Australia - The Hoffman Foundation funding

[Maïa Ponsonnet]

Hi, 

Likewise, Greg Dickson, myself and the rest of the "Dalabon team" received a grant from them last year, administered by ANU. 

I think the University managed to waive its share somehow, although 
there was a GST deduction of some kind, but overall no problem.
Cheers, Maia

> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:04:24 +1000
> From: aidan.wilson at unimelb.edu.au
> Subject: Re: Australia - The Hoffman Foundation funding
> To: claire.bowern at yale.edu
> CC: thien at unimelb.edu.au; r-n-l-d at unimelb.edu.au
> 
> James McElvenny and I received a grant from the Hoffman foundation several 
> years ago; we administered it through Paradisec, but I'm sure a regional 
> language centre would be able to administer such a grant, or a university or 
> other tertiary institution, although a university would probably take a large 
> chunk.
> 
> -- 
> Aidan Wilson
> 
> PhD Candidate
> Dept of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
> The University of Melbourne
> 
> +61428 458 969
> aidan.wilson at unimelb.edu.au
> 
> On Wed, 29 Jun 2011, Claire Bowern wrote:
> 
> > Given that they don't fund:
> >
> > Individuals
> > Private schools;
> > 'For-profit' bodies;
> > Government bodies
> > Sports clubs;
> > Political parties or their candidates;
> > Religious organisations; and
> > Organisations based outside Australia.
> >
> > who does that leave? I was thinking that I might suggest this to the
> > mob up here to promote a master-apprentice, oral history recording
> > program, or language exhibit  (all things that people have suggested
> > to me as things they want to work on) but all those activities
> > wouldn't count under this funding program, and there'd be no one to
> > administer the funds. Seems like the only group that this doesn't
> > exclude is other private philanthropic organizations? Or does
> > 'government body' mean just something  like 'government department'??
> > Claire
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 2:07 AM, Nick Thieberger <thien at unimelb.edu.au> wrote:
> >> Dear all
> >>
> >> This is to let you know about a private fund (the Hoffman Foundation) that
> >> is currently looking for funding applications for the next financial year.
> >> One of the objectives of the fund is the collection and preservation of
> >> Australian indigenous languages.  Further information, including an
> >> application form, is available
> >> onhttp://www.rnld.org/sites/default/files/Hoffman%20Foundation%20application.doc
> >> Completed application forms and any enquiries can be sent to
> >> janniebrown at bigpond.com.  Please note that the form should be
> >> completed in a concise manner.
> >>
> >> Thank you
> >>
> >> The Hoffman Foundation
> >>
> >> The Hoffman Foundation is a prescribed private fund for the purposes
> >> of the definition in section 995-1(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act
> >> 1997 (“the Tax Act”).  It was established by Trust Deed dated 21 March
> >> 2007 and is listed at item 502 in Schedule 3 to the Income Tax
> >> Assessment Regulations 1997.
> >>
> >> Objectives
> >> The objectives of the Hoffman Foundation are to make a positive
> >> difference to the community by supporting these four broad areas:
> >> 1.      The protection of the environment;
> >> 2.      The collection and preservation of Australian indigenous languages;
> >> 3.      The support of asylum seekers and refugees; and
> >> 4.      The support of young people at risk.
> >>
> >>
> >> See: http://www.rnld.org/sites/default/files/Hoffman%20Foundation%20application.doc
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > -----
> > Claire Bowern
> > Associate Professor
> > Department of Linguistics
> > Yale University
> > 370 Temple St
> > New Haven, CT 06511
> > North American Dialects survey:
> > http://pantheon.yale.edu/~clb3/NorthAmericanDialects/
> >
 		 	   		  
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