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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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