Thanks for the info Barrack. Diplo is worth supporting. Where do we
locally send
our contributions (e.g. MPESA)?
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On Fri, May 9, 2014, at 10:55 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet wrote:
> Hi Colleagues and Friends of Diplo,
>
> This is a call to action, please respond.
>
> Best Regards
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Stephanie Borg Psaila <stephaniep@diplomacy.edu>
> Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 11:42:20 +0200
> Subject: Diplo needs your help...
> To: igcbp@diplomacy.edu
>
> Dear friends,
>
> Since funding for deserving students to attend courses has become very
> difficult, we are trying new possibilities. Please read about it below,
> and
> help us if you can. Donations and passing this information to others both
> count as helping...
>
> Diplo has launched its first crowdfunding attempt, through the Pozible
> platform: http://www.pozible.com/project/180875. We are starting with a
> very modest goal: to raise funds for several scholarships for our summer
> courses; we hope this will develop into a substantial fund which we can
> use
> in different ways to support the participation of people from small and
> developing states in our courses. We have also established a page on our
> website to support this fund:
> http://www.diplomacy.edu/aboutus/support/fund.
>
>
> The idea of crowdfunding is to collect a large number of small (or
> medium-sized) donations. To do this, we need to reach as wide as possible
> an audience with the invitation to contribute and to share. Please share
> the announcement or the link above; if you know anyone who might like to
> contribute with a small or even not-so-small donation, please invite them
> to do so.
>
> Your help is much appreciated!
>
> Best,
> Stephanie* <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org>**
> <http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses>*
>
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> Dear Alumni,
>
> We are starting a crowdfunding campaign to establish a scholarship fund
> for
> small and developing states. The idea with crowdfunding is to collect
> small
> donations from multiple sources. We are starting with a modest goal, but
> hope to eventually establish a substantial rolling fund to assist many
> people over the long term.
>
> You know the value of our work in helping to strengthen the voices of
> small
> and developing states at international conferences and negotiations, and
> enable them to better represent national needs and interests. We want to
> build this fund because we know the impact of scholarships for many
> people
> who couldn’t otherwise participate in Diplo’s programmes. Yet the
> financial
> resources available to provide this support are reducing, as donor
> priorities change.
>
> *How can you help? *
>
> - Have you benefited from our courses and would you like to help
> others
> do the same? Please consider making a donation. Donations do not have
> to
> be large - 10 euros will make a difference.
> - Do you know other people who share our vision and have the financial
> means to help, with a larger donation? Please let them know about our
> campaign and about how studying with Diplo made a difference for you.
> - Help us share the news about our campaign widely. You can share it
> on
> Facebook or Twitter, and through any networks you are part of.
>
>
> For more information or to make a donation please visit our fundraising
> campaign page at
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> Thank you for your participation!
>
> Hannah Slavik
> Educational Programmes Director
> DiploFoundation
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