Gibson, Kristi wrote:
>In response to Wizard Marks' post regarding the library's history of
>fundraising and grant writing:
>
>The Minneapolis Public Library and The Friends of the Minneapolis Public
>Library both have a strong history of fundraising and grant writing. A
>significant portion of the library's revenue comes from grants, including
>federal, state, and local government programs, foundations, and neighborhood
>organizations. In 2000 grants supplied $.8 million out of the library's
>total revenues of $22 million.
>
>While we don't have a "grants office," managers and administrators, with the
>assistance of front line staff, prepare grant applications and manage grant
>funds received.
>
>WM: That comes as quite a surprise given the level of ignorance displayed by the
>library's top management toward Central Neighborhood, Green Central Weed & Seed and
>others who have given money to Hosmer for specific things. In fact, at this very
>moment the Interim Acting Director is working actively to refuse to continue housing
>programs funded elsewhere for children using Hosmer specifically.
>
Despite the fact that the spirit of NRP has been to help taylor city
services to the population, the library has resisted every effort by
citizens who use Hosmer to bring in money to support Hosmer. Every phony
problem has been trotted out repeatedly to delay, cancel, and hinder.
The MPL has even eaten costs associated with programming at Hosmer
rather than hold city employees accountable to deliver moneys granted to
Hosmer.
It is, however, necessary to say that the hindering did not come from
the staff assigned to oversee Hosmer (first Amy Ryan and then Ann
Christensen--both of whom are wonderfully supportive), but from upper,
upper management.
Hosmer has raised nearly half a million by itself in the midst of
obstruction by MPL. So I stand by my statement, MPL is delay lacking in
the grant writing area.
WizardMarks, Central
>
>
>Kristi Gibson
>Public Affairs
>Minneapolis Public Library
>
>
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