---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship < [email protected]> Date: Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 6:06 AM Subject: Ronin Institue End-of-Year Campaign To: Michel Bauwens <[email protected]> [image: The Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship] <http://ronininstitute.org> Greetings and Happy Holidays! 2014 is winding down, and the Ronin Institute is gearing up for 2015, which promises to be our most exciting year yet. We will be expanding our roster of Research Scholars <http://ronininstitute.org/research-scholars> and connecting those scholars with each other and with sources of funding to support their work. These talented scholars are committed to continuing to contribute to their fields, and we are committed to making that happen. We are developing a novel mechanism for publishing, rewarding, and supporting independent research, as well as a new approach to online education. Our mission depends on ongoing support from the community of people who share our vision of a reinvented and reinvigorated culture of open inquiry into the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and arts. With that mission in mind, I hope that you will consider making a contribution to the Ronin Institute. This is a great time to donate, since contributions made before the end of the year will be deductible on your 2014 taxes to the full extent allowed by law. If you want to help provide lasting support for our ongoing work, consider a recurring monthly gift. *You can make your one-time or recurring donation online from our donation page <http://ronininstitute.org/donate>.* If you are interested in making a targeted donation to support a specific program or research area, or if you would like to discuss other ways to give, contact our development office <[email protected]>. Earlier this month, we published the first issue of our new newsletter, *Kitsune*, which will be highlighting the accomplishments of the Ronin Institute and its Research Scholars. I trust that you are looking forward to hearing about their stories and their research as much as I am. If you have not received *Kitsune* and would like to, send us a note <[email protected]?subject=Subscribe&body=Please+add+me+to+the+e-mail+list+for+the+Kitsune+newsletter> to sign up. On behalf of the entire Ronin Institute community, I would like to thank you for your support and encouragement as we have launched, and I want to send along a wish from all of us that the new year will be full of discovery. Scientiam Consecemus! Jon F. Wilkins President and Research Scholar ------------------------------ *About the Ronin Institute* The Ronin Institute is dedicated to building an alternative model of academic scholarship outside of the traditional university system. To learn more, visit us at http://ronininstitute.org or send us e-mail <[email protected]>. If you know someone who might be interested in the Ronin Institute, please feel free to forward this letter to them. If you want to stop receiving communications from us, click here <[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe&body=Please+remove+me+from+this+email+list>, and we'll take care of it. -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/