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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Suresh Fernando <<a href="mailto:suresh2323@gmail.com" target="_blank">suresh2323@gmail.com</a>></span> Aug 09 10:44AM -0700
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Hey Everyone,<br>
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Further to my email yesterday relating sponsorship for Contact, I am<br>
interested in exploring creative new ways to engage funding sources. Since<br>
the larger objective of CONTACT is to bring about a better world and many of<br>
us are working on projects that are aligned with this, I want to explore<br>
funding strategies that align the interests of CONTACT, smaller projects and<br>
funding sources.<br>
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How exactly this might work is not clear to me but since I have started to<br>
reach out to funding sources, it makes sense for me to get a better sense of<br>
the projects that we are working on that require capital.<br>
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Also, as many of you may know, there is an interesting discussion shaping up<br>
in the Next Edge Facebook<br>
Group<<a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/120497731371323/" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/groups/120497731371323/</a>>in which I have<br>
just started a document to track Contact<br>
Projects Seeking<br>
Funding<<a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/120497731371323/doc/?id=140023622752067" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/groups/120497731371323/doc/?id=140023622752067</a>>.<br>
Please fill in the details if you are planning on attending Contact, are a<br>
part of an early stage project seeking funding, and are interested in<br>
exploring creative funding strategies related to Contact.<br>
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We all need to be creative and collaborative in our efforts to bring about a<br>
better world!<br>
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Let me know if you have any comments or questions!<br>
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Regards,<br>
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