GRANT SOURCES
- Subject: [cg] GRANT SOURCES
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 01:34:44 EDT
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DEAR JIM,
I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOUR CG IS LOCATED, BUT HERE IN THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA OUR LAS FLORES COMMUNITY
GARDEN OPERATES AS A TAX-EXEMPT NON-PROFIT CORPORATION UNDER A (FREE) LEASE FROM OUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT PARK DISTRICT.
BEING A NON-PROFIT GIVES US THE CREDENTIALS TO COMPETE FOR AN ANNUAL "COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT GRANT" FROM THE CITY. (WHICH WE HAVE SUCCEDED IN OBTAINING FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR).
SOME FOUNDATIONS, LIKE THE VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, NOT ONLY GIVE LOW-FEE CLASSES IN HOW TO SET UP AND RUN A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION BUT ALSO HAVE LIBRARIES WITH VOLUMES OF DIRECTORIES OF GRANT GIVERS..
PUBLIC, AND/OR UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES HAVE REFERENCE DIRECTORIES LISTING THOUSANDS OF GRANT AWARDING
FOUNDATIONS AND COMPANIES IN ALMOST EVERY CATEGORY UNDER THE SUN - INCLUDING GARDENING.
I HOPE THIS HELPS TO STEER YOU IN A FRUITFUL? DIRECTION .
BEST WISHES,
DON JACOBS
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