Not long ago the head of a non-profit in San Francisco claimed that fundraising had occupied twenty percent of his time when the Foundation began in 1973 and by 1995, eighty percent of his time was spent writing requests for grants. That left too little time to pursue research, the purpose of the Foundation. In 1996 he began concentrating on marketing a product resulting from past research and is hoping to use the proceeds to operate the Foundation in the future.

Paul Newman may be a celebrity but he doesn't write checks to charities; he sells salad dressing and donates the profits. Ordinary young people can do the same thing, as Alysa pointed out in an excerpt from an essay she submitted to the Harry Singer Foundation:

"A group of high school students in Harlem sell vegetables from their own community garden and have created a line of bottled salad dressings that they sell in local supermarkets. The money they earn is divided among the graduating high school volunteers to be used towards college expenses. So far, 100 percent of the seniors who have been employed there have gone on to college."
Alysa Dawn Townsend, Newell-Fonda High School, Newell, Iowa

There is precedent then, for fundraising by the truly Volunteer Corps, via commissions, recycling, entrepreneurial projects and the matchmaker program. We have provided fictional examples which should be downloaded and studied. We welcome your comments and suggestions.