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In this email is a link to a short deck outlining the Directed Funding background, the current position and the ask of OIDF members. It is extremely high priority for OIDF.</div>
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See <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13eQ-pNy-sye6XuCcfCno8S7y7IqfuwQJ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102218932983600514901&rtpof=true&sd=true" target="_blank" id="OWA271e46ce-0abe-db35-cba7-983e792d0690" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13eQ-pNy-sye6XuCcfCno8S7y7IqfuwQJ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102218932983600514901&rtpof=true&sd=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin: 0px;">
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13eQ-pNy-sye6XuCcfCno8S7y7IqfuwQJ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102218932983600514901&rtpof=true&sd=true</a></div>
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Please also see the Directed Funding Policy on our website - <a href="https://openid.net/wordpress-content/uploads/2021/10/OIDF-Policy-Directed-Funding-Final-10-07-2021.pdf" target="_blank" id="OWA49adbdf3-8aa3-952c-2324-3d4c9259412b" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://openid.net/wordpress-content/uploads/2021/10/OIDF-Policy-Directed-Funding-Final-10-07-2021.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="1" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px;">
https://openid.net/wordpress-content/uploads/2021/10/OIDF-Policy-Directed-Funding-Final-10-07-2021.pdf</a></div>
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I am asking for your help and support as we need contributions from the community to keep funding the great work of the OIDF. Without directed funding we cannot do what needs to be done in 2025.</div>
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I appreciate your support and many thanks for reading this. Please do contact me if you can help.</div>
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Paul Briault : Membership Director : OPENID Foundation</div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><u>paul.briault<a href="mailto:mike.leszcz@oidf.org" id="OWAced5bd62-168b-960e-5ff4-67829c620c6e" class="OWAAutoLink" data-linkindex="0" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">@oidf.org</a></u></span> : +447966458272</div>
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