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The Purpose of the ULP Friends
Many
Institutions in their search for
broad-based auxiliary volunteer support
and promotion have created "Friends of
___" organizations.
The ULP Friends
would help organize promotional events,
distribute promotional literature,
provide tours for visiting groups, be
on the alert for funding opportunities
and potential new instructors, help
locate donations-in-kind, and in
general act as ambassadors of the
University of Luna Project.
Bylaws and Organization of the ULP
Friends
The ULP
Friends will be chartered by the ULP as
a separate legal entity to perform
functions and services that contribute
to the research and educational mission
of the ULP, whose Board of directors
have supervisory
powers.
Bylaws and Rules for
this organization, in compliance with
its Charter, must be drawn up and
approved by the initial members. The
bylaws must be ratified by The
University of Luna Project Board of
Directors.
The ULP Friends will
be separately incorporated as a
nonprofit auxiliary of the
ULP.
Will the ULP Friends have
Chapters?
Individual "at
large" members are welcome.
But for purposes of
effective teamwork, we foresee the rise
of local chapters. These chapters can
be either community-based, or
campus-based.
We expect that
campus-based chapters will become the
heart and soul of The Friends
operation.
Who Can Join the ULP
Friends?
Anyone who has
an interest in helping the University
of Luna Project get established, gro,
and become a major force in humanity's
return to the Moon and in the role in
lunar settlements in an Earth-Moon
Economy focused on mitigating Earth's
energy generation and environmental
degradation problems, are welcome and
encouraged to join.
How do I join the ULP
Friends?
First contact
us by email
with your full contact information. You
may also share with us any relevant and
helpful information you may want us to
have on file about yourself. You can be
assured that our files are confidential
and will not be shared with any other
organization or business.
When we have a
"critical mass" of interested persons,
we will get back in touch with you.
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What are the dues for the ULP
Friends?
NOTE:
We are not yet structured to
take donations. The Nonprofit
incorporation process is not yet
complete.
You may choose to
join with a one-time donation, or
select a monthly, quarterly, or annual
subscription plan. Whether you can give
a considerable amount or only a very
small amount, your gift will be most
appreciated.
Suggested one time
donations: the amount is entirely up to
you.
Suggested periodic
donations: any amount from $10 and up,
at the intervals of your choice. Yes,
if your circumstance change, you are
free to increase or decrease the size
of your contribution as seems
fitting.
Donations, Bequests, and Gifts in
Kind
As the
University of Luna Project operation
grows, we will need things that if we
were to pay for them, our growth would
be impeded. Thus some "gifts in kind"
would be of very great value to the
University of Luna Project: From time
to time, we will list specific in-kind
donations that would be especially
helpful.
Bequests of money,
stocks and bonds, or property are also
welcome. Because of the costs of
processing physical donations we ask
that only physical bequests of $50,000
of more for real estate and of $5,000
or more for vehicles be
considered.
The Lunar Ambassador Program
This is a
proposal to create something similar
to JPL's "Solar
System
Ambassador"
Program, a cadre of volunteers who are
up-to-date on their knowledge of the
Moon, past, present, and future, and
who are available to give talks and
presentations in their local
communities. We will need the
following:
- a volunteer to
coordinate the program
- a training
curriculum
We propose to go
through JPL's SSA training program in
the fall of 2007, to gain insights in
how to organize and run our Lunar
Ambassador Program as a project of the
UP Friends.
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Volunteers
Needed
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- ULP-Friends Organizing Team
- Directors,
Advisors, Bylaws,
webmaster
- Campus Chapters
Coordinator
- Fundraising
team
- Grant Proposal
Writers
- Project
Managers
- Director Lunar Ambassador
Program
- Community-based
and regional Lunar Ambassadors
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