Aaron log

• Aaron Makaruk - Team Culturing Survey
• Email: aaron at opensourceecology.org

Archive

Portfolio

(In Development)

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Documents

• Open Source Ecology - Aaron Makaruk - Grants Research Spreadsheet - email me for access
• Open Source Ecology - Aaron - Open Source Research Methods - out of date
• Open Source Ecology - Resume - Marcin Jakubowski PhD
• Open Source Ecology - Annual Report - 2011- out of date
• Open Source Ecology - Contract - Aaron Makaruk
• Open Source Ecology - Terra Foundation - Board of Directors + Advisors
• Open Source Ecology - Terra Foundation - IRS Determination Letter
• Open Source Ecology - Terra Foundation - Financials - 2011
• Open Source Ecology - Global Village Construction Set - Budget - (now obsolete - see Open Source Ecology - GVCS Budget Estimate)
• Open Source Ecology - Aaron - Notes
• Open Source Ecology - Common Grant Questions and Answers- out of date
• Open Source Ecology - Logic Model v1.0- out of date
• Open Source Ecology - Enterprise Plan Video for 2012
• Open Source Ecology - Financial Report - 1.1.2012
• Open Source Ecology - GVCS Budget Estimate
• Open Source Ecology - GVCS Budget Estimate - Wiki Page
• Open Source Ecology - Financials - Test 01

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Total Ask Amount

• $1,919,360+ as of 2/20/12

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Grants/Letters of Interest - Submitted

• 02/25/12 - The Nathan Cummings Foundation - Letter of Inquiry
• 02/20/12 - Foundation for Sustainability and Innovation - Letter of Inquiry
• 02/20/12 - The Norman Foundation - Letter of Inquiry
• 02/20/12 - The May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust - Letter of Inquiry
• 02/17/12 - Living Labs Contest - OSE Microhouse Entry
• 02/02/12 - The Garfield Foundation - Letter of Inquiry
• 01/31/12 - Shumaker Family Foundation - Letter of Inquiry
• 01/29/12 - Wallace Global Fund - Letter of Inquiry
• 01/27/12 - The John Merck Fund - Letter of Inquiry
• 01/24/12 - Surdna Foundation - Letter of Inquiry
• 01/20/12 - Rockefeller Brothers Fund - Letter of Inquiry
• 01/16/12 - Alfred P. Sloan Foundation - Letter of Inquiry
• 01/15/12 - Ford Foundation - Letter of Inquiry
• 01/11/12 - Echoing Green Fellowship Application (Online Form)
• 12/06/11 - Wells Fargo Foundation - Grant Form
• 12/06/11 - JP Morgan Chase Foundation - Letter of Inquiry
• 12/05/11 - CHS Foundation - Grant Form
• 12/05/11 - IBM International Foundation - Initial Proposal
• 12/04/11 - Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - Letter of Inquiry
• 12/04/11 - The Betsey and Jesse Fink Foundation - OSE Executive Summary
• 12/04/11 - The Ashoka Fellowship Nomination Form
• 12/01/11 - The Caterpillar Foundation
• 11/19/11 - Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

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2/27/12 - 3/04/12

• Plan:

• Surdna (est. $1,000,000)
• John Templeton Foundation (est. $200,000)
• USGB Council (est. $250,000)
• Recruiting Blog - Resource Developer
• Civilization Starter Kit - PDF
• Joe Justice - Funding Plan
• 501c3 Application

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2/20/12 - 2/26/12

70+ hrs

• Initiated a plan with Robert Anteau to establish a foundation in Europe and begin resource development there.
• Formatted Civilization Starter Kit - PDF
• Designed Civilization Starter Kit Graphic.
• Community Needs Assessment - February 2012 - Results
• Wiki frontpage redesign.
• Began 501c3 application with David Smalley.
• The Nathan Cummings Foundation - $83,560
• The Foundation for Sustainability and Innovation - Letter of Inquiry - $10,000
• The Norman Foundation - Letter of Inquiry - $23,198
• The May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust - Letter of Inquiry - $54,202

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2/13/12 - 2/19/12

40+ hrs

• 501c3 Application
• Civilization Starter Kit DVD v0.01 - PDF
• Lynda.com Project Management Fundamentals
• Submitted Living Labs Contest - OSE Microhouse
• Recruiting - see Recruiting Log
• Refined grants language with Larry Satkowiak, CEO of the Cablecenter.
• Met with team about funding the open source CAD/CAM platform.
• Met with Marcin and Tod Bamford about job descriptions for OSE development.
• Wrote blog post for wiki redevelopment and created survey.
• Worked with Matt Maire on his suggestions for refining the documentation process.

