[HOT] Hewlett Foundation support to HOT

[William Morris]

That's great news! Congrats to Kate and all who helped bring that in!

-B


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William Morris | Senior Visualization Engineer
Faraday Inc | faraday.io | (802)-458-0441 x336 | SF/VT/FR/WI



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> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 09:38:53 +0700
> From: Kate Chapman <kate.chapman at hotosm.org>
> To: "hot at openstreetmap.org" <hot at openstreetmap.org>
> Subject: [HOT] Hewlett Foundation support to HOT
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> Dear HOTies
>
> We have some exciting news! HOT has been awarded a Hewlett Foundation grant
> to better support the Ebola response and the future growth of HOT. Hewlett
> will be funding a number of organizations as part of this full grant
> disbursement.
>
> The official announcement can be found here:
> http://www.hewlett.org/newsroom/press-release/william-and-flora-hewlett-foundation-announces-5-million-emergency-funding-ebola-response
>
> In our discussions with Hewlett, it was agreed that the funds would be used
> for the following key items:
> * Technical Tools
> * Documentation and Training Resources to Support Activations
>
> Your contributions continue to be used in the field and are invaluable to
> our partners. This grant has been made possible due to all your constant
> efforts. It is our goal to use these funds to improve your experience and
> support our contributors. I will be working closely with the activation
> leads, the Board, and our partners on the next steps. We will be working
> with the community throughout the use of this grant over the next year.
>
> Thank you to Hewlett, our partners, other funders/supporters, and each of
> you.
>
> Kate
>
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> Kate Chapman
> Executive Director
> email: kate.chapman at hotosm.org
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