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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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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Subject:
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            <td>[CRACIN buddies] bursaries available to attend our data
              & social sector conference</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Date: </th>
            <td>Fri, 6 Jan 2017 14:52:34 -0500</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">From: </th>
            <td>Michael Lenczner <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:michael@poweredbydata.org"><michael@poweredbydata.org></a></td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">To: </th>
            <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><a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://transform.thesector.ca/bursaries">http://transform.thesector.ca/bursaries</a></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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                                href="http://www.poweredbydata.org/"
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                                target="_blank">Powered by Data</a>, a
                              Tides Canada Initiative | CEO of <a
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                                href="http://www.ajah.ca/"
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                                target="_blank">Ajah</a></div>
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                          <div>+1-514-708-5112</div>
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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>
                                <br>
                                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>
                                <br>
                                 <br>
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                                Bursary Details and Selection Criteria<br>
                                <br>
                                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>
                                <br>
                                -Free conference registration<br>
                                <br>
                                -Return travel to Toronto and two
                                nights’ accommodation, for participants
                                not based in the Greater Toronto Area<br>
                                <br>
                                -Individualized support before and
                                during the conference, plus an optional
                                post-conference session to deepen
                                learning and impact<br>
                                <br>
                                -Breakfast and lunch on the conference
                                day and the day after<br>
                                <br>
                                 <br>
                                <br>
                                To be considered for a conference
                                bursary, individuals must meet all of
                                the following criteria:<br>
                                <br>
                                -Active within the nonprofit or public
                                sector<br>
                                <br>
                                -Working with communities that are
                                typically marginalized from
                                conversations and projects around
                                applications of digital data within the
                                social sector<br>
                                <br>
                                -Excited about the potential of digital
                                data to make their work more effective,
                                and strengthen the communities they work
                                with<br>
                                <br>
                                -Would otherwise be unable to
                                participate in this conference because
                                of personal or organizational financial
                                barriers<br>
                                <br>
                                 <br>
                                <br>
                                Among applicants who meet the criteria
                                above, priority will be given to:<br>
                                <br>
                                -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>
                                <br>
                                -Candidates who incorporate new
                                technology into their work<br>
                                <br>
                                Candidates involved in social movements<br>
                                <br>
                                 <br>
                                <br>
                                Application and Selection Process<br>
                                <br>
                                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
                                  moz-do-not-send="true"
                                  href="mailto:transform@poweredbydata.org">transform@poweredbydata.org</a><br>
                                <br>
                                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>
                                <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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