Right, the 2009 grant cycle bagan in October '08 and the proposal had to be in to them by 12/29/08 - next round will start in Oct. '09 for 2010. I've put a reminder on my calendar. - Lot's of work to put together a propsal and lots of restictions on how you can spend the money so it will probably be a low priority prospect.
Steve DeLorey --- In [email protected], Scott Kokotovitch <kokotovi...@...> wrote: > > 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 <robert.ci...@...> 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 > > <kokotovi...@...> 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. > > >
