[foundation-board] New funder: The Sigrid Rausing Trust

Wed Dec 9 12:08:22 UTC 2015

Indeed - congrats!

On 09/12/15 10:49, Karin Christiansen wrote:
>
> Great news. Congratulations!
>
> On 9 Dec 2015 12:49, "Pavel Richter" <pavel.richter at okfn.org 
> <mailto:pavel.richter at okfn.org>> wrote:
>
>     Dear all,
>
>     I would like to share some great news: The Sigrid Rausing Trust
>     <https://www.sigrid-rausing-trust.org/> just informed me that they
>     accepted our proposal for funding and are awarding Open Knowledge
>     International 75.000 GBP of unrestricted funding for 2016.
>
>     The Rausing Trust is known for its long-term relationships with
>     grantees, and they are a key organization when it comes to
>     unrestricted funding.
>
>     They are also really selective of who they fund (proposals are by
>     invitation only); so them accepting us is a great achievement by:
>     you! It reflects on the great work that all of you have done for
>     Open Knowledge International in the past, and it is a good
>     indicator that we are on the right track as an organization.
>
>     Thank you!
>
>     Just one final note: Please do not share this news outside of the
>     organization (Twitter / Facebook, etc). The Rausing Trust has
>     asked us to coordinate any media announcement of this grant with
>     them. We will talk about the grant sometime early next year in public.
>
>     -- 
>     Kind regards
>
>     Pavel Richter
>     CEO
>     Open Knowledge International
>
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