National Projects: Zero G flight
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Introduction
Welcome to the SEDS-Zero G project wiki! This page has been set up for all chapters involved in the SEDS-ZeroG project to coordinate their fundraising efforts.
Please use this page respectfully and honostly.
As of 03/26/06 we have raised $0.00 of the $81,000.00 we need to fundraise Nationally.
UofA SEDS has fundraised $6,000.00 of the $6,000.00 they needed to fly.
UofW SEDS has fundraised $14,500.00 of the $14,500.00 they needed to fly.
Time to roll up the sleeves Nationally!
Use of SEDS-ZeroG Wiki
This Wiki is to be used to record what SEDS chapters/members have approached what companies for funds for our Zero-G Project.
When posting a company you have approached for funds, use the following format:
Company/Organization/Individual Name, Chapter/Person contacting Summary: Date/form of contact, brief summary, Response? (Yes!/No!/Pending), (If response yes, list amount pledged)
Example: Raytheon Corp.: Joshua V. Nelson, Summary: E-mailed via contact through Lunar and Planetary Lab to establish date/time to call/meet in person to discuss possibility of funding. (03/20/06) Response that it would have been better to contact them a year ahead of time, but they are willing to see what they can do. Request for timeline of funding/amount needed total. I responded that we are looking for $81k total by approximatly a month before our late July flight date, but that every contribution would help. Pending
And if possible, lets try to keep them in alphabetical order! :-)
Companies contacted
Aerojet: SEDS-UW, Summary: (03/27/06) They were very enthusiastic to support such a project (should have asked for more money...). As it was, they're supporting us with $2,000. Yes!
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) : SEDS-UW, Summary: (03/23/06) Contacted old friend in AIAA, set up some meetings, and got $500 from Pacific Northwest AIAA chapter and $1,500 from the National AIAA. Yes!
American Physical Society (APS): SEDS-UW, Summary: (03/27/06) Denied because of their lack of funding. No
Andrews Space: SEDS-UW, Summary: (03/27/06) SEDS-UW member works at Andrews Space and approached the company regarding the outreach program. Company contact: Susan Pierce. They are supporting SEDS-UW as sponsorship with $5,000. Yes!
Bank of America: Joshua V. Nelson, Summary: (03/23/06) Checked their webpage for philantropy guidelines. They require 501c status to be considered for funding. Philantropy consideration is done via an online form. Cases seem to be considered via on a state-by-state basis with different states having different focuses. We might want to apply via Boston (since MIT SEDS is our 'home' chapter) and Boston has a focus of "transition from school to career", which SEDS definetly contributes to. Will talk to John during Tuesday's Exec meeting about 501c status. Pending
Bank of America: SEDS-UW, Summary: (03/27/06) Filled out online grant application for SEDS-UW. Submitted form on December 31st, but no response back yet. Pending/No
Boeing, Seattle: SEDS-UW, Summary: (03/27/06) Submitted long and arduous form for SEDS-UW in early January. The form got transmitted to Washington DC area because that's the location of our 501c3 supporter (the Space Generation Advisory Council). I contacted Dale Rainville, who had it sent back to Seattle. Pending, with our current Boeing contact being Anne Suyama. Asked for $5,000. Pending
Boeing Corporate: Joshua V. Nelson, Summary: (03/24/06) Attempted to call Corporate office, all lines busy. Will try again Monday. Pending
Costco: SEDS-UW, Summary: (03/27/06) Contacted Muriel Cooper at Costco in late 2005. They don't fund projects like this. They mainly support United Way and Children's Hospitals. No
Kroger: SEDS-UW, Summary: (03/27/06) Sent out grant application early February. Pending
Lunar Transporation Systems: SEDS-UW, Summary: (03/27/06) Sent out grant appeal in mid-February asking for $500. Pending
Northrop G.: Kirk Kittel (posted by Josh), Summary: (Pending). No
Quality Foods Center (QFC): SEDS-UW, Summary: (03/27/06) Sent out grant appeal in mid-February asking for $1,000. Pending
Raytheon Corp.: Joshua V. Nelson, Summary: E-mailed via contact through Lunar and Planetary Lab to establish date/time to call/meet in person to discuss possibility of funding. (03/20/06) Response that it would have been better to contact them a year ahead of time, but they are willing to see what they can do. Request for timeline of funding/amount needed total. I responded that we are looking for $81k total by approximatly a month before our late July flight date, but that every contribution would help. Pending
Raytheon Corp.: SEDS-UW, Summary: Submitted online application, but negatory. Go get em Josh! No
Research Institute for Space Exploration (RISE): SEDS-UW, Summary: Approached Robert Winglee, a professor at the University of Washington who is the director of RISE. They will front $1,000. Yes!
Sigma Xi: Joshua V. Nelson, Summary: (03/18/06) Checked Sigma Xi's main webpage for contact/application information. Discovered that application deadline was 03/15/06. Missed it by 3 days :-( . No
Tethers Unlimited, Inc.: SEDS-UW, Summary: (03/27/06) Harder than hell to get ahold of, and they don't have enough money to fund us. No
University of Arizona: UA-SEDS, Summary: UofA Physics department head contacted, said he would provide $333.00 if two other departments would give matching grants. Steward Observatory and LPL responded with matching grants. $5,000.00 from a research team at the UofA who donated the money out of their EPO funds, as we are following a similar track of research to their own.
University of Washington Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics: SEDS-UW, Summary: (03/27/06) Approached department head and received $3,000. Yes!
Washington NASA Space Grant: SEDS-UW, Summary: (03/27/06) At least the educational side of NASA isn't stingy (we had a co-op ask NASA for money to fly, and he was told 'no' because Zero-G is a competitor). They're fronting $1,500. Yes!
Wells Fargo: SEDS-UW, Summary: (03/27/06) Submitted application in mid-January; no response back yet. Pending
Chapter/Company assignments:
SEDS-UW: 3M, Black & Decker, Blue Origin, Delta Airlines, Fedex, GE (and all affiliates), Pepsi, Starbucks, Toys R Us, ATG.
Edit History
--JediJosh 20:59, 26 March 2006 (PST) : Page creation / 5 companies added
--JediJosh 18:58, 27 March 2006 (PST): SEDS UW assignments
