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Dear LINGUIST List Subscribers, 

My name is Joshua Thompson and I am one of the programmers at The 
LINGUIST List. This, like every year, has a been a busy year for me 
at LINGUIST, and I glad to have the opportunity to constantly develop 
my abilities through new projects and challenges. For example, I have 
worked hard this year updating LLMAP to improve both its appearance 
and overall functionality. One of the new features developed is the 
Scholar's Workbench, which allows our users to easily create their own 
digital maps through our interface. The LL-MAP project in particular 
has been a wonderful learning experience, without which I probably would 
not have had the opportunity to be exposed to GIS technologies such as 
ESRI. It has also helped me sharpen my "Web 2.0" skills, including the 
wonderful ExtJS toolkit. 

I also work on the main LINGUIST website, and have big ideas for it 
in the future. To make these a reality, we need your help. Thanks to 
your continued support, I have had the most enjoyable and most educational 
work experiences of my life, and I hope you will assist us in continuing 
it. 

Please donate today:

https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm

Thanks, 

Joshua Thompson
Software Developer
The LINGUIST List

This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help 
keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year.

See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund 
Drive 2011 site!

http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2011/

There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST!

You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at  
https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm

Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: 
https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm

For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to 
donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: 
http://linguistlist.org/donation/

The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as 
such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 
501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These 
donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return 
(U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact 
your financial advisor.

Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match 
any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your 
contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the 
EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple 
administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without 
costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company 
operates such a program.

Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST!