Welcome to the American Slovenian Education Foundation (ASEF) - a vibrant institution committed to enriching Slovenian educational endeavors and fostering collaboration among Slovenian scholars and scientists worldwide. ASEF is The American Slovenian Education Foundation that supports a broadly diverse community of highly talented, prospective students to build a community of educators and leaders of excellence, character and service. The Foundation will aim at enhancing American and Slovenian education activities, uniting Slovenian scholars and educators globally. The Foundation will offer a variety of high-impact grant and endowment programs, teaching and learning materials, as well as foreign exchange of students and faculty. Our goal is to provide American businesses opportunities to invest and expand their presence in Slovenia and other Central and Eastern European countries.
~INTRODUCTION TO SLOVENIA~
Slovenia is a small country with 2,000,000 people that only became independent in 1991. One of Slovenia's biggest assets is its unique location in between the Mediterranean, Venice and Vienna. This strategic geographic position serves many investors an excellent entrance point for Eastern and Central European markets. Being part of the EU helped many international companies use the Slovenian micro-market as a successful test market and the country served as a good ambassador for developing and recognizing Slovenia as a genuine and adventurous tourist destination. Slovenia's other biggest asset is its people. Many successful people have come from Slovenia such as Dušan Petrac (NASA), Sara Isakovic (Olympic Medal Winner), Anže Kopitar (Stanley Cup Winner), Joe Sutter (Boeing 747), Zvonko Fazarinc and Franc Rode (inventors of HP calculator), Željko Ivanek (EMI Award-winning actor), Sunita Williams (Astronaut), and Amy Klobuchar (U.S. Slovenian people are known as good engineers, hard workers, smart entrepreneurs and eager learners. We want to broaden horizons for highly talented, prospective students, by ensuring them a quality education, helping them learn how to be successful on a bigger scale and build a community of educators and leaders of excellence, character and service. The Foundation will also ensure continued exchange between the US and Slovenia to enable research, innovation and entrepreneurship in both countries.
~SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES~
The ASEF will be registered as a U.S. public charity, based in San Francisco, CA, meeting the requirements of Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3). US-based donations should be fully tax-deductible on your federal return.
~SPONSORSHIP LEVELS~
Benefactor ~ $100,000
Platinum ~ $25,000
Gold ~ $10,000
Silver ~ $5,000
Bronze ~ $2,500
Plaque ~ $1,000
~HOW TO DONATE TO ASEF~
ASEF
Attn: Jure Leskovec
58 Pearce Mitchell Pl. Stanford, California 94305
United States of America
Please make the check payable to American Slovenian Education Foundation (ASEF).
~LIST OF HONORARY DONORS~
http://www.asef.net/donations.html
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The ASEF will be registered as a U.S. The foundation has branches in other states and countries.
