Tugging at the Heartstrings

Ginger · 04-23-2012, 03:39 PM

If I were a venture capitalist looking for some non-profit to benefit from my largess, I would fund and create an organization to collect the plants from corporate building lobbies that are pulled and discarded every two weeks, and donate them to housing projects, community gardens, prisons and nursing homes.

Project team members, including coordinators, plant-collectors, truck drivers and so on, would income qualify and be well paid. I would also fund a budget for education, and to train people to lead ecology workshops explaining where plants in public places come from, how they benefit us in the urban environment, what their natural environments are like, and so on. The workshops would be offered in all the places that receive the plants.

Reader · 04-23-2012, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by IslandScout

If I were a venture capitalist looking for some non-profit to benefit from my largess, I would fund and create an organization to collect the plants from corporate building lobbies that are pulled and discarded every two weeks, and donate them to housing projects, community gardens, prisons and nursing homes.

Project team members, including coordinators, plant-collectors, truck drivers and so on, would income qualify and be well paid. I would also fund a budget for education, and to train people to lead ecology workshops explaining where plants in public places come from, how they benefit us in the urban environment, what their natural environments are like, and so on. The workshops would be offered in all the places that receive the plants.

What a good idea.

Ginger · 04-23-2012, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Hunter Green

What a good idea.

Thanks.... (I added elipses to make the message long enough, not for dramatic pause...) Seriously thanks, I hate to see the plants thrown out in the building where I work.

deedarino · 04-23-2012, 08:30 PM

I LOVE this thread!!!

I would start a business that would employ women with barriers (domestic violence, drugs/alcohol, criminal history, etc) Along with employment would be specialized training in work habits, communication, self esteem, etc. Counseling would be required along with treatment if needed.

Conditions of employment would be strict but the goal would be to break the cycle of abuse and addiction that keep women from becoming or staying strong. Once they have "mastered" the program, they would be placed in a local business in their chosen career path.

Continued support would also be provided to make sure life doesn't take them back down.

princesskathie · 11-04-2012, 05:03 PM

Ooh as a professional fundraiser I've thought a lot about this one! I have three:

An organization that provides legal support and therapy for children who have been sexually abused. I've read that the two most helpful things to help a child recover from this horror are getting them into therapy, ASAP, and seeing their abusers brought to justice.

A recovery house for lesbians who want to stop using alcohol and drugs because gay girls are less likely to get treatment for addiction than some other populations. I'd love to make a safe place for those who are suffering to get clean.

And I'd give a dumptruck full if money to no- kill shelters and lo-cost spay & neuter programs!

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princesskathie Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Sparkle Femme Preferred Pronoun?: she, babydoll, cutiepie, and angelpop all work just fine! Relationship Status: All kinds of twitterpated! Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 29 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 86 Thanked 99 Times in 25 Posts Rep Power: 662888	Ooh as a professional fundraiser I've thought a lot about this one! I have three: An organization that provides legal support and therapy for children who have been sexually abused. I've read that the two most helpful things to help a child recover from this horror are getting them into therapy, ASAP, and seeing their abusers brought to justice. A recovery house for lesbians who want to stop using alcohol and drugs because gay girls are less likely to get treatment for addiction than some other populations. I'd love to make a safe place for those who are suffering to get clean. And I'd give a dumptruck full if money to no- kill shelters and lo-cost spay & neuter programs! __________________ Princess Kathie Why try to fit in when you were born to stand out? If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve to have me at my best.

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Ginger Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme lesbian Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: East coast Posts: 2,416 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,829 Thanked 12,297 Times in 2,057 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	If I were a venture capitalist looking for some non-profit to benefit from my largess, I would fund and create an organization to collect the plants from corporate building lobbies that are pulled and discarded every two weeks, and donate them to housing projects, community gardens, prisons and nursing homes. Project team members, including coordinators, plant-collectors, truck drivers and so on, would income qualify and be well paid. I would also fund a budget for education, and to train people to lead ecology workshops explaining where plants in public places come from, how they benefit us in the urban environment, what their natural environments are like, and so on. The workshops would be offered in all the places that receive the plants.