[Habitat Exec] Collaboration with the Global Poverty Initiative

[Grace Lee]

Hi Elli,

It would be great if you could include the build day in your LEF
application.  We typically receive Finboard funding for one build day per
month, however, for Fall 2009, we received less than half of our requested
operations budget, so we'll need to count our pennies this semester.

Hope you're having a great summer,

Grace


On 7/21/09, Elli Pula <empula11 at mit.edu> wrote:
>
> Hey Grace,
>
> This sounds great!  I'm cc-ing Ritu Tandon on this email as she's GPI's
> Director of Education and in charge of the whole Poverty Action Week.  While
> I'll be your main contact, I just want to keep her updated as well.
>
> A build day definitely sounds like something that would work well with
> PAW.  In terms of funding, would you suggest putting this build day into the
> LEF funding application, or does Habitat have build days built into their
> funding for the year/semester?
>
> Thanks!
> Elli
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Grace Lee <gracelee at mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi Elli,
>>
>> Thanks for inviting Habitat to participate in Poverty Action Week!  We
>> should be able to plan a build day in Bedford, MA, on Sat, Oct 17 for PAW.
>>
>> Here's a link to info about our build days:
>> http://web.mit.edu/habitat/www/build_days.html
>>
>> Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell is finishing up a house at that
>> site and starting two more, so there should be plenty of interesting work
>> going on.  We typically send 14 students to each build day, which costs
>> about $220 - van rentals, gas, breakfast.
>>
>> Let me know what you think!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Grace + MIT Habitat exec
>>
>> On 7/16/09, Elli Pula <empula11 at mit.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>       Dear Habitat for Humanity,
>>>
>>>
>>> The Global Poverty Initiative (GPI) invites you to collaborate in
>>> planning the 3rd annual Poverty Action Week. Since the International Day
>>> for the Eradication of Poverty is October 17th, PAW is tentatively set
>>> for the week of October 13-17th. In the past, it has been a huge event for
>>> GPI and on campus, and we hope to make it even better this year.The
>>> overarching goal/theme of PAW is to highlight how students can fight
>>> poverty, and we have in mind a variety of events and exhibits planned around
>>> this theme.
>>>
>>>
>>> We invite you to submit ideas for PAW events that you would like to help
>>> organize and/or see happen. The more creative and interactive the events,
>>> the better. Share a development story, show how students can get involved,
>>> or actually do some service. Some events/displays GPI is already planning
>>> include: poverty action-themed dorm study breaks throughout the week, a
>>> giant inflatable globe with flags/posts of organizations that are  fighting
>>> poverty, and a fair trade bazaar on Kresge Oval.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Benefits of collaboration*
>>> - The more student groups that participate in the execution of PAW, the
>>> more of a presence we willl have. We willl also be more likely to have
>>> greater attendance at each event since we will be drawing from all of our
>>> member bases and we will be able to schedule events so they don't conflict
>>> with each other.
>>>  - In a time with budget cuts, advertising for a single joint event can
>>> save all participating student groups money.
>>> - Synergy. More ideas = more awesome.
>>> - We'd only need to submit one LEF application which would mean less work
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you are interested in being a part of Poverty Action Week this fall,
>>> please email gpi-awesome at mit.edu <gpi-board at mit.edu> so we can start the
>>> brainstorming process!
>>>
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Elli Pula
>>>
>>> Global Poverty Initiative
>>> Director of Outreach
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Elizabeth Pula
>>> Massachusetts Institute of Technology Class of 2011
>>> 320 Memorial Drive | Cambridge, MA 02139
>>> Ph: (630) 551-6635
>>> empula11 at mit.edu
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Elizabeth Pula
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology Class of 2011
> 320 Memorial Drive | Cambridge, MA 02139
> Ph: (630) 551-6635
> empula11 at mit.edu
>
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