Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales wrote:

I am just now getting back into the swing of things. Are there people who may agree or disagree with SJ's opinions here.

Keep in mind that I have not yet reviewed the proposed grant application, nor the requirements of the grant, etc.

While this particular grant does seem unrealistically ambitious to me at this point, just working on it is good experience for us. I don't know if we should actually submit this one, but I do expect we will eventually submit other grant applications. If this is a practice run, then it will help generate basic material for us to use again later.

I've briefly looked around to get an idea of the kinds of grants we might apply for (i.e. the kind whose purpose is to foster knowledge and education generally, rather than those with an agenda to promote some particular kind of information). At least in the US, it generally seems to be required for us to qualify as a 501(c)(3) organization. I don't know much about grant-making organizations in other countries, they may or may not have similar expectations. I suppose it's possible that some places might accept an application with the assurance that we're in the process of qualifying, but I think it would be best if we can get that issue taken care of first.

--Michael Snow