Sounds like they are spending their money on a lot of admin to develop the organization. The key to long term survival will be having doners give money that can be used in intrest bearing accounts and we run the org off of the interest. Municipal savings bonds would be safe and tax free.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 8:21 PM, Jerry Isdale <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:isdale@gmail.com" target="_blank">isdale@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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After months of contract negotiation the 100year Star Ship has been signed and they can start talking about it ...<br><br><a href="http://www.icarusinterstellar.org/mae-jemison-and-team-establish-100-year-starship-with-goal-to-make-interstellar-space-travel-reality-by-2112/" target="_blank">http://www.icarusinterstellar.org/mae-jemison-and-team-establish-100-year-starship-with-goal-to-make-interstellar-space-travel-reality-by-2112/</a>
<br><br><div>Interesting bit to me here is they have a foundation with other than darpa funding as well as the $500k grant.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br><div>
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Jerry Isdale</div><div><a href="mailto:isdale@gmail.com" target="_blank">isdale@gmail.com</a></div><div><br></div></span><br>
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