<div dir="ltr">This is what we all required. Some chapters are under performing due to lack of funding for the chapter sustainability. This is a great start. <div>ISOC LK ready for apply.......</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px">Thank you and regards</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Maheeshwara B Kirindigoda</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Chairman - IGF Sri Lanka - Organising Committee<br>Media Secretary - Uva Province Governor's Office <br>Managing Director - Asian Destinations (Pvt) Ltd<br>Secretary - ISOC - Sri Lanka Chapter<br>Secretary - Central Province Exporters Chamber<br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 10:08 PM, Bikram Shrestha <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bikram@isoc.org.np" target="_blank">bikram@isoc.org.np</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Wonderful initiative! </div><div id="m_-3700911835727470502AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_-3700911835727470502AppleMailSignature">More encouragement for chapters. </div><div id="m_-3700911835727470502AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_-3700911835727470502AppleMailSignature">Thank you</div><div id="m_-3700911835727470502AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="m_-3700911835727470502AppleMailSignature">Regards</div><div id="m_-3700911835727470502AppleMailSignature">Bikram Shrestha </div><div id="m_-3700911835727470502AppleMailSignature">President </div><div id="m_-3700911835727470502AppleMailSignature">Internet Society Nepal Chapter<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On Oct 24, 2016, at 7:49 PM, Nancy Quiros <<a href="mailto:quiros@isoc.org" target="_blank">quiros@isoc.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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</span>To support the organization of mission related activities and projects Internet Society is currently providing project funding for our Chapters through the <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/grants-awards/beyond-net-funding-programme" target="_blank"><span style="color:#6b006d">Beyond
the Net Programme</span></a>. We understood however that for a number of Chapters the funding of day-to-day operational costs is a challenge. We are therefore pleased to announce the launch of a new funding programme that will allow Chapters to apply for
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> The Chapter Admin Funding provides an annual contribution to help Chapters manage day-to-day activities. Those areas can range from registrations of the Chapter as a
local entity, legal and accounting costs, liability insurance for the Officers of the Chapters, membership management, invoice processing, organization of the general assembly, or even general admin support. <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/chapter-admin-funding" target="_blank"><span style="color:#6b006d">http://www.<wbr>internetsociety.org/chapter-<wbr>admin-funding</span></a> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> The Chapter eligibility to get the funds and the amount assigned to each Chapter will be determined by the Chapter Evaluation Report. The criteria that are used to evaluate
the Chapter are in line with the minimum criteria as outlined in the Chapter Charter letter. In order to provide you with your individual information, the details about the funding and to validate the data we have about your Chapter,
<b>each of your Chapter Development Managers will contact you before the launch of the programme. </b>Failure to provide information on time, may result in unfavorable evaluations, and therefore a lower fund allocation.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> <b> The funds assigned to each of your Chapters will be provided via email to your respective board members on Oct 31</b></span><b><sup><span style="font-family:Calibri">st</span></sup><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri">,
after this date, each Chapter can apply via Zoom Grants for 2016 funds. Deadline to apply for 2016 funds is Dec 15</span><sup><span style="font-family:Calibri">th</span></sup></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri"><b>,
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Calibri">For any questions, please contact <a href="mailto:chapter-support@isoc.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#6b006d">Chapter-support@isoc.<wbr>org</span></a> .<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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