From lmason at osrhe.edu Thu Feb 10 17:22:47 2011 From: lmason at osrhe.edu (Mason, Linda) Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:22:47 -0600 Subject: [Okgrantsmanship] MUSIC Entrepreneurship Grant Message-ID: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A26DC3B@postman1.osrhe.edu> Please forward this to the music department or person at your school. It is a fundraising program for music in higher education. You Be the VC 10.2 PLEDGEMUSIC Web: www.pledgemusic.com Twitter: PledgeMusic Facebook: PledgeMusic Business Idea: Provide musicians a platform to reach out to their fan base to financially contribute to upcoming recordings or other musical projects. Pitch: Musicians often have creative ideas for recordings or similar projects but can't raise the money to move forward. When their fans hear that they've passed on an album or a creative new approach to offering their music, they often react by saying or thinking to themselves "Man-I wish there had been a way that I could have helped." Now there is. Pledgemusic is a Kickstarter type Web site that allows musicians to design fundraising campaigns to raise money for their next projects. Each fundraising campaign is accompanied by a video pitch from the artist, explaining the project they have in mind. The page for the campaign includes a running tally of the amount of money that's been raised and how much is needed to complete the campaign. A campaign must reach its goal before any money is collected. In exchange for their contributions, the artists provide pledgers gifts or amenities rather than any ownership interest in the initiative. Gifts vary based on the amount of the pledge. For example, in early 2011 a campaign was launched by the Monarchs, an alternative-rock and blues-rock band, to produce their first album. The video appeal was made by Celeste Griffin, the band's folksy lead vocalist. The following is a sample of the amenities or prizes the band offered its pledgers, based on the amount of their pledge: $10-project download; $30-signed CD; $100-two backstage passes; $250-your name in album credits; $750-day in recording studio; $1,000-write a song for you. In the written appeal, Celeste explained that the band planned to record its first album in July 2011 under the supervision of Mike McCarthy, the producer of artists such as Spoon and Patty Griffin. Celeste emphasized how much she's grown as an artist, and how much the ability to cut an album would mean to the band and its future. She also mentioned that the band has committed to donating a percentage of the money raised to Laps for Cystic Fibrosis, a non-profit organization dedicated to Cystic Fibrosis research. Donating a portion of the money raised from pledgers to charity is a practice that Pledgemusic strongly encourages. When Monarchs' campaign reached its goal, its PledgeMusic page read "Monarchs:---it's a record!!! All pledgers will now receive exclusive periodic updates on how the record is made and will be the first to receive a complementary download of the album. For its part, Pledgemusic does not take any ownership interest in the projects that are funded through its Web site. It charges a flat 15% fee for all money raised. Linda Mason, Ed.D. Coordinator for Grant Writing Assistance Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City OK 73104 405-225-9486 voice 405-225-9230 fax lmason at osrhe.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okgrantsmanship/attachments/20110210/7848d04d/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: You Be the VC 10_2.doc Type: application/msword Size: 25088 bytes Desc: You Be the VC 10_2.doc Url : http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okgrantsmanship/attachments/20110210/7848d04d/attachment-0001.doc From mhowe at usao.edu Fri Feb 11 08:39:36 2011 From: mhowe at usao.edu (Melissa Howe) Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:39:36 -0600 Subject: [Okgrantsmanship] MUSIC Entrepreneurship Grant In-Reply-To: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A26DC3B@postman1.osrhe.edu> References: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A26DC3B@postman1.osrhe.edu> Message-ID: <004c01cbc9f9$81ff4120$85fdc360$@edu> Hi Linda, I read through this. Sounds like a great project. Your email said it is just for higher education, but I think it could be used by anyone that is a musician. I will pass this on to the music department and others I know in the music profession. Thanks for the information. Melissa L. Howe, M.H.R. Director of Annual Giving and Facilitator of Grants University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 1727 West Alabama, Troutt Hall Rm. 110 Chickasha, Oklahoma 73018 (405) 