[consulting] Advice on finding funding for social change app

[Henry Poole]

Jeremy,

You might look into Knight Foundation Challenge (due on December 1st). They
have funded numerous projects, many in Drupal.

-Henry

On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 6:42 PM, Jeremy Blanchard <auzigog at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey friends,
>
> I'm looking for advice on finding employment/grants/consulting work to
> create a tool for activists to manage their projects.
>
> http://activismlabs.org
>
> Basic idea: Project management tools to combine the Google
> docs/calendar/groups lifestyle of an activist into one coherent, simple to
> help them more effectively create change.
>
> I had a chance to begin this project as a Google Summer of Code student
> with Drupal this summer. I'm graduating before the end of the year and I'm
> seeking ways that I could find funding/grants/employment/food stamps that
> will allow me to keep working on Activism Labs in one form or another. I'm
> deeply passionate about seeing this tool exist.
>
> Questions:
>
>    - Do you know of any drupal shops/grants/bags of money with $ signs on
>    them/anything else that would allow me to pursue this vision?
>    - Who else should I be asking these questions to?
>    - Any general advice for finding funding for a project that you've
>    already dreamed up?
>
> Any and all advice is welcome.
>
> Thanks all!
>
> _____________________
> Jeremy Blanchard • auzigog at gmail.com • 503.515.6321
> University of Oregon • Environmental Studies • ASUO Senator
> Climate Justice League • Co-Founder • http://www.climatejusticeleague.org
> Activism Labs • Grassroots project tools • http://activismlabs.org
>
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