Fund raising

Donations and financial support through research grants are two distinct but mutally supportive ways to raise funds.

Funds allow to improve substantially the service to the developer and user community. For example, someone could be hired for a limited period of time to work exclusively on making the CASL algorithm software more user-friendly and to produce detailed documentation. Also, if it becomes popular to use the CASL algorithm software on the server where it is already compiled and thus fully operational, a server could be bought that is dedicated to allowing users to run their numerical experiments on this server. There are also minor needs that would benefit from funds, for example, the maintanence of the server. Currently the service is provided by a few that volunteer their time and resources. There are two distinct but mutually supportive ways funds can be raised:

Donations

Individuals and institutions can simply make donations. These donations indicate to potential funding agencies that the service to the user and developer community is appreciated and might therefore be more inclined to support this service financially as well.

Donations will be received by Theiss Research, which hosts the CASL algorithm software and this website on its server. Theiss Research is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) US nonprofit corporation and therefore donations are tax-deductible (at least in the US). The donations will be used exclusively for efforts related to the CASL algorithm software.

Make a donation

List of donors

Financial support through research grants

Some funding agencies increasingly award proposals that not only propose excellent science but also a service to the wider community, so called outreach efforts. The service to the user and developer community is such a service. If you intend to write a grant proposal, ideally on science using the CASL algorithm software, maybe you would like to consider requesting also some funds to enhance the CASL service, for example, by funding a developer or user to work on the service full-time for some time or to purchase resources. If you would like to discuss these possibilities further, please do not hestitate to contact Jurgen Theiss at j.theiss@theissresearch.org.