For The Blind
The Visualeyes Workbook
American Foundation for the Blind (Paperback) AFB Press 1996-01
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How about join one that already exists that does what you are interested in and learn the ropes while doing it. Better to work within existing organizations than re-invent the wheel.
Som is 11 yrs old, orphan and blind at the Redemptorist School for the Blind in Pattaya, Fr. Ray Foundation. www.fr-ray.org
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Try asking for help and mentorship in LinkedIn. This is a business community with lots of people who have done this kind of thing, worked at this kind of thing or know people who have done so. You may have a better chance at connecting with someone who can help you.
I Just buried my grandson. He was a brave 2 1/2 year old. His monster of a father shook and threw him at the age of 2 /12 months old. I spent new years eve night 2004 at the hospital praying for my grandson. His father is serving a 25 year term for first degree assault on a infant. After two years of therapist and progress he would've started special school being cortically blind. Due to his injuries, my grandson died from a rare stroke steming from his injuries. May 10, 2007 he stopped breathing on his own. May 19, 2007 our family said goodbye to our angel. His cousin with a heart defect receive my grandson's heart. The charge is now being changed to first degree murder. I don't know what to with the rest of my time after I get off work. He was my heart.This foundation will benefit babies and children who suffer from brain damage and mothers who've been displace because of abuse. It will also allow for relocation to start over again. I have a partially finished business plan.
Thank you all for your caring words and support. I'm in the process of calling the appropriate agencie.
I'm terribly, terribly sorry for your loss. If you're in the USA, a lot of people will say you need a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible status first to start a nonprofit, but it's not necessary. You can link up with a current organization that works on domestic abuse and violence against children, and work for them, rather than start your own group. You can raise money for special projects within that organization (like working with babies with brain damage), and then you don't have to worry about filing papers or doing bookkeeping or putting together a board. You can also start a program within a church or house of worship: they have the tax-deductible status and can give you office space, too. I would strongly suggest you go to www.boardsource.org and get some of their books about putting together a good leadership group/board of directors, because that will help you the most. You might also consider working with a group that encourages organ donation, since you can see that something good can come out of something so awful. Good luck.
I donated 2 dollars to the Australian Blind Foundation...
How 'bout that?
Punched a commie in the face.
what kind of Animal shelters are there? like the Blind Dog Foundation? How do i go about donating money to them? when i get a job this year i would like to donate to them How much money should i donate? I love animals and would Love to help them, thanks!
Your local shelter should be online, a LOT of them now post 'wanted' lists, like for litter, bleach, birdseed, gardening gloves, old used towels, empty cottage cheese containers,etc.
You can find the national groups online with basic google searches.
Here's Guide Dogs of America's site
http://www.guidedogsofamerica.org/
Just click on 'contact them' to email asking how to donate.
The Guide Dogs for the Blind has a site too
http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PageServer
And a 'how to help' button on top.
If you have ANY qualms about an organization, search on the Better Business Bureau's site for them and see how they rate with complaints against the companies.
You also have local feline rescues that are operating on a shoestring, Dog breed rescues, wildlife rehabbers who are doing it all out of pocket without funding, etc. You can give locally, or nationally, it's your choice. Even freecycling stuff to get things for them is worthwhile.
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Gannett Foundation awards Sutton blind charity £2k
A Sutton charity for the blind has won a Gannett Foundation Award cheque, which will allow them to offer cheap sports lessons for disadvantaged children in the area.
The Sutton Association for the Blind received the cheque for just over £2,000 to help them buy new equipment and give people the opportunity to test it out in their Resource Room.
Derek Forbes, the association chief officer, will receive the cheque from the Gannett-owned Sutton Guardian later this year.
Mr Forbes said: “I am absolutely delighted we have been granted this award. This money is going to be used to help clear our storage room and buy up-to-date equipment for our Resource Room, which we use to test new gadgets.
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