funding community work?

[Peggy Holman]

Yes, to underpin Doug's question below, I find that more and more I am 
working from a place of deep calling.  That call doesn't take me into the 
lucrative business world to fund the work of my heart.  I have jumped in 
with both feet between the cracks, not even with non-profits, but in calling 
gatherings beyond the divides of organizational boundaries.  It isn't 
financially sustainable.  Hence the question of how to attract the funds for 
work that, according to its participants is of service to their field, but 
requires far more time and energy than is reflected in the compensation. (In 
fact, I jokingly say that in my experience, compensation is inversely 
proportional to the complexity of the work.  I find corporate work, with so 
much established infrastructure, some of which is actually useful, much 
easier than the work of reaching out to bring together the ecosystem of a 
subject area, such as journalism, story, philanthropy, etc.

in inquiry,
Peggy

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "douglas germann" <76066.515 at compuserve.com>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: [OSLIST] funding community work?


> Harrison, Kerry and Raffi--
>
> Thanks for your replies. They are great strategies and do answer the
> question. They have suggested then a refinement of the question:
>
> If we want to work exclusively or primarily in community work, what are
> the sources of funding which are working for you today?
>
> :- Doug.
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