Fundraising

We didn't get the big grant. There it is out on the table- we breathe in dissapointment and look towards the horizon, a little more wearily this time. That's all there is to do really with news like this. It's not the first time, nor will it be the last.

Understandably, it's a big part of this non-profit business. Learning to cope with dissapointment, find more money, pay the bills, buy new paper, take lunch breaks. Today I asked Maya how much time she spent on this stuff. "Too much," she says, "I wish people would just send us checks."

Sometimes, they do.

Yesterday Dave and Maya drove up to New York to talk to representatives from the Ford Foundation. They loved our stuff. She says, "it's about convincing them that we're the most worthy ones of their money."


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