[Makerspace-keymembers] Fwd: YEF Spark Grant ­Update

[Gergana Slavova]

Sad :(  We can try next year, though!

~Gergana


On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Jeffrey Putney <quaker at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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