http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/african-news-challenge-grants An entire Lightstalkers thread via RSS/XML. en-us http://africannewschallenge.org/ WHAT WE FUND We fund news experiments and digital media startups. This means that we will fund the costs associated with developing, testing and scaling a new digital news venture or product. We will not fund conferences, training workshops, nor the salary or operational costs for existing organisations, nor university administration fees, nor other routine business costs. FINALISTS WORKSHOP Finalists will be invited to the OpenNews Camp in Zanzibar, Tanzania, in August for one-on-one workshop sessions with business development mentors and other industry experts. Finalists will use these sessions to refine and strengthen their proposals, as well as develop implementation plans and budgets ahead of final judging. SUPPORTING THE WINNERS Winners will receive cash grants of between $12,000 and $100,000, plus additional business development support, technical mentorship, and marketing support. Winners may also be offered opportunities to pilot their projects in AMI member newsrooms and showcase the results at international conferences or to venture capital funds. Thu, 10 May 2012 14:25:02 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/african-news-challenge-grants