[At-Large] Fwd: Rising Voices Seeks Micro-Grant Proposals for Citizen Media Outreach

Wed Jan 12 18:42:32 UTC 2011

Wondering if any ALSs might be interested in taking advantage of this....

- Evan

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From: Prasad Krishna <prasad at cis-india.org>
Date: 12 January 2011 07:35
Subject: Rising Voices Seeks Micro-Grant Proposals for Citizen Media
Outreach

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Dear Evan,

*Rising Voices is seeking project proposals from non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) or individuals for funding of up to $4,000 USD for
digital media outreach projects around the world. Application Deadline:
Friday, February 4, 2011 at 11:59 PM GMT.*

It has been more than three years since Rising Voices began with a simple
mandate: to help bring new voices from underrepresented communities to the
global conversation through the use of citizen media. We have been
accomplishing that by providing microgrant funding, as well as technical and
mentoring support to our grantee communities. Ever since the first
microgrant competition was announced in May 2007, we have provided seed
funding to 24 projects from around the world to help turn their ideas into
reality. The diversity of these grantee projects has made Rising Voices a
unique place on the web to have a firsthand look at places around the world,
such as *Tamatave,
Madagascar<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=165&qid=9086>
* and *Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=166&qid=9086>
*, through the first-person accounts of these new bloggers.

Beginning on January 11th, 2011, Rising Voices is launching the latest round
of microgrant funding and is now accepting project proposals from
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or individuals for funding of *up to
$4,000 USD* for digital media outreach projects around the world. Ideal
applicants will present innovative and detailed proposals to teach citizen
media techniques to underrepresented communities that are poorly positioned
to discover and take advantage of tools like blogging, video-blogging, or
podcasting on their own.
 Who is Eligible to Apply

This funding opportunity is open to both NGOs and private individuals.
However, if an NGO does not have experienced citizen media trainers on their
staff, it is extremely important that they seek collaboration with the local
blogging community to find the right trainer(s) with the necessary skills.
On the other hand, it would also be highly beneficial for individual
applicants to partner with an existing NGO from the communities they plan to
serve in order to strengthen the project's impact.
 What Kind of Projects May be Funded

Rising Voices seeks project proposals that share our mission of bringing
voices from new communities, as well as underrepresented language groups to
the online global conversation through the use of citizen media. The
projects' primary activities should be to provide citizen media training
workshops to the target community, as well as ongoing support and mentoring
to the participants. Please see our roster of current and alumni grantee
projects for examples of previously funded projects.

Examples of potential projects include:

   -

   Distributing flip video cameras to local residents to help map and
   document environmental issues affecting the area and to propose solutions.
    -

   Partnering with a local library with a computer lab to train youth how to
   record and document the history of their local neighborhood by using mp3
   recorders to interview local elders.
    -

   Organizing blogging workshop for local artisans to help them market their
   work online, but also tell the story and history of their handicrafts.
    -

   Distributing $10 digital cameras to two different groups in different
   neighborhoods and create a Flickr group where they interact with each
   other's   photographic perspectives of their city.

 Application Process

Interested applicants should complete the online proposal application
form (link
here<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=167&qid=9086>),
which should also include a detailed budget. If you would like to download
the application questions to complete offline in order to upload later,
please download the text document here
(PDF<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=168&qid=9086>
format). While we welcome and encourage projects from all corners of the
global, all applications must be completed in English.

*Online Application
Form*<http://crm.cis-india.org/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=167&qid=9086>

Rising Voices outreach grants will range from $2,000-4,000 USD. Please be as
thoughtful, specific, and realistic as possible when drafting your budgets.
Applicants are encouraged to submit budgets for less than the maximum $4,000
USD as smaller grants allow us to fund more projects.

The application deadline is *February 4th, 2011 at 11:59 PM GMT*. All
applicants will receive a confirmation email indicating that we have
received your proposal. The proposals will be reviewed by a committee of
Global Voices staff and volunteers, as well as members of previous Rising
Voices grantees. We will announce the grant recipients by February 28,
2011.
 Expectations of Successful Grantees

Successful projects will be prominently featured on the Global Voices
networks. Grantees will be required to sign a grant agreement, which will
outline accounting, reporting, and other terms and conditions regarding how
funds will be distributed. Grantees will also be required to post regular
project updates to the Rising Voices website, be in regular communication
with Rising Voices staff, as well as actively participate in the Rising
Voices community.

Feel free to ask questions in the comments section below or by sending an
email to eddie [at] globalvoicesonline [dot] org.

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Thanks and regards,

Prasad Krishna
Publications Manager
Centre for Internet & Society
Contact: 080-40926283
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- Evan