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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Hello advisors. One of
my colleagues from the former CRACIN project is offering an
opportunity to attend a conference that should be interesting to
anyone working on community networking. They are looking for
more people from rural, northern and Atlantic communities. Bursaries
are being offered to fund costs. <br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">I hope some of you
will take advantage of this.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Marita</font><br>
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<td>[CRACIN buddies] bursaries available to attend our data
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<td>Fri, 6 Jan 2017 14:52:34 -0500</td>
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<td>Michael Lenczner <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:michael@poweredbydata.org"><michael@poweredbydata.org></a></td>
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<td>Brian Beaton <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:brianbeaton@knet.ca"><brianbeaton@knet.ca></a>, Brian Walmark
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:brianwalmark@knet.ca"><brianwalmark@knet.ca></a>, leslie shade
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:leslieshade@gmail.com"><leslieshade@gmail.com></a>, adam fiser
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:adam.fiser@gmail.com"><adam.fiser@gmail.com></a>, Marita Moll
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:mmoll@ca.inter.net"><mmoll@ca.inter.net></a>, Andrew Clement
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:andrew.clement@utoronto.ca"><andrew.clement@utoronto.ca></a>, Monique Chartrand
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:direction@communautique.qc.ca"><direction@communautique.qc.ca></a>, catherine middleton
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:catherine.middleton@ryerson.ca"><catherine.middleton@ryerson.ca></a></td>
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<div dir="ltr">Hello all of you. Long decade, no talk. I hope
you're all doing well.
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<div>Congrats to those of you who were still working on pushing
the CRTC to extend access across Canada.<br>
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<div>I'm organizing a conference in February in Toronto on
data and the social sector. Through the support of
Stanford's Philanthropy and Civil Society group and the
Carold Institute, we can provide bursaries to make sure that
marginalized groups & communities can attend. We've
received a decent number of applications, except we're low
on numbers from northen Canada, rural communities, and
Atlantic Canada. </div>
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<div>I was hoping that some of you would take a look at it,
and forward it to anyone who you think might know interested
applicants.</div>
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<div>Thanks and all the best for 2017!</div>
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<div>Michael Lenczner</div>
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<div style="font-size:13px">Director of <a
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<div>Conference Bursaries: Enabling a more
inclusive conversation</div>
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<p>We believe the stakeholders most
involved in conversations around digital
data and the social sector do not
currently reflect the wealth of diverse
experiences across Canada. Access to
these conversations is heavily skewed
towards groups whose perspectives are
over-represented more generally in
Canada’s public dialogues.<br>
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With the support of the Carold
Institute, Transform the Sector aims to
convene leaders from across diverse
communities and disciplines for a series
of rich exchanges that will help chart
the course for the emergence of a
data-informed social sector. We are
able to offer a limited number of
conference bursaries to support the
participation of individuals and
communities whose voices are often
excluded from these exchanges.<br>
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Bursary Details and Selection Criteria<br>
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There are ten bursaries available: 5 for
participants from Southern Ontario, and
5 for participants from the rest of
Canada. These geographic constraints are
based on an attempt to balance regional
participation with other goals of
inclusion while being subject to budget
limitations. <br>
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Each of these bursaries includes:<br>
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-Free conference registration<br>
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-Return travel to Toronto and two
nights’ accommodation, for participants
not based in the Greater Toronto Area<br>
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-Individualized support before and
during the conference, plus an optional
post-conference session to deepen
learning and impact<br>
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-Breakfast and lunch on the conference
day and the day after<br>
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To be considered for a conference
bursary, individuals must meet all of
the following criteria:<br>
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-Active within the nonprofit or public
sector<br>
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-Working with communities that are
typically marginalized from
conversations and projects around
applications of digital data within the
social sector<br>
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-Excited about the potential of digital
data to make their work more effective,
and strengthen the communities they work
with<br>
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-Would otherwise be unable to
participate in this conference because
of personal or organizational financial
barriers<br>
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Among applicants who meet the criteria
above, priority will be given to:<br>
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-Black, Indigenous, and People of Color,
people with disabilities, women,
two-spirited, queer, and trans people,
and other candidates with lived
experiences of marginalization<br>
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-Candidates who incorporate new
technology into their work<br>
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Candidates involved in social movements<br>
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Application and Selection Process<br>
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Candidates must apply online before
Thursday, January 5th at 6pm EST. All
candidates will be notified of selection
results within one week following the
application deadline. For any
questions, please contact Jon at <a
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href="mailto:transform@poweredbydata.org">transform@poweredbydata.org</a><br>
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UPDATED: The deadline to apply for these
bursaries is being extended by one week:
we will now be accepting applications
until 5pm EST on Thursday, January 12th.<br>
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To apply now, click here (<a
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href="http://transform.thesector.ca/bursaries">http://transform.thesector.ca/bursaries</a>)<br>
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