Dec. 1st,
2010
Dear Outstanding Non
Profits in Need,
We appreciate very much
your due diligence and I am extremely delighted that you have given me this
opportunity to offer clarification to you about this Grant and how is can be
helpful to outstanding non profits.
Our Empowerment Grant is structured
to NOT limit the potential of funds, publicity and awareness, prestigious
supporters, new partnerships, sponsors and all of the other sustainable
opportunities listed on our Empowerment Tree (www.jazzforpeace.org/tree
).
For example: - If we
were to have a set award of lets say $10,000 we would actually have ended up
raising $240,000 LESS for the recipient of our biggest financial total in our
history so far.
Yet
by the same token - if we
only wanted to jack up the average award total so that we could impress
people who that unfortunately means a lot to then we would ONLY give our grant
to the MOST EMPOWERED organizations because it would be ONLY THOSE events that
would generate the highest financial tallys and keep our average award total THE
HIGHEST.
Basically we would have
to DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THE MOST NEEDY.
And that means that
wonderful organizations that we have helped in places like
In response to this
question:
How much money does the nonprofit net on average after the expense of marketing, location fees, insurance, etc?
There are NO such
expenses to the non
profit.of marketing, location fees, insurance, etc.
That is because this
is NOT a fundraiser where we take out expenses first before giving the
organizations funds. It is a Grant that enables us to start giving the
organization funds from the very first ticket sold irregardless of WHATEVER it
cost us to put the event on. all information that is clearly documented on our
Grant Details link at www.jazzforpeace.org/grant and
which I would be glad to show you should you have any difficulty
locating.
But
MOST importantly: - We want
outstanding organizations like yours to know in no uncertain terms that we are
not in the business of helping those who are helping us (to jack up the average
award amount etc etc). What we ARE in is the dedicated philanthropic purpose to
help those who are helping OTHERS and in the most fair and non discriminatory
way possible.
And part of doing that
is communicating this helpful information to outstanding non profits like you
may you be big, small, old, and new so that you can know how this Grant may
possibly be helpful to you just as our letters from past recipients clearly
acknowledge (www.jazzforpeace.org/testimonials.html
) by raising funds, publicity and awareness, attracting new sponsors and
partnerships, gaining the support of prestigious supporters, and in the
best case and the case of many - a combination of all of these
things.
Please let me know if there are any other questions that I can assist you with.
Sincerely,
John De Angelis - Grant
Administrator - Jazz for Peace - 212-947-1104 www.jazzforpeace.org -
Innovative Grant designed to help wide
variety of causes navigate todays turbulent economy Click here to read about our Empowerment
Grant.