Not sure if there are any grant-writers on the board or in the volunteer network, but I think bicycle and byteworks would be candidates for a grant from swmd. Next round of grants is October-December, so it's not an immediate option, but something to consider.
http://www.swmd.net/grants.html -Scott On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Robert Citek <[email protected]> wrote: > Depends on the "them". Teach kids: yes. That's our mission > (actually, it isn't -- our mission it to provide them opportunities, > but that's pretty vague.) And it is free. Teach adults: yes. But > that's not our mission. That's our revenue stream. Same thing with > repairs and parts. The reality is that space costs money. Lights > cost money. Heat costs money. USB sticks cost money. We need to > fund those items. If someone has better ideas on how those things can > be funded, pass them on to the board. > > Regards, > - Robert > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Scott Kokotovitch > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm kinda with Nathan on this one, was going to post something to that >> effect yesterday, but felt out of place in doing so. Reading the >> description of the Razor Blade business model on wikipedia makes it >> sound even worse. Aren't we supposed to be teaching them how to use >> computers effectively and safely, or just trying to make a buck? I >> guess I should read the mission statement. >
