Notes Between Minds — Support the Initiative

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Where your donation actually goes

No salaries. No overhead fluff. Every dollar goes toward getting more letters written and sent.

Research & Tools

55%

Student Outreach

30%

Platform & Costs

15%

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55%

Research & Tools

Each letter is backed by real research — reading papers, understanding contributions, making every note genuinely meaningful.

Academic database access Research time per letter Writing tools & software

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30%

Student Outreach

Recruiting, onboarding, and motivating new letter-writers across universities and disciplines worldwide.

Campus outreach campaigns Student onboarding guides Community coordination

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15%

Platform & Running Costs

Website hosting, communication tools, and the small but real costs of keeping everything running and transparent.

Hosting & domain Email & comms tools Payment processing

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Full transparency commitment: No salaries, no executive pay, no profit. Every donation enables more letters to reach more academics. Spending breakdowns available on request.

Every amount
tells a real story.

One-time only. No commitment. Just fuel for more letters reaching more minds.

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$15 · one-time

Your $15 helped a student thank the professor who believed in them

"I never thought my words could matter to someone published in Nature… I finally sent it. I'm shaking, but I already feel lighter."

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$25 · one-time

$25 = a supervisor's first "thank you" in years

"In 12 years of supervising, no one ever wrote me something like this. I cried in my office."

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$40 · one-time

$40 funded three letters — one came back with tears

"I'm 78 and haven't been in a lab for 15 years. Thank you for reminding an old man he mattered."

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$65 · one-time

$65 = a chain reaction — one letter inspired four more

"They all wrote me separate letters. This reminded me why I fight for my students."

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$100 · one-time

$100 — you just made 10+ letters possible

"You told me I belonged here when I wanted to quit. Your reply is now framed on my wall."

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$250 · one-time

$250 = a whole lab got to say thank you

"I opened my office door and found eight envelopes. I sat there reading them one by one."

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$500 · one-time

$500 = from doubt to recommitment across two departments

"I was planning to leave academia this summer. Your letter arrived the same week. I'm staying."

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$1,000 · one-time

$1,000 = a department-wide wave of gratitude

"In 28 years I've never received so many letters at once. I cried in front of my colleagues."

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$2,500 · one-time

$2,500 = national reach — 100+ academics

"A student wrote saying my textbook got them through cancer treatment. Thank you."

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$5,000 · one-time

$5,000 = a milestone — 250+ letters funded

"You saw potential in me when I saw failure. Your reply is now framed on my wall."

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$10,000 · legacy gift

$10,000 — changing the culture of science, forever

"This is more important than any prize I've received."

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How it works

Simple, transparent, student-led from start to finish.

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Find inspiring academics

Students identify professors and researchers whose quiet work has genuinely inspired them.

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Write with care

Each letter is personal and researched — not a template. It says exactly what their work has meant.

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Sent — always free

No expectations, no strings. Just a student saying: you made a difference. Thank you.

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Donors fuel more

Donations cover small costs and inspire more students to join. Every dollar = more letters sent.

The quiet minds
behind science
deserve to hear
they matter.

Appreciation is rare
in academia.
We're changing that.

Where your donation actually goes

Every amount
tells a real story.

Your $15 helped a student thank the professor who believed in them

$25 = a supervisor's first "thank you" in years

$40 funded three letters — one came back with tears

$65 = a chain reaction — one letter inspired four more

$100 — you just made 10+ letters possible

$250 = a whole lab got to say thank you

$500 = from doubt to recommitment across two departments

$1,000 = a department-wide wave of gratitude

$2,500 = national reach — 100+ academics

$5,000 = a milestone — 250+ letters funded

$10,000 — changing the culture of science, forever

How it works

Find inspiring academics

Write with care

Sent — always free

Donors fuel more

Every portrait
hides a story
that deserves
to be told.

The quiet mindsbehind sciencedeserve to hearthey matter.

Appreciation is rarein academia.We're changing that.

Where your donation actually goes

Every amounttells a real story.

Your $15 helped a student thank the professor who believed in them

$25 = a supervisor's first "thank you" in years

$40 funded three letters — one came back with tears

$65 = a chain reaction — one letter inspired four more

$100 — you just made 10+ letters possible

$250 = a whole lab got to say thank you

$500 = from doubt to recommitment across two departments

$1,000 = a department-wide wave of gratitude

$2,500 = national reach — 100+ academics

$5,000 = a milestone — 250+ letters funded

$10,000 — changing the culture of science, forever

How it works

Find inspiring academics

Write with care

Sent — always free

Donors fuel more

Every portraithides a storythat deservesto be told.

The quiet minds
behind science
deserve to hear
they matter.

Appreciation is rare
in academia.
We're changing that.

Every amount
tells a real story.

Every portrait
hides a story
that deserves
to be told.