Initial Funding for Organizational Incorporation & Early Activities
CARTHA founder Usha Balakrishnan is initially contributing her time and committing personal funds to set up the organization and support the formative phase to: launch the CARTHA Fellows program, establish the CARTHA Student Interns program, and design some early pilot-level programming based on the C2G2SM training model.
Near-Term Financing Needs
CARTHA hopes to establish itself as a sustainable entity by attracting funding from a variety of sources both for core infrastructure support as well as for project launches: from philanthropic foundations (Year 1, 2); from government agencies and corporate foundations (Year 3, 4); and by cultivating a base of individual donors (Year 5 & beyond) that builds an operational endowment for a strengthened and stable organization.
CARTHA needs – and is seeking – core infrastructure support for its operations as follows:
Project-specific support funds
Outreach activities and program evaluation expenses
Communications materials such as brochures, printed materials, and website
Legal and professional fees
Operating costs, including travel, conferences, membership fees, and supplies
Support for activities undertaken by CARTHA Fellows and Student Interns
Compensation for staff and professional consultants
If CARTHA’s work intrigues you, please call CARTHA Founder Usha Balakrishnan at 319-248-9625 or send her an email at cartha (dot) global (at) gmail.com.
