon Foundation Web site for the complete Call for
> > >   Nominations.
> > >
> > >   RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10002728/mellon
> > >
> > >   For additional RFPs in Science/Technology, visit:
> > >   http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10002729/science
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