We're having a bad day and have to resend this... *********************************************** NEW EARTH RISING 2008 Correction and Apology re: Recent Funding Appeal *********************************************** May 11, 2008
Dear colleagues, The email announcing the substantial victory re: Indonesian oil palm and rainforests had the wrong URL to donate to Ecological Internet's Rainforest Portal. It should have read: http://www.rainforestportal.org/donate/ Further, I wish to apologize for the ham-handed reference to a "strike". I meant to say that we continue to depend upon our network users to continue operating. Ecological Internet's three staff persons are barely making a living. I am $50K in debt for expenses directly related to providing this community with free services, and this is clearly unsustainable. The stress of 20 years of successful rainforest protection work on a shoe-string budget, while not knowing if we can provide for our families, unfortunately showed in my frustrated tone. I am sorry. The 2008 mid-year fund-raiser is the most important in our 10 year history. It is a crucial bridge to more long-term and diversified funding. With a new staff person, and a long history of success, we are submitting grants, but this is going to take time. The margin of error on our budget is razor thin, and if we fall far short of our goal (as early results indicated to be possible), we may need to take a break to consider options. I and my staff will continue doing the best we can. But we should all understand continued under-funding threatens the long-term prospects of these most unique and effective environmental portals and action campaigns. I strongly believe together we are doing more to protect rainforests than anyone. Because of this we have always reached our goals in the past, and we expect to this year. No matter what, we will continue until all funds raised now are expended. But beyond that, should this fund-raiser fail, our health and welfare may require that we close shop. As we have successfully done every fund-raiser over the past decade, let's get the job done, raising the modest funds to sustain this successful display of biocentric people power. Thank you. Warm regards, Dr. Glen Barry P.S. We are now at 5%. Please donate as soon as possible as a display of support at http://www.rainforestportal.org/donate/ --- You are subscribed to ecological_internet as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before unsubscribing, please consider modifying your list profile at: http://www.ecoearth.info/subscribe/[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or click here: http://email.ecoearth.info/u?id=84041H&n=T&c=F&l=ecological_internet To subscribe, send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or visit here: http://www.ecoearth.info/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
