The big news I hinted at on Friday

[Peter Deitz]

Hi all,

This evening I received an email from a family foundation in California
confirming that they have made a grant of US$25,000 to support Social
Actions. The grant was designed to help us build out the search
interface and open API as well as to implement an earned income program
by mid-September.

In requesting the support, I made it very clear that we have no
intention of falling into a grant-seeking habit. This is a one time
infusion to help us get the operation off the ground. I will post
details about the funder on Social Actions later this week.

Quoting from the letter: "We hope this contribution will help Social
Actions to leverage the work of existing social
action platforms, enabling greater citizen participation in
micro-philanthropy and ultimately broader social change."

Spring 2008 has been quite a whirlwind experience for me, from the New
York Tech Meetup on March 4 straight through to this news. Now it's
time to hunker down and build something brilliant.

A big thank you to everyone participating (and lurking) on the Google
Group. It's been a huge boost to have a group sounding board for the
project. Also, I want to thank Christine for joining me on the trips to
Stockholm and San Jose, and for being an incredibly supportive collaborator.

All the best,
Peter

[Ethan Austin]

Congrats Peter!

[Philk]

good stuff Peter! congrats -- lets see socialactions make good!

[Tom Munnecke]

is the name of the foundation a secret?  I'm anxious to know who it is...

[Frerieke vanbree]

rock on peter!

great work

great man

 

congrats to everybody here that contributed!

 

Fre

 

+27(0)782080548
skype: frerieke

[Heather Cronk]

Congrats Peter, Christine, and everyone else!  And I'm curious about the identity of the foundation, as well...  :-)

[Peter Deitz]

Hi all,

In some ways, we have Bill Somerville of Philanthropic Ventures
Foundation to thank for the support. His book "Grassroots Philanthropy:
Notes of a Maverick Grantmaker" was circulating at the Council on
Foundations Conference in early May.

I had reviewed the book on my blog several weeks earlier:
http://blog.socialactions.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2062983%3ABlogPost%3A327

I spotted someone reading Grassroots Philanthropy at the very end of the
conference, and started up a conversation. The conversation led to a
discussion about micro-philanthropy, Social Actions, and this person's
family foundation.

We met again when I was out in the Bay Area for NetSquared. One thing
led to another. And here we are with the much needed infusion of
resources.

I'll be posting a budget for how we can put these resources to use in
the next three months.

The group's name is The Peery Foundation.

All the best,
Peter

Heather Cronk wrote:
> Congrats Peter, Christine, and everyone else! And I'm curious about
> the identity of the foundation, as well... :-)
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 3:49 AM, Frerieke vanbree <frer...@gmail.com
> <mailto:frer...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> rock on peter!
> great work
> great man
>
> congrats to everybody here that contributed!
>
> Fre
>
>
>

> On 6/25/08, *Tom Munnecke* <munn...@gmail.com

[Deborah Elizabeth Finn]

Dear Peter,

So, nu? Have you figured out whether you're a nonprofit? I assume
that the answer is yes, since you're eligible to accept grants. Or
have worked out an affiliation with a fiscal sponsor?

Warm regards from Deborah

Deborah Elizabeth Finn
Cyber-Yenta
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
deborah_eli...@post.harvard.edu
www.cyber-yenta.org
Skype: Deborah909
Twitter: Deborah909
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah909

"Nothing softeneth the Arrogance of our Nature
like a Mixture of some Frailties. It is by them
that we are best told, that we must not strike
too hard upon others....They pull our Rage by
the sleeve and whisper Gentleness to us in our
censures."
-George Savile (1633 - 1695)

[Peter Deitz]

Hi Deborah,

Good question. In the last week, I brought our fiscal sponsorship
status up-to-date with Fractured Atlas:
http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/?do=browse_projects&category=Multimedia&letter=S#761

During the summer months, I'll be looking for a longterm fiscal
sponsorship home for Social Actions.

All the best,
Peter

[Sanjay Patel]

Congratulations on another well-deserved win! We're excited to see what you come up with next.

Stacey

[Celine]

This is terrific! What a month it's been for building the Social
Actions infrastructure - great work :)

[Peter Deitz]

Thanks everyone for so many kind words. I'll post the news on the
Social Actions blog shortly.

Attached is a preliminary budget for the next three months. Let me know
what you think.

All the best,
peter

[Peter Deitz]

Thanks Fre! It's pretty amazing how a project can go from $0 to $45,000
within a few weeks. Of course, the story actually started 12 months
ago, when you took an interest in what I was doing -- and inspired me to
go for it.

Big hug!

Peter

Frerieke vanbree wrote:
> rock on peter!
> great work
> great man
>
> congrats to everybody here that contributed!
>
> Fre
>
>
>

> On 6/25/08, *Tom Munnecke* <munn...@gmail.com

[Frerieke vanbree]

inspiration is one thing

hard work and dedication is another

follow your passion..

 

--
Frerieke van Bree

www.lovetotheworld.org
www.umeebee.com
+27(0)782080548
skype: frerieke

[beth Kanter]

congrats Peter - that's great news!