<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Hello again, everyone--</div><div><br></div><div>Here's the final microgrant call for proposals. The only changes since yesterday are the addition of the email address to which you should submit (<a href="mailto:apply@mozillafoundation.org">apply@mozillafoundation.org</a>) and a clarification of the deadline (midnight GMT on Wednesday night). Please forward to anyone you think could quickly make good ITU-related use of a thousand dollars.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, </div><div>Kevin</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><div><div class="" id="magicdomid55"><span class="b"><b>Open Internet Microgrants to Support Civil Society Engagement with the ITU</b></span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid56"><span class=""><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">On December 3rd</a>, the world’s governments will begin a ten-day meeting in Dubai to update a key treaty of a UN agency called the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Some proposed changes to that treaty could threaten Internet openness and innovation, increase access costs, and erode human rights online. We are urgently calling for projects that will help give civil society organizations that support an open Internet a stronger voice before and during that key meeting, the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT).</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid57"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid58"><span class="b"><b>What We Want to Support</b></span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid59"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Efforts to influence your government's position in the lead up to the </span><span class="author-g-njkcqibkwyeupld7">WCIT</span><span class=""> meeting.</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid60"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Costs for civil society representatives to participate at WCIT in Dubai, provided you are already a part of your country's delegation or have otherwise demonstrated commitment and expertise in this area.</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid61"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Provision of basic technical infrastructure and tools that let civil society representatives on the ground in Dubai coordinate and communicate with each other, their home organizations, and the media.</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid62"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid63"><span class="b"><b>The Details</b></span></div><div class="ace-line" id="magicdomid185"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">The call for proposal opens up <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">on Nov. 12</a> and closes </span><span class="author-g-ekmkhxwdabpz122zm6eo"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://3" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3">at 12 AM GMT Nov. 15</a> (i.e., midnight the night of the 14th).</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid65"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">This is a micro grant fund. There is a total of $10,000 available. Ideally, we will be supporting 8-10 projects from that amount. That means your grant will be approximately $1,000.</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid66"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">You need to be able to receive a wire transfer to a bank account. It can be your personal bank account. Individuals can apply.</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid67"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">We will contact you if we have any questions or to award you the grant. If you have not heard from us by <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://6" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-result="6">November 16</a>, we will have chosen not to provide support to your project.</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid68"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Once a decision has been made, you will receive a letter from Mozilla summarizing the project you've proposed and agreeing to provide you the funds. </span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid69"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">When the project is done, you will need to provide us a letter telling us what happened, how it went, and what you think you accomplished.</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid70"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid71"><span class="b"><b>The Criteria</b></span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid72"><span class="">We will give preference to proposals that:</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid73"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Ideally, show 1:1 matching support</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid74"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Demonstrate your capacity to effect positive change</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid75"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Facilitate regionally diverse participation in the WCIT</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid76"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Can be implemented quickly</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid77"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid78"><span class="b"><b>What We Need to Know</b></span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid79"><span class="">Send an e-mail to <a href="mailto:apply@mozillafoundation.org">apply@mozillafoundation.org</a> with the following information. If you are applying for travel support, be sure to tell us whether or not you are already included in your country's delegation.</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid80"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Name:</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid81"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">E-mail:</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid82"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Organization (if applicable):</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid83"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Country:</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid84"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">URL (if applicable):</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid85"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Project Title:</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid86"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">What are you going to do?</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid87"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Why are you the one to do it?</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid88"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">How will you spend the money?</span></li></ul></div></div></span></div><div><br>On Nov 11, 2012, at 12:08 PM, Kevin Bankston <<a href="mailto:kbankston@cdt.org">kbankston@cdt.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="" id="magicdomid54">Hello from MozFest in London:</div><div class="" id="magicdomid54"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid54">I wanted to give everyone a heads up that tomorrow morning GMT, Mozilla Foundation will be putting out an urgent call for ITU-related microgrants, a call that a group of us developed here yesterday. I'm giving you all a preview now so that if you are interested or know someone that might be interested, you can get to work now, because once the call goes live you will only have three days to submit your (very brief) proposal. We're hoping to make decisions on Thursday, with wire transfers initiated by Friday.