Free Geek Vancouver

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Current Grant Proposals

• Peoples Trust Fund - due March 14
• Western Diversification Program - waiting for call back from office
http://www.wd.gc.ca/programs/pgms_e.asp#3
• EcoAction - deadline Oct.1, 2007
http://www.ec.gc.ca/ecoaction/applicants_guide_e.html
• ICBC - contacted Paul Goodman RE - hardware donations, they donate money to United Way only
• Gates Foundation - initial Contact made Feb 23/2007 - NO GO
• Enterprising Non-Profits Funding - pending March 9, 2007

Sent Grants

• Freedonia Grant - SENT Feb 16, 2007
• SHAW on-line grant application - SENT Feb 23/2007
• MEC Grant - Urban Sustainability Program - SENT March 10, 2007
• APC FOSS grant Was written on the day of the deadline, no copy exists, did it on the fly! - SENT March 30, 2007

Business Plan

The Plan

Successful Grants/Funding

• Canadian Association for Cultural Studies Grant - SENT Jan 21/2007 - WON MARCH 1/2007

Charitable Status

Key Questions from form T2050-01

Grants requiring Charitable Status

http://www.vancouverfoundation.bc.ca/GrantInformation/FundingGuidelines.shtml

http://www.cibc.com/ca/inside-cibc/in-your-community.html

http://www.fountainofhope.ca/how-to-apply.html

http://www.rbc.com/community/donations/application-qualifications.html

http://www.td.com/community/how_submit.jsp

http://www.shell.ca/home/Framework?siteId=ca-en&FC2=/ca-en/html/iwgen/society_environment/society/funding_guidelines/zzz_lhn.html&FC3=/ca-en/html/iwgen/society_environment/society/funding_guidelines/society_apply.html

Basel Action Network Pledge

The Pledge

By Laws

Current By Laws (some edits have been made, they are seperate)

Proposed By Laws