Siobhan's Individual Contribution Page
Within Outreach, I work on the Public Relations team, as well as on Grants and Corporate Sponsors. I am writing a blurb for the Water Advocates eNewsletter.
I was working on a grant with Patagonia, but this fell through because Aguaclara is not yet an NGO and they do not fund research or out-of-country projects.However, when NGO status is reached Patagonia does have applicable grants for Aguaclara, especially the outreach team.
I tabled the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Fair. I was in charge of 1/4-carding for the Rock for Honduras Concert in November, which gave other members of the Aguaclara team the opportunity to participate in an outreach event. I am working on a tri-fold poster for tabling and smaller posters for the Alternative Gift Fair.I also created an alumni roster so that we could contact former students who might want to receive an alumni newsletter.
I have come across some struggles with grants because of qualifying descriptions that AguaClara does not fulfill. Some setbacks include that it is not an NGO, it is affiliated with a university, and implementation is done in Honduras.
This semester, I focused more on PR than grants and corporate sponsors.