Just for the record - we do get funding from Foundations. General Mills,
the Twins Foundation and the Minneapolis Foundation stick with us all the
time. Others join in if it is partnership that is within their program
guidelines. Do people really think we haven't been "begging" from money
from very source there is for a very, very long time ( and I do mean
years). From Federal, state and local levels to boot. And, believe me, our
staff does know who to write grants - lots of them! PLEASE!
But, then did Ms. Wielinski also point out that Ms. Hansen is very
interested to returning to all programs and services being FREE in the park
system and no need for a fee for service strategy. While I personally do
hate Fees for Service I figure I would have to cut over 100 staff people to
find the money to cover no fees in the system. Is this realistic?
Annie Young
citywide Park Commissioner
seeking re-election in ' 05
At 08:02 AM 10/19/05 -0700, Niel Ritchie wrote:
Thanks to Elizabeth Wielinski for her commitment to
reporting on the park board and related issues. This
clip below from last night's debate is illustrative of
the need for rigorous public discussion.
Planning for foundations to help the Park Board avoid
making difficult budget choices is not a realistic
approach to governance.
As one who has worked in the non-profit sector, I have
a hard time imagining that already overburdened
foundations would be very open to requests for this
type of subsidy when more basic human needs like food,
housing, education, healthcare and HEAT are growing
rapidly as the Feds and State balance their budgets on
the backs of municipalities.
Having said that, Christine Hansen seems to be
suggesting that the reason foundations aren't already
giving to this type of activity is either poor
financial management or poor grant writing by the
existing board.
Did she offer any suggestions of how to better spend
the money they do have? Did she cite any examples of
existing partnerships that would be models for this or
give examples of her own fundraising prowess?
Still happily voting for Park Board Reform in Linden
Hills.
Niel Ritchie
>
> Christine Hanson was of the opinion that the MPRB
> should be making
> these places free and that more partnering with
> foundations would give
> the needed dollars to make this happen. With her
> background in
> business she would be able to help make the grant
> requests more viable
> with better plans for how the money would be spent.
>
>
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