This fund has been established by 1 mil/= already: the first 500,000/= going mostly to past due bills and the second 500,000/= actually launching the fund.
While HOCET is now tracking expenses and is close to establishing firm budgets for addressing basic costs as well as one projected for growth these are by no means going to be any more stable. These budgets will be ever so fragile and will need the upmost protection. This is why a Medical Needs Fund, to me, makes sense - it allows us to have money on hand to immediately help a sick child without having to use the same money needed to feed that same child.
I'm really praying for a good response. We need the people who donate to be dedicated to maintaining the fund and that's what Baba's got to make clear - we're not looking for a one-time donation, we're looking for Guardians of Health who will receive and read regular (monthly, in fact) reports and provide feedback, leadership, when they see a place we can improve or otherwise benefit.
The donor who is launching this is another find I'm excited about - I intend for her to lead the way for more, big, regular donors to HOCET, providing the needed funds to care for itself and, hopefully, advise it on any other plans for future growth. What does that mean? I'm hoping that, from this eventual group, there might evolve a true Board for HOCET.
wish us luck!
~aB
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