Demystifying Grants: Tips From HP's Technology for Teaching Initiative
Tuesday October 13, 2009 5PM SLT/8PM EDT
Have you ever thought about applying for a grant, but don’t know the first place to start? Come hear from the expert— Jim Vanides (SL: JamesG Sorbet), Program Manager for HP’s Global Social Investment team. In this intriguing episode Jim will share his experience with designing education technology grant initiatives and reviewing thousands of proposals. What does it take to write a “stand out” proposal? Learn Jim’s “Top 3 Tips” and hear examples about winning (and not so successful) education technology grant proposals. After watching this episode your mind will be buzzing with confidence when applying for your next grant. Please join us!
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Jim Vanides
SL: JamesG Sorbet
Jim Vanides is a member of the HP Global Social Investment team, responsible for worldwide education philanthropy strategy (www.hp.com/go/grants) and the creation of the HP Innovations in Education initiative, a $20M investment reaching schools, colleges, and universities in 28 countries. He is also the Senior Program Manager for education technology grants for school systems and higher education institutions in the US. He is the author of the blog, “Teaching, Learning, and Technology in Higher Education” (www.hp.com/go/hied-blog) and is a contributing author on the K12 education blog, Guide to Digital Learning Environments (www.guide2digitallearning.com/blog).
Jim also teaches an online course for Montana State University on the Science of Sound (www.scienceteacher.org), a masters-level, conceptual physics course for teachers in grades 5 through 8. Jim’s past work at HP has included engineering design, engineering management, and program management in R&D, Manufacturing, and Business Development. He holds a BS in Engineering and a MA in Education, both from Stanford University.
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