Re: Question about funding

[email protected] wrote:
>>Nissan Dookeran wrote:
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>><snip/>
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>>>Getting the funding is the main battle for any non-profit agency or
>>>individual, but remember any project implemented is a reputation builder
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>>or
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>>>breaker to the confidence of funding agencies in you when they do decide
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>>on
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>>>who to award funds for future projects to, and one of the best way to
>>>achieve this is to have an incident-free unquestionable positive
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>>financial
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>>>audit afterwards. 
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>>Agreed, in principle. However, I have found that Nissans second point is 
>>more important:
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>>
>>>Ensuring the project objectives are met satisfactorily is
>>>also just as good a way to impress as well! :-)
> 
> yes, but if we have never received funding before, it would be difficult for
> them to "take our word" that the project objectives are met............

What I meant was that you have a team involved with the proposal capable 
of delivering. The credentials (which is different from experience) of 
the team is far more important than anything else.

> also, i'm off to a rotary club meeting this saturday...........i can't
> remember if it's st joseph or st augustine but i'm hoping it's not the one that
> joy is from so we could cover the both areas.

Is it a Cocktail reception in St Augustine? If so it is St. Joseph and 
Maracas. I'll be seeing you there! Joy is from the St. Augustine branch, 
if it is not the cocktail reception it will be St Augustine..

Ross