William Maher's Individual Contributions Page

Spring 2010 Outreach Team

I presented a powerpoint and conducted a Q&A for the purpose of recruitment to CEE/ENGRI 1130 on February 5.

I helped confirm the pledge of a large donation from Viamericas by contributing ideas for the partnership, writing, and editing the powerpoint proposal. I checked the funding plan with Dan Smith of APP before sending the proposal to the Viamericas CEO on March 17.

On April 5 I contacted Fred Proby, the water specialist for Lifewater International, a development NGO, and discussed the possibility of forming a partnership. I emailed him a basic proposal, followed-up twice, and am waiting for feedback.

I organized the fundraising concert event that occurred on April 22 at The Nines in Collegetown. I booked the venue and talent and negotiated the fundraiser terms with the venue management. I commissioned and distributed promotional material and publicized the event around campus and online. I organized outreach team members and other volunteers to sell advance tickets and distribute promotional material on Ho Plaza on April 19, 21, and 22. The event was successful, raising awareness of the project amongst students and $460 for APP.

I wrote a press release about the EPA P3 Award and submitted it to the Cornell Chronicle, the College of Engineering Sundial Newsletter, the Cornell Press Relations unit, the Cornell Publications & Marketing unit, the Cornell Daily Sun, and the ASCE newsletter and magazine on April 29. The press release was also sent to the Ithaca Times and Ithaca Journal. The Cornell Chronicle published the story: http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May10/AguaClaraPrize.html

I completed and submitted the application for the CGI U Outstanding Commitment Award and associated grant on April 30.

I submitted an email inquiry to Water.org, a development NGO. They do not form partnerships with engineering interests but gave a list of their general contractors and suggested that I contact each individually. I contacted Pamoja Trust from Kenya, Deena Seva Sangha from India, Afram Plains Development Organization and Rural Aid both from Ghana, COCEPRADIL and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Honduras both from Honduras, Water Action from Ethiopia, and Village Education Resource Center (VERC) from Bangladesh on May 3.