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2/6/12 - 2/12/12

40+ hrs

• I'm working on a blog post for the OSE Website, doing graphic work for grant proposals, and finalizing a grant inquiry - a proper update is on the way.
• Open Source Ecology - Community Needs Assessment - February 2012
• Open Source Ecology - Evaluations
• Added Replicators Network Map to the Replication page on the wiki.
• Added Replicators Network Surveys to the Replication page on the wiki.
• Added Open Source Ecology - Financial Transparency 2012

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1/30/12 - 2/5/12

40+ hrs

• General research
• Open Source Ecology - Financials - Test 01
• Garfield Foundation - Letter of Inquiry - $43,700
• Open Source Ecology - Foundation Survey to solicit feedback from foundations that decline our proposals.
• Shumaker Family Foundation - Letter of Inquiry - $43,700
• Replications - Evaluations & Feedback Form - Beta 01
• Added all relevant Missouri-centered foundations to grants opportunities list.

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1/23/12 - 1/29/12

37 hrs

• Submitted The John Merck Fund - Letter of Inquiry - $61,000
• Open Source Ecology - Grants Research Spreadsheet - created master list of all 'Fields of Interest' categories + master foundation research list.
• Submitted Surdna Foundation - Letter of Inquiry - $330,000
• Submitted Wallace Global Fund - Letter of Inquiry - $43,700

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1/16/12 - 1/22/12

32 hrs

• Began Surdna Foundation LOI
• Submitted Rockefeller Brothers Fund - Letter of Inquiry - $100,000
• Submitted Alfred P. Sloan Foundation - Letter of Inquiry - $125,000

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1/9/12 - 1/15/12

70+ hrs

• Open Source Ecology - Financial Report - 1.1.2012
• Submitted Echoing Green Fellowship Application - $80,000
• Submitted Ford Foundation LOI
• Open Source Ecology - GVCS Budget Estimate Spreadsheet
• Submitted Financial Report to Draper Richards Kaplan and the Jesse Fink Foundation.

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1/2/12 - 1/9/12

30+ hrs

• Echoing Green Fellowship Application

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12/26/11 - 1/1/12

40 hrs

• Sherwood Foundation LOI
• Echoing Green Fellowship Application

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12/19/11 - 12/25/11

70+ hrs

• At Factor e Farm working on Open Source Ecology Enterprise Plan video.

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12/12/11 - 12/18/11

70+ hrs

• At Factor e Farm working on Open Source Ecology Enterprise Plan video.

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12/5/11 - 12/11/11

40+ hrs

• Began writing the John Templeton Foundation Proposal.
• Began writing the Ford Foundation Proposal - on hold until after the John Templeton Foundation Proposal is complete.
• Created Open Source Ecology - Logic Model 1.0
• Submitted Wells Fargo Foundation - Grant Form - $15,000
• Contacted Irena Sheba, Program Officer, Microfinance and Enterprise Development for Citi Foundation.
• Submitted JP Morgan Chase Foundation - Letter of Inquiry (Online) - $200,000
• Submitted IBM International Foundation - Initial Proposal - $200,000
• Submitted CHS Foundation - Grant Form - $65,000

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11/28/11 - 12/4/11

30+ hrs

• Submitted The Caterpillar Foundation Grant - $250,000.
• Submitted The Ashoka Fellowship Nomination Form.
• Submitted The Betsey and Jesse Fink Foundation - Executive Summary.
• Submitted Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - LOI Form.

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11/21/11 - 11/27/11

20hrs

• Revised The Caterpillar Foundation Grant.
• Created Open Source Ecology - Annual Report - 2011 document for grant submission purposes.
• Organized Aaron log to fit OSE standards.

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11/14/11 - 11/20/11

30+ hrs

• Created Aaron Makaruk - Open Source Ecology - Grants Research
• Research - Engineers Without Borders (see Grants Research spreadsheet).
• Research - Field of Interest: engineering/technology (see Grants Research spreadsheet).
• Research - Field of Interest: environment, research (see Grants Research spreadsheet).
• Began writing a grant to the Caterpillar Foundation.
• Submitted Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation - Grant Proposal - $300,000.

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11/7/11 - 11/13/11

30 hrs

• Research - read the Open Source Ecology wiki.
• Wrote the initial proposal for the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation.
• General orientation with Nikolay.
• Reviewed the Prospect Table.

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