574-1393 Office (580) 318-6768 mhowe at usao.edu From: okgrantsmanship-bounces at lists.onenet.net [mailto:okgrantsmanship-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Mason, Linda Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 5:23 PM To: okgrantsmanship at lists.onenet.net; Anderson, James; Anna Royer; Beth Schumate; Birdine, Dr. Phil; Britton, Terry; Cantrell, Karen; Debbie McIntyre; Deborah Cummings; Deborah Morgan; Devane, Dr. Larry F.; Edwards, Dr. Larry; Fahnestock, Bethene; Hale, Dr. Jeff; Harris, Kay; Hays, Mark; Joe Swalwell; Klabenes, Dr. Robert; Linda.Avant at okstate.edu; McKeon, Tom Dr.; Neitzel, Allan; Nero, Dr. Donnie L.; cogginsp at redlandscc.edu; Poole, Thomas; Priscilla Washington; Sechrist, Dr. Paul W.; Smith, Dr. Stephen; Utterback, Dr. James; Waldron, Susan A; Webb, Brandon Subject: [Okgrantsmanship] MUSIC Entrepreneurship Grant Please forward this to the music department or person at your school. It is a fundraising program for music in higher education. You Be the VC 10.2 PLEDGEMUSIC Web: www.pledgemusic.com Twitter: PledgeMusic Facebook: PledgeMusic Business Idea: Provide musicians a platform to reach out to their fan base to financially contribute to upcoming recordings or other musical projects. Pitch: Musicians often have creative ideas for recordings or similar projects but can't raise the money to move forward. When their fans hear that they've passed on an album or a creative new approach to offering their music, they often react by saying or thinking to themselves "Man-I wish there had been a way that I could have helped." Now there is. Pledgemusic is a Kickstarter type Web site that allows musicians to design fundraising campaigns to raise money for their next projects. Each fundraising campaign is accompanied by a video pitch from the artist, explaining the project they have in mind. The page for the campaign includes a running tally of the amount of money that's been raised and how much is needed to complete the campaign. A campaign must reach its goal before any money is collected. In exchange for their contributions, the artists provide pledgers gifts or amenities rather than any ownership interest in the initiative. Gifts vary based on the amount of the pledge. For example, in early 2011 a campaign was launched by the Monarchs, an alternative-rock and blues-rock band, to produce their first album. The video appeal was made by Celeste Griffin, the band's folksy lead vocalist. The following is a sample of the amenities or prizes the band offered its pledgers, based on the amount of their pledge: $10-project download; $30-signed CD; $100-two backstage passes; $250-your name in album credits; $750-day in recording studio; $1,000-write a song for you. In the written appeal, Celeste explained that the band planned to record its first album in July 2011 under the supervision of Mike McCarthy, the producer of artists such as Spoon and Patty Griffin. Celeste emphasized how much she's grown as an artist, and how much the ability to cut an album would mean to the band and its future. She also mentioned that the band has committed to donating a percentage of the money raised to Laps for Cystic Fibrosis, a non-profit organization dedicated to Cystic Fibrosis research. Donating a portion of the money raised from pledgers to charity is a practice that Pledgemusic strongly encourages. When Monarchs' campaign reached its goal, its PledgeMusic page read "Monarchs:---it's a record!!! All pledgers will now receive exclusive periodic updates on how the record is made and will be the first to receive a complementary download of the album. For its part, Pledgemusic does not take any ownership interest in the projects that are funded through its Web site. It charges a flat 15% fee for all money raised. Linda Mason, Ed.D. Coordinator for Grant Writing Assistance Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City OK 73104 405-225-9486 voice 405-225-9230 fax lmason at osrhe.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okgrantsmanship/attachments/20110211/f6e95ad7/attachment.html From lmason at osrhe.edu Fri Feb 11 08:57:05 2011 From: lmason at osrhe.edu (Mason, Linda) Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:57:05 -0600 Subject: [Okgrantsmanship] CUR Needs Your Advice Message-ID: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A26DC3D@postman1.osrhe.edu> Feedback to CUR about the National Conference on Undergraduate Research - please respond if you can. Linda Mason, Ed.D. Coordinator for Grant Writing Assistance Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City OK 73104 405-225-9486 voice 405-225-9230 fax lmason at osrhe.edu ________________________________ From: Council