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IDERS TELL
ByRon
DETROIT - Are you in an
organization with I t of posi
ti plan but very little money?
A a me ling sp ns red by
the eighborhood ervice Or
ganization and th TIP service
of the Detroit Public Library,
pproximately 100 members of
ariou community organiza-
rio ere told by experts ho
to rai money fr m individuals,
corporatio and foundations.
Information about funding
ource is vailable in the
Detroit Public Library nd to a
lesser extent in smaller librarie .
Staff member indicate that
they would be able to refer
people to reference material
providing such inform tion.
One f the b t ource is
The Foundation Directory, list
ing all Michigan foundation.
Howev r, the directory itself
emphasize that foundations
constantly cb nge their
guidelin s and the directory list
may no be up to date.
After finding a promising
foundation, the directory ad
vise , "always try going directly
to the foundation for a copy of
its latest annual report or
guideline ."
One of the spe kers, C.
David Campbell of the Com
munity Foundatio of
Southeastern Michigan agreed,
suggesting that peep call go
one step further, call offic'
explaio the idea d t per-
on I advice about whether it
fits the guid lines.'.
Campb II explained the offi
cial would n t have the power to
a ur the grant is accepted, but
he could advise about whether
it was worth the individual's
tim and effort to seek funding
there.
He emph ized an organiza
tion should not change its
proposal to fit a particular
foundation' funding require
ments.
"You've go your own mis
sion," he said. Stay true to it.
Find groups which like it."
Campbell noted that in order
to ge a grant, the organization
m t write a written oposal.
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our up 0 ds
ulani in Fair
lecti fig�,
I
Judge Pierce's ruling wa
m d in a suit brough by Dr.
Fulani, chairper on of e ew
Alii nee Party and currently an
independent ca did te f r
my: of New Y r ity,
again t the Leagu of Women'
V er.
Th Leagu excluded Dr.
Fulani from its Pre identi I
primary de te I t ye r on th
gr unds that she a neith
D m cr t nor Republlican,
rguing th t sin e w n in-
. dep ndent sh h d not con
du ed primary campaign.
However, the Federal Elec
tions Commission, in awarding
Dr. Fulani feder I primary
matching funds, had deter
mined that as an independent
. candidate he had gone through
the equivalent of a prim ry
ca paign to e t blish the
vaia ility d credibility of her
candidacy by collecting over 1.5
million signatures just to get on
the allot in every state. By con
trast, Democrats and
Republicans need to collec
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