It's not the first time he's approached funders.
"What is compelling for me, and [City Manager] John [Pietig] kind of highlighted this, is once you have a plan, hire somebody and put together a plan, even if it's a 10-year-plan and costs $100 million, and we don't have $100 million; once you have the plan, you can approach funders and have a more convincing opportunity to get grant money," Whalen said.
Give what you can afford, and know that it's the most effective possible way of supporting Forest: it gives us a safe income, which makes us more able to do the stuff you love us for doing, and which puts us in a much stronger position for approaching other funders.
Doctors have approached government funders to begin human trials after laboratory tests showed the vaccine could prevent people from succumbing to the infection.
The director, K Asif, was such a perfectionist that it took him 10 years to complete the black and white film, at which point he approached the funders about shooting the entire thing again in Technicolor.
She set up her business, START (Ability), by offering support to groups of disabled people wanting to approach lottery funders, and who needed help with business plans and structures.
Interview participants noted that the lack of information on the economic burden of preterm birth and stillbirth a burden shared by governments, businesses and families is debilitating, and that costing studies would be a very useful tool for advocates approaching policymakers and funders.
You should also try approaching those other big funders of science--the Research Councils.
Mr. Cody said that the network raised $10,000 by 4 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, mostly in $20 and $50 donations, and that group had only "informally" approached some institutional funders.
