Money

[Barbara Lemaster]

I also want to mention that some businesses match donations for educational
purposes - and it may be worthwhile exploring whether IGALA bursaries would
qualify for this kind of matching donation.  For example, my partner (whose
company does matching) and I donated money to a local elementary school
this year which qualified for a matching donation.  I thought I'd mention
this in case any of you might have similar resources you could check when
making donations to IGALA.

Barbara (LeMaster)

Penny Eckert <eckert at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU> wrote:
>Friends -

>

>I'm gratified that so many people are joining IGALA. We have set the dues

>quite low so that as many people as possible would join. I would like to

>encourage those of you for whom the dues is not a burden to consider

>contributing an additional sum to the organization. You may designate that


>this money go towards IGALA's general activities supporting the study of

>language and gender, or that it go specifically to the Busary Fund.

>

>The Bursary Fund has been set up to provide travel and expense money for

>people presenting papers or posters at the IGALA conferences. It is

>particularly important that this fund be substantial so that we can have a


>more inclusive attendance at our conferences - particularly reaching out

>internationally and to students. There are many people who wish to attend

>the IGALA conferences whose universities do not support conference travel,


>or are less likely to support travel for those studying gender, and some

>of our members are not at institutions at all. We hope that everyone who

>is in a position to will extend a hand.

>

>Penny

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>Director, Program in Feminist Studies

>Stanford University

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