RE: funding

[Adrian A. Durlester <durleste...>]

Rachel:

Asking is all that is required. Approach any Jewish organization in which you 
are involved in songleading or anything musical.
Explain how they will benefit from your attendance at Hava Nashira. Ask for 
travel and fees. And bargain your way from there. You
have nothing to lose. Chutzpah rarely works against you.

Offer to provide some comments from others. And drop a few names. Usually 
mentioning that you will be learning from Debbie Friedman
and Jeff Klepper will raise a few eyebrows.

FYI, most years I have paid my own way to Hava Nashira. Only one year did my 
congregation defray any expenses. As Jewish things go,
Hava Nashira is cheap!


Good luck.

Adrian





> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org [mailto:owner-hanashir (at) 
> shamash(dot)org]On
> Behalf Of Rachelle and Howard Shubert
> Sent: Monday, April 27, 1998 2:42
> To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> Subject: funding
>
>
> I would like to hear from people who have been successful
> getting funding
> to attend Jewish workshops and conferences.  Perhaps I will
> be able to use
> this information to help me get to next year's Hava Nashira
> conference.
>
> - Who did you approach and how?
>
> - Are you employed by a synagogue or are any of you, like me, doing
> occasional song-leading with one or more Jewish institutions
> along with a
> variety of other teaching and performing work.
>
> - Should one approach the institution for conference fees, or
> travel, or both?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rachelle
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Rachelle Mingail Shubert
> shubert (at) total(dot)net
>
>
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