Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!uwm.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!Apple.COM!lsr From: lsr@Apple.COM (Larry Rosenstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Another Group (was Re: Donation of Mac to non-profit org wanted) Message-ID: <5755@internal.Apple.COM> Date: 14 Dec 89 01:26:07 GMT Sender: usenet@Apple.COM Distribution: usa Organization: Objects-R-Us, Apple Computer, Inc. Lines: 34 References:<15152@mango.athertn.Atherton.COM> <2627@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu> <1724@cod.NOSC.MIL> The Community Affairs group at Apple has a number of programs through which non-profit or educational organizations can receive grants of equipment. For more information write to: Community Affairs Apple Computer, Inc. 20525 Mariani MS 38J Cupertino, CA 95014 You should get a flier that describes the program and what's needed in your proposal. (There's a cover form that you have to fill out, and you need a certification of non-profit status, etc.) The one program that I'm most familiar with makes grants 2-3 times a year. The organizations must be non-profit and there's a limit on the organizations yearly budget. They prefer to see groups of organizations that apply together and support each other (as opposed to a single organization). They tend to look for innovative uses of computers rather than the standard bookkeeping, etc. Recipients are required to send people to Cupertino for training on their systems, and I think they are supposed to supply quarterly reports about how they are using the computers. All the usual stuff about writing a good proposal (explain what you want to do, correct spelling mistakes, etc.) also apply. The reason I know about this is that grant proposals are read by Apple employees who give their recommendations on whether the proposal is worthwhile or not. I've done this several times, and it is interesting to read these proposals. Larry Rosenstein, Apple Computer, Inc. Object Specialist Internet: lsr@Apple.com UUCP: {nsc, sun}!apple!lsr AppleLink: Rosenstein1