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The Community Affairs group at Apple has a number of programs through 
which non-profit or educational organizations can receive grants of 
equipment.  For more information write to:

  Community Affairs
  Apple Computer, Inc.
  20525 Mariani MS 38J
  Cupertino, CA 95014

You should get a flier that describes the program and what's needed in 
your proposal.  (There's a cover form that you have to fill out, and you 
need a certification of non-profit status, etc.)

The one program that I'm most familiar with makes grants 2-3 times a year. 
 The organizations must be non-profit and there's a limit on the 
organizations yearly budget.  They prefer to see groups of organizations 
that apply together and support each other (as opposed to a single 
organization).  They tend to look for innovative uses of computers rather 
than the standard bookkeeping, etc.  Recipients are required to send 
people to Cupertino for training on their systems, and I think they are 
supposed to supply quarterly reports about how they are using the 
computers.  All the usual stuff about writing a good proposal (explain 
what you want to do, correct spelling mistakes, etc.) also apply.

The reason I know about this is that grant proposals are read by Apple 
employees who give their recommendations on whether the proposal is 
worthwhile or not.  I've done this several times, and it is interesting to 
read these proposals.

Larry Rosenstein, Apple Computer, Inc.
Object Specialist

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