</div><div class="" id="magicdomid54"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid54">I don't yet have the email address to which you should send final submissions but I do have the presumably final language of the call, below; its priorities are very much tied to the priorities set by the ITU tactical breakout group at the Best Bits civil society meeting last week in Baku ahead of the IGF conference. I will send the official release with email address when I have it.</div><div class="" id="magicdomid54"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid54">Thanks,</div><div class="" id="magicdomid54">Kevin</div><div class="" id="magicdomid54"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid54"><div>____________________________________</div><div>Kevin S. Bankston</div><div>Senior Counsel and Free Expression Director</div><div>Center for Democracy & Technology</div><div>1634 I St NW, Suite 1100</div><div>Washington, DC 20006</div><div>202.407.8834 direct</div><div>202.637.0968 fax</div><div><a href="mailto:kbankston@cdt.org">kbankston@cdt.org</a></div><div><br></div><div>Follow CDT on Twitter at @cendemtech</div></div><div class="" id="magicdomid54"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid55"><span class="b"><b>Open Internet Microgrants to Support Civil Society Engagement with the ITU</b></span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid56"><span class="">On December 3rd, the world’s governments will begin a ten-day meeting in Dubai to update a key treaty of a UN agency called the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Some proposed changes to that treaty could threaten Internet openness and innovation, increase access costs, and erode human rights online. We are urgently calling for projects that will help give civil society organizations that support an open Internet a stronger voice before and during that key meeting, the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT).</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid57"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid58"><span class="b"><b>What We Want to Support</b></span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid59"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Efforts to influence your government's position in the lead up to the </span><span class="author-g-njkcqibkwyeupld7">WCIT</span><span class=""> meeting.</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid60"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Costs for civil society representatives to participate at WCIT in Dubai, provided you are already a part of your country's delegation or have otherwise demonstrated commitment and expertise in this area.</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid61"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Provision of basic technical infrastructure and tools that let civil society representatives on the ground in Dubai coordinate and communicate with each other, their home organizations, and the media.</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid62"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid63"><span class="b"><b>The Details</b></span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid64"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">The call for proposal opens up on Nov. 12 and closes on the 15th (midnight GMT).</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid65"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">This is a micro grant fund. There is a total of $10,000 available. Ideally, we will be supporting 8-10 projects from that amount. That means your grant will be approximately $1,000.</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid66"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">You need to be able to receive a wire transfer to a bank account. It can be your personal bank account. Individuals can apply.</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid67"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">We will contact you if we have any questions or to award you the grant. If you have not heard from us by November 16, we will have chosen not to provide support to your project.</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid68"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Once a decision has been made, you will receive a letter from Mozilla summarizing the project you've proposed and agreeing to provide you the funds. </span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid69"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">When the project is done, you will need to provide us a letter telling us what happened, how it went, and what you think you accomplished.</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid70"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid71"><span class="b"><b>The Criteria</b></span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid72"><span class="">We will give preference to proposals that:</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid73"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Ideally, show 1:1 matching support</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid74"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Demonstrate your capacity to effect positive change</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid75"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Facilitate regionally diverse participation in the WCIT</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid76"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Can be implemented quickly</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid77"><br></div><div class="" id="magicdomid78"><span class="b"><b>What We Need to Know</b></span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid79"><span class="">Send us an e-mail with the following information. If you are applying for travel support, be sure to tell us whether or not you are already included in your country's delegation.</span></div><div class="" id="magicdomid80"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Name:</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid81"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">E-mail:</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid82"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Organization (if applicable):</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid83"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Country:</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid84"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">URL (if applicable):</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid85"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Project Title:</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid86"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">What are you going to do?</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid87"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">Why are you the one to do it?</span></li></ul></div><div class="" id="magicdomid88"><ul class="list-bullet1"><li><span class="">How will you spend the money?</span></li></ul></div><div><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">
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