[Makerspace-keymembers] Fwd: YEF Spark Grant ­Update

[Jeffrey Putney]

Well at least now we know.

Thanks for working on that! :-)
Jeff


On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Emily Knox <emilyknox at gmail.com> wrote:

> We didn't get the Yahoo grant. :(
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Greg Muchnik <muchnik at yahoo-inc.com>
> Date: Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 2:42 PM
> Subject: Re: YEF Spark Grant ­Update
> To: Emily Knox <emilyknox at gmail.com>
> Cc: Kendall Thrapp <kthrapp at yahoo-inc.com>
>
>
>
>  Emily - I’m sorry but our grant request will not be funded.
>
>  Thanks for your time and effort to put in the application.
>
>  Greg
>
>
>  On Jun 11, 2014, at 11:40 AM, YEF <YEF at yahoo-inc.com> wrote:
>
>   Hi Greg,
>
>  The Yahoo! Employee Foundation (YEF) thanks you for acting as a Champion
> and submitting a Spark Grant Application on behalf of your charitable
> organization. Regretfully, the YEF Grants Committee must inform you that we
> will not be funding your organization in this round.  Please notify your
> organization.  We will not be notifying them because you are the main
> contact for that organization.
>
>   YEF seeks to address issues regarding Education & Youth, Community
> Building & Families, and the Environment.  Given limited resources and a
> large number of grant applications, we are restricted in our ability to
> fund all of the applicants.
>
>   The Grants Committee is comprised of over 30 Yahoos representing
> employees throughout the company.  Although the committee grants requests
> based on defined criteria, due to the varied opinions of each individual on
> the committee, we cannot provide you with detailed feedback on why your
> organization did not receive funding.
>
>   We encourage you to consider making another inquiry during our future
> grant cycles.  Please check the YEF Grants page for updated information on
> due dates at yo/yef.  Round 2 of the Spark Grant Cycle begins June 23 and
> Choice Grants occur quarterly.
>
>  Again, thanks so much for your generosity to YEF and your enthusiasm for
> championing a grant.
>
>  Should you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact
> us at yef at yahoo-inc.com.
>
>   Arun Simha, Jennifer Fernandez, and Nancy Raber
> YEF Grants Co-Chairs
>
>
>
>
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Jeffrey Putney
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