Your national SAFE board worked very hard in getting the complicated IRS application completed and submitted in a proper fashion as well as contributing to the required application fee. While this is a major step in the growth of SAFE, it does not by any means solve SAFE financial issues in order to further SAFE activities, services and goals. It's far harder to do. There are people who make a living consulting for non-profit organizations and schmoozing in order to get grants and competition is fierce. It takes a lot of research work to figure out which grants should be applied for.
Any grant application is complicated and requires a lot of work to submit.
As a new organization we face particular difficulties as we do not have an established 'track record' in carrying out the purposes of a granting organization. Furthermore, we are an organization that is by it's nature, breaking new ground and do not easily fit into established patterns of giving approval either by individuals or granting organizations private, corporate, or governmental. Therefore, all friends and future friends of SAFE need to be aware that a lot of volunteer work and generous giving to SAFE is still very much required. The show will include stories from women and men, including Jerry Miranda, a 28-year veteran of the Air Force, lived in fear of his wife, but was too ashamed to admit he was being abused. We've fixed some broken links, and updated the SAFE Speakers Brochure with new contact information.