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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#606420"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hi Linda,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thanks for the information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#215868'> Melissa L. Howe, M.H.R.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#215868'> Director of Annual Giving and Facilitator of Grants<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#215868'> University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#215868'> 1727 West Alabama, Troutt Hall Rm. 110<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#215868'> Chickasha, Oklahoma 73018<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#215868'> (405) 574-1393 Office<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#215868'> (580) 318-6768<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#215868'> </span></b><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#215868'>mhowe@usao.edu<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#215868'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#0070C0'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#215868'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> okgrantsmanship-bounces@lists.onenet.net [mailto:okgrantsmanship-bounces@lists.onenet.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mason, Linda<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 10, 2011 5:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> okgrantsmanship@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@okstate.edu; McKeon, Tom Dr.; Neitzel, Allan; Nero, Dr. Donnie L.; cogginsp@redlandscc.edu; Poole, Thomas; Priscilla Washington; Sechrist, Dr. Paul W.; Smith, Dr. Stephen; Utterback, Dr. James; Waldron, Susan A; Webb, Brandon<br><b>Subject:</b> [Okgrantsmanship] MUSIC Entrepreneurship Grant<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please forward this to the music department or person at your school. It is a fundraising program for music in higher education. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You Be the VC 10.2<br>PLEDGEMUSIC<br>Web: <a href="http://www.pledgemusic.com">www.pledgemusic.com</a><br>Twitter: PledgeMusic<br>Facebook: PledgeMusic<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Business Idea: Provide musicians a platform to reach out to their fan base to financially contribute to upcoming recordings or other musical projects. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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. <span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Linda Mason, Ed.D.</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Coordinator for Grant Writing Assistance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>655 Research Parkway, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Oklahoma City OK 73104<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>405-225-9486 voice<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>405-225-9230 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>lmason@osrhe.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>