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Started by Will37, March 24, 2012, 05:35:25 AM

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Will37

March 24, 2012, 05:35:25 AM
I'm going to help start a children's camp in Bosnia this summer. I have some questions

1-Does anyone have any experience running a camp for kids? If so, do you have any advice?

2-The group I'm with got a $10,000 grant. While it is a very generous sum we can always do more. We're trying to solicit philanthropic corporations. Does anyone have any experience with this? If so, what advice do you have? Does anyone know of any corporations that are big on philanthropy?

I'm obviously doing my own research as well. I'm looking at IBM, Nike (we can always use soccer balls), Coka-Cola, Wal-Mart et cetera. But I'm just seeing what people can think of to see if any leads come up that I haven't thought of.



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ThinkAnarchy

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March 24, 2012, 05:48:27 AM
Microsoft is gives a lot of money to causes like the one you are working for. I would start there. Bill Gates' children are only getting a small portion of his estate and the rest is being donated, so I think that's a decent starting point.

In regards to children, I can't help; I don't even know how to talk to them.
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Will37

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March 24, 2012, 05:51:20 AM
Excellent idea. 
'Out of a great number of suppositions, shrewd in their own way, one in particular emerged at last (one feels strange even mentioning it): whether Chichikov were not Napoleon in disguise'
Nikolai Gogol--> Dead Souls

'Коба, зачем тебе нужна моя смерть?'
Николай Иванович Бухарин-->Letter to Stalin

'Death is not an event in life: we do not live to exp

Tank

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March 24, 2012, 06:38:23 AM
Is there anybody experienced with this sort of thing going with you?
Have you mentioned this on facebook?
Do you have a translator?
Where in Bosnia are you going?
When are you going?
How long are you going for?
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Will37

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March 24, 2012, 07:07:54 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 24, 2012, 06:38:23 AM
Is there anybody experienced with this sort of thing going with you?

Yes.  We're working with out school (University of North Carolina) and had to send the proposal to the David Projects for Peace foundation.  We also have contacts on the ground already. 

QuoteHave you mentioned this on facebook?

Yes.

QuoteDo you have a translator?

One of the girls in our group is from Bosnia.  We have our contact on the ground.  And I have a background in Russian and will be cramming for the trip in the month beforehand.  I'm obviously still going to be weak but we do have people with us with us who speak both languages.

QuoteWhere in Bosnia are you going?

Zenica

QuoteWhen are you going?

Around mid-June

QuoteHow long are you going for?


About a month.  Maybe a bit longer.
'Out of a great number of suppositions, shrewd in their own way, one in particular emerged at last (one feels strange even mentioning it): whether Chichikov were not Napoleon in disguise'
Nikolai Gogol--> Dead Souls

'Коба, зачем тебе нужна моя смерть?'
Николай Иванович Бухарин-->Letter to Stalin

'Death is not an event in life: we do not live to exp

DeterminedJuliet

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March 24, 2012, 02:02:35 PM
I'd consider writing a proposal about what you plan to do with the money when you approach companies. If you have a nice, polished document to give them and peruse, it'll lend to your credibility, I think :) Good luck!
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