We are a group of business and professionals who work out of a private office in Livermore, CA near Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Below is a picture of our proposed operating budgets during the first 5 years. We may now accept tax deductible donations as of November 2006 having now been certified as a 501 (c) 3 tax exempt nonprofit corporation.
Initial development costs are estimated to run approximately $255,000+-:
- Website Prebeta ........ .... 5,000
- Website Beta ................. 75,000
- Data Base Development:.. 25,000
- Multi-Launguage Develop: 150,000
Total Above.............................$ 255,000
You are currently viewing a pre-Beta Phase website temporarily used to assist us as we search for appropriate development grant and acquire donations through our now active Donation On Line page. The reader's suggestions in this regard should be directed to P&CR.org via email, please or phone us at 925-443-1122 and ask for Rich Buckley.
Once operational the website will be self-sustaining Each Year:
(a) About 20% of revenue is paid out to outside vendors as a variable cost website maximization services.
(b) About 30% will go to staffing and administration of the websites in multiple languages and cultures, equipment, fixtures, salaries and retirement funds of employees. Among other major tasks we will be developing a global data base of church leaders for our participants to use to reach their leaders via their "Note of Encouragement"
(c) The balance of funds in keeping with our mission are placed into:
(i) Advertising, (iii) Media productions of Nova-like quality for world wide distribution on tv, cd's, and podcasts. (iii) Commercial grade movie productions of selected Luminary actvities (true stories of persons and events, risks, and global efforts afoot to enable East-West religious dialog). Luminaries are persons of noble stature we attempt to elevate because they demonstrate the qualities of peacemakers in complex, high-risk adversarial environments and rise above politics and religious dogma to make good things happen. (iv) Other public information efforts, including development of video and radio projects, speakers' programs, community forums, debates, and the creation of complementary print or audiovisual materials to enhance public awareness of peacemaking and its complexities,(v) Direct enabling efforts. We may have to help fund symbolic, high level religious meetings in secret enclaves for security reasons. Then provide after-the-fact high profile coverage in the media after the enclaves are completed. One must keep in mind that in some cultures and some religions, discussions with non-believers carry the penalty of death. (vi) Where possible the production of tasteful, appropriate, humorous short cameo's of religious leaders engaged on one-on-one discourse with other religious leaders outside their own faiths. These productions are intended to serve as a continuing serial and encourage broader discussions thoughout society. If you wish to sponsor such a production we would like to review some artistic creative ideas with you or your representatives.
