With the need to raise some $250,000 on an annual basis for each project and future planning, Compact has bought into a grant sourcing program supplied by Grant Advance. Their software provides detailed information on thousands of foundations across Canada whose aim is to help others with their mission. Many of these are private family foundations with no websites but whose information is in the public domain if you know where to look. Grant Advance allows you to search and find foundations that match your ethos and mission, making them a potential supporter of your work. The software costs $2,300 annually with the guarantee of a free additional year if you have not found grants equal to that amount in your first year. It’s not an easy process and the first year is very much a trial run but the hard work will pay off. To date we have been blessed with two grants totaling $20,000 from F K Morrow, Toronto and Luke 4 Foundation in Peterborough Ontario. For more information contact us at ktj125@mac.com
Questions open the mind; statements close the mind
– Robert Kiyosaki
Church Is In
My wife and I recently attended a funeral in Vancouver at which I shared in the eulogy. A portion of the story was dedicated to the gentleman’s kindness in saving all his spare medical supplies from his own treatment and asking that they be distributed in Malawi. This testimony has brought a great deal of interest as people have begun to notify me of similar supplies languishing in their homes after treatment. We recently took delivery of two totes worth of supplies from Sheila Crompton which we will happily deliver to Dr. David McCarty at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Blantyre. This is not the work of Compact, but we are happy to assist others in their service to humanity. It costs around $75 per extra bag of luggage which we believe is great value.
Moving Forward
Now that the Chuzu project is up and running we will continue to support the village with monthly visits to assess the permaculture program, usage of the building and provide some additional nutrition training in early July. Our next task is to find and assess a new location. For our next project we are pleased to report we are now 60% funded.
