Donate Now! I mean, if you want to

I added a Donate Now (or Buy Now) button using Google check-out.

Why?

Not so much because of my blogging brilliance, although if you do like what you're reading and want to vote with your wallet, please, be my guest!

No, I did this because I would like to be able to spend more of my time here doing Alternatives to Violence Project workshops.

I'd love to do as many as possible, but can't quite afford to foot all of the expenses incurred. Sometimes we can get things donated, but often not. People here are trying to make a living, after all.

Ideally, each participant - or his/her sponsoring organization - would be able to chip in enough to pay for their share of the workshop expenses and all of the costs would be covered. Sometimes, however, this is not possible...and who wants to exclude people from a conflict resolution skills workshop?


Typical expenses for an AVP workshop - (4 day workshop w 14 participants and 2 facilitators):

Transportation: 10-25 shekels for service taxi rides (per person/one-way) = 1220
(14 local participants @ 20 shekels round-trip each day, 2 facilitators @ 50 shekels round trip)

Food: 30 shekels (per person/day - light fare) = 1920

Materials for workshop: 400 shekels (markers, chart paper, handouts, cooperative game equipment)

Space rental: 400 shekels (per day) = 1600

Lodging for facilitators: 180 shekels (per day, double occupancy)= 540

Total: 5680 shekels = about $1,482.

This also assumes that there are enough bilingual participants to translate accurately. Otherwise, add another 400 shekels for translation.

It's approximately $100/participant for each workshop (including meals and transportation reimbursement). Without reimbursement, it would be $50/participant.

The AVP program is a series of three workshops, so to sponsor a participant for the entire series, it would cost about $300.

$300 to create a new-minted AVP facilitator to be a leader his/her community. What do you say?

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Legal mumbo jumbo:

In June, I started organizing for 501(c)(3) status to do this work, under the name of People for Peace and Understanding, Inc. (incorporated in New York State).

PPU is a 501(c)(3) fiscally sponsored project of The Field, with a Federal EIN Number of 13-3357408, and contributions are eligible for a tax-deduction as long as you receive no goods or services in exchange for your gift.


If you would prefer to make a donation by check, please make it payable to The Field and write Jessica McCoy/PPU in the memo line.

Mail it to:
Jessica McCoy
People for Peace and Understanding
Ansonia Station
PO BOX 230052
New York, NY 10023


If you make a donation online, it will be credited to your card as PPU Ramallah, and forwarded to The Field, assuming that you would like a tax-deductible donation and provide full contact information.
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Thanks! All donations are greatly appreciated!