ECPR SG Participation & Mobilization – voluntary donation

ECPR SG Participation & Mobilization – voluntary donation

Dear Standing Group members,
Following the outcome of the SG members’ online survey (early 2017, Report on survey) as well as the discussions we have had at the SG business meetings at the ECPR General Conferences (2016 and 2017), we are now introducing the opportunity to help fund some activities of the Standing Group.
Currently, the Standing Group does not have any budget to support its activities. We thus chose to introduce voluntary donations that will provide the SG with the flexibility and continuity in organizing events that benefit our research community.
Depending on how much money we raise, your financial gift will help organize events and activities, such as:
  • ‘Best conference paper’ award
  • Refreshments during SG events (like the business meeting etc.)
  • Mentoring Session for Young Scholars we already organised at the last two General Conferences
  • Travel grants for junior scholars to participate at the SG events
  • SG Summer School to be organized on a regular basis
  • SG Conference to be organized on a regular basis
  • SG Members’ Activity Grant
  • Activities suggested by SG members
  • If an amount of at least 500€ accumulates at the end of the year, the Steering Group will issue a call for activities. In case of several propositions by Standing Group Members, the steering Group will evaluate the proposals on their fit with the Standing Group’s aims and goals. If 500€ are not reached, the balance will be overtaken to the next year.
Information on the raised funds and their distribution will be monitored in detail in the yearly SG report that will be published on the SG website.
We hope you’re able to contribute. To make a donation, simply click the donate button on the SG website.  You will be asked to insert your credit card information or you can sign in with your PayPal account. In any case, you will get a confirmation afterwards. The suggested contributions are €5 for students and part-time/temporary academics, €10 for permanent full-time junior academics and €20 for established senior academics. Feel free to make a contribution that you’re comfortable with. Regardless of the amount you choose to give, we appreciate your involvement in enriching the ECPR Standing Group Participation and Mobilization. We also want to underline that the donation is completely voluntary; not donating does not influence membership at the Standing Group. However, a small contribution can help strengthening the SG.
Many thanks in advance for your support of the Participation and Mobilization sub-discipline! With your help, the Standing Group will be able to serve our research community better.
Best wishes,
The steering committee

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