on Undergraduate Research [mailto:cur at cur.org] Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 8:05 AM To: Mason, Linda Subject: CUR Needs Your Advice Dear Linda, Earlier this month the CUR Executive Board met for the mid-year meeting and one of the topics on the agenda was the 2014 CUR National Conference. The E-Board is interested in creating more visibility for undergraduate research and CUR and believes that the national conference is a vehicle for doing that. This effort includes increasing the attendance at the conference, particularly by people who may not be members of CUR. Over the years the CUR E-Board and CUR Councilors have discussed both the scheduling of the national conference in June and the location of the conference on a college campus. Some councilors have suggested that late June is a difficult time for the conference because they are engaged in scholarly and/or creative activity, often in collaboration with students. June is also the end of the budget year and travel funds may be depleted. Others have suggested that a conference at a hotel in a desirable location may attract more attendees. The Executive board understands that making changes in either the time of the conference or the venue is an important decision and can mean a change in some aspects of the conference that are dear to CUR members. Therefore, we ask for your input to inform our planning. We appreciate your response and hope you are able to take a few minutes to complete this survey. Please click the link below to complete the survey. Click here Thank you for your time and we look forward to seeing you at the 2012 CUR National Conference. 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URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okgrantsmanship/attachments/20110211/9d0f2f95/attachment-0001.html From lmason at osrhe.edu Fri Feb 11 08:49:53 2011 From: lmason at osrhe.edu (Mason, Linda) Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:49:53 -0600 Subject: [Okgrantsmanship] MUSIC Entrepreneurship Grant In-Reply-To: <004c01cbc9f9$81ff4120$85fdc360$@edu> References: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A26DC3B@postman1.osrhe.edu> <004c01cbc9f9$81ff4120$85fdc360$@edu> Message-ID: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A26DC3C@postman1.osrhe.edu> Right, for sure all music. Thanks! Linda Mason, Ed.D. Coordinator for Grant Writing Assistance Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City OK 73104 405-225-9486 voice 405-225-9230 fax lmason at osrhe.edu ________________________________ From: okgrantsmanship-bounces at lists.onenet.net [mailto:okgrantsmanship-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Melissa Howe Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 8:40 AM To: 'Oklahoma regional university administrators and faculty aboutgrantsmanship' Subject: Re: [Okgrantsmanship] MUSIC Entrepreneurship Grant Hi Linda, I read through this. Sounds like a great project. Your email said it is just for higher education, but I think it could be used by anyone that is a musician. I will pass this on to the music department and others I know in the music profession. Thanks for the information. Melissa L. Howe, M.H.R. Director of Annual Giving and Facilitator of Grants University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 1727 West Alabama, Troutt Hall Rm. 110 Chickasha, Oklahoma 73018 (405) 574-1393 Office (580) 318-6768 mhowe at usao.edu From: okgrantsmanship-bounces at lists.onenet.net [mailto:okgrantsmanship-bounces at lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Mason, Linda Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 5:23 PM To: okgrantsmanship at lists.onenet.net; Anderson, James; Anna Royer; Beth Schumate; Birdine, Dr. Phil; Britton, Terry; Cantrell, Karen; Debbie McIntyre; Deborah Cummings; Deborah Morgan; Devane, Dr. Larry F.; Edwards, Dr. Larry; Fahnestock, Bethene; Hale, Dr. Jeff; Harris, Kay; Hays, Mark; Joe Swalwell; Klabenes, Dr. Robert; Linda.Avant at okstate.edu; McKeon, Tom Dr.; Neitzel, Allan; Nero, Dr. Donnie L.; cogginsp at redlandscc.edu; Poole, Thomas; Priscilla Washington; Sechrist, Dr. Paul W.; Smith, Dr. Stephen; Utterback, Dr. James; Waldron, Susan A; Webb, Brandon Subject: [Okgrantsmanship] MUSIC Entrepreneurship Grant Please forward this to the music department or person at your school. It is a fundraising program for music in higher education. You Be the VC 10.2 PLEDGEMUSIC Web: www.pledgemusic.com Twitter: PledgeMusic Facebook: PledgeMusic Business Idea: Provide musicians a platform to reach out to their fan base to financially contribute to upcoming recordings or other musical projects. Pitch: Musicians often have creative