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EANhfS Bulletin. Volume 30. Number 2, December 2000 
3 . ‘Nature 
Kenya 
membership 
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broadened' 
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6 . 
'Funding 
increased 
from 
diversified 
sources ' 
Increased — yes. though we still need to 
do much better, and are puzzled why 
many people seem to have forgotten to 
renew their subs in 2000. 
(Forgetfulness, rather than reluctance, 
seems to be the issue — we will have to 
send more effective reminders in future.) 
Our membership package is probably 
better value than ever before, so there 
is no good reason why we can’t meet our 
rarger of 20(H) members by the end ut 
the year — it we ALL go our. full Steam 
ahead, to recruit! I have said it before 
and no doubt 1 will say o again, but it 
would be a tremendous help if everyone 
would fry just to recruit another 
member before the end of (hr year 
Please! 
Our membership includes a great 
diversity of people, and in particular 
many more young people (not |tist 
students) than in the past — bur we are 
snll concerned to Find our how best ro 
artract and retain younger members A 
youth workshop held ar Egerton 
University earlier in the year produced 
some interesting recommendations and 
wc shall be looking at how best to put 
these into etlcct 
There is real concern that wc are so busy 
Trying to do other things that fund- 
raising is nor being given enough 
attention. A Development Stib- 
inmmittcc has been constituted and 
produced many useful ideas — bur no one 
seems to have time to pur rhem properly 
into action We urgently need to 
identify more skilled people among the 
membership who can volunteer a little 
time. It there is anyone our there who 
would be interested — please get in 
touch! 
We have been trying, nonetheless. 
Togcrher with the RSPB, we have put 
together a substantial and I think well 
thought out proposal to the I K 
National Lottery Charities Fund. If 
supported, this would allow us to 
expand and strengthen our network of 
1 B A Sire Support Groups, and greatly 
improve our education programme The 
proposal took a great deal of time and 
effort ro prepare and is a very hefty 
document (though it works out at only 
about one pact per thousand pounds of 
support requested, which seems 
reasonable). We will know in mid-2000 
whether or not we have been successful. 
