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The '''Appropedia Foundation''' is the organization which manages the Appropedia website, provides leadership on the promotion of the project, and supports associated projects.<ref>The Foundation actively supports related projects in open knowledge, sustainability, development and service learning in related areas. This is done on an informal basis - there are currently no formal projects or associated projects, apart from the website.</ref>
The '''Appropedia Foundation''' is the organization which manages the Appropedia website, provides leadership on the promotion of the project, and supports associated projects.<ref>The Foundation actively supports related projects in open knowledge, sustainability, development and service learning in related areas. This is done on an informal basis - there are currently no formal projects or associated projects, apart from the Appropedia wiki site and blog.</ref>
 
The Appropedia Foundation is a California non-profit organization and has 501(c)(3){{wp sup|501(c)(3)}} status under United States law.
 


'''Directors''':
'''Directors''':
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|Chris Watkins || ([[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]]) || Water and sanitation engineer; fair trade importer || (West Java, Indonesia and Sydney, Australia)
|Chris Watkins || ([[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]]) || Water and sanitation engineer; fair trade importer || (West Java, Indonesia and Sydney, Australia)
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|Curt Beckmann || ([[User:Curtbeckmann|Curtbeckmann]]) || IT manager and entrepreneur || (Los Gatos, California)
|Curt Beckmann || ([[User:Curtbeckmann|Curtbeckmann]]) || Engineering development manager and entrepreneur || (Los Gatos, California)
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|Andrew Lamb || ([[User:Andrew.lamb|Andrew.lamb]]) || CEO, Engineers Without Borders UK; RedR || (London, UK)
|Andrew Lamb || ([[User:Andrew.lamb|Andrew.lamb]]) || CEO of Engineers Without Borders UK; RedR; UNESCO || (London, UK)
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|Joel Scott || ([[User:Joel.scott|Joel.scott]] || Attorney || (Bay Area, California)
|Joel Scott || ([[User:Joel.scott|Joel.scott]] || Attorney || (Bay Area, California)
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|Catherine Laine || ([[User:Claine1|Claine1]]) || Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group || (Boston, Massachusetts)
|Catherine Laine || ([[User:Claine1|Claine1]]) || Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group || (Boston, Massachusetts)
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For more details see '''[[Appropedia:Board of Directors]]'''.
== Details ==
The Appropedia Foundation is a California non-profit organization and has 501(c)(3){{w|501(c)(3)}} status under United States law. The Foundation's Federal EIN (Tax ID) is 20-8982657.


== Announcements ==
== Announcements ==
''Via the [http://blogs.appropedia.org/ Appropedia Blog]'':
''Via the [http://blogs.appropedia.org/ Appropedia Blog]'':
<rss number=5 title=off>http://blogs.appropedia.org/tag/announcements/feed/</rss>
<rss number=8 title=off>http://blogs.appropedia.org/tag/announcements/feed/</rss>
 
* ''[http://blogs.appropedia.org/tag/announcements/ More announcements]''
* ''[http://blogs.appropedia.org/ All Appropedia blog posts]''


==Notes==
==Notes==
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[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category:Sustainability organizations]]
[[Category:About Appropedia]]
[[Category:About Appropedia]]

Revision as of 12:24, 30 May 2012

The Appropedia Foundation is the organization which manages the Appropedia website, provides leadership on the promotion of the project, and supports associated projects.[1]

Directors:

name username brief bio location
Lonny Grafman (Lonny) Instructor at Humboldt State University (Arcata, California)
Chris Watkins (Chriswaterguy) Water and sanitation engineer; fair trade importer (West Java, Indonesia and Sydney, Australia)
Curt Beckmann (Curtbeckmann) Engineering development manager and entrepreneur (Los Gatos, California)
Andrew Lamb (Andrew.lamb) CEO of Engineers Without Borders UK; RedR; UNESCO (London, UK)
Joel Scott (Joel.scott Attorney (Bay Area, California)
Past directors:
Catherine Laine (Claine1) Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (Boston, Massachusetts)

For more details see Appropedia:Board of Directors.

Details

The Appropedia Foundation is a California non-profit organization and has 501(c)(3)W status under United States law. The Foundation's Federal EIN (Tax ID) is 20-8982657.

Announcements

Via the Appropedia Blog: <rss number=8 title=off>http://blogs.appropedia.org/tag/announcements/feed/</rss>

Notes

  1. The Foundation actively supports related projects in open knowledge, sustainability, development and service learning in related areas. This is done on an informal basis - there are currently no formal projects or associated projects, apart from the Appropedia wiki site and blog.

See also


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