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<blockquote data-quote="Maggie" data-source="post: 3022" data-attributes="member: 71"><p>John - I have always been supportive of research and the scientific community. Yes, it does take money, but you need to work out how you are going to get that money and what scientists are going to research. From my experience, grass roots are major contributors to science, but you are not going to get money by alienating people. Grass roots, whether it be an organisation or an individual beekeeper, fund those that they have a rapport with and whose cause they believe in. Not all donors sing from the rooftops that they have donated. I see some comments in this thread from some very discrete donors. </p><p></p><p>Grass roots accumulate money because they generally have an accountant on their committee with foresight to strategic management, plus someone who is charismatic to get their members on board with volunteer issues. They are very particular as to what they donate to and/or support. It would be a shame to see the demise of science in our industry, but you need to get out, build rapport and shake hands. The most successful scientific research programmes I have seen have that rapport with commercial and hobbyist beekeepers. </p><p></p><p>Hmm..... this thread seems to be going way off topic. I can only say what organisations I belong to once..... I also belong to a large hobbyist bee club - does that count? Also the Southbridge Bowling Club Friday Night Euchre Competition at which I am very good at winning the 1 lb of West Coast whitebait (yummy).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maggie, post: 3022, member: 71"] John - I have always been supportive of research and the scientific community. Yes, it does take money, but you need to work out how you are going to get that money and what scientists are going to research. From my experience, grass roots are major contributors to science, but you are not going to get money by alienating people. Grass roots, whether it be an organisation or an individual beekeeper, fund those that they have a rapport with and whose cause they believe in. Not all donors sing from the rooftops that they have donated. I see some comments in this thread from some very discrete donors. Grass roots accumulate money because they generally have an accountant on their committee with foresight to strategic management, plus someone who is charismatic to get their members on board with volunteer issues. They are very particular as to what they donate to and/or support. It would be a shame to see the demise of science in our industry, but you need to get out, build rapport and shake hands. The most successful scientific research programmes I have seen have that rapport with commercial and hobbyist beekeepers. Hmm..... this thread seems to be going way off topic. I can only say what organisations I belong to once..... I also belong to a large hobbyist bee club - does that count? Also the Southbridge Bowling Club Friday Night Euchre Competition at which I am very good at winning the 1 lb of West Coast whitebait (yummy). [/QUOTE]
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