ideas for recordings or similar projects but can't raise the money to move forward. When their fans hear that they've passed on an album or a creative new approach to offering their music, they often react by saying or thinking to themselves "Man-I wish there had been a way that I could have helped." Now there is. Pledgemusic is a Kickstarter type Web site that allows musicians to design fundraising campaigns to raise money for their next projects. Each fundraising campaign is accompanied by a video pitch from the artist, explaining the project they have in mind. The page for the campaign includes a running tally of the amount of money that's been raised and how much is needed to complete the campaign. A campaign must reach its goal before any money is collected. In exchange for their contributions, the artists provide pledgers gifts or amenities rather than any ownership interest in the initiative. Gifts vary based on the amount of the pledge. For example, in early 2011 a campaign was launched by the Monarchs, an alternative-rock and blues-rock band, to produce their first album. The video appeal was made by Celeste Griffin, the band's folksy lead vocalist. The following is a sample of the amenities or prizes the band offered its pledgers, based on the amount of their pledge: $10-project download; $30-signed CD; $100-two backstage passes; $250-your name in album credits; $750-day in recording studio; $1,000-write a song for you. In the written appeal, Celeste explained that the band planned to record its first album in July 2011 under the supervision of Mike McCarthy, the producer of artists such as Spoon and Patty Griffin. Celeste emphasized how much she's grown as an artist, and how much the ability to cut an album would mean to the band and its future. She also mentioned that the band has committed to donating a percentage of the money raised to Laps for Cystic Fibrosis, a non-profit organization dedicated to Cystic Fibrosis research. Donating a portion of the money raised from pledgers to charity is a practice that Pledgemusic strongly encourages. When Monarchs' campaign reached its goal, its PledgeMusic page read "Monarchs:---it's a record!!! All pledgers will now receive exclusive periodic updates on how the record is made and will be the first to receive a complementary download of the album. For its part, Pledgemusic does not take any ownership interest in the projects that are funded through its Web site. It charges a flat 15% fee for all money raised. Linda Mason, Ed.D. Coordinator for Grant Writing Assistance Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City OK 73104 405-225-9486 voice 405-225-9230 fax lmason at osrhe.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okgrantsmanship/attachments/20110211/a89506b1/attachment-0001.html From lmason at osrhe.edu Mon Feb 21 11:14:31 2011 From: lmason at osrhe.edu (Mason, Linda) Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:14:31 -0600 Subject: [Okgrantsmanship] Media Advisory- Students to Gather at State Capitol for Higher Education Day (State Regents New Release) Message-ID: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A26DCF3@postman1.osrhe.edu> Linda Mason, Ed.D. Coordinator for Grant Writing Assistance Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City OK 73104 405-225-9486 voice 405-225-9230 fax lmason at osrhe.edu ________________________________ From: Britt, Michelle Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 10:57 AM Subject: Media Advisory- Students to Gather at State Capitol for Higher Education Day (State Regents New Release) MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release February 21, 2011 Media Contact: Ben Hardcastle Office: 1.405.225.9346 Cell: 1.405.640.9672 bhardcastle at osrhe.edu Students to Gather at State Capitol for Higher Education Day What: Higher Education Day at the Capitol When: 2 p.m., Feb. 22, 2011 Who: Chancellor Glen D. Johnson; Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce Dave Lopez; Oklahoma Secretary of Education Phyllis Hudecki; Speaker Kris Steele, Oklahoma House of Representatives; President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman, Oklahoma State Senate; Pres. Janet Cunningham, Northwestern Oklahoma State University; students from Oklahoma's colleges and universities; regents and presidents of Oklahoma's higher education institutions Where: State Capitol, Chamber of the House of Representatives Why: To promote the value and importance of higher education in Oklahoma View release online at http://www.okhighered.org/news-center/higher-ed-day-2011.shtml -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okgrantsmanship/attachments/20110221/f2c746e3/attachment.html