{"id":960,"date":"2017-03-27T09:01:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T09:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isoc.si\/?p=960"},"modified":"2021-10-08T08:45:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T08:45:39","slug":"beyond-the-net-funding-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isoc.si\/?p=960","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Net Funding Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Internet Changes Everything<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-961\" src=\"http:\/\/www.isoc.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Bnet_Impact_Report_2015_650_1-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isoc.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Bnet_Impact_Report_2015_650_1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.isoc.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Bnet_Impact_Report_2015_650_1.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the Internet Society, we believe that the internet has the power to change lives. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve launched the Beyond the Net Funding Programme, giving everyone the chance to make a positive difference and join us in our mission to provide open, secure internet access for all.<\/p>\n<p>Our Beyond the Net Funding Programme gives Internet Society members the opportunity to contribute at a local or regional level through an Internet Society Chapter. We support bright ideas that work in partnership with local organisations to empower people around the world.<\/p>\n<h2>How Beyond the Net funding works<\/h2>\n<p>We first started funding community Internet projects back in 2005, and we\u2019ve supported over 180 projects since then. These projects are planned and brought to life by our members.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve helped fund projects covering everything from education and policy-making, from teaching technical skills to at-risk young people, to helping local engineers deploy leading technology.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of successful projects include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Helping our Uganda Chapter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/promoting-child-online-safety-uganda\">promote child online safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Supporting research, such as the CoMIQuaL, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/comiqual-collaborative-measurement-internet-quality-lebanon\">Collaborative Measurement of Internet Quality in Lebanon<\/a>\u00a0with our Lebanon Chapter<\/li>\n<li>Helping to increase internet access for visually impaired people by supporting our Armenian Chapter in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/creation-internet-availability-center-cultural-center-armenian-society-blind-and-visually-impaired\">creating an Internet Availability Center<\/a>\u00a0for the Cultural Center of the Armenian Society of Blind and Visually Impaired People<\/li>\n<li>Supporting our Ghana Chapter in providing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/internet-governance-and-standards-development-training\">training in Internet Governance and Standards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more project stories\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/what-we-do\/grants-awards\/beyond-net-funding-programme\/approved-grants\">click here<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Do you have an idea for a project?<\/h2>\n<p>We support bright ideas that work in partnership with local organisations to empower people around the world. Check our programmes specifications (link below) or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/events\/fund-your-idea-beyond-net-information-session\">join us in one of the upcoming\u00a0Info Sessions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/what-we-do\/grants-awards\/beyond-net-funding\/how-apply\/medium-large-scale-projects\">Applications for\u00a0Beyond the Net Medium and Large programmes are open thru Thursday, 23 March 2017.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Calendar of Applications<\/h2>\n<table class=\"views-table cols-4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"views-field\">Programme Name<\/th>\n<th class=\"views-field\">Application Deadline<\/th>\n<th class=\"views-field\">Evaluation Period<\/th>\n<th class=\"views-field\">Final Decisions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/what-we-do\/grants-awards\/beyond-net-funding\/how-apply\/medium-large-scale-projects\">BNet Medium and Large grants<\/a><\/td>\n<td>3 January to 23 March 2017<\/td>\n<td>April &#8211; May 2017<\/td>\n<td>30 May 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/beyond-net-funding-programme-chapter-small-projects\">BNet Small Grants<\/a><\/td>\n<td>30 November 2017<\/td>\n<td>Ongoing<\/td>\n<td>Ongoing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/what-we-do\/grants-awards\/lac-chapterthon\">Chapterthon<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1 August &#8211; 15 September 2017<\/td>\n<td>October 2017<\/td>\n<td>October 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/who-we-are\/chapters\/lead\/chapter-resources\/funding-your-chapter\/chapter-admin-funding\">Chapter Admin Funding<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1 April to 30 June<\/td>\n<td>Ongoing<\/td>\n<td>30 June<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/who-we-are\/chapters\/lead\/chapter-resources\/funding-your-chapter\/chapter-admin-funding\">2<\/a>5 Anniversary<\/td>\n<td>1 April to 30 June<\/td>\n<td>Ongoing<\/td>\n<td>30 June<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Any questions?<\/h2>\n<p>Feel free to contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:beyondthenet@isoc.org\">beyondthenet@isoc.org<\/a>\u00a0or contact your Internet Society Chapter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Internet Changes Everything At the Internet Society, we believe that the internet has the power to change lives. 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