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-------------------------------------------------------- NATION'S LEADING FUNDERS TO KEYNOTE UPCOMING GRANTS & FUNDING CONFERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS, JAN. 27-28, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------- For more information, visit: http://www.eschoolnews.org/gf Washington, D.C., December 1, 1999--The nation's most powerful school technology funders will present the keynote addresses at the GRANTS & FUNDING FOR SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE in New Orleans January 27-28, 2000. The conference, sponsored by eSchool News, will draw hundreds of fundraiser-educators from across the country to hear these influential insiders discuss the best approaches for securing a "slice" of the "$30 BILLION PIE" available for school technology. KATE MOORE, director of the FEDERAL ERATE AGENCY, will discuss what educators need to do to secure their fair share of the $2.4 billion set for distribution to the nation's schools and libraries in 2000. She will speak at the first General Session on January 28. JILL STEPHENS, director of Outreach for the AOL FOUNDATION'S GRANTS & FUNDING PROGRAM, will describe how to qualify for some $10 million in funds from AOL's new major educational programs, such as PowerUp. In addition to gaining the inside track on national federal and corporate grants, conference attendees will hear from a stellar line-up of SCHOOL FUNDRAISING SUPERSTARS, who will share the strategies that landed them millions for their school districts' technology programs. This A-list of fundraisers includes MICHAEL V. GERSHOWITZ, who has written 150 winning proposals totaling more than $80 million, including 22 federal and state distance learning grants and one of the 19 Technology Innovation Challenge Grants funded in 1997 (out of a pool of 679 applicants!). He will explain what it takes to write a proposal that not only gets read, but gets funded! PHILLIP HIBBERT, credited with designing and building one of the largest educational networks of its kind--the Cobb Educational Network, funded at $40 million--will reveal his time-tested techniques for forging long-lasting partnerships with key foundation executives, pivotal government administrators, and major corporate donors. Each of the 18 sessions in this two-day program will feature fundraising experts from a variety of backgrounds, including education, government, nonprofit, and corporate. The two program tracks--Tools & Techniques and Contacts & Case Studies--will provide state-of-the-art fundraising strategies. Scheduled breaks in between sessions will give attendees the opportunity to meet these fundraising movers and shakers and to network with colleagues. With so much fundraising expertise under one roof, the GRANTS & FUNDING CONFERENCE is a must-attend event for anyone who wants to learn from the nation's most influential fundraisers how to secure a share of the more than $30 billion earmarked specifically for school technology programs. REGISTER TODAY! Register online by Dec. 15 and save $70! http://www.eschoolnews.org/gf/registration.html ---------------------------- HOTEL AND TRAVEL INFORMATION ---------------------------- To receive the discounted group rate for your stay at the Hotel Inter-Continental, be sure to identify yourself as a Grants & Funding For School Technology Conference attendee when you make your reservations at (800) 445-6563. Save up to 15% on airfare with US Airways. Simply call US Airways Group & Meeting Reservation office toll free at 1-877-874-7687 and mention Gold File #84681256 when booking your flight. ---------------------------- If you need more information ---------------------------- Call us via the conference hotline - (800)394-0115, ext. 120 or send e-mail to gfinfo@eschoolnews.org or visit: http://www.eschoolnews.org/gf
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