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HARVESTING THE URBAN ORCHARD
DIVRS
SECTION 9
Funding
You may be able to start harvesting without any formal funding, but as
your team and tree register grows, and if you want to offer training,
purchase more equipment, rent a space or commit to other expenses,
then of course you will need financial support.
In your city, and even your local municipality, there will be a number of
start-up grants, grants for not-for-profit and community groups, and
grants for sustainability.
v v harvest equipment
v v insurance
v v promotion and printing
v v training
v v administrator/volunteer coordinator
v v transport (volunteer mileage)
v v website creation, logo, letterhead
v v resource materials like books on fruit-tree care and fruiting seasons.
You could dream up some fundraising activities and put the word out
for donations, or, if you do end up in a partnership of some kind, your
partner organisation will be able to help you apply for funding if they
don’t already have some available.
Keep a record of all your tree owners/fruit donors, volunteers and
volunteer hours, fruit harvested and recipients. The busier you look on
paper, the more justification you will have of your need for support!
If you think outside the square, you could find yourself eligible for grants
other than in Sustainability, Horticulture and Community. You may find
that your project aligns with grants in other sectors, for example, in Arts
or Public Health.
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Some of your core costs will incorporate the following: